Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
discrimination against women in property rights
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
improve women's status
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| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Hindu_Succession_Act,_1956
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
academic studies
court cases legal experts |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
Hindu_women
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
reformist leaders
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| gptkbp:context |
pre-independence_India
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
legal equality for women
legal_reforms_in_India |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:Indian_Parliament
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| gptkbp:criticism |
limited scope of rights
|
| gptkbp:currentCommander |
sisters
unmarried daughters |
| gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor |
future legislation on women's rights
|
| gptkbp:discusses |
legal literature
legal reforms conferences |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkb:Hindu_Succession_Act,_1956 |
| gptkbp:enforces |
judiciary
|
| gptkbp:highlights |
gender disparities in inheritance
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
pioneering women's rights legislation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937
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| gptkbp:impact |
Hindu_family_law
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent property laws
international women's rights frameworks subsequent laws on women's rights |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
social_reform_movements_in_India
British_legal_principles |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
future women's rights movements
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
legal challenges
greater awareness of women's rights |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
widows
mothers daughters |
| gptkbp:operates |
state governments
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
Indian_legal_history
women's_rights_history_in_India |
| gptkbp:promoted |
social justice
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to grant women the right to inherit property
|
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
legal scholars
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
landmark legislation
women's right to inherit property UN_women's_rights_discussions |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gender equality in inheritance rights
Hindu_personal_law |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Hindu_Succession_Act,_1956
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first legislation to recognize women's property rights in India
|
| gptkbp:supported |
women's empowerment initiatives
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
women's rights activists
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1937
|