Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia: A profound shift in how Canadian tort law recognises and redresses intimate partner violence – but what will the material impacts be for survivors?
In Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia 2026 SCC 16, the Supreme Court of Canada recognised (6-3) a new tort of intimate partner violence, based on coercive and controlling behaviour, overturning the Ontario...
Gender Justice Entanglement in India’s Electoral Politics
On 17th April 2026, India’s Parliament witnessed a significant constitutional development when the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026, commonly referred to as the Women’s Reservation Bill, failed to secure the...
The First Gender Persecution Conviction at the International Criminal Court
On 6 October 2025, the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman – a senior Janjaweed commander – guilty of 27 counts of crimes...
From Safe Spaces to Centres of Social Control: Regulating Love through the One Stop Centre in Bhopal, India (Part 4 of 6)
Women’s bodies and their choices have been a political subject and, in several matters, politically controlled by society. Retractions from the norms are met with resistance that could be criminalised...
