2024, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Part C
Men's rights movement: Advocating for equality and justice for gender neutral laws
Author(s): Dr. Vivek Kumar Gupta
Abstract: Discrimination on the basis of genders has been the most basic issue since ages. Women are being discriminated against men from the beginning, thus, in order to give them equal status, many women protections laws have been made by the legislative. These laws are the need of the society but at the same time, it is also important that these protective measures should not be misused. Unfortunately, some women are using these laws to satisfy their ego against men or to take revenge of some enmity from men. This is influencing the privileges of men. Men are being pestered by a fraudulent allegation made against them. Even if they are being acquitted after trial, their reputation in the society still gets damaged because of the charges. The recent example is of the divorce proceeding between Hollywood actors John Depp and Actress Amber Heard in which Golden Heard asserted that Depp had mishandled her genuinely which Depp denied. Depp sued Heard a trail for causing damage to his reputation by making false charges of domestic violence on him. On June 1, 2022, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia ruled that Heard’s claims of ‘Sexual Violence’, ‘domestic abuse’ were false. She defamed Depp with actual malice. The court awarded Depp $ 10 million in compensatory damages and $ 5 million in punitive damages from Amber Heard. The divorce cases are mostly filled under domestic violence act and cruelty u/s 498-A of IPC. Sometimes, these cases are filled just to create fear in the minds of in-laws and get money from them. One false allegation of harassment, physical violence or dowry is enough to ruin the career and reputation of a man in society. Thus, this dissertation aimed at such discrimination against men and need to have gender neutral society.
DOI: 10.22271/27899497.2024.v4.i1b.81Pages: 181-187 | Views: 598 | Downloads: 373Download Full Article: Click Here
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Dr. Vivek Kumar Gupta.
Men's rights movement: Advocating for equality and justice for gender neutral laws. Int J Criminal Common Statutory Law 2024;4(1):181-187. DOI:
10.22271/27899497.2024.v4.i1b.81