About I.E.R.L
The Institute of Excellence in Research and Law (I.E.R.L.) Founded by Subhranil Bhowmik ( Alumni of KIIT Law School) promotes quality legal education, constitutional awareness, critical thinking, and socially relevant academic engagement among students and young learners.
Through free academic initiatives, seminars, discussions, and skill-based learning opportunities, I.E.R.L. empowers individuals with knowledge that is practical, socially meaningful, intellectually rigorous, and transformative.
About the Seminar
Marital rape remains a complex, under-discussed, and socially sensitive issue in India and globally. It intersects with human dignity, bodily autonomy, gender equality, fundamental rights, and criminal justice.
Despite its severity, marital rape is often normalized due to social, cultural, and patriarchal norms. This seminar will explore marital rape as a critical legal and constitutional concern and examine how law, policy, and social awareness can ensure justice and protect survivors.
Focus
- Understanding marital rape as a human rights violation
- Consent, autonomy, and bodily integrity within marriage
- Criminal law provisions, loopholes, and ongoing reforms
- Social, cultural, and institutional barriers to reporting and justice
- Role of police, judiciary, and civil society in protecting survivors
- Gender justice, equality, and constitutional values
- Intersection of social stigma, patriarchy, and legal invisibility
- Policy and advocacy approaches for reform
Who Should Attend?
- Law students
- UPSC and Judiciary aspirants
- Researchers and academicians
- Students of sociology, political science, gender studies, and public policy
- Educators and institutional mentors
- Social justice advocates
- Anyone interested in human rights, criminal law, and gender justice
Speaker
Priyanka Ghosh – Legal Educator and Faculty at I.E.R.L., currently pursuing her law degree at KIIT Law School. Passionate about empowering students through legal education and promoting critical thinking in law.
Key Features
- Absolutely FREE of cost
- Open to students, researchers, educators, and social justice advocates
- Designed as a legal awareness and rights-focused academic session
- Encourages critical discussion rather than superficial awareness
- Explores marital rape through criminal law, human rights, and social justice
- Creates a space for law, dialogue, and education to challenge social silence and stigma
How to Register?
Simply join the official WhatsApp group via the link given at the end of the post.
Send your basic academic introduction and clearly mention that you wish to join the programme to: +91 9233505456 (I.E.R.L Administrative Number)
Learning Outcomes
- Understand marital rape as a human rights and legal issue
- Recognize social, cultural, and institutional barriers faced by survivors
- Develop a rights-based perspective on consent and bodily autonomy
- Understand constitutional values, legal reasoning, and judicial interventions
- Reflect on reforms, policies, and institutional practices protecting survivors
- Build sensitivity toward gender justice, equality, and social inclusion
Contact
For queries:Â ierlacademy2024@gmail.com
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