Singapore Women's Charter: Roles, Responsibilities and Rights in Marriage

Published by ISEAS Publishing 2011

Singapore Women's Charter

Roles, Responsibilities and Rights in Marriage

Edited by: Theresa W. Devasahayam

https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814279758

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About this book

The chapters in this book are an assembly of commentaries by a distinguished team of specialists on the social impact of the Singapore Women’s Charter on women and men. The Women's Charter is the main legislation protecting women’s rights in the context of the family in Singapore. Highlights of this book include the reasons for the significance of legislation to protect women’s rights in marriage; how the legislation came about; case studies from Southeast Asia; how the Singapore Women’s Charter evolved and became established; how the Charter goes beyond protecting women’s rights by reinforcing men’s and women’s obligations and duties in a marital partnership; how the Charter has come to be perceived by men and women especially in its enforcement in the context of divorce; and the social repercussions of the Charter on the family in its application. There has been ongoing discussion on the implications of the Charter on the lives of Singaporean women and men for some years since its implementation. The purpose of this book is to enrich our understanding of this legislation further — its objectives, efficacy and shortfalls.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Foreword Tommy Koh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Keynote Address Kanwaljit Soin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
1. Legal Mechanisms for Protecting Women’s Rights: Examples from Southeast Asia Theresa W. Devasahayam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Women’s Charter, 1961: Where We Were Coming From and How We Got There Ann Wee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
3. Significant Provisions in the Women’s Charter Leong Wai Kum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
4. A Lawyer’s Perspective on How Divorcees View the Women’s Charter Ellen Lee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
5. “The Morning After”: Understanding and Exploring the Psychosocial Impact of the Women’s Charter on Families Experiencing Domestic Violence Sudha Nair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
6. Epilogue: Some Thoughts on Protecting Women’s Rights in the Family and Beyond Theresa W. Devasahayam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187

Language: English
Publisher: ISEAS Publishing
Pages
- Main content: 224

eBook

Published: March 4, 2011
ISBN: 9789814279758