INDIA | ASIA
Family Courts
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
1984
Brief Description
In conformity with the Family Court Act 1984, 153 Family Courts have been set up in different parts of the country. These courts deal exclusively with family violence.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of India to the questionnaire on violence against women 2010
Experiencing Violence?
