Regressive, Sexist, and Unconstitutional M, Jannani Author aut Text xx# 2022 Verfassungsblog 2022-11-05 eng
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 On 31 October 2022, a two judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court delivered a crucial order, reiterating its ban on the so called “two finger test”. The continued usage of the test, the Court stated in State of Jharkhand v. Shailendra Kumar Rai, is professional misconduct. To enforce the ban of this practice against survivors of sexual violence the bench issued a slew of directions.  In this post, I discuss the impact of this order on the constitutional rights of survivors of sexual violence. While the Court’s judgment is a progressive one, it might not have the desired effect, namely the complete ban on the conduct of the ‘two finger test’. CC BY-SA 4.0 M, Jannani dignity Indian Constitution Indian Supreme Court Right to Privacy Sexual Abuse 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/regressive-sexist-and-unconstitutional/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.17176/20221105-215606-0 221105 10.17176/20221105-215606-0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)