Progressive Laws in Patriarchal Societies

In this book Sara Malkani examines how Pakistan’s recent laws on gender-based violence have created real openings for justice. The viability of these promises falters as entrenched patriarchy and weak institutions continue to blunt even the most ambitious legislation on paper. As the gap between progressive statutes and lived reality grows wider, Progressive Laws in Patriarchal Societies (Bloomsbury Publishing) provides a clear and urgent account of what legal change can actually achieve.