ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at the systematic subordination of women within the homes and courts, yet at the same time, it also looks at their resistance and dissent to explore new possibilities. This work is built around the lives of women who are trapped in a vicious cycle of violence, and it documents that through their sheer resilience, women are resisting, demanding justice, shaking the system and forcing it to respond, so no longer it can remain a subversive site. Instead, the law has become a site of resistance where marginality is being contested and the status quo is challenged. The findings indicate that multiple patriarchies operate at a larger level to oppress women. This work suggests that there is a need to re-examine the law and to provide innovative solutions to support women while ending the culture of violence with impunity.
