AIOU Course Code 9175 Question Paper Spring 2025
ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Gender & Women’s Studies)
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Course: Gender and Law (9175)
Level: BS Semester: Spring, 2025
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments.
(AD, BS, B. Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guides, or allied material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–5)
Q.1 Analyze the intersection of gender & law. (20)
Q.2 Discuss the achievements of feminist legal scholars. (20)
Q3 How are women’s lives governed by men’s laws? (20)
Q.4 What are the issues of women in the legal profession? (20)
Q.5 Discuss the implication of the Christian Marriage Act 2024 (20)
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 6–9)
Q.1 Discuss the power of the state in gender justice. (20)
Q.2 How can harassment in educational institutions be controlled? (20)
Q.3 Discuss the relationship between feminism and critical race theory. (20).
Q.4 Discuss affirmative action in employment laws. (20)
Q.5 What is the role of mediation in domestic family cases? (20)