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The Role of Courts in Combating Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh Judicial Activism versus Feminism?

Human Rights Articles

Volume 3 Issue 1 December 2018

Abstract

The problem of sexual harassment is an uncomfortable headache for Bangladesh as it has been brewing in the society for a very long time. Until recently there were no sexual harassment laws or guidelines to deal with sexual harassment on women. The judicial activism of the court has resulted in the first proper guidelines being given to combat sexual harassment. But is it enough? This article argues that :i) the transplantation of foreign law in order to lay down the guidelines for sexual harassment is praise worthy but it should be done with caution as the context and the circumstances of the allegations should be taken into account ii) the judicial activism of the court is liberal in nature from the feminist legal theory perspective as the courts are trying to protect the livelihood of millions of women at the same time and do not want to pressure the employers and iii)the lack of implementation and enforcement of the guidelines might unravel the judicial activism of the court.