Communal Violence and The Law

NMIMS School of Law, Bangalore, India
Volume II – Issue II, 2020
In this paper, the author will throw light on the historical and current context of communal violence and its forms along with the primary and secondary reasons behind the occurrence of this violence. This paper will also focus on understanding the standing of laws, analyzing multiple bills and discuss on the need to have specific laws for the same. The author will further shed light on some of the systemic issues leading to increase in communal violence and recommendations, thereof.