Law Relating to Women (Women and Law)

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Description
Law cannot be divided into 'Law relating to men' and 'law relating to women' as law of any Country is applicable to all persons i.e., male and female. Whatever law applicable to men is also applicable to women equally. However, some enactments may be intended to exclusively women to uplift the dignity and status of women in society. Hence, enactments relating to women are of two kinds, one equally applicable to both women and men and the another specially intended to women only. In India there are nearly fifty Acts (see Bibliography) which are applicable to women. The contents of 'Law Relating to Women' has been presented in this volume under five units-(i) Status of Women; (ii) Personal Laws of Women -Laws relating to Marriage, Divorce, Succession and Maintenance; (iii) Offences against Women; (iv) Socio-legal position of Women; and (v) Social Security Measures and the Position of Women under International Instruments. In this edition the latest Acts such as-The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 (No. 22 of 2018), The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and Rules, 2020, Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 have been dealt with to make the subject upto-date.
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Contents
Unit - I : Status of Women in India
Chapter 1.    Historical Background and Status of Women in India
Unit - II : Personal Laws of Women
Chapter 1.    Law Relating to Marriage, Divorce, Succession ad Maintenance
Chapter 2.    Matrimonial Causes-Rights of Women
Chapter 3.   Law Relating to Divorce of Women
Chapter 4.   Law Relating to Maintenance of Women
Chapter 5.   Law Relating to Guardianship of the Child
Chapter 6.   Law Relating to Adoption by a Woman
Chapter 7.   Law Relating to Succession Rights of Women
Chapter 8.   The Family Courts Act, 1984
Unit - III : Crime Against Women
Chapter 1.   Special Provisions Relating to Women under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Chapter 2.   Offences against women under Indian Penal Code
Chapter 3.   The First Schedule
The Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012
Chapter 1. Preliminary
Chapter 2. Sexual Offences Against Children
Chapter 3. Using Child For Pornographic Purposes And Punishment Therefor
Chapter 4. Abetment Of And Attempt To Commit An Offence
Chapter 5. Procedure For Reporting Of Cases
Chapter 6. Procedures For Recording Statement Of The Child
Chapter 7. Special Courts
Chapter 8. Procedure And Powers Of Special Courts And Recording Of Evidence
Chapter.9. Miscellaneous
Rules Relating To The Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2011
Chapter-4 Sexual Harassment Of Women At Work Place
Chapter-5 Criminology of Women
Chapter -6 Crime Against Women
Unit - IV : Socio-Legal Position of Women and the Law
Chapter 1.   Dowry Prohibitiion Act, 1961
Chapter 2.   Restraint of Child Marriage
Chapter 3.   Prevention of Commission of SATI
Chapter 4.   Hindu Widow's Remarriage
Chapter 5.   The Medical Termination of Pregancy ACt, 1971
Chapter 6.   Law Relating to the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and         
                      Prevention of Misuse) and Sex Selection
Chapter 7.   Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
Chapter 8.   The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
Chapter 9.   Law Relating to Domestic Violence
Chapter 10.  Legal Assistance Programmes for Women and Girls
Unit - V : Social Security Provisions of Women And Position Of Women
under International Instruments
Chapter 1.   Maternity Laws
Chapter 2.   Provisions Relating to Women under Factories 
  Act and other Labour and Industrial Acts
Chapter 3.   Equal pay for Equal Work : The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
Chapter 4.   Law Relating to Welfare of Girl Child in Andhra Pradesh [From May 1, 2013]
Chapter 5.   Child Labour Laws
Chapter 6.   Rural Women and National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
Chapter 7.   Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in the Emancipation of Women in India
Chapter 8.   Human Rights and Women
Chapter 9.   Human Rights of Women Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of      
                      Discrimination against women (CEDAW)
Chapter 10. Women and International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
Chapter 11  Feminist Jurisprudence (Justiflable Law of Womanism
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Author Details
Dr. S.R. Myneni;  M.A;  M.Ed; LL.M; Ph.D;  Advocate
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