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Human rights, despite being prone to serious obstacles, have garnered immense attention in the recent years. This book is an authoritative study of the recent trends and challenges of human rights in India, focusing on the advancement of judicial activism and gross violations of these rights by the government and private stakeholders. Covering a wide range of topics, Advancement of Human Rights in India: Contemporary and Emerging Challenges features critical discussions on the legal rights of women, children, forest tribes, disabled individuals, prisoners and other socially disadvantaged groups whose welfare is heavily neglected, and thus, needs urgent attention. This book also addresses contemporary debates on consular access, privacy, paternity leave and food security, among others. This book acknowledges progress in the fight for human rights and also presents possible solutions to the many difficulties that lie ahead. 

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Author:   Debarati Halder ,  Shrut S. Brahmbhatt
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9789353887858

ISBN 10:   9353887852
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   13 July 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Professor Subir K Bhatnagar Preface Introduction SECTION I Gender Justice and Human Rights Victimization of Disabled Women in India: A Critical Analysis - Dipa Dube Rights of Women and Gender-biased Laws in India: A Critical Socio-legal Analysis - Janardhana Rao Killi Forced Sterilization of Differently Abled Women: A Critical Analysis - Priju Bhaskar T. Sex Workers and Right to Live with Dignity: A Critical Review - Mradul Mishra and Viralkumar B. Mandaliya Gender Equality and Human Rights in India: A Critical Review - Badri Sankar Das Marital Rape in India: A Critical Socio-legal Analysis - Zeel Raval, Heli Shah and Debarati Halder Human Rights of Sex Workers and Their Children: A Critical Analysis - Vihasi Shah Gender Justice: A Pathway to Human Rights - Shrut. S. Brahmbhatt and Anamika Tyagi SECTION II Child Rights and Human Rights Child Sexual Abuse and Forensic Dentistry: A Critical Medico-legal Analysis - Pallavi Dey and Dhwani Patel Child Labour and Human Rights: A Critical Analysis - Smit Hingu Issues of Child Marriages and Marital Rape in India: A Critical Legal Analysis - Vishwa Patel Juvenile Justice System in India from the Perspective of Reformative Justice: A Critical Assessment - Gauri Singh and Namita Yadav Child Labour in India: A Critical Legal Analysis - Rubel Bareja and Vishwajeet Singh Shekhawat Right to Education: A Critical Analysis - Anshuman Mohit Chaturvedi and Dhriti Gupta SECTION III Contemporary Issues and Human Rights Outblooming Human Rights Violations in Surrogacy: Thorns Beneath the Rose - M. B. Pavithra and V. Kolappan Forest, Food Security and Indigenous People: A Critical Analysis from Human Rights Perspective - Nadisha N. Vazirani Transgender Human Rights: Identifying the Conflict of Law and Reality - Shrut S. Brahmbhatt Right to Food: A Critical Socio-legal Analysis from Indian Human Rights Perspectives - Debarati Halder and Esha Maken AFSPA and Human Rights Violation in Jammu and Kashmir - Manish Soni and Darshan Patankar Legal Accountability in Corporate Social Responsibility in India: A Critical Analysis - Meet R. Shah Paternity Leave: Right of the Father or Discretion of the Employer? - Mansi Chhaya, Shraddha Parekh and Debarati Halder Land Acquisition Laws in the Light of Eminent Domain Principle: A Socio-Legal Analysis - Bhaumik P. Upadhyay and Debarati Halder Right to Consular Assistance: The Jadhav Case---A Human Rights’ Analysis - Gunjan Chawla Revitalizing Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security: A Critical Review - Viralkumar B. Mandaliya and Mradul Mishra Index

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Debarati Halder received her LLB, LLM, PhD (Law) degrees from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, Karnataka. She is Professor of Law at the Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. She is the founder of Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and founding sec¬retary of South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology. She is the India Chapter Head of International Society of Therapeutic Jurisprudence. She has published five books and several research articles on cybercrimes against women and law, child sexual abuse and related laws, therapeutic jurisprudence, etc., in reputed national and inter¬national journals, including British Journal of Criminology, International Annals of Criminology, National Law School of India University Journal, etc., with reputed publishers. She is a resourceful person for governmental and other international stakeholders, including National Commission for Women, national and state commissions for protection of child rights, UNICEF, Facebook, etc. Shrut S. Brahmbhatt received his LLM degree from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He is presently working as Assistant Professor at the Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He has contributed scholarly articles to many national and international journals and has also conducted several empirical studies. He has also organized national-level seminars and workshops on human rights. His areas of interest are transgender rights, animal rights, intellectual property rights, human rights, etc.

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