CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Thinkers on “women”

2. Feminist theory

3. Feminism

4. Feminist awakening

5. Status of women

6. Position of women

CHAPTER 2: International Commitments

1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2. Convention on the Political Rights of Women, 1953

3. Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, 1957

4. Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 1967

5. Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women,

6. Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 1993

7. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 1999

8. Commission on the Status of Women

9. United Nations Millennium Declaration, 2000

CHAPTER 3: Constitutional Protection and National Commission for Women

1. Gender equality and protection under the Constitution

2. National Commission for Women

CHAPTER 4: Law Relating to Crimes Against Women

1. Rape

2. Custodial rape

3. Gang rape

4. Marital rape

5. Sentencing

6. Allied provisions

7. Sexual abuse of children

8. Reflections of judicial sensitivity

9. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2010

10. Dowry deaths

11. Prostitution

12. Female foeticide

13. Sexual harassment at workplace

14. Domestic violence

15. Law relating to obscenity and indecent representation of women

16. Termination of pregnancy

17. Sati

CHAPTER 5: Personal Laws Relating to Women

1. Marriage and divorce

2. Maintenance

3. Guardianship

4. Adoption

5. Succession

6. Family courts

7. Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2010 (No.30 of 2010)

CHAPTER 6: Women and Industrial Law

1. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

2. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

3. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2008 (No. 15 of 2008)

4. The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948

5. Factories Act, 1948

6. Mines Act, 1952

7. The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966

8. Proposed Legislation

CHAPTER 7: Laws Relating to Protection of Children

1. International scenario

2. Declaration of the Rights of the Child, 1959

3. Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989

4. The World Summit for Children, 1990

5. United Nations Conference of Environment and Development, 1992

6. World Conference on Human Rights, 1993

7. International Labour Organisation (ILO)

8. Some other instruments

9. Indian perspective

10. Child trafficking and abuse

CHAPTER 8: Juvenile Justice

1. International instruments

2. Development

3. Juvenile Justice Act, 1986

4. Juvenile justice (care and protection of children) act, 2000

5. Some decisions

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