Women?s Human Rights in India
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| ISBN13: | 9781138067998 |
| ISBN10: | 1138067997 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 244 pages |
| Size: | 234x156 mm |
| Weight: | 453 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 17 Tables, black & white |
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This book focuses on women?s human rights in India. It contextualizes women?s rights at the critical intersection of caste, religion, and class, and analyses?barriers to the realization of women?s human rights in practice. It will be indispensable to students,?scholars, and researchers of?gender?studies,?sociology, law, and human rights.?
This book focuses on women?s human rights in India. Drawing on case studies, it provides a clear overview of the key sources on gender and rights in the country. Further, it contextualizes women?s rights at the critical intersection of caste, religion and class, and analyses barriers to the realization of women?s human rights in practice. It also develops strategies for moving forward towards greater recognition, protection, promotion and fulfilment of women?s human rights in India.??
Drawing on critical pedagogical tools to analyse groundbreaking court cases, this book will be a key text in human rights studies. It will be indispensable to students, scholars and researchers of gender studies, sociology, law and human rights.?
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Sources of Women?s Human Rights Chapter 3: Women?s Human Rights Theories Chapter 4: Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination Chapter 5: Right to a Life Free from Violence Chapter 6: Right to Equality in Marriage and Family Relationships Chapter 7: Right to Political Representation and Participation Chapter 8: Right to Economic Empowerment Chapter 9: Conclusion: Looking Forward
