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Introducing Human Rights: An Overview Including Issues of Gender Justice, Environmental, and Consumer Law »

Authors: South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
ISBN-13: 9780195681475, ISBN-10: 0195681479
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: July 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre

Book Synopsis

This introductory text covers various aspects of human rights, including international human rights law, the role of the UN system, the Indian constitution and the human rights movement in India, gender justice and human rights, as well as environmental law, and consumer law. It includes a glossary and suggestions for further reading.

1	Introduction to international human rights	1
2	Classification of human rights - an overview of first, second, and third generational rights	15
3	International monitoring bodies - treaty-based bodies	31
4	International monitoring bodies - charter-based bodies	50
5	The Indian constitution and human rights	66
6	The human rights movement in India	86
7	The criminal procedure code	99
8	Consumer rights	118
9	Quasi-judicial institutions in India	135
10	Gender justice	154
11	Gender and employment	164
12	Violence against women	179
13	Environment and sustainable development	195
14	Environmental movements in India	209
15	Environmental law in India	223