LexisNexis’s Textbook on Women and Child Related Laws by Nuzhat Parveen Khan – 2nd Edition 2025.

LexisNexis’s Textbook on Women and Child Related Laws by Nuzhat Parveen Khan – 2nd Edition 2025.

Description:

This book is a well-researched and systematically organised study of the law relating to women and children. Written topic-wise to make the study meaningful and comprehensive, it critically re-examines the current theory, law, policy and practice of women and child rights.

This work is a compilation of nine insightful chapters. The First Part of the book examines a range of concerns such as domestic violence, employment and labour, anti-discrimination jurisprudence, family laws, property rights, right to health, complexities in the inter-section of women’s rights with disability rights and women’s experiences of repressive legislations. The Second Part deals with different issues relating to children, especially from the marginalised sections of society, the rights available to them under the Constitution and the various laws enacted to implement the same.

Key Features:

• Offers an interdisciplinary perspective in the field of law related to women and children
• Provides a critical appraisal of Indian Court judgments that have influenced legal changes and developments
• Underlines the changes brought in by the new criminal laws with reference to topics like child trafficking, domestic violence, maintenance, etc
• Serves as an essential reference for LL B courses, gender and law, feminist jurisprudence, women’s studies and professionals involved in women and child welfare mechanisms.

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