CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,PATNA

SUBJECT: Law relating to Women

and Child
TITLE: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
MOVEMENTS AND PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S
RIGHTS
SUBMITTED TO:- Mrs. Nandita Jha (Faculty of Law)
SUBMITTED BY:- Animesh Ranjan, 409
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
The author in the present study has adopted the doctrinal research
method basing the study on secondary sources. The broad component
for the research to be undertaken is as follows:
The bare Constitution of India would be referred to gain the
knowledge on basic sources under Constitution.
Report of Law Commission of India would be referred to understand
the Indian approach and lacunae of the current legal framework to
protection of women right.
International Convention on Human Right and Protection of Women
Various books, ancillary legislations if any, journals, articles, case
laws, research papers, newspapers
online resources
The sources of abovementioned components may be accessed
predominantly through CNLU library, internet and apart from it
through the personal law library of the author.
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ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHT MOVEMENTS IN

EVOLUTION AND PROTECTION OF
WOMENS RIGHTS
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Chapterization
INTRODUCTION
EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The Magna Carta,1215
The Habeus Corpus Act and the Bill of Rights
in17th century.
Evolution of humanitarian law of warfareas per
Geneva Convention of 1864.
Atalantic charter in 1941
The evolution of human rights from early period
to Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
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The International Covenant on Social,

Economic and Cultural Rights,1975
The International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights
The International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
1966
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and the European Convention
on Human Rights came into force in
1953. 1st implementation machinery
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3.EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN

INDIA
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Government of India Act 1915,
1919, 1935
Charter of Independence, 1947
CONSTITUTIONAL SCHEME
APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL
ISTRUMENTS

4. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS DEALING

WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN

International document have had their

impact in India leading to creation of
machinery for protection of human right
especially in organised violation of the
womans rights such as sexual violation,
dowry.
Concept of equality and nondiscrimination on the ground of sex finds
its place in all international instruments
dealing with human rights.
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5. STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIA

Constitutional and legal provisions.
Devadasi Pratha and Sati practice
Violation against Woman
a) Dowry Death
b) Marital rape
c) Female infanticide
d) Sexual Harassment
e) Rape
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Educational Status of woman

Health
Political Status of woman
Discrimination in the Payment of Equal
Wages to Women
Indecent Representation of Women
Law relating to obscenity is found in
Sections 292, 293 and 294 of Indian Penal
Code
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6.

INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS FOR THE

PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN
Various mechanisms evolved to protect the
human rights of women.
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is a
document detailing all aspects of
empowerment of woman.
Women and Poverty and Education and
Training of Women
Women and Armed Conflict
Women in Power and Decision Making

7. OBSERVATION AND
SUGGESTION

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