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Law relating to Women and Children
Author: Mamta Rao
Edition: 4th Edition 2018, Reprinted 2022
The current fourth edition of this much-acclaimed work by Mamta Rao is a well-researched and systematically organized study on the subject. The author has discussed various problems faced by women and has thrown light on the crimes committed against women viz. rape, dowry death, female foeticide, sexual harassment at the workplace, domestic violence, etc. The work also analyses issues such as child labor, child abuse, juvenile delinquency, etc.
The following are the highlights of this new edition:-
1. Includes the Shayara Bano case on Triple Talaq
2. Includes discussion on the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009; Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012; Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013; Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013; Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
3. Includes leading cases on the subject specified in the syllabus of law schools.
4. The author discusses the Nirbhaya case at length.
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