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CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,PATNA

SUBJECT: Law relating to Women and Child

TITLE: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENTS AND PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTSSUBMITTED TO:- Mrs. Nandita Jha (Faculty of Law)SUBMITTED BY:- Animesh Ranjan, 409

11RESEARCH 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, newspapersonline resourcesThe sources of abovementioned components may be accessed predominantly through CNLU library, internet and apart from it through the personal law library of the author.2ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHT MOVEMENTS IN EVOLUTION AND PROTECTION OF WOMENS RIGHTS3ChapterizationINTRODUCTIONEVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS The Magna Carta,1215The Habeus Corpus Act and the Bill of Rights in17th century.Evolution of humanitarian law of warfareas per Geneva Convention of 1864.Atalantic charter in 1941The evolution of human rights from early period to Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

4The International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights,1975The International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsThe International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights came into force in 1953. 1st implementation machinery

563.EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIAHISTORICAL BACKGROUNDThe Government of India Act 1915, 1919, 1935Charter of Independence, 1947CONSTITUTIONAL SCHEMEAPPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL ISTRUMENTS

4. INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS DEALING WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMENInternational 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 non-discrimination on the ground of sex finds its place in all international instruments dealing with human rights.

75. STATUS OF WOMEN IN INDIAConstitutional and legal provisions.Devadasi Pratha and Sati practiceViolation against WomanDowry DeathMarital rapeFemale infanticideSexual HarassmentRape

8Educational Status of woman HealthPolitical Status of womanDiscrimination in the Payment of Equal Wages to WomenIndecent Representation of WomenLaw relating to obscenity is found in Sections 292, 293 and 294 of Indian Penal Code

96. INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMENVarious 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 WomenWomen and Armed ConflictWomen in Power and Decision Making

107. OBSERVATION AND SUGGESTION