Description
| Product ID: | 9780367334970 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Women’s Human Rights in India |
| Authors: | Author: Christine Forster, Jaya Sagade |
| Page Count: | 234 |
| Subjects: | Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Human rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, India |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book focuses on women’s human rights in India. It contextualizes women’s rights at the critical intersection of caste, religion, and class, and analyses barriers to the realization of women’s human rights in practice. It will be indispensable to students, scholars, and researchers of gender studies, sociology, law, and human rights. This book focuses on women’s human rights in India. Drawing on case studies, it provides a clear overview of the key sources on gender and rights in the country. Further, it contextualizes women’s rights at the critical intersection of caste, religion and class, and analyses barriers to the realization of women’s human rights in practice. It also develops strategies for moving forward towards greater recognition, protection, promotion and fulfilment of women’s human rights in India. Drawing on critical pedagogical tools to analyse groundbreaking court cases, this book will be a key text in human rights studies. It will be indispensable to students, scholars and researchers of gender studies, sociology, law and human rights. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge India |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-08-27 |
