Offences against Children and Juvenile Offences
University of Calcutta · LL.B. Semester 6
Unit 1 — Notions of Juvenile and Juvenile Delinquency; Rights of the Child
Definition of Child, Introduction to International Law on the Rights of the Child, Introduction to Constitutional provisions protecting the child
Unit 2 — Theoretical Explanation of Juvenile Offence
Sociological Theory and Control Theory · Emerging delinquency in urban and rural areas
Unit 3 — Offences against Children under different Legislations
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition) Act, 1994. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 · The Child Labour Prohibition Act, 1976 · Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 · Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 · The above issues are to be studied with special reference to the above Acts and relevant case laws on the subject.
Unit 4 — Institutions for the treatment and rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders in India.
Institutions for the treatment and rehabilitation of Juvenile Offenders in India
Unit 5 — Procedures to be observed in dealing with a child in conflict with the Law.
Procedures to be observed in dealing with a child in conflict with the Law
Unit 6 — Juvenile Justice Board
Composition, Powers and Functions
Unit 7 — Problems of Implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act.
Problems of Implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act