Women and Child Law
Dibrugarh University · LL.B. Semester 10 · B.A.,LL.B.: 10.3
Unit 1 — Introduction 161.1 Women in India 1.1.1 Status of women in pre-independence period 1.1.2 Status of women in post-independence period
1.2 Women under International law-CEDAW · 1.3 Women& children under Constitution of India · 1.4 Feminist Jurisprudence
Unit 2 — Women and Personal Laws
2.1 Law relating to marriage & divorce · 2.2 Law relating to maintenance · 2.3 Law relating to succession · 2.5 Law relating to guardianship & adoption by a woman · 2.6 Uniform Civil Code
Unit 3 — Child and Law
3.1 Protection of children from sexual offences Act, 2012 · 3.2 The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 · 3.3 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 · 3.3 National Commission for child
Unit 4 — Women & Child under Industrial Law
4.1 The Factories Act, 1948 · 4.2 The Mines Act, 1952 · 4.3 The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 · 4.4 The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 · 4.5 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &Redressal) Act, 2013 · 4.6 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 · 4.7 The Apprentices Act, 1961
Unit 5 — Social Legislations
5.1 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 · 5.2 The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 · 5.3 Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 · 5.4 Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Refereed Cases: 1. Abdul Kadir v. saliman, ILR(1886) 8ALL 149 2. Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC 3011 3. Deena v. Union of India, AIR1983SC 1155 4. Air India v. NargeshMirza, AIR1981,SC1829 5. Mohiribibi v. DharmodasGhosh, 30,CAL,532(PC) 6. M.C Mehta v. Union of India AIR 1997, SC699 7. BodhisatwaGautam v. SubhaChakraborty (1996) 1 SCC 490