Optional (any one): Law relating to Women / Human Rights Law / Law of Investments and Securities
Osmania University · LL.B. Semester 6 · P-III
Unit A-I — Law relating to Women
Historical background and status of women in ancient India · Constitutional Provisions and gender justice · Provisions relating to women in fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties etc under the Indian Constitution. Equal right of women to worship
Unit A-II — Law relating to Women
Laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession and maintenance under the relevant personal laws with special emphasis on women · Special Marriage Act · Maintenance of women under Cr. P.C, 1973BNSS 2023 and other laws · NRI Marriages · Live- in-relationships · Uniform Civil Code and gender justice · The Personal Laws (Amendment) Act. 2019
Unit A-III — Law relating to Women
Special provisions relating to women under the BSA 2023 · Offences against women under BNS 2023-outraging the modesty of women · Acid Attacks, sexual harassment · rape · bigamy · mock and fraudulent marriages · adultery and its decriminalization · causing miscarriage · insulting women · Impact of the New Criminal Laws 2023
Unit A-IV — Law relating to Women
Socio-Legal position of women and the law · Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act · Law relating to misuse of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques and Sex selection · Law relating to Immoral Trafficking · Law relating to Domestic Violence · Law relating to Sexual Harassment at workplace · Honour Killings
- 2.1Pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
- Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Unit A-V — Law relating to Women
Position of women under the Maternity Benefit Act, and other Labour&Industrial Laws, and Codes · Position of Women under International instruments · Salient features of Convention for Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); International Covenant on Civil and Political Right s · International Covenant on Social, Cultural and Economic Rights
- Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and Factories Act, 1948
- Position of Women under International instruments — Salient features of Convention for Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and optional protocols to the Convention
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, First Optional Protocol, Second
- Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups The Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979
Unit B-I — Human Rights Law
Meaning and definition of Human Rights · Evolution of Human Rights · Human Rights and Domestic Jurisdiction · classification of Human Rights · Third World Perspectives of Human Rights
- Human Rights: Concept, Definition, Evolution, Characteristics, Need, Limitations, Theories of Development of Natural Rights, Theories of Utilitarianism, Idealism, Socialism and Positivism
- Human Rights in India, the tradition of Human Rights in Indian context: ancient, medieval and modern
- First, Second and Third Generation Human Rights: Their Meaning, Historical
- Universality of Human Rights
Unit B-II — Human Rights Law
Adoption of Human Rights by the UN Charter · U.N. Commission on Human Rights · Universal Declaration of Human Rights · International Covenants on Human Rights (Civil and Political; Economic, Social and Cultural)
Unit B-III — Human Rights Law
Regional Conventions on Human Rights · European Convention on Human Rights · American Convention on Human Rights · African Charter on Human Rights (Banjul)
Unit B-IV — Human Rights Law
International Conventions on Human Rights · Genocide Convention, Convention against Torture, CEDAW, Child Rights Convention, Convention on Statelessness, Convention against Slavery, Convention on Refugees · International Conference on Human Rights(1968) · World Conference on Human Rights(1993)
Unit B-V — Human Rights Law
Human Rights Protection in India · Human Rights Commissions · Protection of Human Rights Act · National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) · State Human Rights Commissions · Human Right Courts in Districts
Unit C-I — Law of Investments and Securities
Administration of Company Law in relation to issue of prospectus and shares · membership and share capital · Kinds of shares · public issue of shares · procedure for issue of s hares · allotment of shares · transfer and transmission of shares
Unit C-II — Law of Investments and Securities
Debentures · Kinds of Debentures and Charges · Dividend--Inter-Corporate Loans and Investments
Unit C-III — Law of Investments and Securities
Basic features of the Security Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 · Recognition of Stock Exchanges · Regulation of Contracts and option in securities · Listing of securities-- Guidelines for listing of shares/debentures
Unit C-IV — Law of Investments and Securities
Basic features of the Security and Exchange Board of India Act,1992 · Basic features of the Act · Establishment of SEBI--Functions and Powers of SEBI--Powers of the Central Government under the Act-- Guidelines for disclosure--Investors Protection · SEBI Appellate Tribunal--Appeals
Unit C-V — Law of Investments and Securities
Non-Banking Financial Institutions · Classification and Law Relating to NFBCs · Protection of Depositors Act · Foreign Exchange Management Act