Women & Law
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University · LL.B. Semester 6 · 6.3.2
Unit I — UNIT-I:
Historical background and status of women in ancient India · Constitutional Provisions and gender justice · Relevant provisions relating to women in Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties under the Indian Constitution.
Unit II — UNIT-II:
Laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession and maintenance under the relevant personal laws with special emphasis on discrimination of women · Special Marriage Act · Maintenance under Cr. P.C.
Unit III — UNIT-III:
Special provisions relating to women under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Offences against women under Indian Penal Code · Outraging the modesty of women · Sexual Harassment · Rape · Bigamy · Mock and fraudulent marriages · Sexual Harassment of women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 · Causing miscarriage · Insulting women
Unit IV — UNIT-IV:
Social-Legal position of women and the law · Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 · Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 · Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex selection) Act, 1984 · Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act · Law relating to domestic violence
Unit V — UNIT –V:
Relevant provisions relating to women under Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 · Factories Act and other Labour & Industrial Laws · Position of Women under International instruments · Salient features of Convention for Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against · Women (CEDAW)