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    This document outlines the course content for the optional paper "Law Relating to Women and Child". The course will cover the following topics: 1. Law relating to women, including the legal position of women in ancient, medieval, and British India; women's rights under the Indian constitution; international conventions like CEDAW; and social legislation for women like the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Law relating to children, including legal protection for children, child criminal liability, state responsibility for education, family relations and the child, legal control of child labour, and discrimination against the female child. It provides sample exam questions for each topic and recommends books on the legal status of women in India, crimes against

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    This document outlines the course content for the optional paper "Law Relating to Women and Child". The course will cover the following topics: 1. Law relating to women, including the legal position of women in ancient, medieval, and British India; women's rights under the Indian constitution; international conventions like CEDAW; and social legislation for women like the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Law relating to children, including legal protection for children, child criminal liability, state responsibility for education, family relations and the child, legal control of child labour, and discrimination against the female child. It provides sample exam questions for each topic and recommends books on the legal status of women in India, crimes against

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    This document outlines the course content for the optional paper "Law Relating to Women and Child". The course will cover the following topics: 1. Law relating to women, including the legal position of women in ancient, medieval, and British India; women's rights under the Indian constitution; international conventions like CEDAW; and social legislation for women like the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Law relating to children, including legal protection for children, child criminal liability, state responsibility for education, family relations and the child, legal control of child labour, and discrimination against the female child. It provides sample exam questions for each topic and recommends books on the legal status of women in India, crimes against

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    PAPER – IV

    LAW RELATING TO WOMEN AND CHILD (Optional Paper)

    ( Paper Code : K-606 )

    The course shall comprise of the following :

    (A) Law Relating to Women :


    (1) Legal Position of Women in Pre-Independence Period :

    (a) Legal Position of Women in Ancient India, (b) Legal Position of Women in Medieval
    India, (c) Legal Position of Women in British India

    (2) Women's Right and Indian Constitution :


    Constitutional Provisions Concerning Equality and Protection of Women in

    Chapters of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.


    (3) U.N. Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 1979.
    (4) U.N. Machinery for Advancement of Women's Equality and Women's Welfare. (a)
    International Commission on Status of Women, (b) CEDAW
    (5) Social Legislation for Women : Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
    (6) Dowry Crimes and I.P.C. 1860

    (a) Cruelty Against Married Women (Section 498 A)

    (b) Offence of Dowry Death (Section 304 B) (7) Stree Dhan and Matrimonial Property

    (8) Women's Right to Control their Re-Productivity


    (B) Law Relating to Child : Legal protection to child, Child and criminal liability, State
    responsibility for the education of child, Family relations and child, Legal control of child
    labour, Discrimination against female child, child and contracted liability.

    BOOKS RECOMMENDED

    Jain S.N., Child And The Law.


    Mukherjee Roma, Legal Status And Remedies For Women In India. Saxena Shobha, Crime Against Women And
    Protective Laws. Swaroop K. (Dr.), Legal Protection to Children.

    Page 1 of 3
    LAW RELATING TO WOMEN AND CHILD (Optional Paper)
    Q.No Question detail Page No
    Long Question
    UNIT-01
    Q.1. Write a note on the status of women in Ancient and modern India ? 1
    Q.2. Indian constitution aims to protect Indian women through different articles. 8
    Discuss ?
    Q.3. What are the fundamental rights in indian constitution to uplift the status of 19
    women?.
    UNIT-01
    SHORT NOTES
    Q.1. Discuss the position of women in British period 24
    Q.2. “Right to life means right to live with human dignity held by Supreme Court in 26
    Menka Gandhi case.” In the light of this judgment discuss the status of women
    as provided under the Indian Constitution.
    UNIT-02
    Long Questions
    Q.1. Discuss the law relating to miscarriage in India as provisioned under Indian 31
    Penal Code and Medical termination of pregnancy Act?
    Q.2. Discuss the law relating to domestic violence in India? 41
    UNIT-02
    Short Questions
    Q.1. Cruelty against married women as provided by IPC? 46
    Q.2. Explain the salient features of Dowry Prohibition Act? 79
    UNIT-02
    Very Short Questions
    Q.1. Define bigamy? 51
    Q.2. Differenciate between female foeticide and female infanticide? 53
    UNIT 3, 4 AND 5
    Long Questions
    Q.1. Discuss the salient features of the child labour (Prohibition and Regulation ) Act 54
    1986?
    Q.2. Discuss the criminal and contractual liability of a child in IPC and Indian 56
    Contract Act respectively?
    Q.3. Discuss the provisions of different labour laws relating to working women? 61
    Q.4. Write a note on human rights of child at international law. 66
    Q.5. Discuss the salient features of U.N Convention on Elimination of All forms of 73
    Discrimination Against Women, 1979?

    UNIT 3, 4 AND 5
    SHORT OUESTIONS
    NIL
    UNIT 3, 4 AND 5

    Page 2 of 3
    VERY SHORT OUESTIONS
    Q.1. What do you mean by uniform civil code? 74
    Q.2. Equal pay for Equal work. 75
    Q.3. Women reservation 76
    Q.4. National women commission 78
    Q.5. Vishakha case guidelines 81

    Page 3 of 3

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