Women’s Human Rights in India

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Women’s Human Rights in India is written by Christine Forster and published by Taylor & Francis. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1000228053 (ISBN 10) and 9781000228052 (ISBN 13).

This book focuses on women’s human rights in India. Drawing on case studies, it provides a clear overview of the key sources on gender and rights in the country. Further, it contextualizes women’s rights at the critical intersection of caste, religion and class, and analyses barriers to the realization of women’s human rights in practice. It also develops strategies for moving forward towards greater recognition, protection, promotion and fulfilment of women’s human rights in India. Drawing on critical pedagogical tools to analyse groundbreaking court cases, this book will be a key text in human rights studies. It will be indispensable to students, scholars and researchers of gender studies, sociology, law and human rights.