This document outlines the syllabus for a course on Women and Criminal Law taught at the National University of Study and Research in Law. [1] The course is designed to acquaint students pursuing a B.A.LL.B with conceptual and operational parameters of women and criminal law. [2] It covers 4 modules, the first addressing specific crimes against women in the Indian Penal Code such as sexual harassment, rape, and dowry deaths. [3] Subsequent modules cover issues such as honor killings, domestic violence, trafficking, and cyber crimes against women. [4] The syllabus also lists relevant readings and Indian acts related to protecting women's rights and safety.
This document outlines the syllabus for a course on Women and Criminal Law taught at the National University of Study and Research in Law. [1] The course is designed to acquaint students pursuing a B.A.LL.B with conceptual and operational parameters of women and criminal law. [2] It covers 4 modules, the first addressing specific crimes against women in the Indian Penal Code such as sexual harassment, rape, and dowry deaths. [3] Subsequent modules cover issues such as honor killings, domestic violence, trafficking, and cyber crimes against women. [4] The syllabus also lists relevant readings and Indian acts related to protecting women's rights and safety.
This document outlines the syllabus for a course on Women and Criminal Law taught at the National University of Study and Research in Law. [1] The course is designed to acquaint students pursuing a B.A.LL.B with conceptual and operational parameters of women and criminal law. [2] It covers 4 modules, the first addressing specific crimes against women in the Indian Penal Code such as sexual harassment, rape, and dowry deaths. [3] Subsequent modules cover issues such as honor killings, domestic violence, trafficking, and cyber crimes against women. [4] The syllabus also lists relevant readings and Indian acts related to protecting women's rights and safety.
B.A.LL.B. Semester VIII Academic Session- January –April, 2022 Course Teacher: Dr. Shreemanshu Kumar Dash Women and Criminal Law A woman could become a victim of crime or a target thereof since her inception. Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. In a civil society violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable and never tolerable. Equality cannot come eventually; it’s something to be fought for. This course is, for students acquainted with Criminal Law in general, to acquaint them with women and criminal law in particular. An in-depth study of the subject will not only help them internalize the significance of law in the related area but also it will provoke the learners, as crusaders, to fight for the right of women in their forthcoming days. This course is designed to acquaint the students, pursuing B.A.LL.B five year programme, with the conceptual and operational parameters, of Women and Criminal Law. MODULE-I Crimes Identified Under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Obscenity and Indecent Representation Dowry Death Acid Attacks Sexual Harassment and Outraging the Modesty of a Women Rape and Sexual Assault Cruelty MODULE -II Honour Killing Domestic Violence Trafficking of Woman Prevention of Female Feticide The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Sexual Harassment at Work Place MODULE - III Cyber Crimes against Women Cyber crime Procedure for Remedy Measures for Online Safety MODULE - IV 1- Role of National commission for Women 2- Role of NGOs 3- Schemes and Legal awareness for women 4- International Women's Day SUGGESTED READINGS 1. Law relating to Women – Dr. Sayed Maqsood 2. Law relating to Women – Dr. S.C. Tripathi 3. Women and Law – Prof. Nomita Aggarwal 4. Women and Law – Dr. Manjula Batra 5. Women and Law – G.P. Reddy 6. Women, Crime and Criminal Justice a Global Enquiry - Rosemary Barberet Suggested Bare Acts: Indian Penal Code Criminal Procedure Code The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 The Pre–Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act of 1994 The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 The Information Technology Act, 2000