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............................................................................................................................DescriptionThis comprehensive, timely, and analytical book is a storehouse of valuable information about the state of child rights in India. In an introduction specially written for the second edition, Asha Bajpai brings the work up to date on developments since its original publication. She discusses significant changes in the law including those brought about by the Prohibition of Sex Selection Act, 2003, the directions by the Supreme Court of India for its implementation, and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children Amendment) Act, 2005.Amendments proposed in the law, including the Prevention of Child Marriage Bill, 2004, the Right to Education (Draft) Bill, 2005, and the Offences Against the Child Bill, 2006 are reviewed by her. She shows how Indian law is moving in the direction of the standards set by international law, though lacunae remain, and monitoring and enforcement continue to be important issues. This book is indispensable for scholars and students of child rights, human rights, and criminal justice, lawyers, NGOs, journalists, policymakers, and development institutions.............................................................................................................................Contents1. Rights of the Child – An Overview2. Right to Family Environment: Adoption and Other Non-Institutional Services3. Right to Parental Care: Custody and Guardianship4. Right Against Economic Explotion – Child Labour5. Right to Protection against sexual abuse and Exploitation6. Juvenile Justice: Administration and Implementation7. Right to Development8. Right to Survival: Health, Nutrition and Shelter9. Making child Rights a RealitySelect BibliographyIndex............................................................................................................................Author DetailsAsha Bajpai is Professor, Centre for Socio-legal Studies and Human Rights, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai............................................................................................................................
