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......................................................................................................................... Book Description This book makes an exhaustive study of the fundamental right enshrined in Art.21 of the Constitution. Allied topics like Preventive Detention and Capital Punishment also are dealt with. It makes a detailed study of not only the Indian cases but also many English and American cases on the subject. Case materials are given extensively for the benefit of the readers. ......................................................................................................................... Contents Chapter 1 - Right to Life – Part I 1. Extent of Right 2. Medical Care and Health 3. Workmen and Health 4. Law and Order 5. Women and Children 6. Unsound persons 7. Bounded Labour 8. Employee’s Service and Protection of Art. 21 9. Workmen’s Conditions and Statutory regulations 10. Duty of Public Authorities 11. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 Chapter 2 – Right to Life – Part II 1. Shelter 2. Environment 3. Environmental Statutes – A Summary 4. Right to Livelihood Chapter 3 – Right to Personal Liberty – Part I 1. A.K. Gopalan’s Case 2. Use of Loud Speakers 3. Telecast and Communal harmony 4. Religious speeches and liberty 5. Medical Examination and Personal Liberty 6. Assertion of the Right: Some instances 7. Presumption of Innocence in Criminal Prosecution 8. Liberty and Public Safety 9. Illegal Arrest 10. Compensation for illegal arrest 11. Compensation for custodial death 12. Issue of Passport and Deportation Chapter 4 – Right to personal Liberty – Part II –Right to privacy 1. Police Surveillance 2. Eavesdropping 3. Search and Seizure 4. Personal Life and Privacy Interests 5. Residuary Liberties 6. Confidential Matters 7. Police Atrocities 8. Miscellaneous Aspects Chapter 5 – Rights of Prisoners and Accused – Part I 1. General 2. Arrest and Police – Powers 3. Execution of sentence and Delay 4. Under – Trial Prisoners 5. Interrogation and Duty of Police 6. Treatment of Prisoners 7. Legality of Evidence 8. Miscellaneous aspects Chapter 6 – Rights of Prisoners and Accused – Part II 1. Speedy Trial 2. Fair Trial 3. Legal Aid 4. Right to consult counsel Chapter 7 – Procedure Established by Law 1. Reasonableness 2. Meaning of ‘Law & Procedure 3. Nature of Trial 4. Requisites of Valid Procedure 5. Invitations from Abroad 6. Legislature and Procedure 7. Detention Procedure 8. Courts and Procedure 9. Court’s Procedure in Trials 10. Contempt cases 11. Legislation against Terrorism 12. Passport Cases 13. Miscellaneous Aspects Chapter 8 – Preventive Detention and Liberty 1. Grounds of Detention – Validity 2. Due opportunity for Detenu’s representation 3. Detenu’s Right to Legal Assistance 4. Emergency and Detenu’s Judicial Remedies 5. Miscellaneous Aspects Chapter 9 – Capital Punishment 1. Validity of the Penalty 2. Delayed execution of the sentence 3. Guidelines and Discretion 4. Right to Life and the Penalty 5. Mode of Execution Appendix I – Relevant Provisions of Indian Constitution Appendix II – Relevant Provisions of American Constitution Appendix III – The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 Appendix IV – Universal Declaration of Human (1948) Appendix V – Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) Appendix VI – American Convention on Human Rights (1969) Appendix VII – Eurpoe – Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamentals Freedoms (1950) Appendix VIII – The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution Appendix IX – Magna Carta Subject Index ......................................................................................................................... Author Details Mr. V. Prabraham Sastri, is an Advocate of the A.P. High Court, enrolled in the year 1964. He is recipient of Andhra University’s Gold-Medal for his first rank in B.L. Degree Examination (1961) and he is also the first rank-holder in M.L. Degree Examination (1963)( of the Andhra University Law College, Visakhapatnam. He has contributed several articles on legal subjects to various Law Journals. The outcome of this Book is a result of his sound academic and professional back-grounds. .........................................................................................................................
