CLP's Law Relating To Women & Children (In Accordance With New Criminal Laws) - 7th Edition 2026
| Author : | Dr. S.C. Tripathi and Vibha Arora |
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| Law Relating to Women & Children by Dr. S.C. Tripathi and Vibha Arora, published by Central Law Publications, is a students' textbook on the law protecting women and children in India, now in its 7th Edition 2026 and revised in accordance with the new criminal laws. It is arranged in two parts. The first deals with the legal position of women - constitutional guarantees, the criminal law on offences against women, dowry, domestic violence, sexual harassment at the workplace, female foeticide, reproductive rights, personal law and maintenance. The second covers children - constitutional and statutory protection, juvenile justice, protection from sexual offences, child labour, adoption, education and the international framework of child rights. Landmark judicial decisions are set out throughout, with well-known case studies discussed in their legal context. |
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English
7th Edition 2026
Tags: Human Rights, Juvenile justice, Women & Children, Women & Criminal Law
Law Relating to Women & Children (In accordance with New Criminal Laws) by Dr. S.C. Tripathi and Vibha Arora, published by Central Law Publications, is a students' textbook on the whole body of Indian law that protects women and children. This is the 7th Edition, 2026, revised to reflect the new criminal laws.
The subject is taught as a single paper but drawn from many sources at once — the Constitution, the criminal law, a dozen special statutes, personal law, and a growing body of Supreme Court decisions. This book brings them together in one place and in the order a syllabus follows.
Part One — Women
- Constitutional provisions — equality, non-discrimination, and the enabling provision for special measures
- Offences against women under the new criminal law, including the provisions carried forward from the Indian Penal Code
- Dowry — the Dowry Prohibition Act and dowry death
- Domestic violence — the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- Sexual harassment at the workplace — the 2013 Act and the Vishaka guidelines that preceded it
- Female foeticide — the PCPNDT Act
- Reproductive rights and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
- Equal remuneration, maternity benefit and women at work
- Personal law, maintenance and matrimonial remedies
- Immoral traffic and the law on trafficking
Part Two — Children
- Constitutional and statutory protection of children
- Juvenile justice — children in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection
- Protection of children from sexual offences
- Child labour and its prohibition and regulation
- Child marriage
- Adoption, guardianship and custody
- The right to free and compulsory education
- The international framework of child rights, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Key Features
- 7th Edition 2026, published by Central Law Publications
- Revised in accordance with the new criminal laws
- Two-part structure — women and children treated separately
- Landmark judicial decisions set out throughout
- Well-known case studies discussed in their legal context
- Written for undergraduate and postgraduate students of gender justice and human rights
- Paperback, English
- ISBN 978-93-47394-01-0
Who Should Buy This Book?
- LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. students taking Women and Child Law, Gender Justice or Human Rights
- LL.M. students and research scholars in the field
- Candidates for judicial service examinations
- Advocates practising in matrimonial, domestic violence, POCSO and juvenile matters
- Members of Internal Committees under the sexual harassment law
- Child welfare committees, juvenile justice boards and protection officers
- NGOs and legal aid bodies working with women and children
- Law college and institutional libraries
Why Choose This Book?
The change to the new criminal laws matters here more than in most subjects. The offences against women were among the most heavily amended provisions of the old Penal Code, and a textbook that still cites the superseded sections is of limited use to a student sitting an examination or a lawyer drafting a complaint. This edition is revised accordingly.
Covering women and children in one volume also reflects how the work actually arrives in practice: the same lawyer, the same protection officer and the same committee usually deal with both.
