Manual on Women Laws

This 2023 edition of Manual on Women Laws provides a consolidated legal resource covering key enactments aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of women in India.

Inside this extensive ₹450 volume

• Contains complete and updated texts of:

– Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

– Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856

– Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act, 1937

– Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971

– Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994

– Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

– Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986

– Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019

– Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939

– Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

– Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

– Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986

– Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

• Relevant extracts of other related laws

• Covers both substantive and procedural aspects, with state amendments where applicable

Ideal for:

– Women’s rights organisations and activists

– Legal practitioners and law enforcement agencies

– Academics, researchers, and students