ABOUT THE BOOK

Despite the Paradigms Shifts in the substantial as well as procedural laws related to sexual offences over the years, it is witnessed that these laws still have not been able to reconcile successfully with the ground realities and the established principles of criminal law and thus have failed in providing adequate protection to such victims and securing the conviction of the preparator of such crimes which has always remained low. This Book not only looks into the gaps which are still in existence despite the paradigms shifts made to such laws but also examines various social legal and Human rights issues that arise from sexual offences laws in existence in India by providing a comprehensive critical analysis of various existing laws, developments/ amendments made with respect to laws pertaining to sexual offences under the Indian Penal Code in the year 1983, 2013, and 2018, as well as in POCSO and POSH Act while exploring the judicial trends in this regard. It also highlights the need for obtaining gender neutrality in the said laws by presenting an understanding of crime as a crime against bodily integrity of a person irrespective of any gender for the formation of a better and developed India with progressive criminal laws for the 21st century.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Harleen Kaur, Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) at Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University of Delhi holds an LLB. (Gold Medalist), LLM and Ph.D. Degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. She has over 15 years of teaching experience and is teaching LLB. ft LLM. students and her research interests include Criminal law, Property Law, Surrogacy Laws, Criminal Justice and Human rights, Elements of Indian Legal System and Jurisprudence. With an Excellent Academic Record, she is also the recipient of various awards such as Gold Medal Hiralal Daga Memorial Medal, P. G. Krishnan Memorial Prize, Law Union Prize for securing first position in order of merit in three consecutive years of LLB. and G. Pershad Memorial Prize for securing the highest marks in B.A. (Pass) in Miranda House, University of Delhi. She is the recipient of the "Women Empowerment" Award in sixth season of Mahanagar Global Achievers' Award 2022, New Delhi.

She has an extensive research experience and several publications on diverse legal issues in reputed national and international journals and books.