Primary Sources

WOMEN SPECIFIC LEGISLATION

Sr. No.	Name	Link
1	The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (ACT NO. 2 OF 1974)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15436/1/protection_of_women_from_domestic_violence_act%2C_2005.pdf
2	The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (ACT NO. 28 OF 1961)	https://wcd.nic.in/act/dowry-prohibition-act-1961
3	The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ACT NO. 104 OF 1956)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15378/1/the_immoral_traffic_%28prevention%29_act%2C_1956.pdf
4	The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (ACT NO. 53 OF 1961)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1681?sam_handle=123456789/1362
5	The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (ACT NO. 20 OF 2019)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1873?sam_handle=123456789/1362
6	National Commission for Women Act, 1990 (ACT NO. 20 OF 2019)	http://ncw.nic.in/Acts-and-rules/national-commission-women-act-1990-act-no-20-1990-govtof-india
7	The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (ACT NO. 60 OF 1986)	https://thc.nic.in/Central%20Governmental%20Acts/Indecent%20Representation%20of%20%20%20Women%20(Prohibition)%20Act,%201986..pdf
8	The Commision of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (ACT NO. 3 OF 1988)	https://wcd.nic.in/act/commission-sati-prevention-act-and-rules
9	The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (ACT NO. 78 OF 1956)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1956-78_0.pdf
10	The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (ACT NO. 14 OF 2013)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2104?sam_handle=123456789/1362
11	The Prohibtion of Child Marraige Act, 2006 (ACT NO. 6 OF 2007)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2007-06.pdf
12	The Special Marraige Act, 1954 (ACT NO. 43 OF 1954)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1954-43_1.pdf
13	The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971(ACT NO. 34 OF 1971)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/6832/1/mtp-act-1971.pdf
14	The Indian Divorce Act, 1969 (ACT NO. 4 OF 1969)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1869-4.pdf
15	The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (ACT NO. 25 OF 1976)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1494?sam_handle=123456789/1362
16	The Gujarat State Commission for Women Act, 2002 (GUJARAT ACT. NO. 12 OF 2002)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/4657?view_type=search&sam_handle=123456789/2455
17	The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013 (ACT NO. 13 OF 2013)	https://www.iitk.ac.in/wc/data/TheCriminalLaw.pdf
18	Indian Penal Code, 1860 (ACT NO. 45 OF 1860)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1860-45.pdf
19	Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (ACT NO. 1 OF 1872)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1872-01.pdf

CHILDREN SPECIFIC LEGISLATION

Sr. No.	Name	Link
1	The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2015 (ACT NO. 2 OF 2016)	http://cara.nic.in/PDF/JJ%20act%202015.pdf
3	The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (ACT NO. 32 OF 2012)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/The%20Protection%20of%20Children%20from%20Sexual%20Offences%20Act%2C%202012_0.pdf
4	The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (ACT NO. 6 OF 2007)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2007-06.pdf
5	THE INFANT MILK SUBSTITUTES, FEEDING BOTTLES AND INFANT FOODS (REGULATION OF PRODUCTION, SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) ACT, 1992 (ACT NO. 41 OF 1992)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1992-41.pdf
6	The Child Pledging of Labour Act, 1933 (ACT NO. 2 OF 1993)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1933-02.pdf
7	The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (ACT NO. 61 OF 1986)	https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/act_3.pdf
8	The Right of Children to Free and Education Act, 2009 (ACT NO. 35 OF 2009)	https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2009-35_0.pdf
9	The Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 (ACT NO. 57 OF 1994)	https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/8399/1/pre-conception-pre-natal-diagnostic-techniques-act-1994.pdf

INTERNATIONAL LAW ON CHILD’S RIGHTS

Sr. No.	Name	Link
1	African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children	https://au.int/sites/default/files/treaties/36804-treaty-0014_-_african_charter_on_the_rights_and_welfare_of_the_child_e.pdf
2	Conventions on the Rights of the Child	https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child
3	Minumum Age Convention, 1973	https://ilo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/delivery/41ILO_INST:41ILO_V2/1246453020002676
4	Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999	https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C182
5	United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice	https://www.unodc.org/pdf/compendium/compendium_2006_part_01_02.pdf
6	United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child	https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child
7	The Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography	https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/optional-protocol-convention-rights-child-sale-children-child

INTERNATIONAL LAW ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Sr. No.	Name	Link
1	Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa	https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Women/WG/ProtocolontheRightsofWomen.pdf
2	Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women	https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/cedaw.pdf
3	Convention on the Nationality of Married Women	https://treaties.un.org/doc/treaties/1958/08/19580811%2001-34%20am/ch_xvi_2p.pdf
4	Convention on the Political Rights of Women	http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/instree/e2cprw.htm
5	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence	https://rm.coe.int/168008482e
6	Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women	https://www.refworld.org/docid/3de4b0674.html
7	Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women	https://www.refworld.org/docid/3de4af0f4.html
8	Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Women	https://www.oas.org/en/cim/docs/CNW[EN].pdf
9	Inter-Ameican Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women	https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/3ae6b38b1c.pdf
10	Declaration on Elimination of Violence Against Women	https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/declaration-elimination-violence-against-women

OTHER CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES

1	American Convention on Human Rights	https://treaties.un.org/doc/publication/unts/volume%201144/volume-1144-i-17955-english.pdf
2	Arab Charter on Human Rights	https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/551368?ln=en
3	European Social Charter	https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/3ae6b3678.pdf
4	European Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/convention_eng.pdf
5	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	https://treaties.un.org/doc/publication/unts/volume%20999/volume-999-i-14668-english.pdf
6	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	https://nhrc.nic.in/sites/default/files/International%20Covenant%20on%20Economic%20Social%20and%20Cultural%20Rights.pdf
7	United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners	https://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/Nelson_Mandela_Rules-E-ebook.pdf
8	Universal Declaration of Human Rights	https://www.un.org/en/udhrbook/pdf/udhr_booklet_en_web.pdf

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WOMEN SPECIFIC LEGISLATION

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