Upholding Justice: Social, Psychological and Legal Perspectives [Hardcover]

This book critically examines the social, psychological and legal perspectives of justice. It brings together a wide range of contemporary and relevant issues relating to the gross violation of human rights and presents situation-based evidence from firsthand experiences of behavioral, social as well as legal professionals. It deals with themes such as civic and legal rights of children; dignity of the third gender in India; food justice in a welfare state; rights of disabled children; secret marriage of individuals with mental health challenges; and ethics and good governance.

Topical and comprehensive, this book will be an excellent read for scholars and researchers of political studies, legal studies, human rights, psychology, behavioral studies, political sociology, sociology, development studies, governance and public policy, and South Asian studies. It will also interest policy makers, NGOs, activists and professionals in the field.

Foreword Justice C. K. Thakker Preface. Acknowledgements Introduction: Upholding Justice 1. Upholding Justice for Ensuring Equity and Equality Sibnath Deb, G. Subhalakshmi and Kaustuv Chakraborti Part I. Social Perspectives 2. Justice for Children Kim Oates 3. Protection of the Rights and Dignity of the Third Gender in India: Need of the Hour Aleena Maria Sunny and Sibnath Deb 4. The Rights of the Children of Commercial Sex Workers: A Situational Analysis Swathisha P. and Sibnath Deb 5. Food Justice in a Welfare State: Dynamics of the Public Distribution System in India Bishakha Majumdar 6. From Subjection to Liberation: The Shifting Scenario and Current Status of Women in Indian SocietlS0