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The noted legal scholar discusses India's Copyright and Patent Laws and presents capsule summaries of selected decisions on the subject.

Contains landmark judgements in Public Interest Litigation. An indispensable aid for every social activist and concerned citizen.

On the nature of water, public uses of lakes and streams, allocation of water rights and ownership of river beds and all the American case law on the subject if it's going to be of any help.

A very useful source book of judgements and notes on various aspects of environment law that is of good value to activists in the field. [OUT OF STOCK]

Provides the text of the amended CRZ notification, together with the text of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 and important CRZ cases.

On the Act that set up the Human Rights Commission and other essential information. Written in easy to understand question and answer format

Introduces the reader to Justice Krishna Iyer’s pronouncements on the subject of fundamental rights and the directive principles.

A compilation on the subject

Documents and analyses the work of India’s Supreme Court and its contributions to socio-legal advancement.

This 2-volume book documents all the reported and unreported cases of PIL from the initiation of this form of judicial proceeding around 1979 till April 1994.

This 2-volume book documents all the reported and unreported cases of PIL from the initiation of this form of judicial proceeding around 1979 till April 1994.

Cases, court procedures, articles and opinions on the subject of the death penalty. Published by Human Rights Law Network.

Despite the laws prohibiting child marriages and upholding the rights of the child, child marriages continue to take place especially in rural areas in India. This book presents the law in different states of India, case law and other relevant reports and statistics, which will help activists working in the field of child welfare.

This book examines Indian laws as well as certain foreign and international ones that deal with child sexual abuse.

Volume 1 in the Law for Activists series deals with criminal law and procedures – simplified, so that the activist layperson does not feel intimidated by legal jargon and is able to assert his/her rights without necessarily having to approach lawyers.

The intention of this publication as per its authors is to spread legal awareness throughout the country on the issue of disability rights. To this purpose the authors have collected for ready reference all the main judgements of the Indian courts. They also report on the legal scenario prevalent in the United States and some countries of Europe.

Despite having 60 million tonnes of grain over and above the emergency buffer stocks there are several parts of India where hunger is a routine phenomenon. The State and Central Governments come up with scheme after scheme yet this basic right to food eludes many. Documented in this book are the reports of the Commisioner appointed by the Apex Court in the PIL filed by PUCL, the numerous directives passed by the Supreme court, relevant excerpts from the National Human Rights Commission reports, guidelines adopted by the FAO and some relevant articles. Also available is Hindi. Rs. 800.00/ $29.00

A compilation of Supreme Court judgements on child rights. Covers education, labour, custody, adoption, sexual exploitation etc.

The recommendations of the Committee pose a serious threat to human rights protection in India.

Harinder Lamba has written a stimulating book on globalization, one that reflects the concerns of citizens and not those of corporations or governments. For that reason alone, the book is a refreshing entry into a discourse seriously usurped by global managers, progress-worshippers and entities that rarely see any need for democracy. Lamba knocks progress soundly on the head, but does not abuse technology. Instead of getting drowned in critiques of a rotten world, this academic provides serious alternatives, all with pronounced pro-democracy costumes, that are well worth discussing for implementation. Great education for thinking citizens anywhere in the world.

Despite the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee to the Supreme Court against the continuance of bauxite mining in Niyamgiri, the bauxite mining project of the Vedanta Alumina Company continues to wreak havoc on the environment of Niyamgiri and the lives of the poor tribals and farmers. This booklet tells the story.

In his new and revised version of coastal law, Advocate Sahasranaman updates public information about the CRZ notification and discusses various judgements. A useful tool for those keen on litigation on CRZ violations.

A serious subject, discussed by an experienced lawyer, now a judge. The Portuguese Civil Code is important not only because it strictly separates church from State, but because of its advanced thinking in family matters. It protects the rights of women and gives equal share to them as also to all the offspring of a marriage. Small wonder then that women in Goa have always fought to retain the Code as opposed to adoption of personal (religion-based) laws.