CRIMINAL JUSTICE & FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

TRACING THE GROWTH AND EVOLUTION FROM

GIRL CHILD TO THE GIRL RIGHTS

Presented by: Presented to:

Samewanhi Mr. Sachin Sharma

18158 (7thth Sem) Professor of Law

Group No.: 14
 HISTORY OF CHILD RIGHTS

 In the year 1840, an idea to give special protection to children emerged

in France.

 In the year 1841, law was passed to protect children at workplace and
also laws were passed to grant them basic amenities such as education.

 In 1924, The International Saved the Child Union ratified the

Declaration of the Rights of Child in one of its general assemblies.

 Establishment of United Nations International Children Emergency

Fund (UNICEF).
 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE
RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (UNCRC)

 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the year 1959 adopted the

Declaration of the Rights of the Child (DRC).

 Declaration of Rights of the Child later paved the way for the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights, which was popularly known as the United

Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

 This was adopted unanimously by the General Assembly in the year 1989.

 In the year 1992, India ratified the UNCRC.

 STATUS OF A GIRL CHILD IN INDIA

 Girls in India are always considered as a burden on their parents.

 There are various social disadvantages which girls in our country face,
which do affect a lot on their mental health specially.

 In some situations, disadvantages are so extreme that girls since their

birth are deprived of basic necessities and from getting involved in the
recreational activities.

 Girls in the country are discriminated a lot, denying them right to

education which is a fundamental right.
 RESEARCH QUESTION

 Has the Legal Apparatus Progressed to Strengthen Girl’s Rights in

India?

 Indian Penal Code, 1860

 Constitution of India, 1949

 The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)

Act, 1989

 Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1986

 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

 Government Initiatives (Beti Bachao Beti Padhao etc)

 CONCLUSION

 The women in India are positioned at a receiving end primarily because they

have remained ignorant of their fundamental civil and constitutional rights.

 Legal reform alone cannot bring justice to the child. Undoubtedly, the most

effective preventive measure is awareness of such possible abuse and how to

deal with it amongst the various service providers so that they can significantly

reduce the risk of abuse, if it does occur, by responding appropriately.

 Thus to conclude these challenges have to be rapidly addressed.

THANK YOU !