Acid Attacks in India: A Legal Analysis

Goswami, Minakshi

dc.contributor.advisor	Gakul, Kasturi
dc.contributor.author	Goswami, Minakshi
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-10T06:40:23Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-10T06:40:23Z
dc.date.copyright	2016	en_US
dc.date.submitted	2016-06-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.4.8.224/xmlui/handle/123456789/106
dc.description	Acid attack is a crime that goes against the fundamental human rights guaranteed to individuals by virtue of their being human. Therefore the crime of acid attack violates many significant rights guaranteed under the international level human rights instrument like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against women and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Acid attack which is also known as acid violence or vitriolage, has emerged as a brutal act that shows the gravity of the ongoing atrocities and hunman rights violations. The crime of acid attack is premeditated act of volence wherein acid is thrown or poured on the face or other parts of the victim. The atrocious crime of acid violence can be seen in many countries; however it is more prevelant i countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Cambodia. The crime of acid attack can be committed against any person without any distinction being made on any age, sex or relegion.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam	en_US
dc.source	National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam	en_US
dc.source.uri	http://www.nluassam.ac.in/	en_US
dc.subject	Acid Attacks in India	en_US
dc.subject	Acid Attack	en_US
dc.subject	Human Rights	en_US
dc.subject	Discrimination Against Women	en_US
dc.title	Acid Attacks in India: A Legal Analysis	en_US
dc.type	text	en_US
dc.rights.accessRights	limited	en_US
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dc.publisher.date	2016-06-01