Handbook of human rights and criminal justice in India
- New Delhi Oxford University Press 2006
- 209p.
This Handbook is a practical introduction to the Indian crimianl justice system. It provides an up to date overview of the Criminal Procedure Code, a lengthly and of ten complex piece of legislation, and lucidly explains the provisions and rules that the police and courts must follow while dealing with crimianl complaints. It also sets out the hierarchical structure of the police and the judiciary and their functions in the criminal justice system. About Author : South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) is the Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Human Rights Network. It works for the promotion and protection of human rights through the collection, verification, and dissemination of information o civil and political rights in the South Asia region. It has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Coucil (ECOSOC).