Role of Law and Society in Protecting Girl Child– The Most Vulnerable And Endangered Specie In India

Role of Law and Society in Protecting Girl Child– The Most Vulnerable And Endangered Specie In India

By
Dr. Preeti Misra* & Dr. Alok Chantia**

*Lecturer, Dept. of Human Rights, School for Legal Studies, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, INDIA misra9us@gmail.com; misra9_us@yahoo.com
**Lecturer, Dept. of Anthropology Sri Jai Naraian Post Graduate College, Lucknow U.P. India
alokchantia @rediffmail.com

Abstract

Humanity can look to its future only through a girl child. It is not possible to visualize a world without her. The human right violation of girl child is a subject of great socio-legal significance. The girl child is proving to be an enormously endangered species. Her person, dignity and life are under severe attack from those who should have been her saviours. The girl child is first and foremost need of humanity because her survival is essential for the continuation of the species. Denial of her right to live means denial of the right to live as a future generation.
It is also a matter of deep concern that the practice of female foeticide and infanticide is alarming in India. So the first issue that deserves the primary attention of the whole humanity is to fight excesses against the mothers of future humanity.
The present paper highlights the different vices existing against the girl child in India. It focuses mainly on female foeticide and infanticide its amplitude, contributory and situational factors, historical and cultural background. The paper looks into legislative, judicial and police response towards the violence against the girl child. It suggests several preventive measures need to be taken and policies need to be adopted dealing with family, society, media, police, judiciary and other relevant agencies.

Keywords: Foeticide, Infanticide, Society, role of Technology, Law, Policies