Human Rights, Gender and the Environment

In this textbook, the authors unravel the complex themes ofhuman rights, gender and the environment, basing their approach onthe pivotal issue of inequality. All three themes manifest unequalrelationships that exist between human beings?on the basis ofcaste, class, gender, ethnicity, race and community?and betweenhuman beings and the environment, which most people believe existsonly to be exploited. This book is divided into three sections.The section on human rights includes discussions on the rights ofcitizens in general and marginalized groups in particular. It alsopresents a comprehensive account of the various national andinternational movements, laws, and institutional and policymeasures in this area. The section on gender discusses the issue incontemporary India, analyses the concept of patriarchy to helpbetter understand gender, and then places it in the context ofhistory and culture. It also includes the institutional and legalcontext of womens issues. The third section discusses the impactof socio-economic development on the environment. It examines thespecific issues of the environment in an international context andproceeds to present the environmental policies and movements inIndia.

Part I: Human Rights

1. Thinking About Human Rights
2. Human Rights, Laws and Institutions: The International Context
3. Human Rights, Laws and Institutions: The National Context
4. Human Rights of Marginalised Groups
5. Human Rights Movement in India

Part II: Gender

1. Patriarchy
2. Gender, Culture and History
3. Women and Development
4. The Issue of Womens Political Participation and Representation in India
5. Laws, Institutions and Womens Rights in India
6. Womens Movement in India

Part III: Environment

1. Environment and Sustainable Development
2. United Nations Environment Programme: Rio, Johannesburg and After
3. Issues of Industrial Pollution, Global Warming and Threats to Biodiversity
4. Environment Policy in India
5. Environmental Movement in India