Child Adoption In India: From A Human Rights Perspective

Abstract

The main objective of my paper is to analyze the international and national instrument on the Child Adoption in India: From A Human Rights Perspective. Child Adoption in view of violation of Human Rights and to critically analyze: How far these instruments are effective in realization of above-mentioned Rights? How much there is the implementation of standards and measures mentioned in the instrument? Up to what extent the India has observed these standards and measures in their domestic policies? What steps could be taken for the realization of these Human rights. The researcher in the present study has tried to lay emphasis to provide a comprehensive and authentic review of various statutory provision so as to know the existing actual position of children under the various civil and criminal laws, namely Constitutional Law, Labour Legislation, Contract Act, Partnership Act, Procedural Law such as Indian Evidence Act , Civil Procedure Code and Family Laws, Criminal Procedure Code ,Indian Penal code, , Medical Termination of pregnancy Act, Juvenile Justice Act which have been invoked during the pre and post Independence era in India and International instruments on Child Adoption In India from A Human Rights Perspective.