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Author Satish, Mrinal, author.

Title Discretion, discrimination and the rule of law : reforming rape sentencing in India / Mrinal Satish.

Publication Info. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary ""Aims to analyse whether unwarranted disparity existed in rape sentencing in India, which anecdotal work of other scholars had pointed to"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-302) and index.
Contents An introduction to the Indian criminal justice system -- Law and practice of rape adjudication in India -- Rape sentencing : an empirical analysis -- Myths and stereotypes in rape prosecutions -- Structuring sentencing discretion : guideline models and approaches -- Sentencing discretion in India : the need for structuring -- Sentencing guidelines for rape.
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Subject Rape -- India.
Rape.
India.
Punishment -- India.
Punishment.
Rule of law -- India.
Sex discrimination -- India.
Rule of law.
Sex discrimination.
LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
Sexual assault.
Other Form: Print version: Satish, Mrinal. Discretion, discrimination and the rule of law. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017 9781107135628 (DLC) 2016002559 (OCoLC)935495171
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