Human Rights in the Indian Armed Forces - Jha, U C; Sanghamitra, Choudhury
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The military plays an important role in nation-building and national security. Notwithstanding special requirements of military life, the members of the armed forces should enjoy the rights guaranteed in the Constitution and other relevant international human rights treaties which India has ratified to the extent that those rights are available to other citizens of the country. The guarantee of a fair trial should apply to all proceedings under the military legal system, including summary trial and summary systems of court martial. The government must ensure the economic, social, and cultural…mehr

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The military plays an important role in nation-building and national security. Notwithstanding special requirements of military life, the members of the armed forces should enjoy the rights guaranteed in the Constitution and other relevant international human rights treaties which India has ratified to the extent that those rights are available to other citizens of the country. The guarantee of a fair trial should apply to all proceedings under the military legal system, including summary trial and summary systems of court martial. The government must ensure the economic, social, and cultural rights of military personnel including housing, medical care, education, free legal aid and social security. Derogations of the Fundamental Rights under Article 33 should not be carried so far as to create a class of citizens who are not entitled to the benefits of the liberal interpretation of the Constitution. This book is aimed at all those who are involved in promoting, protecting, and enforcing the rights of not only the members of the armed forces, but also the other forces engaged in the security of the country. It will of relevance to parliamentarians, government officials, military authorities and members of the civil society who have a stake in the armed forces.
Autorenporträt
Umesh Chandra Jha, a military veteran, did his PhD in Law and Governance from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has 30 books and over 150 papers to his credit. His recent books include Chinese Military Legal System: An Analysis; Modern Non-Lethal Weapons: Concepts, Application, Legal and Moral Perspective; Nuclear Weapons: Untangling the Societal Enigma; Biological Weapons; Corona Virus: Weapon of Mass Destruction? and Armed Conflict and Environmental Damage.