Author: Wg Cdr (Retd) Dr U C Jha
Pages: 314
Format: Hardbound
ISBN: 978-93-80177-33-5
Size: 6" X 9"
Publication Date: Dec 2010
Price: 650/-
Description:
About the Book
This Handbook has been written with an aim to serve as a ready reference for the officers of the Indian Army who would like to know something about their legal rights and responsibilities. It covers important definitions, rights and privileges, conditions of service, jurisdiction, military crimes, court of inquiry, administrative action, grievance redress, summary punishments, court martial process, and jurisdiction and power of the Armed Forces Tribunal. It includes provisions contained in the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, as they relate to the personnel of the Indian Army.
Other contemporary issues included in the book are the aid to civil power, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, the role of the National Human Rights Commission, Rights to Information Act, Geneva Conventions and the international humanitarian law as applicable in the UN peacekeeping missions.
The Handbook covers the syllabus of Part B and D of the promotion examination and Staff Course entrance examinations.
About The Author
Wing Commander (Retd) Dr U C Jha was awarded Ph D in Law and Governance by Jawaharlal Nehru University. He also holds masters degree in law, life sciences, business administration and defence and strategic studies; with post-graduate diplomas in intellectual property right laws, environmental laws, training and development, and international humanitarian law, refugee law and human rights laws.
