This is a critical study of the patterns of impunity that exist in India where serious criminal conducts are concerned—torture, enforced disappearance, sexual violence, and atrocities against Dalits and religious minorities. The essays deal with the Indian penal and military law regimes, terrorism, victims’ rights, culpability of non-state actors and other issues. They examine the relevance of global justice and standards related to crimes against humanity and genocide. They discuss how failings of domestic law encourage impunity vis-à-vis heinous crimes such as no provisions in the Indian penal system, comparable to those in international law, for criminal prosecution of torture, genocide and crimes against humanity. They also stress on accountability for the crimes referring to international standards and practices.
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