Armed Forces Special Powers Act: A Draconian Law
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9789384464608
Length
viii+264p., 25cm.
Subjects
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has become one of the most controversial laws, both in India and the world. A few NGOs and human rights activists have described it as draconian, alleging that it gives the armed forces unrestricted power to ‘arrest’ without warrant, ‘destroy property’ and ‘shoot to kill’, besides providing them with complete immunity. The loud and continuous clamour against the Act has drawn the ...
