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Speeding up Sexual Assault Trials: A Constructive Critique of India's Fast-Track Courts

Peterson, Vandana
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Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal
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India has a strong tradition of judicial activism for social change and comprehensive laws designed to combat sexual violence against women. Yet such crime has significantly escalated. In December 2012, a widely publicized assault occurred in Delhi. The victim's death triggered a frantic response from many quarters including legal scholars, religious leaders, global media, and government officials. The central government undertook a comprehensive review of existing mechanisms to deter future crimes against women. Its findings led to the creation or designation of "fasttrack" courts to adjudicate cases involving sexual crime against women.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/5787