This book highlights the need and importance of Assisted Human Reproductive Technologies and the various legal and ethical challenges raised by the practice of Assisted Human Reproductive Technologies. It examines the various legal and ethical issues raised by the practice of Artificial Insemination, In Vitro Fertilisation, Surrogacy and Reproductive Cloning. It also examines the practice of Posthumous Reproduction and Cryo preservation and the possible challenges. This book will be a useful guide for law students and academicians.

The state of emergency poses a challenge to the protection of human rights. This is because state of emergency allows state's to take extraordinary measures including derogation of human rights. On one hand such measures are essential for sustaining the life of the nation which is under a threat and on the other hand these very measures may be misused for political or other gains. This book examines international and regional human rights framework which deals with state of emergency and derogation of human rights. It also discusses the national emergency and derogation of human rights in India.