CONTENTS: Preface, List of Abbreviations, Table of Cases, 1. Introduction, 2. Matrimonial Reliefs under the Personal Laws: A Historical Perspective, 3. International Human Rights Standards and Matrimonial Reliefs under the Personal Laws, 4. Matrimonial Reliefs and Personal Laws under the Constitution of India, 5. Role of the Judiciary in Matrimonial Reliefs under the Personal Laws in India, 6. Epilogue, Bibliography. The aims to create awareness among people about the matrimonial reliefs that exist in India and how sufficient they are when seen from a human rights perspective. The objectives of the book are to examine the status of personal laws and their historical development and to gain understanding of the matrimonial reliefs under the personal laws and secular laws in India. Apart from discussing the matrimonial reliefs in India under the various personal laws, it also examines whether they are adequate or not. It not only analyses the matrimonial reliefs prevalent in India but also sees them through the International Law lens to comprehend whether the reliefs have a human rights approach and whether they meet the International Human Rights standards. The book contains information about different kinds of matrimonial reliefs under the personal laws in India and critically examines them in the light of relevant judicial decisions and recent statutory amendments and will therefore, be useful to different segments of readers and stakeholders.