IGNOU MSW-133 Assignment 2026-27
Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Legal Remedies
Last updated by IGNOU: 14 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 03:46 pm.
| Course code | MSW-133 |
|---|---|
| Course title | Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Legal Remedies |
| Programme | Certificate in Criminal Justice Social Work (CCJSW)CCJSW |
| School | School of Social Work |
| Session | July 2026 and January 2027 |
| Maximum marks | 100 |
| Weightage | 30% |
| Last date (June exam) | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Last date (December exam) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Medium | English, Hindi |
About the MSW-133 assignment
The MSW-133 assignment covers human rights, workplace sexual harassment, offences against women and children, child protection, and legal safeguards for vulnerable groups. It also examines barriers within the criminal justice system and the development of victimology.
This tutor-marked assignment lists eight questions, of which you must answer any five in about 300 words each. Each question carries 20 marks, making a total of 100 marks. The supplied PDF text does not contain a readable topic for Question 7.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 20 | Explain the emerging field of business and human rights and its main features. |
| Q2 | 20 | Define workplace sexual harassment under the 2013 Act and trace the development of the issue in India. |
| Q3 | 20 | Describe the provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 concerning offences against women and children. |
| Q4 | 20 | Explain how child protection has shifted from a welfare approach to a rights-based approach. |
| Q5 | 20 | Discuss the nature and causes of crimes against girls and women, along with legal safeguards and institutional responses. |
| Q6 | 20 | Examine how discrimination, exclusion and criminal justice barriers affect vulnerable groups and discuss rights-based protective measures. |
| Q7 | 20 | The topic cannot be identified because this question is incomplete in the supplied PDF text. |
| Q8 | 20 | Trace the historical and philosophical development of victimology and discuss the psychosocial dimensions of victimization. |
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