OPTIONAL SUBJECTS (any one of A. Law relating to Women; B. International Human Rights; C. Right to Information)

Unit A-I

Historical background and status of women in ancient India · Constitutional Provisions and gender justice · Relevant provisions relating to women in Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties etc. under the Indian Constitution

• Status of Women in India — Pre-Independence period, Social and legal inequality, Social
• Constitutional concern — Article 15(3), Article 21A, Articles 23, 24, 28, 29 Article 39
• 1. — Directive Principles of State Policy

Unit A-II

Laws relating to marriage, divorce and succession and maintenance under the relevant personal laws with special emphasis on women · Special Marriage Act · Maintenance under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)

• Personal Laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession and maintenance with special
• Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents — Section 125 to

Unit A-III

Special provisions relating to women under BSA,2023 · Offences against women under Indian Penal Code · outraging the modesty of women -sexual harassment · rape · bigamy · mock and fraudulent marriages · adultery · causing miscarriage · insulting women etc

• Criminal Laws and Women

Unit A-IV

Socio-Legal position of women and the law · Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act · Law relating to the Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) and Sex selection · Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act -- Law relating to domestic violence

• 2.1Pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
• Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
• Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

Unit A-V

Relevant provisions relating to women under Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, Factories Act and other Labour & Industrial Laws · Position of Women under International instruments · Salient features of Convention for Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) · International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights · International Covenant on Social, Cultural and Economic Rights

• Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and Factories Act, 1948
• Position of Women under International instruments — Salient features of Convention for Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and optional protocols to the Convention

Unit B-I

Meaning and definition of Human Rights · Evolution of Human Rights · Human Rights and Domestic Jurisdiction

• Human Rights: Concept, Definition, Evolution, Characteristics, Need, Limitations, Theories of Development of Natural Rights, Theories of Utilitarianism, Idealism, Socialism and Positivism

Unit B-II

Adoption of Human Rights by the UN Charter · U.N. Commission on Human Rights · Universal Declaration of Human Rights · International Covenants on Human Rights( Civil and Political; Economic, Social and Cultural)

• The UN Human Rights System and UDHR
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, First Optional Protocol, Second

Unit B-III

Regional Conventions on Human Rights · European Convention on Human Rights · American Convention on Human Rights · African Charter on Human Rights(Banjul)

• Regional Arrangements

Unit B-IV

International Conventions on Human Rights · Genocide Convention, Convention against Torture, CEDAW, Child Rights Convention, Convention on Statelessness, Convention on Refugees · World Conference on Human Rights(1993)

• Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups The Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979

Unit B-V

Human Rights Protection in India · Human Rights Commissions · Protection of Human Rights Act · National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) · State Human Rights Commissions · Human Right Courts in Districts

• The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Unit C-I

Freedom of Information · Meaning, Nature and Scope · Freedom of Information · Historical Perspective · Right to Know and Democracy · Concept of open government · Transparency and accountability · Basic elements of Right to Information · Right to Information and Indian Constitution

• Right to Information Act, 2005

Unit C-II

UN and Right to Information · right to Information · International Law and Human Rights perspective · Important Conventions and Declarations concerning Right to Information · UDHR · Right to Information Law under USA, UK

Unit C-III

Right to Information Act, 2005 · Information · Definition · Right to Information Meaning · Public Authority · Obligations of public Authorities · Procedure for obtaining Information · Disposal of request · Exceptions from disclosure of information · Third party information

• Right to Information Act, 2005

Unit C-IV

Authorities under the RTI Act: Central Information Commission · Constitution, powers and functions · State Information Commission · Powers and functions

• Right to Information Act, 2005

Unit C-V

Appeal provisions · Penalties · Bar of jurisdictions of Courts · Monitoring and reporting · A.P. Right to Information (Regulation of fee and costs) Rules, 2005

• Right to Information Act, 2005