OPTIONAL-I: HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND PRACTICE
Karnataka State Law University · LL.B. Semester 4 · Course-II
Unit 1
Jurisprudence of Human Rights; Nature, definition, origin and theories of human rights.
- Human Rights: Concept, Definition, Evolution, Characteristics, Need, Limitations, Theories of Development of Natural Rights, Theories of Utilitarianism, Idealism, Socialism and Positivism
- Human Rights in Western tradition, Normative Foundation of International Human Rights
- The American Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights & the French
- First, Second and Third Generation Human Rights: Their Meaning, Historical
- Universality of Human Rights
Unit 2
Universal protection of human rights- United Nations and Human Rights- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966; International Covenant Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966.
Unit 3
Regional Protection of Human rights- European system- Inter American System- African System
Unit 4
Protection of Human Rights at national level; Human rights and the Constitution; The Protection of Human rights Act, 1993.
Unit 5
Human Rights and Vulnerable Groups: Rights of Women, Children, Disabled, Tribals, Aged and Minorities - National and International Legal Developments.
- Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups The Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979
- National Commission for Women: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities
- National Commission for Minorities: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities
- National Commission for Scheduled Castes: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities
- National Commission for Scheduled Tribes: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities