Human Rights Law and Practice
University of Kerala · LL.B. Semester 5 · Paper II
Unit I
Human Rights: Meaning, Evolution of Human Rights: Ancient and Natural law perspective · Natural Rights and Human Rights, Legal Right and Human Rights, Human Rights · Classification · Human Rights and League of Nations, Sources of International Human Rights Law · Human Rights-Importance
- Human Rights: Concept, Definition, Evolution, Characteristics, Need, Limitations, Theories of Development of Natural Rights, Theories of Utilitarianism, Idealism, Socialism and Positivism
- Human Rights in India, the tradition of Human Rights in Indian context: ancient, medieval and modern
- First, Second and Third Generation Human Rights: Their Meaning, Historical
- Universality of Human Rights
- Human Rights in Western tradition, Normative Foundation of International Human Rights
- The American Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights & the French
Unit II
U.N · Charter and Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its legal Significance · Covenants and Conventions: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 · International Conventions on Civil & Political Rights · 1966 The European Convention on Human Rights · 1950 · The American Convention on Human Rights · 1969 · African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights · The Vienna Conference on Human Rights · Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment · Rights of the Aged
Unit III
Human Rights in India, Human Rights and Indian Constitution, The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 Judicial activism & Protection of Human Rights in India, Role of Non-Governmental organization in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights · Refugees
Unit IV
National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Safai karamcharis, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Backward Classes and National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- 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
Unit V
Human Rights of vulnerable groups · women · children · minorities · disabled and aged persons · Contemporary challenges to Human Rights · Judicial responses · Acts 1 · The Charter of UNO 2 · The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 3 · The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 Books: 1 · Prof · S.K.Verma, Public International Law (1998) Prentice Hall of India 2 · Wallace, International Human Rights, 1996 Sweet & Maxwell 3 · Theodor Meron (ed.), Human Right in International Law 4 · V.R.Krishna Iyer, The Dialectics and Dynamics of Human Right in India 5 · S.K.Kapoor, Human Right under Int.Law & Indian Law