Human Rights Law and Practice

Unit 1

a) Meaning and Concept of Human Rights · b) Evolution and Development of Human Rights Law: National and International Perspective · c) Natural Rights, Legal Rights, and Human Rights-Classification 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 India, the tradition of Human Rights in Indian context: ancient, medieval and modern
• First, Second and Third Generation Human Rights: Their Meaning, Historical

Unit 2

a) Human Rights and the United Nations Charter · b) Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its significance · c) International Covenants and the Protocols: · International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural · Rights,1966; · International Conventions on Civil & Political Rights, 1966

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

Unit 3

a) Human Rights in India; Human Rights and Indian Constitution · b) The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993: (a) National Human Rights Commission (b) State Human Rights Commission (c) Human Rights Courts · c) Judicial activism & Protection of Human Rights in India, · d) Role of non-governmental organizations in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights;

• Indian Constitution and Human Rights: Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
• The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
• Role of Judiciary in Protection of Human Rights in India
• UN SDG's, Right to Environment, Role of NGOs in protection of Human Rights

Unit 4

Programmes and Polices: · (a) Integrated Child Development Scheme · (b) School Education and Mid-day meal · (c) Rural Health and Employment · (d) Welfare Schemes

Unit 5

(a) Promotion of Human Rights: · Role of Civil Society and the Media · Role of Educational Institutions · b) Human Rights and Challenges of Globalization · c) Human Rights and Media Trial · d) Human Rights and Environmental Concerns · e) Human Rights in the Digital Age