Human Rights Law

Unit 1 — Human Rights

Meaning and concept · nature and development

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

Unit 2 — International Bill of Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights · International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocol I and Optional Protocol II · International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights · and optional protocol to international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights

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

Unit 3 — International Conventions on Inhuman acts

Genocide · Aparthied · Torture Slavery · Prostitution and Racial Discrimination

Unit 4 — International Conventions on Rights of Vulnerable Groups

Women · Children · Stateless persons · Disabled persons and Indigenous Peoples

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

Unit 5 — International Humanitarian Law

International Humanitarian Law.

Unit 6 — Regional Systems on protection of Human Rights

Europe · America, Africa and Arab Region

• Regional Arrangements

Unit 7 — Constitutional Provisions relating to protection of Human Rights in India

Constitutional Provisions relating to protection of Human Rights in India.

• Indian Constitution and Human Rights: Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

Unit 8 — Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Composition and Functioning of NHRC, SHRCs and Human Right Courts

• The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Unit 9 — Specific safeguards for protection of Human Rights in India

Women · Children · Disabled Persons · Prisoners and rights relating to environmental protection

• National Commission for Women: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities