Human Rights Law
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University · LL.B. Semester 7
Unit 1 — Human Rights and its proliferation
1. Introduction: Bases and Sources · 2. Origin of the Concept of Human Rights, Definitions, Theories · 3. Kinds of Human Rights · 4. The International Bill of Human Rights, Role of the United Nations · 5. United Declaration of Human Rights a. Civil and Political Rights b. Economic, Social and Cultural 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
- 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
- The UN Human Rights System and UDHR
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, First Optional Protocol, Second
Unit 2 — Human Rights Legal Provisions and Perspectives
1. International Human Rights Provisions: Core Human Rights treaties and India · India’s reservations to International Human Rights Treaties · 2. Regional Approach: American Provisions on Human Rights and · European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), · 3. National Human Rights Provisions: Protection of Human Right Act 1993, National · Commission for Women Act 1990. wr · WAN
Unit 3 — Challenges before the Human Rights
1. International Conventions on Torture, Inhuman and degrading Treatment. · 2. Human Rights during Emergency. · 3. Human Rights and Indian Judiciary
Unit 4 — Human Rights and Special Interests/Disadvantaged Groups: Women
and Children · 1. Legal framework for protection of Women Rights · 2. Legal framework for protection of Child Rights · 3. Legal framework for protection of Person with Disabilities · 4. Legal framework for protection of Religious, Linguistic and Sexual minorities
Unit 5 — Contemporary Issues and Emerging Dimension of Human Rights
1. Introduction of Refugee Law: Status of refugees in India under UNHCR, · India and 1951 Convention, Protection without legislation and judicial determination · 2. Rights of unorganized labour and migrant workers