International Human Rights (Elective VI, option B)

Unit 1 — NATURE, MEANING AND CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

1.1. Philosophical and Pragmatic Approach. · 1.2. Classification of Human Rights · 1.3. American and French Revolution · 1.4. Bill of Human Rights · 1.5. Relevant Provision of U.N. Charter 1945

• 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

Unit 2 — UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS – 1948

2.1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 · 2.2. International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights -1966. · 2.3. U.N. Bodies Concerned with Human Rights · 2.4. U.N. Commission of Human Rights · 2.5. Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. · 2.6. Commission on the Status of Women · 2.7. U.N. Commissioner of Human Rights

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

Unit 3 — UNITED NATION WORLD CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS.

3.1. Proclamation of Teheran 1968 · 3.2. Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1993.

Unit 4 — ROLE OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

4.1 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental · Freedoms. · 4.2 The American Convention on Human Rights 1969 · 4.3 The African Charter Convention on Human and Peoples Rights 1987

• Regional Arrangements

Unit 5 — HUMAN RIGHTS AND VULNERABLE GROUPS

5.1. Rights of Women. · 5.2. CEDAW-1979 · 5.3. World Conferences · 5.4. Conventions on Political Rights of Women 1952

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

Unit 6 — RIGHTS OF CHILD

6.1. Convention on the Rights of Child 1989 · 6.2. The Declaration of the Rights of Child 1959 · 6.3. UNICEF

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

Unit 7 — THE RIGHT OF DISABLED PERSONS.

7.1. Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons1971 · 7.2. Declaration on the Rights of Disabled persons 1975 · 7.3. The Rights of Minorities · 7.4. Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and · Linguistic Minorities 1992

Unit 8 — IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS NORMS IN INDIA

8.1 Indian Constitution · 8.2 The Protection Of Human Rights Act, 1993

• Indian Constitution and Human Rights: Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
• The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Unit 9 — ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

9.1 Role of High Court, Supreme Courts. · 9.2 Human Rights Commissions- National, State · 9.3 National Commission for women · 9.4 Commission for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe. · 9.5 Commission for Minority and Backward class. 31

• The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
• Role of Judiciary in Protection of Human Rights in India