Human Rights and Practice
University of Kota · LL.B. Semester 5 · Paper 22(ii)
Unit 1 — Jurisprudence of Human Rights; Nature, definition, origin and theories 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
- Universality of Human Rights
- Human Rights in Western tradition, Normative Foundation of International Human Rights
Unit 2 — Universal Protection of Human Rights; United Nations and Human Rights- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. Various International Covenants about Human Rights.
Unit 3 — Protection of Human Rights in India; National Human Rights Commissions and State Human Right Commissions.
Unit 4 — Human Rights and the Constitution of India; Judicial trends about Protection of Human Rights in India.
Unit 5 — Human Rights and Vulnerable Groups; Rights of Women, Children, Disabled, Tribal, Aged and Minorities.
- Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups The Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979
- 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