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Elective course · Semester 8 · Fourth Year · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Human Rights Law

Elective course · Semester 8 · Fourth Year · 4 credits

Module I

  • History and Philosophy of Human Rights
  • 1 Human Rights: Concept, Definition, Evolution, Characteristics, Need, Limitations, Theories of Development of Natural Rights, Theories of Utilitarianism, Idealism, Socialism and Positivism;
  • 2 Human Rights in India, the tradition of Human Rights in Indian context: ancient, medieval and modern;
  • 3 First, Second and Third Generation Human Rights: Their Meaning, Historical
  • Development and evolution, distinguishing factors and essential characteristics;
  • 4 Universality of Human Rights.
  • 5 Human Rights in Western tradition, Normative Foundation of International Human Rights;
  • 6 The American Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights & the French
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man.
  • 7 The UN Human Rights System and UDHR.

Module II

  • International Conventions and Protocols
  • 2.1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, First Optional Protocol, Second Optional Protocol, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • 2.2 Role of ILO, UNESCO, UNICEF and WHO
  • 2.3 UN SDG‘s, Right to Environment, Role of NGOs in protection of Human Rights.

Module III

  • Human Rights and the Indian Constitution and Commissions
  • 3.1 Indian Constitution and Human Rights: Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State policy under the Indian Constitution, Fundamental Duties under the Indian Constitution, Relationship Between Rights and Duties in relation to State and Society.
  • 3.2 The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  • 3.3 National Commission for Women: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities;
  • 3.4 National Commission for Minorities: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities;
  • 3.5 National Commission for Scheduled Castes: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities;
  • 3.6 National Commission for Scheduled Tribes: Constitution, Role and Responsibilities
  • 3.7 Role of Judiciary in Protection of Human Rights in India

Module IV

  • Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups & Regional Arrangements
  • 4.1 Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups The Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), 1979 The Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC), The Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), 2008 International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, 2020
  • 4.2 Human Rights: LGBT, Refugees and Aliens.
  • 4.3 Regional Arrangements:
  • European Regional Arrangement American Regional Arrangement African Regional Arrangement

Suggested Readings

  • 1 Theodor,Meron, Human Rights andInternationalLaw:Legaland Policy Issues
  • 2 Kapoor, S.K., International Law and Human Rights, Central Law Agency
  • 3 Luis,Henkin, ―The Rights of Man Today‖, University ofMiamiInter-American Law Review,
  • 4 Singh, Nagendra, Enforcement of Human Rights in Peace and War and the future of humanity
  • 1 The Module ed., Nations and HumanRights (Clarendon Press, Oxford)
  • 1 Agarwal,H.0.,Implémentationof Human Rights Covenants with Special Reference of India{Kitab Mahal, Allahabad}
  • 1 D.D. Basu Human Rights in Constitutional Law(Lexis Nexis)
  • 1 B.P. Singh Seghal,(Human Rights in India)
  • 1 International Refugee Law: A Reader, Edited by B.S. Chimni

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai Revised Syllabus for LL.B. (5 years) Five Years Integrated Course (CBCS), in force from the academic year 2022-23 and amended in June 2023. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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