Human Rights Project

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA,

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA,

CUTTACK 

CUTTACK 

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE OUTLINE

HUMAN RI

HUMAN RIGHTS

GHTS LA

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COMPULSORY PAPER (10

COMPULSORY PAPER (10

 SEMESTER) 2017

 SEMESTER) 2017

COURSE

COURSE OUTLINE

OUTLINE PREP

PREPARED

ARED BY

BY::

DR. ASHIRBANI

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The d!"#$%!e #& h$'& %h*! h! +ee& "e&*%, *# *he e&de-#$% # "#&"e/*$,& &d %e,&  $!* #%,d & '#de%& h$'& h!*#%3. The h$'& %h*! /%d'4 /%* %#' *h* #  *%de &d "#''e%"e4 h! +ee& #&e # *he $&d'e&*, "*#%! & *he &"%e!ed '/#%*&"e #  &*e%&*#&, , &d & ,#+,*#& # -%#$! -,$e !*&d%d!. I%#&",,34 * ! #&e # *he '#!* $&3& &d * *he !'e *'e d-!-e !!$e! "%#!! &*#&!. I* ! $&3& & *e%'! # *! +!"  /%e'!e *h* h$'& %h*! +3 !'/,3 +3 -%*$e # +e& h$'& %e e&**,ed *#  d&ed

e5!*e&"e &d %e e&**,ed *# "e%*& &,e&+,e &d +!" %h*! & #%de% *# ,-e *h d&*3. The d-de "#'e! &*# !$%"e & *e%'! # *he e5"* &*$%e # *he &,e&+,e %h*! h"h h$'&  +e&! %e e&**,ed. O&e !"h##, # *h#$h* /%#/#!e!  $&#%' !*&d%d # &,e&+,e %h*!

he%e! *he #*he% !"h##, # *h#$h* +e,e-e! *h* $&#%'*3 # !*&d%d! "%#!! *he &*#&,4 "$,*$%, &d !#", d-e%!*3 & *he #%,d ! &#* de,.

The d!"#$%!e #& h$'& %h*! ,!# h! !e%#$! %'"*#&! #% *%de '#de,! &d *he !*%$"*$%,  /%&"/,e! # "#''e%"e &d &d$!*%,*#&. The e#%* *# +,&"e *he %e6$%e'e&* # e"#&#'" de-e,#/'e&* # &*#&! *h *he +!" %h*! # *he /e#/,e h! +ee& &#*#%#$!,3 d"$,* *# "he-e4 +#*h & *he#%3 &d & "*#&. Th$!4 h-&  /%#/e% %!/ # *he ,e, %'e#%  "#&"e%&& h$'& %h*! ! e!!e&*, #% &3+#d3 #%& & *he ,e, !e"*#%.

Th! "#$%!e !ee! *# e5/,#%e *he d3&'"! # *he h$'& %h*! /%d' %#'  "%*",  /e%!/e"*-e. The e!!e&*, !*%$"*$%e # *he "#$%!e ! de!&ed *# ",**e +#*h de!"%/*-e &d

&,3*", $&de%!*&d& # *he h$'& %h*! /%d'. OB8ECTI9E O THE COURSE

 T# $&de%!*&d *he d3&'"! # h$'& %h*! %e'e %#'  "%*", /e%!/e"*-e

 T# $&de%!*&d *he $&d'e&*, "#&"e/*! # %h*! &d h$'& %h*! &d *he #$&d*#& #&

h"h *he de # h$'& %h*! ! +!ed &d *# *%"e *he e-#,$*#& # *he "#&"e/* #  h$'& %h*! #-e% *'e.

 T# $&de%!*&d *he "$,*$%e # h$'& %h*! *h* ! e'+edded "%#!! "#$&*%e! &d *# !*$d3

*he +!" ,e, %'e#% *h& h"h %h*! #/e%*e.

 T# h-e  "%*", $&de%!*&d& # *he h$'& %h*! /%d' & I&d.

 T# e&"#$%e *he !*$de&*! *# h-e & $&de%!*&d& # *he *he#%e*", &d /%"*",

MODULE 1

THE CONCEPT O HUMAN RIGHTS AND HISTORICAL E9OLUTION O THE CONCEPT O HUMAN RIGHTS

The "#&"e/* # %h*! de-e,#/ed  %e* de, & *he We!* - *he /h,#!#/h", d!"#$%!e %#' h"h -%#$! *he#%e! #& *he +!! &d $!*"*#& # *he &#*#& # %h*! &d %eed#'! e'e%ed. Se,e"* *he#%e! ,, +e e5/,#%ed & %e*e% de*, & *h! '#d$,e. S$"h !&"&*  /h,#!#/h", *h%ed! %e //%e&* & *he '#de%& "#&"e/* # h$'& %h*! h"h ! '#!*

%e6$e&*,3 **%+$*ed *# *h! /h,#!#/h", d!"#$%!e. M#d$,e 1 ,, *he%e#%e e5'&e *he %h*!;  +!ed $%!/%$de&"e /%#/*ed +3 -%#$! *he#%!*! &d *he %$'e&*! +eh&d *he "#&"e/* # 

h$'& %h*!.

Me&& &d "#&"e/* # Rh*! B!" de # H$'& Rh*!

The "#&"e/* # Dh%' &d R Dh%' C$,*$%, %e,*-!' &d A!& -,$e!4

 N*$%, Rh*! A//%#"h4 S#", C#&*%"* *he#%e!4 U*,*%& A//%#"h4 P#!*-!* A//%#"h4 L+e%, A//%#"h

Se"#&d W#%,d W% &d '#de%& &#*#& # h$'& %h*!

MODULE 2

OUNDATIONS O HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

The "#&"e/*$, #$&d*#& # *he &*e%&*#&, h$'& %h*! /%#*e"*#& ,, +e d!"$!!ed & %e*e% de*, & *h! '#d$,e. The '& #+e"*-e ! *# ",%3 *he "#&"e/* # h$'& %h*! & ,e, *e%'!4 *# $&de%!*&d *he d!*&"*-e !#$%"e! # , %#' h"h &*e%&*#&, h$'& %h*!  /%#*e"*#& ! de%-ed &d ,!# *# $&de%!*&d *he %e#&, !#$%"e!. The '#d$,e ,!# !ee! *# dd%e!! *he $&d'e&*, 6$e!*#& h# h$'& %h*! #+,*#&! %e $,,,ed4 h"h "& +e dd%e!!ed e*he% %#' *he /e%!/e"*-e d$*3;+e%e% (.e. h# ! +#$&d +3 *he #+,*#&) #% %#' *he /e%!/e"*-e # *he %h*;h#,de% (.e. *# h#' *he #+,*#& ! #ed). I* ,!# dd%e!!e! *he !"#/e # h$'& %h*! #+,*#& .e. d$*3 *# %e!/e"*4 /%#*e"* &d $,,,. The $&d'e&*,! dd%e!!ed & *h! '#d$,e ,, +e *he +!! # $&de%!*&d& h* "#&!**$*e!  h$'& %h*! -#,*#& & ,e, *e%'!.

. S#$%"e! # &*e%&*#&, h$'& %h*! ,

. T%e*3 L ! *he '& !#$%"e # H$'& Rh*! $%&*ee < UN Ch%*e%4 U&-e%!, H$'& Rh*! T%e*e!4 Re#&, H$'& Rh*! T%e*e!4 IHL4 I&*e%&*#&, C%'&, L

. C$!*#'%3 L < H$'& Rh*! *h "$!*#'%3 , !**$!4 IHL *h "$!*#'%3 !**$!4 I&*e%&*#&, C%'e! *h "$!*#'%3 !**$!.

. Re!#,$*#&! &d De",%*#&!

 +. Le, &*$%e # h$'& %h*! #+,*#&!

. Wh# ! +#$&d +3 H$'& Rh*! #+,*#& < !**e ! d$*3;+e%e%!4 /%-*e "*#%! ! d$*3;+e%e%!4 &*e%&*#&, #%&*#&! ! d$*3;+e%e%! # h$'& %h*! #+,*#& . T# h#' *he #+,*#& ! #ed < I&d-d$, &d %#$/ %h*!

". S"#/e # #+,*#& < D$*3 *# Re!/e"*4 D$*3 *# P%#*e"*4 D$*3 *# $,,,

MODULE =

IMPLEMENTATION O HUMAN RIGHTS

The /#!!+,*3 *# '/,e'e&* &d *# e&#%"e '/,e'e&**#& ! *he "h%"*e%!*" $&d'e&*, *# &3 ,. U&de% *%d*#&, &*e%&*#&, ,4 %e"/%#", &*e%e!* /%#-de  !*%#& &"e&*-e #%  !**e! *# +de +3 *he% #+,*#&!. Th* ! !**e /%*e! #+e3 *he *%e*3 /%#-!#& !# ! &#* *# "e *he "#&!e6$e&"e! he& #*he% !**e /%*e! de"de *# +%e *he' & *$%&. H#e-e%4 *he%e ! &# &"e&*-e #% !e,;e&#%"e'e&* & "!e # h$'& %h*! #+,*#&4 h"h ",e%,3 ,"! *he e,e'e&* # %e"/%#"*3. O& *he "#&*%%34 *he &#*#& # !**e !#-e%e&*3 &d !$/%e'e $*h#%*3 #  !**e *h& *! *e%%*#%3 ! #&e # *he +e!* '/ed'e&*! *# *he e&#%"e'e&* # h$'& %h*!. The%e#%e '#&*#%& &d ""#$&*+,*3 ! "%$", #% *! e&#%"e'e&*. >ee/& *h* & '&d4 *h! '#d$,e !ee! *# ,## * h$'& %h*! '/,e'e&**#& 'e"h&!' &d e&#%"e'e&* %e'e.

. D#'e!*" '/,e'e&**#& # H$'& Rh*! < &de/e&de&* &*#&, h$'& %h*! &!**$*#&!4 $d'e&* # -%#$! "#$%*! # h$'& %h*! !$"h ! E$%#/e& C#$%* #  H$'& Rh*!4

 +. T%e*3;+!ed B#de! < UN *%e*3 +#de! &d %e#&, *%e*3 +#de!4 !**e %e/#%*&  /%#"ed$%e4 &d-d$, "#'/,&* /%#"ed$%e4 #*he% /%#"ed$%e! ,e "#,,e"*-e "#'/,&*!  /%#"ed$%e4 &*e%;!**e "#'/,&*! /%#"ed$%e4 &6$%3 /%#"ed$%e!4 d-!#%3 #/&#&  /%#"ed$%e!

". Ch%*e%;+!ed B#de! < UN Ch%*e% &d H$'& Rh*!4 The H$'& Rh*! C#$&",4 %#,e # Se"$%*3 C#$&",4 R#,e # IC8 &d *! d-!#%3 /%#"eed&!4 %#,e # #*he% UN +#de! <  OHCHR & /%#*e"*#& # H$'& Rh*!

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INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEGAL RAMEWOR> 

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d. Add*#&, H$'& Rh*! Me"h&!' < A%+ Ch%*e% # H$'& Rh*!4 S#$*h A! &d H$'& Rh*! , < SAARC4 ASEAN

HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

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A. H$'& Rh*! & *he I&d& C#&!**$*#&, %'e#%  . I'/,e'e&**#& # I&*e%&*#&, L

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PROTECTION O SPECIAL GROUPS

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READING MATERIALS

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@. Ed% B#de&he'e%4 8$%!/%$de&"e The Ph,#!#/h3 &d Me*h#d # *he L (S5*h I&d& Re/%&* U&-e%!, L P$+,!h& C#. L*d. 200)

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7. U/e&d% B54 The $*$%e # H$'& Rh*! (O5#%d U&-e%!*3 P%e!! 200) ==;@

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. M,"#' D E-&!4 Ge**& *# G%/! *h T#%*$%e (2002) @1 (2) I&*e%&*#&, &d C#'/%*-e L F$%*e%,3 =@

10. M"he, He!4 I&*e%&*#&, H$'& Rh*!;A C#'/%ehe&!-e I&*%#d$"*#& (R#$*,ede T3,#%:L#&d#&4200)4100;1?1

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1. S#$*h A! H$'& Rh*! D#"$'e&**#& Ce&*%e4 I&*%#d$"& H$'& Rh*!4 (O5#%d U&-e%!*3 P%e!!: Ne De,h 200)4 ;=

17. S$+h%' Rh# &d M& Ch%+#%*34 I&de&#$! Pe#/,e &d H$'& Rh*!The F$e!* #% 8$!*"e4 (R. C'+%3  C#. P%-*e L*d.4 1!* ed*#&4 200) =0;=1.

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20. Rh#& >.M S'*h4 Te5*! &d M*e%,! #& I&*e%&*#&, H$'& Rh*! (R#$*,ede:2010) 120 21. D%. M. E%!hd$, B%4 H$'& P%#*e"*#& # H$'& Rh*!

22. 8$!*"e Y.> S+h%,4 R#,e # (2007) 1 SCC 8=

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