Human Rights – Indian Perspective

Human Rights – Indian Perspective

1 Historical and Philosophical Perspectives

  1. Human Rights : Evolution of the Idea
  2. Human Rights : Theoretical/Philosophical Foundation
  3. Human Rights: Different Perspectives (Natural Rights, Positivist, Libertarian and Marxist)
  4. Human Rights : The Indian Perspective

2 Indian Traditions

  1. Western and Non-Western Traditions: A Comparison
  2. Indian Traditions of Human Rights
  3. Constitutional Framework of Protective Discrimination

3 Freedom Struggle and Human Rights

  1. Background
  2. The Beginnings
  3. National Movement and Human Rights
  4. Struggles for Social Transformation
  5. Spread
  6. Implications

4 Constitutional Provisions on Human Rights and Duties

  1. Human Rights in India
  2. Fundamental Rights
  3. Directive Principles of State Policy
  4. Fundamental Duties

5 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the UN Covenants

  1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  2. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
  3. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
  4. The Interdependence Between ICCPR and ICESCR
  5. The Significance of the International Bill of Human Rights

6 Major Conventions and Declarations

  1. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
  2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
  3. Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
  4. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
  5. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW)
  6. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
  7. Major UN Declarations in the Field of Human Rights

7 Human Rights Violations

  1. Slavery
  2. Torture
  3. Genocide
  4. Problem of Child Soldiers
  5. Disappearances
  6. Mncs and Human Rights
  7. Human Rights Violation and Terrorism
  8. Violations of Womenโ€™s Rights and Violence Against Them
  9. Other Gross Violations: a Global Snapshot
  10. Mechanisms to deal with Human Rights Violations

8 Contemporary Debates on Human Rights

  1. The Primacy of a Set of Rights
  2. Universalism and Cultural Relativism
  3. Minority Rights: Problem of Definition
  4. Rights of Indigenous Groups
  5. Disabled or Differently-abled?
  6. Euthanasia: The Right to Die with Dignity

9 Rights of Women

  1. Origins of the โ€˜Womanโ€™s Questionโ€™
  2. Three Waves of Feminism
  3. Liberal Feminism
  4. Socialist/Marxist Feminism
  5. Radical Feminism
  6. Post-Modern Feminism
  7. Eco-Feminism
  8. Conclusion

10 Rights of Children

  1. Childhood: Various Aspects
  2. Rights of the Child โ€“ An Overview
  3. Policies and Implementation
  4. Situation of Children in India
  5. Progress in Childrenโ€™s Rights
  6. Looking Ahead

11 Rights of Minorities and the Marginalised

  1. Rights of Minorities
  2. Right of Scheduled Castes and Tribes
  3. Other Backward Classes

12 Institutional Mechanisms to Protect Human Rights

  1. National Human Rights Commission
  2. State Human Rights Commissions
  3. National Commission for Women
  4. National Commission for Minorities
  5. National Commissions for SCs, STs and Backward Classes
  6. Civil Society, Media and Non-governmental Organisations

13 First Crusader of Human Rights

  1. South African Experiences
  2. Conception of Rights
  3. Satyagraha in South Africa
  4. Right to Rebel
  5. Concept of Swaraj and Theory of Satyagraha
  6. Rights and Duties and Social Service

14 Gandhiโ€™s Approach to Human Rights

  1. Charter of Earned Rights
  2. Political Rights
  3. Civil Rights
  4. Religious Rights
  5. Economic and Educational Rights
  6. Rights and Duties

15 Gandhiโ€™s Programme on Social Reforms

  1. Removal of Untouchability
  2. Caste System
  3. Communal Problems
  4. Dignity of Womanhood
  5. Social Equality
  6. Prohibition

16 Satyagraha for our Times

  1. Satyagraha Reconsidered
  2. Conflict Resolution
  3. Active Citizenship and Good Government
  4. Social Justice
  5. Sustainable Development