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Course Name: POL HE 5016 HUMAN RIGHTS
Course Name: POL HE 5016 HUMAN RIGHTS
About the Course:
About the Course:
Course Outcome:
Course Outcome:
To interpret ideas underlying traditions in classical political philosophy
To analyze the debates and arguments of leading political philosophers belonging to different traditions of the period
To appraise the relevance of classical political philosophy in understanding contemporary politics
Session Plan:
Session Plan:
Unit I: Introduction to Human Rights
Unit I: Introduction to Human Rights
Concept of Human Rights – meaning, nature, importance
Growth and evolution of Human Rights
Classification- three generations of Human Rights
Unit II: Approaches and perspectives
Unit II: Approaches and perspectives
Universal Approach
Cultural Relativist Approach
Marxian Perspective
HR approaches.pdfUnit III: Human Rights and UNO
Unit III: Human Rights and UNO
International Bill of Rights – UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR, Optional Protocols
Conventions Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Convention on Rights of the Child
Human Rights Council
Unit IV: Human rights and the role of NGOs
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
International Committee of the Red Cross
Readings:
Readings:
Chauhan, S.R., & N. S. Chauhan (ed): International Dimension of Human Rights(Vol. I,II,III), Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi, 2006
Symondies, Janusz (ed),: Human Rights: Concepts and Standards, UNESCO Publishing, 2000
Saksena, K. P.,: Human Rights, Lancers Books, New Delhi, 1999
Buzarbaruah, Bhupesh Malla and Ripima Buzarbaruah, : Manav Adhikar, Bani Prakash,Guwahati, 2006
Yasin, Adil-ul, and Archana Upaddhyay,: Human Rights, Akansha Publishing House, NewDelhi, 2004
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