Human Rights Project

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY ODISHA, CUTTACK 

COURSE OUTLINE HUMAN RIGHTS RI GHTS LAW LAW COMPULSORY PAPER (10TH SEMESTER) 2017 COURSE OUTLINE PREPARED PREPARED BY: BY: DR. ASHIRBANI DUTTA DUTTA

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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"*#%.

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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%'!.

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