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HUMAN RIGHTS
Open Elective OE-1
Course Title: HUMAN RIGHTS
Total Contact Hours: 45 Course Credits: 3
No. of Teaching Hours/Week:3 Duration of ESA/Exam: 3Hours
Formative Assessment Marks: 30 Summative Assessment Marks: 70+30=100
Course Objective:
This course aims to introduce the students to basic concepts and practices of Human Rights in
the global and local domain. This course also exposes them to certain recent issues confronting
the Human Rights debates.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this course students will be able to-
• Explain the basic concept of Human Rights and its various formulations.
• Have necessary knowledge and skills for analyzing, interpreting, and applying the
Human Rights standards and sensitize them to the issues.
• Develop ability to critically analyse Human Rights situations around them.
Unit Contents of Course- OE-1 45 Hours
Unit-I Chapter-1 Meaning, nature, scope and Classification of Human 15 Hours
Rights
Chapter-2 The Human Rights of First generation (Civil and
Political Rights), Second generation (Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights), Third generation (Collective Rights) and Fourth
generation (Subjective Rights)
Chapter-3 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Unit-II Chapter-4 Human Rights and Fundamental Rights, Fundamental 15 Hours
Rights and Fundamental Duties in India
Chapter- 5 National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) –
Composition, functions, performance and challenges
Chapter-6 Karnataka State Human Rights Commissions
(KSHRCs) – Composition, functions, performance and challenges
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Unit- III Chapter -7 National Commission and Committees for SCs/STs, 15 Hours
Minorities’ Commission, Women’ Commission, there
composition of functions.
Chapter-8 Major issues and concerns of Human Rights-
Discrimination and violence against women, children, Dalits and
Minorities, PwD and Transgender
Chapter-9 Challenges to Human Rights
Exercise:
• Group Discussion on Human Rights and its types (comparison of Western and Eastern
concept of Human Rights).
• Students can be asked to do collage making and present the same.
• Find out the different types of complaints received by NHRC and bring out the end
results on any one of such case.
• In order to make it more participatory learning, the students are required to visit the
website of NHRC ([Link]), wherein at the left-hand side, a link is provided to
the ‘instructions. After going through the guidelines issued by NHRC’s, briefly explain
the guidelines on – Custodial death/rape, Encounter death, and Guidelines on arrest.
Suggested Readings:
1. Baxi Upendra (ed.), The Right to be Human, Lancer International, Crawford, New Delhi,
1987.
2. James(ed.), The Rights of People, Oxford, New York, 1988.
3. Craston, M. What are Human Rights, Bodely Head, London, 1973
4. Rhonda [Link]& Julie Harrelson- Stephens,“International Human Rights”,
Published by viva books private limited, New Delhi, 2010.
5. Janusz Symonides,“Human Rights Concept and Standards”, Rawat Publications, New
Delhi , 2019.
6. Sunil Deshta and KiranDeshta,“Fundamental Human Rights”, Deep and Deep
Publications, New Delhi, 2011.
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8. Donelly, Jack and Rhoda Howard (ed.), International Handbook of Human Rights,
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press,1987.
9. Donelly, Jack, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice, New Delhi, Manas,
2005.
10. [Link] Biswal, “Human Rights Gender and Environment”, Viva Books Private
Limited Publishers, New Delhi 2006
11. Satya.P. Kanan, “Human Rights Evolution and Development”, Wisdom Press, New Delhi
2012.
12. Gerwith, Human Rights: Essays on Justification and Application, University of Chicago
Press, Chicago,1982.
13. Khan, Mumtaz Ali, Human Rights and the Dalits, Uppal Publishing House, New Delhi,
1995.
14. [Link],“Human Rights Developments in South Asia”, Authors Press Publishers, Delhi
2003.
15. Dr.S.K. Gupta, “Statewise Comprehensive Information on Human Right Violation”,
Published by ALP Books, Delhi. 2009
16. Acharya, B.C. A Handbook of Wome;s Human Rights, Wisdom Press, New Delhi, 2011.
17. South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre, Introducing Human Rights, Oxford,
New Delhi, 2006.
18. Lillich, R. International Human Rights: Law Policy and Practice, Boston: Little Brown
and Co., 1991 2ndEdn.
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Pedagogy:
The course shall be taught through the Bridge Courses, Lecture, Tutorial, Interactive Sessions,
Self-guided Learning Materials, Open Educational Recourses (OER) as reference materials,
Practical Exercises, Assignments, Seminars, Group Discussions and Week-end Counseling
Classes.
Formative Assessment
Assessment Occasion/ type Weightage in Marks
Assessment Test-1 5
Seminar/Presentation/Group 10
Discussion/Field visit
Assessment Test-2 10
Assignment 5
Total 30
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