Human Rights: Issues and Perspectives

by Jawahar L Kaul

ISBN: 9789359195445
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 9295.00
Biblio : 264p

About The Book

The subject of human rights is the major theme in the development of modern world. Since the adoption of 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the protection of human rights worldwide has assumed prime importance. Though the idea of human rights is not new, the Declaration and other international covenants have been landmarks in the norm building process of human rights. The nation states have been cajoled lo adopl international stan. dards of human rights protection. Over the years the contents of human rights have been witnessing incessani transformation. Not only is there an intense debate on the reality of protection of first generation human rights, increasing demands on the need of protecting second generation and third generation human rights are also being made. Theoretical contentions apart, these debates have lended to inluse new blood in the veins of human rights.

Table of Contents

Foreword V Preface vii Contributors xv Part I: Human Rights: Emerging Norms 1. What are Human Rights? 3 2. Human Rights in the 21st Century-Rhetoric and Prognostication 19 3. The Asian Perspective on Human Rights 31 4. Human Rights in Developing Countries: 49 5. International Protection of Human Rights 61 6. Islamic Law and Human Rights: A Historical Perspective 79 Part II: Women and Human Rights 7. Gender Equality: Theory and Practice in India 95 8. Gender Justice and Human Rights in India- A Fragile Myth 111 9. Women, Human Rights and Environment 123 10. Human Rights and Muslim Women in India 143 11. Agricultural Labour and Human Rights in India 151 Part III: Human Rights and Judicial Discourse 12. Constitutional Liability of the State: Erosion of Sovereign Immunity 163 13. Compensation for Human Rights Violation and Judicial Policing of the Police171 14. Custodial Violence and Human Rights- Indian Experience 185 15. Expanding Role of Judiciary in the Protection of Environment: An Environmental Concern as a Human Right 195 16. Prisoners' Right to Socialisation 211 Part IV: Human Rights and the Child 17. Rights of the Child and Judicial Activism- A Critical Appraisal. 223 18. Sexploitation of Minors-Some Socio-legal Aspects 241