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Human Rights in a Comparative Perspective
Course Rationale: This course attempts to build an understanding of human rights among students through a study of specific issues in a comparative perspective. It is important for students to see how debates on human rights have taken distinct forms historically and in the contemporary world. The course seeks to anchor all issues in the Indian context and pulls out another country to form a broader comparative frame. Students will be expected to use a range of resources, including films, biographies, and official documents to study each theme. Thematic discussion of sub-topics in the second and third sections should include state response to issues and structural violence questions.
The objectives of this course are to:
- Develop analytical skills to question and appraise human rights policies and practices at the international levels;
- Perceive improvements, discern ambiguities and identify contradictions in the human rights movement; and
- Gain the understanding of the key contemporary challenges in international human rights.
Course Outcomes (CO)
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DPOL 511(A) |
Human Rights in a Comparative Perspective |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO51: think critically, engage in complex reasoning and express their thoughts clearly through their written work as well as in their response to various issues in human rights. CO52: consider prevailing trends in the human rights field and of the challenge and provide their own contribution as parts of various state and non-state actors engaged in the promotion and enforcement of human rights. CO53: identify potential roles for oneself in the promotion of human rights CO54: research questions in international human rights and to formulate arguments in defence of a position. CO55: Develop comprehensive strategies and policies to prevent and address gender based violence considering cultural sensitivities and societal complexities |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Understanding Human Rights: Three Generations of Rights
Institutionalization: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Rights in National Constitutions: South Africa and India
Torture: USA and India; Surveillance and Censorship: China and India
Terrorism and Insecurity of Minorities: USA and India
Caste and Race: South Africa and India
Gender and Violence: India and Pakistan; Adivasis/Aboriginals and the Land Question: Australia and India
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Ø Biswal, T. (2006) Human Rights Gender and Environment. New Delhi: Viva Books Private Limited
Ø O' Byrne, D. J. (2005) Human Rights: An Introduction. Singapore: Pearson Education,
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Ø Baxi, U.,(2006) The Future of Human Rights, New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
Ø Ahuja, V.K.,Human Rights: Contemporary Issues ,(2019), Eastern Book Company,India
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E-Resources
Ø A basic human right: meaningful access to legal representation, June 2015 http://www.law.unc.edu/documents/academics/humanrights/malr.pdf
Ø Freeman Michael, Human Rights, 4th Edition (2022)
