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Human Rights Studies
Coordinator: Mr Vikas Kapoor

The ideation of human rights, together with the institutions and practices that give it expression, constitute one of the pervasive markers of our contemporary political world. As S Lukes points out, 'the principle that human rights must be defended has become one of the commonplaces of our age . virtually no one actually rejects the principle of defending human rights', signifies its role in shaping the world order, governance and public policy. Since the Second World War, there has developed a body of human rights laws that aims to offer a meta-political moral framework of governance and seeks to regulate the relationship between state and society. The declared purpose of human rights is to ensure the just treatment of groups and individuals either by protecting them from the incursions of others, as with rights against torture or unfair imprisonment, or by enabling them in the most vital respect of their life, such as food and shelter.

The justification for human rights as a theme lies in its ability to engage our critical intelligence and our moral sensitivity together; and to develop a clearer understanding, not only of how the world is, but also of what kind of world we might come to inhabit. The subject exemplifies a recurrent feature of the political condition: not only the struggle for power and influence between competing interests, but also the collective striving for human betterment in an imperfect world.

This short-term course is aimed at enabling students to gain basic understanding of human rights issues. This course may be useful for those seeking jobs in national and international human rights NGOs, trying to build foundation for further studies or for those interested in social transformation.

Course Structure:
1. Human Rights – The Core Question

• The concept, its scope and relevance

2. Human Rights – The Ideological Question

• Evolution
• Theories
• Perspectives

3. Human Rights – The Development Question

• Development-Rights tradeoffs
• Globalization and liberalization
• International Agencies
• Third World Perspective

4. Human Rights – The Cultural Question

• Cultural Relativism
• Cultural Rights and Cultural Identity

5. Human Rights – The Constitutional Question

• Constitutionalism
• Fundamental Rights and the State Policies

6. Human Rights – The Sovereignty Question

• Citizenship Rights and Domestic Policies
• Foreign Policy Concern

7. Human Rights – The Implementation Question

• National Action
• International Action
• Challenges and Prospects