Human Rights Courts in India
Human Rights violations are not uncommon in the contemporary world and the debate on human rights has emerged as a potential discourse of analysis and development. In this background, setting…
Indian Criminal Justice System and Human Rights
Human Rights are those rights which every human being possesses by virtue of his birth. They are inherent and inalienable. In a country like India, we come across various instances…
The Criminal Justice System
The criminal justice system is the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws. There is no single criminal…
The Concept of Crime
Crime is a Deceiving Concept There are no easy explanations for the phenomena collectively called crime. Crime is deceiving concept because it covers an enormous range of human behaviour. Crime may be…
Rule of Law and Human Rights
In his report “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (A/59/2005) the Secretary-General noted that “while freedom from want and fear are essential they are not…
Feminist Perspectives on Human Rights
Feminism has provided some new perspectives to the discourse on human rights over the years. Contemporary feminist scholarship has sought to critique the liberalism on which the conception of formal…
Theory of Rights: Laski, Barker and Marxist’s Theories
Laski’s Theory of Rights: Definition: Harold Laski—the most popular figure and prolific writer of political science, who authored about 20 books—has elaborated the theory of rights and it is in…
Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; concept of Human Rights
A right is described as an entitlement or justified claim to a certain kind of positive and negative treatment from others, to support from others or non-interference from others. In…
3 Generations of Human Rights
Human rights are inherent to every person from his or her birth. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines the 30 rights generally recognized on the international level. In addition, individual…
Marxism and Human Rights
Introduction Human rights are “the doxa of our age”. An idea, practice, and vocabulary which impacts every sphere of moral, philosophical, political, legal, and sociological enquiry. As such, we cannot…
