(HUMAN RIGHTS LAW)

May 2018, May 2016, May 2015, May 2014,Nov 2013, May 2013, Nov 2012,
May 2012,
PART - A

1. Analysis the ‘Freedom of religion’ as envisaged under the international covenants.

2. Analyze whether people of the country have the right to know the details about the
functionaries function capacity.
3. Compare the provision of the Indian constitution with international covenant on
economic, social and cultural rights.
4. Define ‘Refugee’ and describe the role of the UN high Commission on refugees in
(May 2018) protecting Human rights
(May 2014)

May 2014) 5. Define ‘Refugee’ and describe the role of the UN High commission on refugee in
protecting human rights.
6. Define human rights. Describe the rights recognized in international covenants on
civil and political rights.
7. Describe the composition, power and function of the national human rights
commission established under the human rights act 1993.
8. Describe the human rights that are recognized ion the Universal Declaration of human
rights, 1948.
9. Describe the salient feature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
10. Describe the significance of the protection of human rights s envisaged under the
charter of United Nations.
11. Discuss the different articles of the covenant on civil and political rights, 1966 and
India constitution where identical rights are stipulated.
12. Discuss the importance of second optional protocol to international covenant on civil
and political rights.
13. Discuss the object and scope of Universal declaration of rights.
14. Discuss the obligatory function of local – Self Governance ensuring human rights.
15. Discuss the role of Indian supreme court in protection of the human rights of common
citizen in India.
16. Discuss the role of national and state human rights commission in the implementation
of human rights.

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17. Discuss the work of national human rights commission towards protecting human
rights.
18. Enumerate and explain the role of the united nations agencies concerned with human
rights.
19. Examine the contribution of supreme court India for the protection of human rights in
D.K BasuVs State of west Bengal.
20. Examine the provision relating to constitutional safeguards that are available to an
accused person in India.
21. Examine the role of the United Nation in the promotion of women rights.
22. Examine the role played by the United Nations in promoting human rights.
23. Explain the composition, power and function of the national human rights
commission. Refers to decided cases.
24. Explain the composition, power and function of the state human rights commission.
25. Explain the constitutional safeguards of minorities on religious freedom and freedom
to establish educational institutions.
26. Explain the constitutional safeguards provided for the protection of minorities in
India.
27. Explain the human rights provisions enshrined in the Indian constitution
28. Explain the initiatives of the United Nation in promoting and protecting human rights.
29. Explain the main approaches to understand nature and meaning of human rights.
30. Explain the procedure safeguards available to prisoners under the constitution of
India.
31. Explain the rights to health charter of social and economic rights.
32. Explain the role of human rights in administration of justice.
33. Explain the social and economics discrimination of vulnerable groups (women and
children).
34. Explain the status of Refugees under the convention on the status of Refugees, 1951.
35. History is a mute witness to the most inhuman suffering that man has inflicted on man
– comment.
36. State the provision of the charter of united nations concerning advancement of rights
of women.
37. Trace the origin and development of human rights in India.
38. What are the Human rights Incorporated in the covenant on civil and political rights,
1966.

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 39. Write a brief note on the origin and development of human rights.
40. Write about the various united nations human rights instruments.

PART - B

(Nov 2012) 1. Abolition of slavery 29. International covenant on

(May 2012)

May 2014) 2. Abolition of slavery. economic, Social and cultural

3. Abolition of Untouchability. Rights.
4. American Revolution. 30. International Labour Organization
5. Arbitrary arrest. 31. Juvenile Justice.
6. Atlantic charter 32. Magna Carta.
(May 2018)
(May 2014)
(May 2012)
7. Atlantic charter 33. Rights of Minorities
(May 2013)
May 2014)
8. Atlantic Charter. 34. Rights of Minorities (May 2012)
(May 2018)

9. Compulsory education for children. 35. Rights of Minorities May 2014)

10. Displaced habitants rights.’ Gender 36. National Human Rights

Equality Commission of India
11. Economic and social council 37. Nurembering Trial. (May 2016)
(May 2014)
12. Educational right of women and 38. Nurembering Trial. May 2014)

children 39. Power to obtain bail.

(Nov 2013) 13. Equal pay for equal work. 40. Preventive detention
(May 2013)

May 2014) 14. Equal pay for equal work. 41. Protection of Prisoners right.
15. European court of human rights. 42. Religious right .
16. Euthanasia 43. Right against exploitation
(May 2016) 17. Exploitation of children 44. Right to Asylum.
(Nov 2012)

May 2014) 18. Exploitation of children. 45. Right to clean water.

19. Forced Labour 46. Right to Compensation.
20. French declaration 47. Right to contest election
21. Fundamental Rights. (May 2013)
48. Right to culture.
(Nov 2012)
22. Gender Equality May 2014)
49. Right to culture.
23. Geneva Convention. 50. Right to development
24. Human Rights Council 51. Right to education
(Nov 2012)
25. Human Rights Council (May 2014)
(May
(May
2014)
2013)
(Nov 2013)
52. Right to education.
(May 2013)
26. Human Rights Council. (May 2012)
May 2014)
53. Right to education.
27. Human Rights Council. May 2014)
54. Right to family environment
28. ILO

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 55. Right to life does not include right 68. SuchitaSrivastavaVs. Chandigarh
(Nov 2012) to die Administration.
(May 2012)

May 2014) 56. Right to life does not includeright 69. Sunil BatraVs Delhi
to die. Administration.
57. Right to peace 70. Terrorism.
58. Right to social security 71. The Atlantic charter. (May 2015)
(May 2013)

59. Right to work 72. The Atlantic charter. May 2014)

(May 2018)
(May 2015)
(May 2012)
60. Right to work 73. The Rights of a child.

May 2014)
61. Right to work. 74. Third Generation Human rights.
62. Rights of disabled persons. 75. United nations Development Fund.
63. Rights of vulnerable group. 76. VisakaVs State of Rajasthan (May 2018)
(May 2014)
64. Social contract theory 77. VisakaVs State of Rajasthan. May 2014)

65. Status of disabled persons. 78. WHO.

(May 2013) (Nov 2012)
66. Status of disabled persons. (Nov 2012) 79. World health organization. (May 2018)
(May 2014)
(May 2012)

67. Status of disabled persons. 80. World health organization. May 2014)
May 2014)

PART - C

1. Brain mapping violating human (Nov 2012)

rights.
2. Child Labour
3. Committee on rights of the child
4. Cultural rights
5. Declaration of rights.
6. Doctrine of natural right
7. Equal Opportunity in the matter of
public employment.
8. Equality treatment
9. Fractured societies.
10. Freedom of Association
11. Freedom of movement.
(May 2015)
12. French Declaration
(May 2014)
15. Genocide
(May 2012)
May 2014)
16. Genocide.
17. Human Right Court.
18. Human rights as natural rights.
19. Human rights committee
20. Human trafficking.
21. Inhuman Treatment
22. International Labour Organization.
23. Magna Carta , 1215.
24. Minorities.
25. Natural law
26. Nuremberg Trial.
27. Preventive Detention
28. Problem of Extra- legal execution.

May 2014)
13. French Declaration 29. Protection against torture
14. Geneva Convention. 30. Protection of prisoners in India

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31. Rationale behind abolition of 40. Right to property
capital punishment 41. Right to vote (May 2014)
(Nov 2012)

32. Refugee. 42. Right to vote May 2014)

33. Representation of the people act 43. Social security

34. Resettlement of refugees.
35. Right of children.
36. Right to die
37. Right to Euthanasia
38. Right to family
39. Right to food.
44. Status of refugees.
45. Transgender rights in India.
46. Transparency and accountability.
47. Universal Declaration on Human
Rights
48. Violence of voiceless children.

Prepared By
Venkateswaran.SS

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