Good Governance and Human Rights

Paper Code: 
PAD 124
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objective: This paper orients the students towards the understanding and applied aspect of the Good Governance and tries to throw light on constitutional aspects of Human Rights.

 

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

PAD 124

Good Governance and Human Rights

CO 16. Gain Conceptual clarity on Good Governance and Human Rights.

  1. CO 17.Analyze key stakeholders and challenges and initiatives in practicing CO. 18 Analyze role of Information and Computer Technology in effective good governance.
  2. CO. 19 Analyze constitutional mechanism for enforcement of Human Rights in India.
  3. CO 20. Discuss role of various governmental agencies in ensuring human rights and issues related to it.

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

 

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

 

12.00

Good Governance: Genesis, concept, definition, features, key factors & stakeholders, Governance Issues, Challenges and Strategies; Administrative Reforms in India; Civil Service Reforms,  Citizen-Government Interface

12.00

Role of ICT in Good Governance; E-Governance; Good Governance Initiatives : Citizen’s Charter, Right to Information Act, Corporate Social responsibility, Public Service Delivery, Social Accountability

 

12.00

Human Rights: meaning & concept; Constitutional Perspective of Human Rights: Fundamental Rights & Fundamental Duties; Constitutional Mechanism for enforcement of Human Rights in India, Judicial Activism

 

12.00

Weaker Sections and Human Rights in India; National Human Rights Commission ; State Human Rights Commission; Committees for SC’s & ST’s, Minorities Commission

 

12.00

Human Rights Issues: Violence against Women & Children; Terrorism ; Regionalism, Human Rights Court; Civil Society and Human Rights, Refugee Laws.

 

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended

  • .Desai, A.R. (ed.), (1986), Violations of Democratic Rights in India, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
  • .Sathe S.P., (2004), Judicial Activism in India, New Delhi: OUP.
  • Austin, Granville, (2000), Working of Democratic Constitutions: The Indian Experience, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Austin, Granville, (2002), The Indian Constitutions: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi: OUP.
  • Dikshit, R.C., (1998), Human Rights and the Law, Universal and Indian, New Delhi: Deep and Deep.
  • Kashyap, Subhash C., (1978), Human Rights and Parliament, Delhi: Metropolitan. Kirpal, B.N. et al., (2004), Supreme but Not Infallible, New Delhi: OUP
  • Mehta, P. L. and Neena Verma, (1995), Human Rights Under the Indian Constitutions, New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publications.
  • Sathe S.P., (2004), Judicial Activism in India, New Delhi: OUP
  • Rao, K. Subha, (1962), Fundamental Rights under Constitution of India, Madras: Madras University.
  • Sehgal, B.P. Singh (ed.), (1999), Human Rights in India: Problems and Perspectives, New Delhi: Deep and Deep.

 

 

References: 

References

  • Bedi; Kiran, Singh Parminderjeet Government@net (New Delhi: Sage and SrivastaSandeep va Publications, 2001)
  •  Kawadia Ganesh & Ahuja Kanhaiya Environmental Issues of Development Ambala Cantt. 2006.
  • Chary S.N. & Vyasalu Vinod Environment Management and Indian Perspective, Macmillan 2000
  • Ojha Pundrik and Sharma Kiran Public Administration, Raj Publishers, Jalandhar, 2000
  • Jaswal P.S. and Nishtha Jaswal Environmental Law, Pioneer Publications 2000
  • Mukund Rajan Gobind, Global Environmental Policies Oxford University Press 1997
  • Aggarwal V.K., Consumer Protection Law & Practice, BLH Publishers Ltd.,New Delhi, 1993
  • Subbian Adaikkalam Human Rights: Philosophy,Promotion, Protection and Perspectives, Ambala Cantt. 2006.
  • Ansari M.R. Protecting Human Rights, Maxford Books, New Delhi, 2006
  • Verma J.S. The Universe of Human Rights, Universal Law Publishing Company, Delhi, 2006
  • Chandra, U., Human Rights, Allahabad Law Agency Publications,Allahabad,2000.

 

 

Reports for Reference

i. 1st Report of 2nd ARC, “Right to Information: Master Key to Good Governance”, 2006.

ii. 12th Report of 2nd ARC, “Citizen Centric Administration – The Heart of Governance”, 2009.

iii. 13th Report of 2nd ARC, “Organizational Structure of Government of India”, 2009.

 

Academic Session: 
2021-22
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