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Good Governance and Human Rights [1]

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.

Learning Outcome:

  • Conceptual clarity on Good Governance and Human Rights.
  • Identify key stakeholders and challenges and initiatives in practicing Good Governance
  • Analyze role of Information and Computer Technology in effective good governance.
  • Identify constitutional mechanism for enforcement of Human Rights in India.
  • Discuss role of various governmental agencies in ensuring human rights and issues related to it.

 

 

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: 
  • .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: 
  • Bedi; Kiran, Singh Parminderjeet Government@net [2] (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: 
2020-21 [3]

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