Introducing Human Rights

An Overview Including Issues of Gender Justice, Environmental, and Consumer Law
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Description
Introducing Human Rights is a primer for understanding what human rights are, why we require them, and why their violation threatens our basic existence as human beings.
Based on the requirement of the B.A. (Foundation) course in Human Rights, Gender, and Environment, the book is divided into 15 thematic chapters including:
* Definitions and Classification of Human Rights
* Human Rights and the Constitution of India
* Indian and International Monitoring Bodies
* The Human Rights Movement in India
* The Criminal Procedure Code
* Consumer Rights and Violence against Women
* Environmental Law
The chapters highlight the relevance of these issues in Indian and international law and the basic legal framework within which human
rights operate. Comprehensive in coverage and essential for classroom learning and analysis, the volume also teaches students about:
* What to do when human rights are violated
* Mechanisms of redress and their use
Written in an informed, interesting, and easily accessible manner, this book will also appeal to journalists, activists, scholars, lawyers, and lay readers.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 : Introduction to International Human Rights
Chapter 2 : Classification of Human Rights - An Overview of First, Second
& Third Generational Rights
Chapter 3 : International Monitoring Bodies - Treaty-based Bodies
Chapter 4 : International Monitoring Bodies - Chapter-based Bodies
Chapter 5 : The Indian Constitution & Human Rights
Chapter 6 : The Human Rights Movement in India
Chapter 7 : The Criminal Procedure Code
Chapter 8 : Consumer Rights
Chapter 9 : Quasi-Judicial Institutions in India
Chapter 10 : Gender Justice
Chapter 11 : Gender & Employment
Chapter 12 : Violence Against Women
Chapter 13 : Environmental & Sustainable Development
Chapter 14 : Environmental Movements in India
Chapter 15 : Environmental Law in India
Appendix A to  E
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Author Details
South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) is the Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Human Rights Network. It works for the promotion and protection of human rights in South Asia. It has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).