Bal703 - Public International Law and Human Rights
Bal703 - Public International Law and Human Rights
UNIT-‐I
Definition,
Nature
and
Basis
of
International
Law,
Weakness
of
International
Law
Codification
and
Development
of
International
Law,
Relation
between
International
Law
and
Municipal
Law,
Subjects
of
International
Law,
Nationality,
Extradition
and
Asylum.
UNIT-‐II
Recognition
of
States
and
Governments,
Recognition
of
Insurgency
and
Belligerency
de-‐facto
and
de-‐jure
recognition,
State
succession;
State
jurisdiction;
Territorial
jurisdiction,
Criminal
jurisdiction
in
International
Law,
Intervention.
UNIT-‐III
Diplomatic
agents,
Counsels,
Classification
and
Function
of
Diplomatic
agents
privileges
and
Immunities
with
reference
to
Vienna
Convention
on
Diplomatic
Relation,
1961
Treaties,
Definition
Basis,
Classification
and
Formation
of
treaties,
Interpretation
and
Revision
of
treaties,
Principles
of
jus
cogens
and
pecta
sunt
servenda,
termination
of
treaties,
Vienna
Convention
on
the
law
of
treaties,
Pacific
and
Compulsive
means
of
settlement
of
International
Disputes.
UNIT-‐IV
War,
its
legal
character
and
effects,
Enemy
character,
Armed
conflicts
and
other
hostile
relations
Belligerent
occupation,
War
crimes,
Termination
of
war
and
doctrine
of
post
liminium
and
Prize
courts.
UNIT-‐V
The
Law
of
Neutrality:
Basis
of
Neutrality,
Rights
and
duties
of
neutral
states,
quasi-‐neutrality,
neutrality
and
U.N.
Character,
Right
of
Angary,
Contraband,
Blockade,
Unneutral
service,
Right
of
visit
and
search.
UNIT-‐VI
International
Institution:
United
Nations,
History
and
information
of
United
Nations,
Organs
of
United
Nations
with
specific
reference
to
general
Assembly
Security
Council
and
International
Court
of
Justice.
UNIT-‐VII
Human
Rights:
Meaning,
Universal
Declaration
of
Human
Rights,
1948
International
Covenant
on
Civil
and
Political
Rights,
1966,
International
Covenant
on
Economic,
Social
and
Cultural
Rights,
1966,
Regional
Conventions
on
Human
Rights,
Right
of
Women
and
Child,
Protection
of
Human
Rights
Act,
1993.
SUGGESTED
READINGS
:
1.
Stark
:
An
Introduction
to
International
law
2.
Oppenheim
:
International
Law,
Vol.
I
and
II
3.
Breirly
:
The
Law
of
Nations
4.
S.K.
Kappor
:
International
law
(English
&
Hindi)
5.
Agarwal,
H.O.
:
International
law
and
Human
Rights
(English
&
Hindi)
6.
Tandon,
M.P.
:
International
law
(English
&
Hindi)
7.
Rabertson,
A.H.
:
Human
Rights
in
the
World
7.
Khare,
S.C.
:
Human
Rights
and
United
Nations
8.
Basu,
D.D.
:
Human
Rights
in
Constitutional
Law
9.
Nagendra
Singh
:
Protection
of
Human
Rights
10.
Satish
Chandra
:
International
Documents
on
Human
Rights
11.
Daiya,
K.C.
:
Human
Rights
Jurisprudence
12.
Karkara,
G.S.
:
Commentary
on
Protection
of
Human
Rights
Act.