Exam Details

Subject Human Rights : Society and Development
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate Programme in Human Rights
Department School of Law (SOL)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Define Human Rights. Give a description of the different kinds of Human Rights.

2. Discuss the key principles contained in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

3. Analyse the main feature of the convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979.

4. Define Humanitarian Law. Examine the relationship between Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law.

5. Describe the implementation mechanism provided under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right (ICCPR).

6. Briefly discuss the main provisions of The Convention on the Protection of the Right of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families 1990.

7. Explain the term 'Self Determination'. Discuss the provisions of the UN Charter relating to Self Determination.

8. Discuss the various rights available to Refugees under the Refugee Convention of 1951.

9. Discuss the important provisions dealing with Right of Indigenous People as enshrined in the International Instruments.

10. What do you understand by the term 'Terrorism'? Discuss the challenges posed by it to the enjoyment of Human Rights.

11. Right to food.

12. Violence against women.

13. Rights of Minorities.

14. Human Rights Council.

15. Amnesty International.

16. The World Summit for Social Development Copenhagen, 1995.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Human Rights : Society and Development
  • Human Rights in India