International Law and Human Rights

The revised edition provides leading cases on the subject as specified in the syllabus along with recent decisions of National and International courts. The work discusses recent issues like Rohingya Muslims, UN, the Declaration on Child Rights, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and Rights of Ageing People, the Sabarimala judgment, the Right to Privacy (Aadhaar), the Decriminalisation of adultery, LGBT rights, etc.

In its 4th edition, the book is thoroughly revised with the latest syllabus. Three new chapters on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Social Inclusion of Human Rights, and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) have been added.
In Human Rights section of the book, provisions with respect to Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (17 of 2014), and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 have been added at appropriate places. Reference has also been made to path-breaking decisions of the Supreme Court of India with reference to human rights, e.g. Sabarimala judgment, the right to privacy (Aadhaar), decriminalisation of adultery, and LGBT rights among others.

In the International Law, part of the book, the Chilcot Report on the United Kingdom’s Military Action in the Iraq War (2003) and surgical operation by India are included. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 2017 is a pious wish of the international community and finds a place in this edition of the book. The environment continues to be a grave concern of the international community and the adoption of the legally binding Paris Agreement, 2016 is a major achievement. This treaty has been discussed in the book.