Paper Title
A CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIAY
Abstract
Human beings are born equal in dignity and rights. Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language or any other status. The origin of human rights may be found both in Greek philosophy and the various world religions Origin of the idea of human rights in India though the Rig-Veda Period It is very much true that the makers of the Indian Constitution were influenced by Bill of Rights of the American Constitution, Irish Constitution and French Declaration of the Rights of Men, Constitution of Japan adopted after the Second world War, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. Fundamental rights are mentioned in Part III of the Constitution of India starting from Article 12 to 35 and these fundamental rights conform Human Rights. The term Human Rights has not been defined in the Indian Constitution. But Part III of the Indian Constitution covers more of less complete basic Human Rights. Here is Comparative study of Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Fundamental Rights of the Indian Constitution. The present topic is a burning issue and has a great significance in the world especially the developing nations like India.
Keywords: Indian constitution, Fundamental Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights.