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Human rights, means the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India. [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (10 of 1994), s. 2 (1) (d)]The freedoms, immunities and benefits that accor-ding to modern values (esp. at an international level, all human beings should be able to claim as a matter of right in society in which they live, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....
Human Rights Court
Human Rights Court, means the human rights Court specified under s. 30. [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (10 of 1994) s. 2(e)]...
Right to work
Right to work, Right to work as a fundamental right can only be considered in fundamental right in those cases where there is a legislative guarantee in the form of legislation. In the absence of right to work being fundamental right it will not fall within expression life under Article 21 and if so would not fall within expression life under Article 21 and if so would not fall within definition of human rights as set out under section 2(d) of the Act, State of Maharashtra v. Smt. Sobha Vitha Kolee, AIR 2006 Bom 44....
Determination of .... Civil rights and obligations
Determination of .... Civil rights and obligations, in the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, every one is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law, R (Smith) v. Parole Board (No. 2), (2004) 1 WLR 421 [Human Rights Act, 1998, Art. 6 (UK)]....
Freedom of speech and expression
Freedom of speech and expression, includes freedom of propagation of idea which is ensured by freedom of circulation, Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 124: 1950 SCR 594: 1950 Cri LJ 1514. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399.Carries with it the right to publish and circulate one's ideas, opinions and views, Sakal Papers (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1962 SC 305.Means the right to express one's opinion by words of mouth, writing, printing, picture or in any other manner. It would thus include the freedom of communication and the right to propagate or publish opinion, S. Rangarajan v. P. Jagjivan Ram, (1989) 2 SCC 574. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399.Includes right of citizens to exhibit films on Doordashan, Odyssey Communications (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Lokvidayan Sanghattana, (1988) 3 SCC 410. See also People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, (2003) 4 SCC 399.Is a natural r...
Human Dignity
Human Dignity, right to life. Includes right to live with human dignity. It is the duty of state not only to protect human dignity but to facilitate itby taking positive steps in that direction. The expression 'life' in Art. 21 does not connote merely physical or animal existence. Certain unarticulated rights are implicit in the enumerated guarantees, Constitution of India, Art. 21, Pt. III, M. Nagraj v. Union of India, (2006) 8 SCC 212....
Government
Government, 'the Government', shall include both the Central Government and any State Government. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(23)]That form of fundamental rules and principles by which a nation or state is governed; the state itself.The structure of principles and rules determining how a State or organisation is regulated; the sovereign proper in a nation or state; an organisation through which a body of people exercise political authority; the machinery by which foreign prover is exercised, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 703.It means, in relation to any major port, the Central Government and, in relation to any other port, the State Government. [Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948), s. 2 (d)]The expression 'Government' in s. 21(12)(a), IPC, 1860 must either mean the Central Government or the Government of a State, R.S. Nayak v. A.R. Antulay, AIR 1984 SC 684: (1984) 2 SCC 183: (1984) 2 SCR 495.Includes Legislative, Executive and Judiciar...
Right of private defence
Right of private defence, the right of private defence of person and property is recognised in all free, civilised, democratic societies within certain reasonable limits. Those limits are dictated by two considerations: (1) that the same right is claimed by all other members of the society and (2) that it is the State which generally undertakes the responsibility for the maintenance of law and order. The citizens, as a general rule, are neither expected to run away of safety when faced with grave and imminent danger to their person or property as a result of unlawful aggression, nor are they expected, by use of force, to right the wrongs done to them or to punish the wrongdoer for commission of offences. The right of private defence serves a social purpose and as observed by the Supreme Court more than once there is nothing more degrading to the human spirit than to run away in face of peril. But this right is basically preventive and not punitive, Gottipulla Venkata Siva Subbrayanam v...
Amnesty International
Amnesty International, means an international non-governmental organization founded in the early 1960s to protect human rights throughout the world. Its mission is to 'secure throughout the world the observance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights'. Amnesty Int. L Statute, Article 1....
Criminal Charge
Criminal Charge, that in determining whether proceedings for condemnation constituted a 'criminal charge' for the purpose of Article 6 of the convention the court had to consider, Regina (Mudie) v. Dover Magistrates' Ct (CA), (2003) 2 WLR 1344.The court concludes as did the chamber that the nature of the charges together with the nature and severity of the penalties, were such that the charges against the applicants constituted criminal charges with in the meaning of Article 6 of the Convention which article applied to their adjudication hear-ings, R. (Napier) v. Home Secretary (QBD), (2004) 1 WLR 3056. [Human Rights Act, 1998, Art. 6]Possesses an autonomous meaning in the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence. It is also true that the first of the three criteria, that is the domestic classification of the proceedings, is treated as no more than a starting point, Regina (Mudie) v. Dover Magistrates' Ct, (2003) LR 1238 QB (CA)....
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