LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY
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SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2006
HT 2801 – HUMAN RIGHTS
Date & Time : 21-04-2006/FORENOON Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A (4 x 5 = 20 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following in not more than 100 words each.
- The Three Generation Rights.
- World War II and Nuremberg Trials
- ‘Non-Refoulment’
- Right against Exploitation
- State Human Rights Commission
- Convention against Torture
PART – B (2 x 10 = 20 marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in 200 words each.
- Trace the growth of the idea of Human Rights at different points of time in
human history
- Examine ‘Right to Religion’ under the Indian Constitution
- What are the social, economic and cultural rights in India according to the
Constitution ofIndia?
- Highlight the important provisions in the Convention on Women – 1979
PART – C (3 x 20 = 60 marks)
Answer any THREE of the following in 1200 words each.
- Critically examine the rights that are guaranteed under the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Who are the Refugees and how the 1951 Geneva Convention protects them.
- Elaborate the ‘Right to Equality’ and ‘Right to Freedom’ under the Fundamental
Rights in the Constitution of India
- Explain the principles that are incorporated in the Convention on the Rights of the
Children and highlights its provisions.
- Discuss contemporary human rights violations such as torture, disappearance, and
custodial death.