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VOL. 6, ISSUE 1 (2024)
Concept of human rights: Western perspective vis-a-vis Indian perspective
Authors
Gurdeep Singh
Abstract
The article primarily deals with constructing a dialogue between the
Western and Indian perspectives of human rights. The article reveals that
though, the present Indian constitutional-legal conception of human rights
appears to be largely influenced by the Western perspective but historically,
India relishes its own legacy of human rights, autonomous and uninfluenced from
the Western perspective. The Western perspective focuses on ‘individualist’
approach of human rights and considers the political institutions represented
by State as the source as well as guard of human rights. Quite differing with
the Western perspective, the Indian perspective perceives the individual as an
integral unit of community and thus believes in the ‘community’ approach of
human rights. Indian perspective moreover, perceives State only as agent of
human rights and not the source and considers the social institutions, such as
religion, culture and community as the sources which primarily acknowledge the
rights of human beings.
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Pages:23-29
How to cite this article:
Gurdeep Singh "Concept of human rights: Western perspective vis-a-vis Indian perspective". International Journal of Sociology and Political Science, Vol 6, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 23-29
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