Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in Rights on Feb 21st, 2007
Taken from Human Rights Watch India has systematically failed to uphold its international legal obligations to ensure the fundamental human rights of Dalits, or so-called untouchables, despite laws and policies against caste discrimination, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice and Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. More than 165 [...]
Posted in Rights on Feb 20th, 2007
‘YOU ARE GAY’ ‘YOU ARE A GAY’ Till recently I hadn’t realized that the insertion of an article would mean a lot. The usage of an adjective as a noun is a mere reflection of the way we think in the society. Such improper usage does have a major impact on the people who are [...]
TAKING RIGHTS SERIOUSLY In 1977, Ronald Dworkin wrote ‘Taking Rights Seriously’, a book that argued that that rights must be understood as extremely important moral concerns, and cannot be outweighed merely because a majority would be better off by violating the rights of an individual. Rights need extremely strong protection because they are necessary for [...]