List of top Legal Studies Questions on Human Rights Law

The ‘right to development’ and ‘right to a healthy environment’ have been considered as

Which court is designated to be a Special Court to try the offences under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016?

Which of the following is not a principle for empowerment of persons with disabilities adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13 December 2006 in its Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

Under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, offering an option for treatment or a setting for treatment which meets the person’s treatment needs and imposes the least restriction on the person’s rights is called

Person with intersex variations means a person who at birth shows variation in his or her primary sexual characteristics, external genitalia, chromosomes or hormones from ____ of male or female body.

In a juveniles custodial home, several juveniles report being subject to harsh disciplinary measures, including excessive physical punishment and prolonged isolation. Some also mentioned that their complaints about inadequate food and unsanitary living conditions are being ignored by the school administration. Identify the national body which can be approached. How can this body address the violation of the rights of juveniles?

What are the key principles outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and how do they reflect the foundational values of human dignity, freedom and equality?

An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. Which provision of the RTI Act, 2005 contains such exception?

The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 does not provide for the establishment of which of the following institutions for better protection of human rights?

Which of the following International Treaties is considered the cornerstone of Modern Human Rights Law?

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is constituted under which Act?

Chairman, Railway Board v. Chandrimadas case relates to ______.

Which Act regulates the minimum wages for workers in India?

Which year the National Human Rights Commission was constituted in India?

Consider the following principles:
Principle A: International humanitarian law aims to protect the civilian population and civilian objects, and establishes the distinction between combatants and non-combatants. States must never make civilians the object of attack and must consequently never use weapons that are incapable of distinguishing between civilian and military targets.
Principle B: International humanitarian law prohibits causing of unnecessary suffering to combatants; it is accordingly prohibited to use weapons causing them such harm or uselessly aggravating their suffering. Therefore, states do not have unlimited freedom of choice of means in the weapons they use.
Select the correct option:

Consider the following international instruments and arrange them in chronological order:
I. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
II. ILO Convention No. 97 (Migration for Employment Convention (Revised))
III. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
IV. Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals who are not nationals of the country in which they live
Select the correct option:

In which case, it was held by the Supreme Court that an anticipatory bail cannot be limited or restricted to a fixed period ?

Which human rights are often understood as the third generation rights ?

Which amongst the following is not a main organ of the United Nations ?