Governance and Human Rights [Hardcover]

The papers presented in this book explain the Indian approach to Governance and Human Rights. Little literature is presently available which can explain the system of governance which enabled the Indian civilisation to survive for 5,000 years. This book makes a path-breaking contribution in the direction. It shows that there were many methods of checking the excesses of the government. One among such measures was people’s resistance which has been formally established in the form of adult franchise or democracy. It is shown that this is but one small subset of the total system of governance of the Indian civilisation. A plea is made to understand and incorporate of governance into the modern democratic structure. The movement for the protection of Human Rights has come to the fore after the perpetration of great atrocities upon the Jews by the Nazis during the Second World War. But such violations would have occurred throughout history. The second part of the book deals with the Indian approach to Human Rights. It is shown that performance of duties by one secures the rights of others. The focus on rights detracts individuals from performing their duties. A plea is made for greater stress on duties than rights. About The Author:- Bharat Jhunjhunwala was born in a family having interest in sugar, paper and electronic industries. He acquired his doctoral degree in Food and Resource Economics from University of Florida at the age of 23. He joined Indian Institute of Management, Banagalore as an Assistant Professor. Contents:- Preface • Acknowledgements • Introduction • Statecraft in Ancient India • Kalidasa's Description of Checks on the Unrighteous Ruler • People's Voice in Vedic Political System • Bhisma's Description of Democracy • The Moral Imperative in Good Governance • Checks and Balance of Governance in Ancient India as per the Mahabharata • Eternal Values, Democracy and Human Rights • Elections in the Indian Tradition and Good Governance • Democracy in the Indian Tradition • Caste as a System of Governance • The Democratic Nature of Indian Monarchy • Materialism, Spirituality and Democracy • Inadequacy of Democracy • Politics and the Social Good • Duties Before Rights • Priority to Duties in Indian Tradition • Individualism and Materialism are Contra Human Rights • Priority Given to Human Rights in Ancient Indian Tradition • Varna and Equality in Indian Tradition • The Ideal of Social Good in Indian Tradition • A Santana Critique of UN Declaration of Human Rights • Eternal Values and Justice • Classification of Human Beings in Indian Law • Human Rights in Mahabharata • The Perpetual Conflict between Good and Evil • Daya Bhaga • Limits to Statutory Rights • Basic Human Rights Transcend Human Differences • Individual Rights Lead to Social Good • Santana Values and Indian Constitution • Human Rights Transened Cultural Boundaries • Legal and Social Dimensions of Human Right • Index. The Title 'Governance and Human Rights written/authored/edited by Bharat Jhunjhunwala', published in the year 2002. The ISBN 9788178351247 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 260 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Human Rights. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-