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A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO INDIAN CONSTITUTION

AUTHOR

Paventhan. I

4th-year BBA, LLB(Hons),

Saveetha School of Law,

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS),

ABSTRACT:

Human rights are basic rights available to all human beings because of their human birth. It is unique to all human beings, regardless of nationality, religion, language, gender, skin color or other considerations. The Human Rights Protection Act 1993 defines human rights as: “Human Rights” means the rights to life, liberty, equality, and dignity of an individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in international treaties and enforceable by the Indian courts. Human rights are basic rights available to all human beings because of their human birth. It is unique to all human beings, regardless of nationality, religion, language, gender, skin color, or other considerations. The main aim of the research is to know about the factors which link democracy with human rights in the Indian constitution and to know whether people were aware of their fundamental rights given under the constitution of India. To analyze whether the method or ways to compare democracy and human rights with respect to the Indian constitution and to create an impact among the people about the merits of the relationship between democracy and human rights in India. To spread awareness among the people about the motive of framing fundamental rights with respect to human rights. The sample size covered by the researcher is 200. The result of the research is that most people were aware of the concept of Democracy and human rights but they don't know the difference and how to make it available for themself. And the researchers suggest creating awareness about these concepts among all the individuals protected under the Indian Constitution.

KEYWORDS:

Human rights, Democracy, International treaties, UDHR, Fundamental rights