📘 Human Values and Human Rights | 2nd Edition (2016)
✒️ Authored by: Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari | Language: English | Publisher: Lexis Nexis
This insightful work by Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari offers a comprehensive exploration of human values, ethics, and human rights, weaving together jurisprudential, philosophical, and constitutional perspectives. Extensively revised in its 2nd Edition (2016), the book highlights the intrinsic connection between human dignity, social justice, and constitutional governance in India.
🔍 Key Features:
🌍 Foundations of Human Values – philosophical and cultural roots of ethics, morality, and social harmony.
⚖️ Human Rights Framework – detailed discussion of international human rights instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and their influence on Indian law.
📜 Constitutional Context – analysis of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy under the Indian Constitution.
🏛️ Judicial Contributions – landmark Supreme Court and High Court judgments shaping the protection of human rights in India.
🛠️ Contemporary Issues – gender justice, child rights, environmental rights, minority rights, and the challenges of globalization.
📚 Ethics in Governance – role of values in public administration, rule of law, and judicial responsibility.
📝 Academic & Practical Utility – ideal for students, academicians, lawyers, and human rights activists.
🆕 Updated Edition (2016) – enriched with recent judicial developments and evolving debates in human rights law.
🎯 Recommended For:
Advocates & human rights practitioners
Judges, policymakers & administrators
Law students & academicians in constitutional and human rights law
NGOs, activists & social workers engaged in human rights protection
General readers interested in ethics, justice & social responsibility
This second edition of Human Values and Human Rights serves as a thoughtful, authoritative, and practical resource, blending legal analysis, ethical perspectives, and judicial wisdom—making it an indispensable guide for anyone engaged in the pursuit of justice, equality, and human dignity.
