The question (10 marks)
How far are the human rights of aliens, refugees and sexual minorities protected? Answer with reference to the international instruments and to Indian law. (10 marks)
MU Module 4, head 4.2 - human rights of LGBT persons, refugees and aliens.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 4 · Vulnerable Groups and Regional Arrangements of Human Rights Law.
Authorities you will need
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, Articles 2 and 14
- Chairman, Railway Board v Chandrima Das
- Atala Riffo and Daughters v Chile, Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- European Convention on Human Rights 1950, Articles 8 and 16, and Hirsi Jamaa and Others v Italy
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