TRANSFORMATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME VIS-À-VIS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS

Abstract

In the post-industrial world, life is different by virtue of new life-style, advanced methods of work and employment, global relations and so on. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The document is inclusive and embraces all significant rights of humans. Certain rights are indirectly included or covered under the Declaration. In the light of new socio, economic and legal developments, more expressed rights for humans need to be included in the international document. The present world has moved further and has started recognising the rights of nature. The judiciary in various countries has played a pro-active role in implementing as well as carving out new rights in favour of non-humans such as rivers, robots etc. The inalienable rights must be formulated for animals, robots, etc. in addition to the human rights. The United Nations should adopt the unofficial Declarations relating to express human rights such as Rights on Internet, Sexual Rights, etc. along with Declarations focusing on rights of animals, rivers, etc.