ALARMING NEED FOR UNIFORM CIVIL CODE: A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE

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Human right is an absolute fundamental right of all the human beings irrespective of their nationality, culture, tradition, sex. The preamble of Universal Declaration of Human rights (UDHR) embodies “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world”. Article 12 to Article 35 of the Indian constitution that guarantees certain fundamental rights like right to equality (Art. 14), right to life and personal liberty (Art. 21), right to equal opportunity (Art. 16) and certain rights incorporated under Article 36 to article 51 of the constitution right to equal pay for equal work, equal justice & free legal aid etc covers most of declarations of UDHR. Thus, the importance of human rights is evident from the above-mentioned laws.

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