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Page 1: Girls' Education and Empowerment: Impact of Secondary Level Schooling on Rural Women's Lives

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Aóv`k kZvãx‡Z Av‡gwiKvi ¯vaxbZv †NvlYvcÎ I d«v‡Ýi bvMwiK AwaKvi †NvlYvi ga¨ w`‡q

eZ©gvb gvbevwaKvi aviYvi m~ÎcvZ e‡j we‡ewPZ nq Z_vwc Gi A‡bK welq I Dcv`vbvw`i

¯xK…wZ cÖvP¨ I cvðv‡Z¨i mgvR-ms¯‥…wZ, ag© I `k©‡b j¶¨ Kiv hvq| d‡j gvbevwaKv‡ii

`k©bMZ wfwË †m me †¶‡Î Luy‡R †`Lv cÖ‡qvRb nq|26

Z‡e G‡¶‡Î me©Rbxb gvbevwaKvi †NvlYv I Pyw³¸‡jv hw` mgKvjxb aviYvi cwiPqevnx

wn‡m‡e †`Lv nq Zvn‡j Aóv`k kZvãxi aviYvi mv‡_ cv_©K¨ n‡jv AvR‡Ki gvbevwaKv‡ii

aviYvMZ weKv‡k ag© I `k©‡bi cÖfve hv-B _vKzK bv †Kb gvbevwaKvi gvbexq gh©v`vi ¯xK…wZ,

¯vaxbZv I †g․wjK ¯v_© welqK bvMwiK I ivR‣bwZK AwaKvi, A_©‣bwZK I mvgvwRK AwaKvi

Ges AvšÍR©vwZK mn‡hvwMZv, AwaKvi welqK a¨vb-aviYv I wek¦vm‡eva, g~j¨‡eva I mymsnZ

Abyfe Dcjwä Øviv •ewkó¨gwÛZ nq|

gvbevwaKv‡ii `vk©wbK w`K ev g~j¨‡eva wPwýZ Ki‡Z ev¯Í‡e hw`I mgv‡Ri bvbvwea w`K

MfxiZi Aa¨q‡bi Avek¨KZv Av‡Q Z_vwc KwZcq mvaviY `k©bMZ wfwË I g~j¨‡eva

gvbevwaKv‡ii cÖK…wZ I •ewkó¨ iƒcvqY Ki‡Z †`Lv hvq| G‡¶‡Î GKwU j¶Yxq e¨vcvi n‡jv

gvbevwaKvi Gme `vk©wbK wfwË I g~j¨‡eva mgvRK‡g©i †mev mnvqZvi mv‡_ msMwZc~Y©| d‡j

mvgRKg© Abykxjb gvbevwaKv‡ii msi¶Y I weKv‡k cÖZ¨¶ Ae`vb iv‡L| gvbevwaKv‡ii g~j¨‡eva

ev `vk©wbK wfwËmg~n Av‡jvKcvZ Kiv n‡jvt-

1. Rxe‡bi g~j¨ (Value of life) mKj gvbevwaKv‡ii †¶‡Î `vk©wbK wfwË wn‡m‡e KvR

K‡i| Rxe‡bi A_©enZv ïay Rxeb we‡ivax Ae ’v‡K cÖwZnZ K‡i bv, BwZevPK †¶‡ÎI Kvh©Ki

nq| Gme †¶‡Î wbivcËv jvf gvby‡li Rb¥MZ AwaKvi| Rxe‡bi cig g~j¨ gvbevwaKv‡ii

wfwËf~wg|

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2. gvbe gh©v`v gvbevwaKv‡ii GKwU ‡g․wjK `k©b| me©Rbxb gvbevwaKvi †NvlYvc‡Î ejv

n‡q‡Q, GKB gvbe cwiev‡ii m`m¨ wn‡m‡e mK‡ji Rb¥MZ mgZv I Awfbœ gh©v`vB n‡jv

Ò¯vaxbZv, b¨vh¨Zv I kvwšÍi wfwËÓ| gvbevwaKv‡ii wfwË n‡jv gvbe gh©v`v, gvbe gh©v`v mKj

•bwZK bxwZi Drm|27

3. ¯vaxbZv I gyw³ gvbevwaKv‡ii Aci GKwU `vk©wbK wfwË| gvbevwaKv‡i i‡q‡Q gvby‡li

¯vaxbZvi ¯xK…wZ| me©Rbxb gvbevwaKvi †NvlYvi cÖ_g Aby‡”Q‡` ejv n‡q‡Q †h, mKj gvbyl

mgvb I ¯vaxbfv‡e Rb¥MÖnY K‡i| Zv‡`i i‡q‡Q we‡eK I hyw³ev`x gbb Ges Zviv G‡K A‡b¨i

cÖwZ åvZ…Z¡‡ev‡a DÏxß| me©Rbxb gvbevwaKvi †NvlYvi cÖ_g yÕwU Aby‡”Q`, mKj gvbyl

¯vaxbfv‡e Rb¥MÖnY K‡i- G bxwZwU‡K aviY Kiv n‡q‡Q| AvZ¥i¶v m¤úwK©Z AwaKvi I

b¨vqwfwËK| AwaKvi wbw ©ó Ki‡Z AvB‡bi cÖ‡qvRb nq, AwaKvi A‡bK mgq `vwqZ¡I wb‡ ©k K‡i

_v‡K| wKš‘y ¯vaxbZv wbw ©ó Ki‡Z AvBb ev cÖ_vMZ wb‡lavÁv h‡_ó| ¯vaxbZv AvZ¥m¤úwK©Z

A‡bK (wKQy) n‡jI g~jZ K‡g©i AwaKvi‡K (Rights of Action) eywS‡q _v‡K Ges G K‡g©i

AwaKv‡ii AwaKš‘ i‡q‡Q ¯vaxbZvi AwaKvi (Rights to liberty)| Avi Kg© m¤úwK©Z

¯vaxbZv, †Kej AbygwZ `vqK ¯vaxbZv | K‡g©i AwaKvi ej‡Z Aw¯ÍevPK A‡_© Av_©-mvgvwRK

cwim‡i Kg©MÖnY I m¤úv`‡bi my‡hvM m„wó‡K eywS‡q _v‡K|28

4. gvbevwaKv‡ii `vk©wbK Zvrch© gvbexq gh©v`v I weKv‡ki w`K‡K cÖwZdwjZ K‡i| KviY,

cÖ‡Z¨‡K gy³fv‡e Rb¥ †bqvi ¯vaxbZvi AwaKvi †c‡Z cv‡i e‡j Zvi RxebvPi‡Y cQ‡›`i

¯vaxbZv i‡q‡Q| ¯vaxbZv Rxe‡bi ¸iæZ¡c~Y© g~j¨ wb‡ ©k K‡i hv gvbexq Rxe‡bi A_©enZv I

gh©v`vi mv‡_ Nwbófv‡e m¤úK©hy³|

5. gvbevwaKv‡ii me‡P‡q g~j¨evb `k©bMZ wfwË n‡jv mgZv I •elg¨nxbZv| agx ©q Av`k© I

`vk©wbK wPšÍv, AwaKvi msi¶Yg~jK wewae¨e¯’v welq¸‡jv‡K wbqš¿Y K‡i| d«v‡Ý 1789 mv‡j

M„nxZ gvbyl I bvMwiK AwaKvi msµvšÍ mb‡` ejv n‡q‡Q †h, gvbyl AwaKv‡ii e¨vcv‡i

Rb¥MZfv‡e mgvb Ges G mvg¨ AvPiY eRvq _vK‡e| mgmvgwqK gvbevwaKvi `wjj¸‡jv‡Z

mgZvev` AZ¨šÍ „wó‡MvPi welq| cÖ_gZt GB `wjj¸‡jv‡Z •el‡g¨i weiæ‡× wbivcËv I i¶v

e¨e¯’v Ges AvB‡bi „wó‡Z mgZvi Ici e¨vcK ¸iæZ¡v‡ivc Kiv n‡q‡Q| wØZxqZt mgmvgwqK

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Kv‡ji gvbevwaKvi `wjj¸‡jvi mgZvev`x •ewkó¨ Gi Kj¨vY AwaKvi¸‡jvi AšÍfy©w³i g‡a¨ j¶¨

Kiv hvq| mgZvi bxwZwU e¨w³ ev `‡ji ga¨Kvi •elg¨i Aemvb NUv‡Z mÿg| mgwói g‡a¨

e¨w³‡K we‡klfv‡e wj½, eY©, ag© ev Ab¨vb¨ ‡ÿ‡Î •elg¨ ~i K‡i mgZv Avbvi cÖÖ‡qvRb nq|

•elg¨ gvby‡li Kv‡Ri ‡ÿÎ, gvb gh©v`v I gZ cÖKvk‡K msKzwPZ K‡i| •el‡g¨i Aemvb gvby‡li

Rb¨ †g․wjK I me©Rbxbfv‡e M„nxZ|

6. b¨vqwePvi gvbevwaKvi `k©‡bi g~j wfwË| b¨vqwePv‡ii aviYv mgZvi aviYvi mv‡_ mswkøó

_vK‡jI Ges mggh©v`v cÖvc¨Zvi wbðqZv cÖ`vb Ki‡jI Zv‡Z gvby‡li wbivcËv, ¯vaxbZv I

AvZ¥gh©v`vi cÖm‡½ Gi bxwZgvjviƒ‡c ¯xK…Z nevi `vwe iv‡L| G‡Z b¨vqwePv‡i cÖ‡Z¨K gvby‡li

†g․wjK ¯v_©i¶vi •bwZK „wófw½i mv‡_ m¤úwK©Z nq| gvbevwaKv‡ii †ÿ‡Î b¨vqwePvi aviYv

wewfbœ w`K †_‡K wewfbœfv‡e we‡ePbvq Av‡m| G‡Z AvBbMZ, wePviMZ, mvgvwRK, A_©‣bwZK I

Ab¨vb¨ w`KI i‡q‡Q| Gme w`K mgv‡Ri m`m¨‡`i gh©v`v mgybœZ ivLvi wfwË M‡o †Zv‡j Ges

gvby‡li g‡a¨ msnwZ I wbivcËv wbwðZ K‡i|

7. mvgvwRK `vwqZ¡ gvbevwaKv‡ii Avi GKwU ¸iæZ¡c~Y© wfwË| GwU mvgvwRK `vqe×Zv I

eva¨evaKZvi evB‡iI mvgvwRK `vwqZ¡‡eva cÖm‡½ we‡kl ¸iæZ¡ cvq| mvaviYfv‡e GwU me©RbMÖvn¨

gZ †h, AwaKv‡ii m‡½ ¯v_© ev ¯v_© msi¶‡Yi GKwU cÖZ¨¶ †hvMm~Î i‡q‡Q| GQvov AwaKv‡ii

m‡½ `vwq‡Z¡i I `vqe×Zvi m¤úK© i‡q‡Q, hw`I GwU me‡¶‡Î cwiõzU bq| AwaKvsk ag© I

`k‡ ©b Giƒc mvgvwRK `vwqZ¡ †Rviv‡jvfv‡e e¨³ n‡q‡Q| mvgvwRK `vwq‡Z¡i Zvrch© I A_©‡eva

†hfv‡eB wPwýZ Kiv †nvK bv GwU gvbevwaKv‡ii `k©‡b Mfxifv‡e †cÖvw_Z|

eY©, ag©, wj½mn Ab¨vb¨ †Kv‡bv wKQz we‡ePbv bv K‡i e¨w³Z¡ Ges gvby‡li cwic~Y©

m¤¢evbvi cÖwZ m¤§vb cÖ`k©bB n‡jv gvbevwaKvi `k©‡bi †K› ªxq welq| GwUB gvbevwaKvi `k©‡bi

cªK…Z Zvrch| Kv‡RB gvbexq m¤ú‡K©i weeZ©b, kvwšÍ I AmwnsmZvi `vwe wn‡m‡e gvbevwaKv‡ii

Av‡e`b Kvh©Ki Ki‡Z Rbm‡PZbZv I `vwqZ¡‡ev‡ai RvMiY Av‡iv kw³kvjx Kiv cÖ‡qvRb|

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1.3 AwaKv‡ii †kªYxwefvMt

AwaKv‡ii †h․w³K KvVv‡gvwU (logical structure) Av‡jvPbvi c~‡e© Avgv‡`i AvBbMZ

AwaKvi (legal or positive rights) Ges •bwZK AwaKv‡ii (moral or human rights)

cv_©K¨ Rvb‡Z n‡e| AvBbMZ AwaKvi n‡jv †mme AwaKvi †h¸‡jv wKQy AvBbvbyM A_ev cÖ_vMZ

Abykxj‡bi Kvi‡Y e¨w³ mgv‡R †_‡K jvf K‡i|29

D`vniY¯iƒc, GKRb e¨w³i wb‡Ri †`‡ki

mvaviY wbe©vP‡b †fvU cÖ`v‡bi AwaKvi _v‡K wKš‘ Ab¨ †`‡k bq| cÖ‡Z¨K †`‡ki AvBwb

bxwZgvjvmg~n AwaKvi MÖnY ev eR©‡bi †¶‡Î wfbœiƒc n‡Z cv‡i| Ab¨w`‡K •bwZK ev

gvbevwaKvi¸‡jv ‣bwZK bxwZgvjv Abyhvqx ¯xK…Z ev A¯xK…Z nIqvi e¨vcv‡i Kg wbY ©qmva¨ †hgb,

GwU GKRb e¨w³i •bwZK AwaKvi †h, A‡b¨i Øviv kvixwiKfv‡e wbh©vwZZ bv nIqv| AwaKv‡ii

Aw¯ÍZ¡ cÖwZôv Kivi Rb¨ †hme wbqg cÖwµqv wbhy³ Zv‡`i IciB AvBbMZ I •bwZK AwaKv‡ii

g~j cv_©K¨ wbf©i K‡i| AvBbMZ AwaKvi cÖwZôvi Rb¨ h_vh_ AvBwb A_ev cÖvwZôvwbK cÖwµqv

AbymiY Kiv nq| Ab¨w`‡K •bwZK AwaKvi ev gvbevwaKvi cÖwZôvi Rb¨ •bwZK hyw³ Zz‡j aiv

nq|30

gvby‡li wKQy ¯^vfvweK AwaKvi (Natural rights) i‡q‡Q, hv •bwZK AwaKvi wn‡m‡e

cwiwPZ| •bwZK AwaKvi‡K Avevi mnRvZ ev cÖvK…wZK AwaKvi e‡jI AwfwnZ Kiv n‡q _v‡K|

cÖvK…wZK AwaKvi cÖK…wZ KZ©„K ¯qswµqfv‡e DrmvwiZ I wbqwš¿Z| myZivs b¨vqciZv, mZZv,

åvZ…Z¡‡eva, mngwg©Zv BZ¨vw` †_‡K •bwZK AwaKvi DrmvwiZ| Aciw`‡K AvBb cÖ‡qv‡Mi gva¨‡g

AvBbMZ AwaKv‡ii wfwË ¯’vwcZ| GB AwaKv‡ii weKvk N‡U‡Q AwfÁZvjä Áv‡bi gva¨‡g

gvbeRvwZ‡K wbqg-k„•Ljvi g‡a¨ wbqwš¿Z Kivi ga¨ w`‡q| GwU gvby‡li Rb¨, gvby‡li m¤§wZ‡Z,

gvby‡li Øviv cÖYxZ I wbqwš¿Z nq|

Hohfeld31

(1919) AwaKv‡ii †kªYxKiY K‡ib, hv AvBbMZ AwaKv‡ii wewfbœiƒ‡ci

wPivqZ we‡kølY wn‡m‡e we‡ewPZ| wZwb AwaKvi‡K Pvifv‡M fvM K‡ib: `vwei AwaKvi (Claim-

rights), ¯vaxbZvi AwaKvi (Liberty-rights), ¶gZvi AwaKvi (Power-rights), Ges

wbivcËvi AwaKvi (Immunity-rights).

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`vwei AwaKvi (Claim-rights)- G AwaKvi¸‡jv A‡b¨i Ici `vwei wfwˇZ MwVZ, hvi

d‡j G¸‡jv memgq A‡b¨i mv‡_ hy³| †hgb, `A‟ e¨w³ hw` `B‟ e¨w³i KvQ †_‡K UvKv avi

K‡i, Zvn‡j `A‟ Gi AwaKvi _v‡K `B‟ Gi KvQ †_‡K UvKv wd‡i cvevi| Avi `B‟ Gi Abyiƒc

`vwqZ¡ _v‡K UvKvUv `A‟ †K wdwi‡q †`Iqvi| Hohfeld G AwaKvi‡K Gi ÔK‡Vvi „wó‡KvYÕ

†_‡K †`wL‡q‡Qb, hw`I G‡K cÖvqB Gfv‡e e¨vL¨v Kiv nq ‡h, G¸‡jv A‡b¨i Ici `vwehy³ _v‡K

Ges cvi¯úwiK `vwqZ¡ Pvcv‡bv nq hv‡Z AwaKvi myiw¶Z Kivi gva¨‡g bxwZwU‡K wbwðZ Kiv

hvq|

¯vaxbZvi AwaKvi (Liberty-rights)- G AwaKvi¸‡jvi †¶‡Î ‡Kv‡bv j¶¨ AR©‡bi

Rb¨ †KD Ab¨‡`i cÖwZ AvBbMZ ev bxwZMZfv‡e ‡Kv‡bv `vwqZ¡ cvj‡b eva¨ bq| †hgb, hw` yRb

e¨w³ GKwU Rwg µ‡qi †Póv Pvjvq, Zvn‡j cÖ‡Z¨‡Ki ¯vaxbZv _v‡K GwU µq Kivi wKš‘ Kv‡iv

AvBbMZ I bxwZMZ eva¨evaKZv _v‡K bv Ab¨‡K Zv Ki‡Z m¤§wZ †`Iqvi|

¶gZvi AwaKvi (Power-rights)- ¶gZv‡K mvaviYZ AvBbMZ m¤úK© cwieZ©‡bi Rb¨

AvBbMZ m¶gZv wn‡m‡e msÁvwqZ Kiv nq| Gfv‡e ¶gZvi AwaKvi cÖvq †¶‡Î ¶gZvi

cwieZ©‡b AwaKvi wn‡m‡e cÖwZwôZ nq| ‡hgb, DBj •Zwi Kivi AwaKvi, †fvU cÖ`v‡bi AwaKvi-

Gme †¶‡Î ¶gZv AvBbMZfv‡e MwVZ nq| GLv‡b cÖwZwU AwaKv‡ii †¶‡Î e¨w³ wKQy †jb‡`b

djcÖm~ Kivi Rb¨ AvBbMZ AwaKv‡ii mv‡_ hy³|

wbivcËvi AwaKvi (Immunity-rights)- G AwaKviwU Ab¨‡`i ¶gZvi Aaxb bq,

wbivcËvi AwaKvicÖvß e¨w³ Ab¨‡`i ¶gZv †_‡K gy³| †hgb, GKwU mgv‡R †hLv‡b Zvjv‡Ki

Rb¨ ‡Kv‡bv AvBbMZ kZ© _v‡K bv †mLv‡b GKRb e¨w³ Zvi ¯vgx/ ¿x‡K ZvjvK cÖ`v‡bi ¶gZv

‡_‡K gy³ Ab¨ K_vq, e¨w³i AwaKvi Av‡Q Zvi ¯vgx/ ¿x ZvjvKcÖvß bv nIqvi, G‡¶‡Î Zv‡`i

ZvjvK cÖ`v‡bi ¶gZv _v‡K bv| D‡jøL¨ †h, ¶gZv (Power) Ges wbivcËv (Immunities)

y‡Uv welqB e¨w³ ev cÖwZôv‡bi A‡b¨i cÖwZ AwaKvi I `vwqZ¡ wba©vi‡Yi Rb¨ m¶gZvi ¸iæZ¡

enb K‡i|

Hohfeld KZ©„K AwaKv‡ii Dch©y³ †kªYxKiY QvovI †`Lv hvq †h, AwaKvi mvavibZ

cuvPwU g~j Dcv`v‡bi aviYvi mgwót32

(i) AwaKvi †fv‡Mi Rb¨ KZ©v _vK‡e, hv e¨w³ `j, RvwZ,

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ivóª, ms¯‥…wZ, GgbwK mgMÖ wek¦ n‡Z cv‡i| (ii) AwaKv‡ii welqe¯‘ y, hv AwaKvi wn‡m‡e GKRb

AwaKvi †fvMx (right holder) `vwe Ki‡Z cv‡i| (iii) AwaKvi PP©vKiY, G KvRwUi gva¨‡g

AwaKvi †fvMx (Subject) welqe ‘ (Object)-i mv‡_ wewfbœfv‡e mshy³ nq| G ai‡bi PP©v wKQy

e¨w³, `‡ji wec‡¶ n‡Z cv‡i| (iv) AwaKvi, wKQy †¶Î Qvov Kv‡iv wec‡¶ a‡i †bqv nq Ges

•ewkó¨MZfv‡e KZ©e¨ Øviv cvi¯úwiK m¤úK©hy³| (v) me‡k‡l, AwaKv‡ii †h․w³KZvi cÖkœ

Av‡m| GKwU AwaKvi ZLbB †h․w³K n‡e hLb Zv mvgvwRK MÖnY‡hvM¨Zv cv‡e|

AwaKv‡ii †kªYxwefvR‡bi cÖ‡kœ ivóª`vk©wbKMY HKg‡Z¨ DcbxZ n‡Z cv‡ibwb| evK©vi

AwaKvi‡K ¯vaxbZv, mvg¨ I mn‡hvwMZv ev †m․åvZ…Z¡-33

GB wZb fv‡M fvM K‡i Av‡jvPbv

K‡i‡Qb| wKš‘ Aa¨vcK j¨vw¯‥ AwaKvi‡K ÔmvaviYÕ (general) Ges wbw ©ó (particular) 34

GB

yBfv‡M fvM Kivi c‡¶| e¨vcK A‡_© Avgiv AwaKvi‡K ywU cÖavb fv‡M fvM Ki‡Z cvwi: K)

•bwZK AwaKvi Ges L) AvBbMZ AwaKvi| AvBbMZ AwaKvi mg~n‡K cÖavbZ Pvifv‡M fvM Kiv

hvq: h_v 1. †c․i AwaKvi (Civil rights) 2. ivR‣bwZK AwaKvi (Political Rights), 3.

A_©‣bwZK AwaKvi (Economic Rights) 4. mvgvwRK AwaKvi (Social Rights)| AwaKv‡ii

G ‡kÖbxwefvRb‡K J.C Johari35

wb‡¤§v³fv‡e Zz‡j a‡i‡Qb:

1. •bwZK AwaKvi (Moral Rights)- mvgvwRK b¨vqbxwZ‡ev‡ai Ici wfwË K‡i †hme

AwaKvi M‡o I‡V, †m¸‡jv‡K •bwZK AwaKvi e‡j| Gme AwaKvi f‡½i Aciv‡a ivóª †Kv‡bviƒc

kvw Í weavb Ki‡Z cv‡i bv| •bwZK AwaKvi f½Kvix †Kej wbR we‡e‡Ki `skb Abyfe K‡i Ges

mgvR KZ©„K wbw›`Z nq| †hgb-eva©‡K¨ mšÍv‡bi Ici wcZv-gvZvi fiY †cvl‡Yi `vwe, Qv·`i

KvQ †_‡K wk¶K‡`i kª×vjv‡fi `vwe cÖf„wZ •bwZK AwaKv‡ii AšÍfz©³| GB AwaKvi ¶zbœ n‡j

ivóª AvB‡bi mvnv‡h¨ ‡Kv‡bv cÖwZKv‡ii e¨e¯’v Ki‡Z cv‡i bv|

2. ivR‣bwZK AwaKvi (Political Rights)- ivR‣bwZK AwaKvi ej‡Z ivóªxq Kv‡h©

cÖZ¨¶ ev c‡iv¶fv‡e AskMÖnY †evSvq| MYZvwš¿K iv‡óª RbMYB n‡jv mve©‡f․g| ZvB RbM‡Yi

ivR‣bwZK AwaKv‡ii ¯xK…wZ Qvov myôz MYZvwš¿K mgvR MVb Kiv Am¤¢e| M¨v‡U‡ji g‡Z,Òiv‡óªi

mve©‡f․g ÿgZvi AvBwb Awfe¨w³ I cÖkvm‡b AskMÖn‡Yi AbygwZ jvfB n‡jv ivR‣bwZK

AwaKvi|Ó36

ivR‣bwZK AwaKvi¸‡jvi g‡a¨ wbe©vPb Kivi AwaKvi ev †fvUvwaKvi, wbe©vwPZ

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nIqvi AwaKvi, ivR‣bwZK `j MV‡bi AwaKvi, †hvM¨Zv Abyhvqx PvKzwi jv‡fi AwaKvi,

miKv‡ii Kv‡Q Av‡e`b Kivi AwaKvi cÖf…wZ D‡jøL‡hvM¨|

3. ‡c․i AwaKvi ( Civil Rights)- G AwaKvi¸‡jv e¨w³ Ges e¨w³MZ welq-m¤úwËi

mv‡_ RwoZ| †h me my‡hvM myweav e¨ZxZ gvbyy‡li c‡ÿ myôzfv‡e mf¨ mvgvwRK Rxeb hvcb Kiv

m¤¢e nq bv| †m¸‡jv‡K †c․i ev mvgvwRK AwaKvi e‡j| Gme AZ¨vek¨Kxq AwaKvi¸‡jv Qvov

Rxeb aviY ev e¨w³‡Z¡i weKvk Am¤¢e| mvgvwRK AwaKvimg~‡ni g‡a¨ Rxeb avi‡bi AwaKvi,

m¤úwËi AwaKvi, ag©vPvi‡Yi AwaKvi, ¯vaxb MwZwewai AwaKvi we‡kl ¸iæZ¡c~Y ©| mymf¨

mvgvwRK Rxe‡bi c‡ÿ Acwinvh© e‡j mf¨ ivóª gvÎB Gme AwaKvi‡K ¯xKvi K‡i †bq I

AvB‡bi gva¨‡g msiÿ‡Yi e¨e¯’v K‡i|

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Z_¨ wb‡`©k

1. V.D. Mahajan, Political Theroy, (New Delhi: S.Chand & Company

Ltd.1988), p.319.

2. Ibid. p.316.

3. Barker, E., Principles of Social and Political Theory, (London: Oxford

University Press, 1967), p.226.

4. Ibid. p.228.

5. Noel and Rita Timms, Dictionary of Social Welfare, (Routledge &

Kegan Paul, Great Britain, 1977), p.165.

6. gvbevwaKvi mb`, 1948

7. Forum for the Human Rights, Finland

8. gvneyj-Dj-nK ‡RvqvÏ©vi, AvšÍR©vwZK AvB‡bi „wó‡Z gvbevwaKvi, (evsjv GKv‡Wwg, XvKv,

1988), c„.13.

9. ‡gvt byiæj Bmjvg, gvbevwaKvi I mgvR Kg©, (wbD GR cvewj‡Kkb, XvKv, 2005),

c„.12.

10. MvRx kvgmyi ingvb, gvbevwaKvi fvl¨, (evsjv GKv‡Wwg, XvKv, 1994) c„.4.

11. cÖv¸³, c„.12.

12. wZwb Zuvi gbmv g½j Kv‡e¨ G e³e¨ Zz‡j a‡ib |

13. Moskowity Moses, Human Rights and World Order, (New York:

Occan Publications Inc, 1999), p.19.

14. Begum Rokeya, ÒHuman Rights-An Overview in Historical

PerspectiveÓ. The Journal of Social Development , Vol.12, no .1, Dec

-1997, p.185.

15. Alan Gealirth, Human Rights: Essays on Justification Applacations ,

(Chicago University Press, 1982), p.1.

16. Encyclopaedia of Social Work, (NASW Press, Washington, D.C Vol.

2, 1995), p.79.

17. The New Enclopaedia Britannica (1978), Vol-2, p.200.

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18. Begum Rokeya, ÒHuman Rights –An Overview in Historical

PersectiveÓ The Journal of Social Development , Vol.12, No.1, Dec-

1997, p.24.

19. †gv¯ÍvdvRvgvb fz‡Uªv, Amity –A Voice of Humanity, Vol-1,( University

Press Limited, Dhaka, 2002), p.1.

20. Muhammad Zamir, Human Rights: Issue and International Law,

(University Press Limited, Dhaka, 1990), p.1.

21. The Social Work Dictionary, 3rd

ed, NASW Press, Washington, D.C,

p.173.

22. wgqv gynv¤§` ‡mwjg I jyrdi ingvb, gvbevwaKvi: mvgvwRK b¨vqwePvi I mgvRKj¨vY,

(b‡fj cvewjwks nvDR, XvKv, 2005), c„.16.

23. J. Donnelly, Universal Human Rights in Theory & Prictice, 2nd

ed.

(Ithaca & London: Cornell University Press, 2003), p.167.

24. Amartya. Sen, Human Rights and Asia Values, (‡jLK 1†g, 1997 Zvwi‡L

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K‡ib|).

25. †Rgm WweøD wb‡Kj, Abyev`- AvdZve †nv‡mb, gvbevwaKv‡ii Zvrch©, (evsjv GKv‡Wwg,

XvKv, 1996), c„. 56.

26. •mq` kIKZz¾vgvb, gvbevwaKvi, mvgvwRK b¨vqwePvi I mgvRKj¨vY, (†iv‡nj

cvewj‡Kkb, XvKv, 2005) c„.28.

27. wgqv gynv¤§` †mwjg I jyrdi ingvb, gvbevwaKvi: mvgvwRK b¨vqwePvi I mgvRKj¨vY,

(b‡fj cvewjwks nvDR, XvKv, 2005), c„ôv-16.

28. evsjv‡`k RvwZmsN mwgwZ, (1999), gvbevwaKvi: AÜKvi †_‡K Av‡jvi c‡_, c„ôv-43.

29. N.Haque, Applied Philosophy, (Jatoya Sahitya Prakash, Dhaka,

2015), p.12.

30. Ibid., p.12.

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31. W.N. Hohfeld., Fundamentals legal Conceptions as Applied in

Judicial Reasoning, (New Heaven: Yale University Press, 1999),

p.186.

32. N. Haque, Applied Philosophy, p.13.

33. E. Barker, Principles of social and political Theroy (London: Oxford

University Press, 1967), p. 228-235.

34. H. Laski, A Grammer of Politics (London: George Allen & Unwin

Ltd. 1937), p.91.

35. J. C. Johari, Contemporary Political Theory, Basic Concepts and

Major Trends (Sterling Publisher Pvt. Ltd.1980), p.193.

36. R.G.Gettell, History of Political Thought, (London: George Allen &

Unwin Ltd.1932), p.140.

37. Ibid., Laski, H., A Grammar of Politics, p.93.

38. gvbevwaKvi mb`, 1948|

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(2) 1791 mv‡ji Av‡gwiKvi wej Ae ivBUm : Av‡gwiKvb msweav‡b cÖ_g `kwU ms‡kvabx

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‡g․wjK AwaKv‡ii wbðqZv;

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1945 mv‡ji GKwU mb‡`i gva¨‡g wØZxq wek¦hy‡×i ci RvwZcy‡Äi avivevwnKZvq

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2.2: AwaKv‡ii DrcwË I cÖK…wZ m¤úK©xq wewfbœ gZev`

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cÖvK…wZK K_vwUi ‡Kv‡bv wbw ©ó I me©RbMÖvn¨ A_© †bB| †m Rb¨ cÖvK…wZK AwaKv‡ii

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Dch©y³ mgv‡jvPbv m‡Ë¡I, ¯vfvweK AwaKvi ej‡Z hw` mgv‡Ri msL¨vMwiô As‡ki

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AwaKv‡ii fveev`x gZev`

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g~jbxwZ, wnDg¨vwbó GÛ Bw_K¨vj G‡mvwm‡qkb Ae evsjv‡`k, 2001, c„.6|

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5. F.K.M. Munim, Rights of the Citizen Under the Constitution and Law,

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cÖ‡qvRb†ev‡a kw³ cÖ‡qv‡Mi Øviv eva¨Zvg~jKfv‡e ivóªxq AvBb‡K ejer Kiv nq|

wKš‘ †nbix †gBb (Henry Maine), m¨vwfwb (Savigny), ‡gUj¨vÛ (Maitland),

‡dªWwiK †cvjvK (Fredrick Pollock), †Rgm eªvBm (James Bryce) cÖgyL HwZnvwmK

„wó‡KvY †_‡K wePvi we‡kølY K‡i AvBb‡K mve©‡f․g KZ©„c‡ÿi Av‡`k e‡j †g‡b wb‡Z A¯xKvi

K‡ib|7 Zuv‡`i g‡Z, cÖwZwU †`‡k my`xN©Kvj a‡i cÖPwjZ cÖ_v, ixwZbxwZ, †jvKPvi cÖf…wZ

Kvjµ‡g AvB‡bi gh©v`v jvf K‡i| ZvB m¨vwfwb e‡j‡Qb, AvBb •Zix Kiv iv‡óªi KvR bq,

AvB‡bi †h․w³KZv Dcjwä I Zvi cÖ‡qvM KivB n‡jv iv‡óªi cÖK…Z KvR|

Av‡gwiKvi mv‡eK ivóªcwZ DBjm‡bi msÁvq AvBb m¤úwK©Z we‡kølYvZ¡K I HwZnvwmK

aviYvi mgšq jÿ¨ Kiv hvq| DBjm‡bi g‡Z, AvBb n‡jv gvby‡li †mB mKj mycÖwZwôZ cÖ_v ev

a¨vb-aviYvi Askwe‡kl hv ivóª KZ©„K M„nxZ wewa‡Z cwiYZ n‡q‡Q Ges hvi ‡cQ‡b ivóªxq KZ©„‡Z¡i

mg_©b i‡q‡Q| myZivs AvBb n‡jv mvgvwRK AvPvi-e¨envi I wPšÍvavivi mywbw ©ó I wewae× iƒc|

GB n‡jv DBjm‡bi msÁvi cÖ_g As‡ki e³e¨| G‡ÿ‡Î HwZnvwmK gZev‡`i cÖfve jÿbxq|

GB msÁvi c‡ii As‡k ejv n‡q‡Q †h, AvB‡bi †cQ‡b ivR‣bwZK KZ©„c‡ÿi mg_©b Avek¨K| G

e³‡e¨i g‡a¨ Aw÷‡bi we‡kølYvZ¥K aviYvi cÖfve my¯úó|

Aa¨vcK evK©vi e‡jb, AvBb‡K Av`k© AvBb n‡Z n‡j †KejgvÎ ivóªxq msMVb KZ©„K

¯xK…Z, †NvwlZ Ges cÖhy³ n‡jB n‡e bv; eis Zv b¨vqm¤§Z Ges hyw³m½Z n‡Z n‡e| Zvui g‡Z,

Av`k© AvBb ywU Dcv`vb wb‡q MwVZ- 1. •eaZv (Validity) I 2. •bwZK g~j¨ (Moral

Values)| AvB‡bi ‡cQ‡b mve©‡f․g ivóªxq KZ©„c‡ÿi mg_©b‡K •eaZv e‡j| Avi •bwZK g~j¨

n‡jv GB †h, AvBb mvgvwRK b¨vqbxwZ‡ev‡ai Ici cÖwZwôZ n‡e| Z‡e evK©vi ¯xKvi K‡i‡Qb †h,

AvBb ‣ea n‡jB mK‡j Zv gvb‡Z eva¨, †m AvB‡bi •bwZK g~j¨ _vK ev bv _vK| bxwZi †ÿ‡Î

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GKwU we‡kl wbq‡g AvBb mgv‡Ri gvby‡li g‡a¨ cvwjZ n‡e Ges Zv n‡e wbqgZvwš¿Kfv‡e Ges

wbqg f‡½i ‡Kv‡bv AvPiY‡K GLv‡b †g‡b †bIqv n‡e bv| AvB‡bi †ÿ‡Î Avgiv jÿ¨ Kwi †h,

G‡Z Avgv‡`i AwaKvi msiwÿZ n‡”Q wKbv| Avi Zv Avgiv ey‡S _vwK bxwZgvjvi Av‡jv‡K

kvm‡bi †ÿ‡Î ywU wel‡qi gva¨‡g- 1.AvB‡bi kvmb (Rule of Law) I 2. eva¨evaKZv ev ej

cÖ‡qvM (Rule of force)|

AvB‡bi kvm‡bi †ÿ‡Î bxwZgvjv¸‡jv miKvi KZLvwb †g‡b Pj‡Q Ges RbMY Zvi Øviv

KZLvwb cÖfvweZ n‡”Q G¸‡jv †`Lv nq| Kv‡RB AvB‡bi kvm‡bi mv‡_ Goodness ev fvjZ¡

Ges Justice ev b¨vqwePvi cÖwZwôZ nq| Ab¨w`‡K AvB‡bi †ÿ‡Î ej cÖ‡qv‡Mi welqwU RwoZ|

AvB‡bi mv‡_ ej cÖ‡qv‡Mi GKUv m¤úK© Av‡Q| mvaviYZ Avgiv g‡b Kwi †h, AvBb n‡”Q

RbMY‡K iÿv Kivi GKUv nvwZqvi| ZvB AvB‡bi mv‡_ RbM‡Yi Avkv- AvKvs•LvI RwoZ

_v‡K| †hgb-†KD hw` wewaewnfz©Z ‡Kv‡bv AvPiY K‡i Zvn‡j Avgiv Avkv Kwi †h AvBb Zv‡K

kvw Í w`‡e A_ev mwVK c_ †`Lv‡e| myZivs AvBb mK‡ji g½‡ji Rb¨| wKš‘ †hLv‡b bxwZMZ

Av`k© bv †i‡L ej cÖ‡qv‡Mi gva¨‡g RbM‡Yi Ici wKQz Pvwc‡q †`Iqv nq, †mLv‡b AvB‡bi kvmb

Z_v •bwZK eva¨Zv‡eva (Moral Obligation) e¨vnZ nq| A‡bK mgq †`Lv hvq, miKvi Ggb

wKQz KvR K‡i hv †`‡L g‡b nq, miKvi †Rvi K‡i RbM‡Yi Ici wKQz Pvwc‡q w`‡”Q| KvRwU

hw`I mvsweavwbKfv‡e Kiv nq, Z_vwc jÿ¨ Ki‡j ‡`Lv hvq †h, miKvi KvRwUi gva¨‡g Avm‡j

RbM‡Yi Ici ej cÖ‡qvM K‡ib|

myZivs ‡`Lv hv‡”Q †h, miKvi A‡bK mgq AvB‡bi bv‡g RbM‡Yi Ici ej cÖ‡qvM

K‡ib| AvB‡bi mv‡_ hw` ej cÖ‡qvM e¨vcviwU Rwo‡q hvq Zvn‡j RbMY †mLv‡b cÖZviYvi ¯xKvi

nq| Kv‡RB AvB‡bi mv‡_ •bwZK eva¨evaKZvi welqwUI †_‡K hvq| AvB‡bi †ÿ‡Î yÕwU welq

Av‡jvwPZ nq- cÖ_gZ: AvBb‡K AvBb wn‡m‡e gvbv n‡”Q wKbv| wØZxqZ: hw` AvBb‡K ‡mfv‡e

gvbv bv nq Zvn‡j †mLv‡b DwPZ-AbywP‡Zi cÖkœ Rwo‡q hvq|

AvBb Ggb KZ¸‡jv wbq‡gi m„wó hv mgvR Zvi g½jv‡_© AZ¨vek¨K g‡b K‡i Ges hv

cvjb Kivi Rb¨ m„ó we‡kl e¨e ’vi gva¨‡g Kvh©Kix Ki‡Z B”QzK| mvgvwRK wbôv, mgv‡Ri

Pvwn`vi †cÖwÿ‡Z †hgb mvgvwRK cwieZ©b N‡U, GKB wbq‡g AvB‡biI cwieZ©b mvwaZ nq| ZvB

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ivóªxq AvBb AcwieZ©bkxj bq| cwieZ©bkxj mgvR Rxe‡bi m‡½ m½wZ eRvq ‡i‡L Gi m„wó nq|

AvBb MwZkxj Ges †`kKvj †f‡` cwieZ©bkxj| GRb¨ wd«Wg¨vb e‡jb,ÒmvgvwRK wb‡ ©kbvi

mKj wµqvejx cwic~Y©fv‡e cvjb Ki‡Z n‡j AvBb‡KI mvgvwRK cwieZ©‡bi mv‡_ mv‡_

cwiewZ©Z n‡Z n‡e|Ó8

gvK©mev`xiv m¤ú~Y© wfbœ „wó‡KvY †_‡K AvBb‡K e¨vL¨v K‡i‡Qb| gvK©m-G‡½jm gšÍe¨

K‡i‡Qb, Ò†h me e¨w³ kvmb K‡i, Zviv †Kej iv‡óªi gva¨‡g wb‡R‡`i ÿgZv msMwVZ K‡ibv,

Zviv... wb‡R‡`i B”Qv‡KB me©Rbxb B”Qv wn‡m‡e A_©vr ivóªxq B”Qv ev AvBb wn‡m‡e cÖwZôv

K‡i|Ó9

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(Vyshinsky)-Gi g‡Z, AvBb n‡jv †mme AvPiYwewa, hv mgv‡Ri

cÖwZcwËkvjxi ‡kÖYxi B”Qvi cÖKvk gvÎ| wf. Zzgv‡bvf (V. Tumanov) Zvui †jLv Does

Marxism Underestimate Law? bvgK cÖe‡Ü e‡j‡Qb, ÔAvBb n‡jv Ggb GKwU mvgvwRK

Awfe¨w³ hvi cÖavb jÿ¨ n‡jv mvgvwRK m¤úK©¸‡jvi †ÿ‡Î mywbw ©ó wbqš¿Y iPbv Kiv Ges

gvby‡li Kg©‡K cÖfvweZ Kiv...|Õ11

Aa¨vcK j¨vw¯‥I AvBb‡K mgv‡Ri AwaKvi‡fvMx †kÖwYi

¯v_©evnx wbqg-Kvbyb e‡j wPwýZ K‡i‡Qb|

myZivs mgv‡Ri gvby‡li Kj¨vY, AwaKvi msiÿY I wbivcËv weav‡bi Rb¨ M„nxZ wewa I

wbqgbxwZ‡KB AvBb e‡j| AvBb n‡”Q GK ai‡bi mvgvwRK cÖwZôvb hvi gva¨‡g Ggb GKwU

cwi‡ek ev Ae ’vi m„wó Kiv nq, †hLv‡b gvbyl wbivc‡` Zvi e¨w³MZ myL-kvwšÍ weavb I mvgvwRK

f~wgKv cvjb Ki‡Z mÿg nq| AvBb hLb gvby‡l-gvby‡l, we‡f` m„wó K‡ibv ZLb AvBb Zvi ¯xq

gwngvq gvby‡li kª×v AR©b K‡i| G †ÿ‡Î AvB‡bi A_© I cÖ‡qv‡Mi e¨vcv‡i my-we‡eK (Good

Conscience), mij wek¦vm (Good Faith) Ges my-wePvi (Legal Justice) cÖavb¨ cvq |

AvB‡bi Drm:

‡mjgÛ (Salmond) Zuvi Jurisprudenci eB‡qi beg ms¯‥Ki‡Y AvB‡bi `yB ai‡bi

Dr‡mi K_v e‡j‡Qb- AvbyôvwbK I e¯‘MZ|

1. AvbyôvwbK Drm: AvB‡bi ‡Kv‡bv wewa hv n‡Z, Gi ÿgZv I •eaZv AwR©Z nq| †mg‡Ûi

g‡Z, msweavb I Av`vj‡Zi wmÜv‡šÍ iv‡óªi †h B”Qv I ÿgZvi cÖKvk N‡U, Zv-B AvB‡bi

AvbyôvwbK Drm|

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2. e¯‘MZ Drm: Acic‡ÿ, †mg‡Ûi g‡Z, hv n‡Z AvB‡bi •eaZv bq eis welqe ‘ AwR©Z

nq, Zv-B AvB‡bi e ‘MZ Drm| h_v- cÖ_v AvB‡bi e¯‘MZ Drm; Gi gva¨‡g AvB‡bi •eaZv

AwR©Z nq bv eis welqe ‘ AwR©Z nq|

mgvRweKv‡ki wewfbœ ch©v‡q wewfbœ Drm †_‡K AvB‡bi DrcwË n‡q‡Q| Aa¨vcK nj¨v‡Ûi

g‡Z, AvBb, cÖ_v, ag©, wePvivj‡qi wm×všÍ, weÁvbm¤§Z Av‡jvPbv, b¨vqbxwZ I AvBb cÖYqb n‡”Q

AvB‡bi Drm|12

nj¨vÛ I DBjmb‡K AbymiY K‡i AvB‡bi wb¤§wjwLZ Drm¸‡jv‡K e¨vL¨v Kiv

hvq|

1. cÖ_v: mgv‡Ri g‡a¨ my`xN©Kvj a‡i cÖPwjZ AvPvi-AvPiY, ixwZ-bxwZ Ges †jvKvPvi‡KB

cÖ_v e‡j| cÖ_vB n‡jv AvB‡bi cÖvPxbZg Drm| cÖ_v/AvPvi-AvPiY Rbmg_©b AR©b Ki‡Z mg_©

n‡j ivóªxq ¯xK…wZi g‡a¨ w`‡q †m¸‡jv AvB‡bi ghv©`v jvf K‡i| AvaywbKKv‡jI cÖwZwU iv‡óªi

AvB‡bi g‡a¨ cÖ_vMZ AvB‡bi Dcw ’wZ jÿ¨ Kiv hvq| D`vniY wn‡m‡e wn› y I gymjgvb‡`i

AvB‡bi K_v ejv †h‡Z cv‡i| wn› y I gymjgvb AvB‡bi A‡bK wKQzB c~‡e© cÖ_v wn‡m‡e cvwjZ

n‡Zv| ZvQvov hy³iv‡R¨i msweavb cÖavbZ AwjwLZ nIqvq †mLv‡b cÖ_vMZ AvBb I kvMYZvwš¿K

ixwZ¸‡jv ivóª cwiPvjbvi †ÿ‡Î we‡kl ¸iæZ¡c~Y© e‡j we‡ewPZ nq|

2. ag©: cÖvPxb mgvRe¨e ’v ag©xq Abykvm‡bi ØvivB kvwmZ I cwiPvwjZ n‡Zv| ZLb ag© I

AvB‡bi g‡a¨ †Kv‡bviƒc cv_©K¨ wbiƒcY Kiv n‡Zv bv| ivóª cwiPvjbvi ‡ÿ‡Î ¸iæZ¡c~Y© ag©xq

Abykvmb Kvjµ‡g ivóªxq AvBb wn‡m‡e ¯xK…wZ jvf K‡i| wn› y AvB‡bi Ici gbymswnZvi Ges

gymjgvb AvB‡bi Dci †KviAv‡bi cÖfve me©Rbwew`Z| myZivs AvB‡bi Ab¨Zg Drm wn‡m‡e

a‡g©i f~wgKv‡K †Kv‡bvfv‡e A¯xKvi Kiv hvq bv|

3. wePvivj‡qi wm×všÍ: Av‡MKvi w`‡bi mgvRe¨e ’vq †MvôxcwZ, Ávbx-¸bx I elx©qvb e¨w³ivB

mgv‡Ri Ø›Ø-weev‡`i gxgvsmv Ki‡Zb| cÖ_v I a‡g©i Am¤ú~Y©Zvi Kvi‡Y Zviv Avcb wePvieyw×i

wfwˇZ weev` wem¤v‡`i gxgvsmv Ki‡Zb| fwel¨‡Z GB mg Í wePv‡ii ivq AvBb wn‡m‡e MY¨

n‡Zv| cieZ©x mg‡qI wePviKM‡Yi H ivq I e¨vL¨v Abyiƒc †gvKvÏgvi gxgvsmvi †ÿ‡Î bwRi

wn‡m‡e MY¨ n‡Zv|

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4. b¨vqbxwZ: b¨vqbxwZ AvB‡bi Ab¨Zg Drm e‡j we‡ewPZ nq| b¨vqbxwZ ej‡Z mvg¨, mZZv I

we‡eKeyw× Abymv‡i wePvi Kiv‡K †evSvq| ‡Kv‡bv we‡kl ai‡bi gvgjv m¤ú‡K© AvB‡bi ‡Kv‡bv

my¯úó I mywbw ©ó wb‡ ©k †bB wKsev ‡Kv‡bv cÖPwjZ AvBb mgv‡Ri b¨vqbxwZ‡ev‡ai m‡½

mvgÄm¨nxb n‡q c‡o‡Q Giƒc ‡ÿ‡Î Zviv wb‡R‡`i we‡eKeyw× Abyhvqx mswkøó gvgjvi ivq †`b|

d‡j bZzb AvBb m„wó nq|

5. weÁvbm¤§Z Av‡jvPbv: AvBb m¤úwK©Z we`» e¨w³‡`i Av‡jvPbv, e¨vL¨v I we‡kølY AvB‡bi

‣ewkó¨c~Y© Drm wn‡m‡e MY¨ nq| weM× e¨w³‡`i fv‡l¨i wfwˇZ bZzb AvBb e¨e¯’v weKwkZ nq|

D`vniY wn‡m‡e, gvwK©b hy³iv‡óªi ‡÷vwi I †K›U, Bsj¨v‡Ûi eø¨vK †÷vb, †KvK, †n‡jv cÖgyL

cwÛZ‡`i fvl¨ D‡jøL‡hvM¨|

6. AvBb cÖYqb: AvaywbK iv‡óª AvBbmfv KZ…©K AvBb cÖYqb‡K AvB‡bi me©cÖavb Drm e‡j

wMjwµ÷ cÖgyL g‡b K‡ib| AvBbmfvi m`m¨MY Rbg‡Zi m‡½ m½wZ †i‡L wbw ©ó c×wZ Abymv‡i

AvBb cÖYqb K‡ib| MYZvwš¿K a¨vb-aviYv e„w×i m‡½ AvBbmfv KZ…©K cÖYxZ AvB‡bi msL¨vI

e¨vcKfv‡e e„w× cv‡”Q| d‡j cÖ_v, ag© cÖf…wZi g‡Zv AvB‡bi Drm¸‡jvi ¸iæZ¡ µ‡g n«vm †c‡Z

ïiæ K‡i‡Q|

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3.2: AvBb m¤ú‡K© ivóª`vk©wbK‡`i wPšÍv

AwaKv‡ii aviYv †hgb AwZ cÖvPxb, †Zgwb AwaKv‡ii mv‡_ m¤úwK©Z wewfbœ welq †hgb

AvBb, •bwZKZv, ¯vaxbZv, mgZv BZ¨vw`I wPišÍb| cÖvPxbKvj †_‡K AvBb Kxfv‡e gvbevwaKv‡ii

msiÿK wn‡m‡e ivóª `vk©wbK I bxwZ`vk©wbK wPšÍvq ¯’vb `Lj K‡i Av‡Q wb‡¤œ Zv Av‡jvKcvZ Kiv

n‡jv t

3.2.1 ‡ivgvb AvBb ZË¡ (Romam theory of law):

‡ivgvb ivóªwPšÍvi cÖavb I me‡P‡q AvKl©bxq Ask n‡jv AvBb m¤úwK©Z aviYv| GKwU

m~² I m¤ú~Y© AvB‡bi aviYv‡K cÖKvk K‡i †ivg cÖvPxb we‡k¦ ixwZg‡Zv Av‡jvo‡bi m„wó K‡iwQj|

AvBb m¤ú‡K© GKwU ev¯Íe Ges hyw³MÖvn¨ e¨vL¨v ‡ivgvbivB me©cÖ_g Dcw ’Z K‡iwQj| ‡ivgvbiv

me©cÖ_g AvBb‡K mswnZvKv‡i wjwce× Kivi cÖ‡qvRb Abyfe K‡i‡Q| AvBb‡K ag© I bxwZi euvab

†_‡K gy³ K‡i ivRbxwZi m‡½ hy³ Kivi Zvrch© Kx, ‡ivgvbiv Zv Avgv‡`i eywS‡q‡Q| AvBb †h

GKwU wek¦Rbxb aviYv GK_vI cÖPvi K‡i‡Q †ivg| GKwU iv‡óªi g‡a¨B bq, ivóªmg~‡ni m¤ú‡K©i

†ÿ‡ÎI AvBb‡K cÖmvwiZ Kiv hvq †ivgvbiv †mB aviYvi weKvk NwU‡q‡Q| ‡ivgvb AvBbZ‡Ë¡i

me‡P‡q D‡jøL‡hvM¨ •ewkó¨ n‡jv AvBb‡K cÖK…wZRM‡Zi Z_v wek¦ cÖK…wZi GKwU B”Qv I hyw³i

ev¯Íe cÖKvk wn‡m‡e Dcw ’Z Kiv| ivóª AvBbMZ AwaKv‡ii Drm n‡jI ‡ivgvbiv wek¦vm KiZ

RbmvaviYB cÖK…Zc‡ÿ mKj ÿgZv ev KZ©„‡Z¡i Drm| †ivgvb AvBb‡K wZbwU †k ÖwY‡Z wef³

K‡iwQj| G¸‡jv n‡jv-cÖvK…wZK AvBb (Law of nature), †c․i AvBb (Civil law) Ges

me©Rbxb AvBb (Universal law)

cÖvK…wZK AvB‡bi aviYvwU ‡ivgvbiv MÖnY KiwQj †÷vwqK ev wbwe©Kviev`x `vk©wbK‡`i

fveaviv Abymi‡Y| †ivgvb cwÛZ wm‡m‡iv Zvi Laws MÖ‡š’ ‡÷vwqK‡`i Abymi‡Y cÖvK…wZK

AvBb‡K Bk¦‡ii mv¤ªv‡R¨i weavb e‡j g‡b K‡i‡Qb| Bk¦‡ii B”Qv Ges gvby‡li hyw³ev` I

mgvRgyLx gbbB GB AvB‡bi Drm| wm‡m‡ivi fvlvq- “G AvBb mZ¨, KviY Zv mwVK hyw³i Øviv

cwiPvwjZ| G AvBb cÖK…wZi B”Qvi Abymvix, mKj gvby‡li DciB cÖ‡hvR¨| G AvBb

AcwieZ©bxq, AåvšÍ I kvk¦Z| G AvBb gvbyl‡K mwVK KZ©e¨K‡g©i wb‡ ©k †`q Ges åvšÍ I

AwbóKi Kvh© †_‡K weiZ iv‡LÓ| 13

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AZx‡Z cÖ_v I ixwZbxwZ AvBb wn‡m‡e cwiMwYZ n‡Zv I †ivgvb‡`i AvPiY‡K wbqš¿Y

KiZ| c‡i AvBb‡K Bk¦‡ii wb‡ ©k e‡j g‡b Kiv n‡jI †kl ch©šÍ †ivgbiv AvBb‡K a‡g©i

†eovRvj ‡_‡K gyw³ w`‡q ev¯Í‡ei Ici ’vcb Kij Ges †NvlYv Kij gvbylB AvB‡bi iPwqZv|

AvB‡bi j•Nb gv‡b mve©‡f․g kw³‡K AMÖvn¨ Kiv Ges kvw Í †W‡K Avbv| †ivgvb cÖRvZš¿ cÖwZôv

ce© †_‡K †ivgvbMY AvB‡bi Ici we‡kl bRi w`‡Z Avi¤¢ K‡i Ges AvBb‡K bvMwi‡Ki AvPiY

wbqš¿Y Kivi gva¨g wn‡m‡e e¨envi K‡i| Gfv‡e ‡iv‡g †c․i AvBb M‡o I‡V|

me©Rbxb AvBb n‡jv wek¦mv¤ªvR¨ e¨e¯’vi cÖ‡qvR‡b D™¢~Z AvBb| we‡kl †`k ev Rb‡Mvôxi

Rb¨ bq, G AvBb wek¦iv‡óªi Dc‡hvMx GK me©Rbxb AvBb| †ivg mv¤ªvR¨ Ges †iv‡gi Aaxb ’

cÖ‡`k¸‡jv‡K GKB kvmb m~‡Î Avbv Ges †iv‡gi HK¨ I msnwZ‡K cÖwZwôZ Kivi e„nËi ¯v‡_©

M‡o I‡V wQj G AvBb| b¨vqwePv‡ii bxwZ G AvB‡b cÖwZdwjZ, mg Í cÖ‡`k¸‡jvi †ÿ‡Î GB

AvBb mgfv‡e cÖ‡hvR¨| †f`bxwZ bq, mgZvB G AvB‡bi wfwË| †iv‡gi kvwšÍ-k„•Ljv I HK¨,

mf¨Zv I ms¯‥…wZi Ges mvwe©K cÖMwZ I mg„w×i cÖZxK G AvBb| b¨vq‡eva I ¯vfvweK hyw³i Øviv

Zv cÖPwjZ| †ivgvb wPšÍv ivRbxwZi e¨envwiK wPšÍv‡K we‡k¦ cÖwZwôZ K‡i‡Q| me©Rbxb AvBb I

cÖvK…wZK AvB‡bi †g․wjK cÖ‡f` Zz‡j aiv, †c․i AvBb ev †`kxq AvB‡bi Zzjbvq me©Rbxb AvBb

AwaK Kvg¨, Gme †ivgvb wPšÍvi ØvivB Avgiv AvjvwKZ nB| †ivgvb wPšÍvi me‡P‡q Zvrch©c~Y©

Ask n‡jv AvB‡bi m‡½ mgZv, ¯vaxbZv I gvbweKZvi aviYv‡K hy³ Kiv|

3.2.2 AvBb I AvšÍR©vwZK AvBb cÖm‡½ †MÖvwmqvm (Grotius on international law)

AvšÍR©vwZK AvBbwe` Aa¨vcK nj¨vÛ †RbwUwjm‡K AvšÍR©vwZK AvB‡bi cÖ_g cÖe³v

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†P‡q‡Qb mywbqwš¿Z miKvi| Ab¨w`‡K mve©‡f․g wn‡m‡e cÖRvi wb‡ ©k I m¤§wZ †g‡bB hv‡Z

miKvi KvR K‡i †m w`‡KI Zvi „wó wQj| kw³i fvimvg¨ iÿvI iæ‡kvi jÿ¨ wQj| mve©‡f․g,

cÖRv I miKv‡ii A_©vr iv‡óªi wewfbœ As‡ki g‡a¨ GKwU mgvbycvwZ m¤Ü _vKzK, ÿgZvi fvimvg¨

_vKzK †mUvI wZwb †P‡qwQ‡jb| miKvi‡K wZwb GKw`‡K ivRv I Ab¨w`‡K cÖRv Df‡qi m‡½

GKwU AvbycvwZK m¤Ü †i‡L Pjvi civgk© †`b|

3.2.5 ‡n‡M‡ji AvBbZË¡ (Hegel’s theory of law)

‡n‡Mj Zvui Philosophy of Law Ges Philosopy of Right21MÖš’؇q AvBb Ges

AwaKv‡ii wba©viK wn‡m‡e AvBb‡K e¨vL¨v K‡ib| Zvui g‡Z, AvBb GKwU fve ev Av`k©| AvBb‡K

wZwb ¯vaxb B”Qvi we`¨gvb Aw¯ÍZ¡ wn‡m‡eB †`‡L‡Qb| Zvui Kv‡Q ¯vaxbZvi m‡½ AvB‡bi †Kv‡bv

cv_©K¨ †bB| ¯vaxbZvi GKwU we‡kl iƒc wn‡m‡e wZwb †hgb AvBb‡K †`‡L‡Qb Avevi cÖPwjZ

aviYv‡K mvg‡b †i‡LI AvB‡bi e¨vL¨v we‡kølY K‡i‡Qb|

‡n‡Mj wek¦vm K‡ib AvBb e¨e ’v n‡jv Kvh©‡ÿ‡Î ¯vaxbZvi ivR‡Z¡i iƒcvqY, we‡kl

AvBb n‡jv we‡kl †ÿ‡Î †h AvBb Kvh©Ki nq| mvgvwRK cÖwZôvb †_‡K ivóª me‡ÿ‡ÎB we‡kl

AvB‡bi cÖKvk Av‡Q| G¸‡jv KLbI mxgve×, KLbI ci¯úi we‡ivax, Avevi KLbI ci¯úi

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wbf©ikxj| mvaviYfv‡e AvBb ej‡Z †n‡Mj hv †ev‡Sb Zv cwic~Y©i~c jvf K‡i iv‡óª|

†c․imgv‡Ri AvB‡bi †h AmsMwZ Av‡Q, ivwóªK AvB‡b Zv †bB| cwic~Y© iv‡óªi cwic~Y© AvBb

Rbmvavi‡Yi Kv‡Q AvbyMZ¨ cvq, KviY G AvBb Zvi Kv‡Q †Kv‡bv evB‡ii e¨vcvi bq ev G AvBb

Zvi Ici Pvcv‡bv †Kv‡bv wbqg bq| G AvB‡bi cÖwZ †m AbyeZ©x m¤ú~Y© wb‡Ri ¯vaxb B”Qvq|

e¨w³ Pvq †mB kw³ ev ‡cÖiYvi m‡½ wb‡R‡K hy³ Ki‡Z| GUv m¤¢e hLb e¨w³ ‡Kv‡bv ¯v_© ev

Kvgbv evmbvi Øviv cwiPvwjZ bv n‡q, iv‡óªi B”Qvi m‡½ Zvi ¯vaxb B”Qv‡K wgwj‡q †`q|

GLv‡bB Zvi ¯vaxb B”Qv g~Z© n‡q I‡V| cig B”Qv Z_v iv‡óªi wb‡ ©k Abymv‡i Pj‡jB GB ¯vaxb

B”Qv‡K Kvh©Ki Kiv m¤¢e| AvBb GB cig B”Qvi A_©vr iv‡óªi B”QviB ev Íe cÖKvk| †Kv‡bviKg

fqfxwZ wb‡q iv‡óªi B”Qvi Aaxb n‡j e¨w³ ¯vaxb e†j MY¨ n‡e bv| iv‡óªi B”Qv Z_v AvBb‡K

e¨w³ m‡PZbfv‡eB †g‡b †b‡e Ges e¨w³‡K GB wek¦vm RvMÖZ Ki‡Z n‡e †h, ivóª hv Pvq †mI

ZvB Kvgbv K‡i|

AvBb wel‡q †n‡M‡ji wPšÍvi Abb¨ w`K n‡jv- AvBb g~Z© n‡q I‡V AvB‡bi weavb¸‡jvi

gva¨‡g| G¸‡jvB AvBb‡K GKUv mvwe©K, me©RbMÖvn¨, mywbw ©ó iƒc †`q| AvB‡bi msKjb ev

wjwce×KiY, myweb¨¯Í cÖKvk GKvšÍ evÂbxq| gvbweK m¤ú©‡Ki evB‡ii welq¸‡jvB AvB‡bi Øviv

cÖfvweZ Af¨šÍixY †ÿÎ bq| AvB‡bi gva¨‡g cÖwZdwjZ nq wbw ©ó Rb‡Mvôxi RvZxq PwiÎ I Zvi

HwZnvwmK weKv‡ki ch©vq¸‡jv| AvBb hLb AvB‡bi iƒc cwiMÖn K‡iwb, hLb AvBb e¨w³i

mvg‡_ ©B, Zvui †PZbv‡ZB iƒc wb‡”Q ZLb AvBb n‡jv weg~Z©| G ch©v‡q e¨w³ wb‡RB GK Abykvmb

‣Zwi K‡i wb‡”Q Ges wb‡Ri I Ac‡ii †ÿ‡Î Zv gvb¨ K‡i Pj‡Q| †n‡Mj g‡b K‡ib, e¨w³i

m¤úwË Pzw³i ¯vaxbZv‡K iƒc †`q| e¨w³i ¯^vaxb B”Qv‡K Kvh©Ki KivB AvBb| RxešÍ †Kv‡bv

cÖvYx ZLbB e¨w³ e‡j MY¨ n‡e hLb Gi g‡a¨ ¯vaxb B”Qvi cÖKvk NU‡e| †Kv‡bv e ‘ m¤ú`

KviY Zv wba©vwiZ nq e¨w³i ¯vaxb B”Qvi Øviv| e¨w³†K ¯vaxbZv I •bwZKZv †_‡K mwi‡q Avbv

Ab¨vq| Gfv‡e †n‡M‡ji wPšÍvq AvB‡bi mv‡_ •bwZKZvI h‡_ó ¸iæZ¡ †c‡q‡Q| †n‡Mj Social

Ethics aviYvwU‡K cÖPvi K‡i‡Qb Ges e‡j‡Qb mvgvwRK ‣bwZKZvi g‡a¨B Av‡Q ¯vaxb B”Qvi

cÖK…Z Dcjwä|

AvšÍR©vwZK AvBb‡K †n‡Mj GK ai‡Yi eva¨evaKZv e‡jB g‡b K‡ib| wewfbœ iv‡óªi

mve©‡f․g B”Qvi IciB GB eva¨evaKZvi cÖK…Z Ae ’vwU wbf©i Ki‡e| iv‡óªi mve©‣f․g B”Qvi Ici

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†Kv‡bv m‡e©v”P AvBb ev wePviK ‡bB| iv‡óªi †PZbv ev •bwZKZvB iv‡óªi `vwqZ¡ wba©viY K‡i|

†n‡M‡ji g‡Z, ivóªB H‡K¨i Avavi|22 ‡n‡Mj wQ‡jb RvZxq iv‡óªi mg_©K| ivóª ej‡Z wZwb

RvZxq ivóª‡KB eywS‡q‡Qb| RvZxq ivóª n‡jv †mB †PZbv hv ’vqxfv‡e hyw³i Ges ZvrÿwbKfv‡e

ev¯Íe cÖKvk Ges GB •ewkó¨B ivóª‡K c„w_ex‡Z Pig kw³ wn‡m‡e cÖwZwôZ K‡i‡Q|

‡n‡M‡ji ivóª weg~Z© ivóª, c„w_ex‡Z kw³ ev †cÖiYvi PzovšÍ cÖKvk| G ivóª mgMÖ hv Ask‡K

cwicyó K‡i| G ivóª •bwZK AvB‡bi Øviv wbqwš¿Z bq Ges •bwZKZv G iv‡óªiB m„wó| iv‡óªi Kv‡Q

Zvi wb‡Ri ¯v_©, wb‡Ri Kj¨vYB e‡ov| e¨w³ G iv‡óªi B”Qvi Aaxb I AbyMZ| e¨w³i •bwZK

¯vaxbZv G iv‡óªi Aw¯Í‡Z¡i IciB wbf©ikxj| mZ¨-wg_¨vi PzovšÍ wePviK ivóª wb‡RB| ivóª hv

fv‡jv we‡ePbv K‡i †mUvB gnr, mZ¨| ivóª hv Ab¨vq g‡b K‡i †mUv wg_¨v|

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3.3 AvB‡bi mv‡_ •bwZKZvi m¤úK©:

Rxe‡bi GKwU wel‡qi mv‡_ †hgb Ab¨vb¨ A‡bK welq Rwo‡q hvq, AvB‡bi †ÿ‡ÎI

†Zgwb •bwZK eva¨evaKZvi welqwU Rwo‡q c‡o KviY GLv‡b ‡h bxwZgvjv cÖwZwôZ nq Zv‡Z

JwP‡Z¨i (ought) welqwU wbwnZ _v‡K| DwPZ kãwU AvB‡bi mv‡_ RwoZ| GB bxwZ †KD f½

Ki‡jI †m g‡b g‡b GB welqwU Dcjw× K‡i †h, †m KvRwU wVK K‡i‡Q wKbv ev †m wbqg bxwZ

f½ K‡i‡Q wKbv| Ab¨w`‡K mykvm‡bi cwie‡Z© hw` ejcÖ‡qv‡Mi gva¨‡g kvmb cÖwZwôZ nq Zvn‡j

†mLv‡b wbqg-bxwZ f½ nq, d‡j KvRwU A‣bwZK n‡q c‡o| Kv‡RB AvB‡bi LvwZ‡iB ïay AvBb

bq, Gi mv‡_ •bwZKZv welqwUI RwoZ n‡q hvq| †hgb- wPwKrmvwe`¨v I †K¬vwbs weÁvb Gi

†ÿ‡Î G e¨cvi¸‡jv jÿYxq|

ivR‣bwZK AvBb Qvov mgvRe¨e¯’vq Av‡iv KZK¸‡jv wewawb‡la _v‡K hvi Øviv gvby‡li

cvi®úwiK m¤úK© wbqwš¿Z nq| G¸‡jv‡K •bwZK wewa e‡j| cÖvPxbKv‡j AvBb I •bwZK weav‡bi

g‡a¨ ‡Kv‡bv cv_©K¨ Kiv n‡Zv bv| †cø‡Uv-Gwi÷U‡ji Avg‡j AvBbmg~n bxwZkv‡ ¿i Ici

wbf©ikxj wQj| ivóªxq AvBb I •bwZK weavb Df‡qiB D‡Ïk¨ n‡jv myôz, mymse×, I kvwšÍc~Y©

mgvR Rxeb m¤¢e Kiv| AvBb A‡bK mgq mgv‡Ri bxwZ‡eva‡K cÖfvweZ K‡i †`‡ki •bwZK

Ae ’vi DbœwZi e¨e¯’v K‡i| Avevi •bwZKZvI ivóªxq AvBb‡K cÖfvweZ K‡i| mgv‡Ri

bxwZ‡ev‡ai m‡½ mvgÄm¨ iÿv K‡i AvBb cÖYq‡bi †Póv Kiv nq| †mRb¨ AvBb‡K GKwU †`‡ki

•bwZK gv‡bi cwiPvqK e‡j g‡b Kiv nq| ‡Kv‡bv †`‡ki •bwZK g~j¨‡eva DbœZ n‡j Zvi AvBb

e¨e¯’vI DbœZ n‡q _v‡K|

AvB‡bi mv‡_ •bwZKZvi m¤úK© wb‡q Av‡jvPbvi †cÖwÿ‡Z `vk©wbK‡`i g‡a¨ gZwe‡iva

jÿYxq| †KD †KD g‡b K‡ib, AvB‡bi gv‡S •bwZKZvi welqwU m¤ú„³ nIqv `iKvi| Avevi

A‡b‡K g‡b K‡ib Gi ‡Kv‡bv `iKvi †bB| G‡ÿ‡Î `vk©wbK‡`i yÕ‡Uv c„_K †kÖwY jÿbxq -

1) cÖK…wZev`x `vk©wbK (Natural Philosopher)

2) AvBbMZ cÖZ¨ÿev`x `vk©wbK (Legal Positivist Philosopher)

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3.3.1 cÖK…wZev`x `vk©wbK

Rvg©vb `vk©wbK Bgvby‡qj Kv›U cÖvK…wZK AvBb ev Natural Law Gi mg_©K| Kv›U

Critique of Practical Reason23 Ges Fundamuntal Principles of the Metaphysic

of Morals24

MÖš’؇q AvB‡bi mv‡_ •bwZKZvi welqwU RwoZ _vKvi K_v D‡jøL K‡ib| AvBb

mvaviYZ Avgv‡`i wK Kiv DwPZ Ges wK Kiv DwPZ bq Zv wb‡q Av‡jvPbv K‡i|

ÔAvBbÕ ej‡Z Kv›U wK †evSvb Zv e¨vL¨v Ki‡j †`Lv hvq †h, †Suv‡Ki wecixZ n‡”Q

AvBb|Õ25

e ‘Z AvB‡Yi wbqš¿Y hw` bv _v‡K Zvn‡j Avgiv †SuvKekZ hv Ki‡Z PvB Zv Ki‡Z

cvwi| AvBb‡K AbymiY bv K‡i ¯vaxbfv‡e ‡Kv‡bv KvR Kivi A_© n‡jv Avgv‡`i †SuvK Abymv‡i

KvR Kiv| AvBb‡K †Suv‡Ki wecixZ g‡b Kiv nq G Kvi‡Y †h, †SuvK wbqš¿Ygy³ wKš‘ AvBb

wbqwš¿Z| •bwZK KvR, Kv‡›Ui g‡Z, ¯vaxb KvR wKš‘ Zv eyw×e„wËi wbqwš¿Z KvR| AvBb Avgv‡`i

AvZ¥¯v_©‡K `gb K‡i I mshZ iv‡L, AvB‡bi mv‡_ †Suv‡Ki m¤úK© wecixZ ej‡Z Kv›U GUvB

e¨³ K‡ib ‡h †SuvK Avgv‡`i KvR‡K cÖfvweZ Ki‡Z Pvq, Kv‡Ri jÿ¨e ‘i cÖwZ Avgv‡`i AvK…ó

Ki‡Z Pvq wKš‘ AvBb Avgv‡`i ‡SuvKgy³ ivL‡Z mvnvh¨ K‡i| KZ©e¨ KvR ZvB AvB‡bi cÖwZ kÖ×v

†_‡K N‡U _v‡K|

AvBb ej‡Z Kv›U me©Rbxb wbqg‡K wb‡ ©k K‡ib| wZwb g‡b K‡ib e¨w³i Kv‡Ri bxwZ

Ggb n‡Z n‡e †h Zv wek¦Rbxb AvB‡b cwiYZ n‡Z cv‡i| e¨w³i B”QvbxwZ Ggb n‡e †h Zv mevi

Rb¨ Awfbœ B”QvbxwZ n‡Z cv‡i, Z‡eB Zv AvBbiƒ‡c MY¨ n‡e| me©Rbxb Av‡e`b m„wó‡Z AcviM

e‡jB Ôwg_¨v K_v ejvÕ A_ev ÔcÖwZÁv f½ KivÕ AvB‡bi iƒc †c‡Z e¨_© nq|

AvB‡bi GKwU mvaviY (general) w`K i‡q‡Q hv ‡Kv‡bv ‡Kv‡bv KvR‡K ev KZ¸‡jv

Kv‡Ri †kÖwY‡K wb‡ ©k K‡i| Kv›Uxq e¨vL¨v Abymv‡i AvB‡bi cÖwZ kÖ×v ‡_‡K ‡Kv‡bv KvR Kivi

B”Qv Øviv GUvB ‡evSvq †h KvRwU Ggb wbw ©ó †kÖwYi †h Zv m¤úv`b Ki‡Z e¨w³ eva¨ A_v©r G

KvR¸‡jvi g‡a¨ eva¨evaKZvi ev JwP‡Z¨i ‣ewkó¨ jÿ¨ Kiv hvq| GQvovI B”Qve„wËi Av‡`k‡K

Kv›U AvBb wnmv‡e MY¨ K‡ib| gvbyl eyw×e„wËm¤úbœ mËv| eyw×m¤úbœ mËvi B”Qve„wËi Av‡`k g~jZ

‡Kv‡bv k‡Z©i Aaxb bq| Ggb Av‡`k‡K wZwb AvBb wn‡m‡e wba©viY K‡ib| Ggb AvBb mgvR,

ivóª ev evwn¨K Pvcgy³ Av‡`k| GgbwK Hk¦wiK Av‡`k †_‡KI G AvBb ¯Zš¿| †h Av‡`k cÖwZwU

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eyw×m¤úbœ mËv wb‡Ri ‡ÿ‡Î cÖ‡qvM Ki‡Z cv‡i Zv AvBb wn‡m‡e wm×| •bwZK Av‡`k‡K Kv›U

•bwZK AvBb wn‡m‡e ¯xKvi K‡ib| e¨w³ wb‡RB G AvB‡bi Aaxb, G AvBb ¯^-Av‡ivwcZ| Kv›U

AvBb†K yBfv‡M fvM K‡ib-e¨w³MZ AvBb I mvaviY AvBb| e¨w³MZ AvBb wePvieyw× m¤úbœ

Rxe wn‡m‡e †jvK‡`i g‡a¨ m¤úK© wbqwš¿Z K‡i| e¨w³MZ AvBb •elwqK †fvMmy‡Li cÖ‡kœ,

e¨w³MZ wµqv cÖwµqvi cÖ‡kœ Kvh©Ki| e¨w³i m¤ú‡`i Ici gvwjKvbvi AwaKvi _vK‡Z cv‡i wKš‘

Zv Pzw³wbf©i| Kv›U f~wg`vm cÖ_v I Rwg`vix cÖ_vi we‡ivax wQ‡jb| mvaviY AvBb ej‡Z wZwb

ey‡S‡Qb †m me AvBb hv e¨w³i bvMwiK wn‡m‡e e¨w³e‡M©i m¤úK©, wewfbœ iv‡óªi bvMwiK‡`i

cvi¯úwiK m¤úK© wba©viY K‡i| Kv›U Gi Kv‡Q AvBb ¸iæZ¡ †c‡q‡Q ¯vaxbZvi g~‡j¨| wZwb

¯vaxbZvi GK me©Rbxb AvB‡b wek¦vmx wQ‡jb| ¯vaxbZvi GB me©Rbxb AvBb Abymv‡iB AvBb

wewfbœ gvby‡li ‡m”QvcÖ‡bvw`Z Kvh©vejx‡K mgwšZ Ki‡e|

Kv›U g‡b K‡ib gvby‡li ¯vaxbZvi ywU w`KÑ †bwZevPK I BwZevPK| †bwZevPK A‡_©

¯vaxbZv n‡jv gvby‡li †mB Kvh©Kjvc hvi ‡cQ‡b Kvgbv evmbvi wbqš¿Y _vK‡e bv| BwZevPK

¯vaxbZv n‡jv ‣bwZKZv †g‡b, bxwZi AbyÁv †g‡b †h ¯vaxbZv gvbyl †fvM K‡i| Metaphysic

of Morals’ - G ¯vaxbZv ej‡Z Kv›U AvB‡bi cÖwZ AvbyM‡Z¨i K_v e‡j‡Qb, AvBb †g‡b AvPiY

Kivi K_v e‡j‡Qb|

Kv›U RbmvaviY‡KB (Volk) mve©‡f․g Ges m‡ev©”P AvBb cÖ‡YZv wn‡m‡e g‡b K‡ib|

Metaphysic of Morals’ MÖ‡š’ ivóª ej‡Z wZwb ey‡S‡Qb ÔAvB‡bi Aax‡b eû gvby‡li msMVbÕ|

Ab¨vb¨ msMV‡bi g‡ZvB mgvR Zvi jÿ¨ wba©vi‡Y iv‡óªi m„wó K‡i‡Q| ivóª Pzw³iB dj, gvbyl ivóª

MVb K‡i Rbmvavi‡Yi nv‡Z ÿgZv Ac©Y K‡i‡Q Zuvi AwaKvi mywbwðZ Ki‡Z|

Kv‡›Ui g‡Z, AvB‡bi †ÿ‡Î y‡Uv welq †`Lv hvq, h_v 1) •bwZK eva¨evaKZv I 2)

AwaKvi (hLb AvBb cÖYqb Kiv nq ZLb AvBb cÖYqbKvix AvBb kvmbKvix‡`i wKQz AwaKviI

cÖ`vb K‡ib)| Avi hLbB AvB‡bi mv‡_ AwaKv‡ii welqwU Rwo‡q c‡o ZLb Gi mv‡_ ‣bwZK

eva¨evaKZvI Rwo‡q c‡o| ZvB Kv›U e‡jb, AvBb‡K hZB Avgiv GKUv bxwZ wn‡m‡e †`wLbv

†Kb, Gi mv‡_ •bwZK eva¨evaKZvI Aek¨B RwoZ| †Kbbv AvB‡bi mv‡_ b¨vqciZv, JwPZ¨,

me©mvavi‡Yi g½j cÖf…wZ welq¸‡jv RwoZ _v‡K| Zvui g‡Z, •bwZKZv hw` KvR bv K‡i Zvn‡j

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AvBb cÖwZwôZ n‡Z cv‡i bv| †hgb, Pzwi Kiv cvc, KviY Pzwi Kiv •bwZKZv we‡ivax, ZvB Pywi

Ki‡j kvw Í n‡e| KviY Kv‡›Ui g‡Z, Avgiv ZLbB AvBb †g‡b Pwj hLb †mUvi mv‡_ ‡Kv‡bv bv

†Kvbfv‡e •bwZK eva¨evaKZv KvR K‡i| Philosophy of law MÖ‡š’ N.E. Simmonds e‡jb,

“cÖvK…wZK AvBb ZË¡ `vwe K‡i ‡h, AvB‡bi AZ¨vek¨Kxq cÖK…wZB b¨vqciZv, AwaKvi Ges

mg‡MÖi fvj-Gi g~‡j¨i mv‡_ RwoZ|”26 Kv‡RB cÖK…wZev`x `vk©wbKiv AvB‡bi mv‡_ •bwZK

eva¨evaKZvi welqwU Avewk¨Kfv‡e MÖnY K‡ib|

3.3.2 AvBbMZ cÖZ¨ÿev`x `vk©wbK:

Kv‡›Ui g‡Zi we‡ivaxZv K‡i AvBbMZ cÖZ¨ÿev`xiv Zv‡`i gZ e¨³ K‡ib| Zv‡`i g‡Z,

AvBb AvBbMZ eva¨evaKZv •Zwi K‡i wKš‘ •bwZK eva¨evaKZv •Zwi K‡ibv| myZivs Avgiv

hLbB ‡Kv‡bv AvB‡bi K_v ewj Zvi mv‡_ •bwZK eva¨evaKZv RwoZ _v‡K bv| eis AvBwb

eva¨evaKZv RwoZ _v‡K|

AvBbMZ cÖZ¨ÿev`x‡`i g‡Z, AvBb n‡”Q wb‡ ©kbvi gZ| AvBb †g‡b Pjv gv‡b AvB‡bi

wb‡ ©k †g‡b Pjv| ZvB Zviv e‡jb †h, DwPZÑAbywPZ BZ¨vw` •bwZK eva¨evaKZv bv G‡b eis

wb‡la, wb‡ ©k BZ¨vw` AvBbMZ eva¨evaKZv Øviv Avgiv AvB‡bi aviv¸‡jv‡K e¨vL¨v Ki‡Z cvwi|

Fact ev cÖK…Z NUbvi Av‡jv‡KI AvBb‡K Avgiv e¨vL¨v Ki‡Z cvwi| aiv hvK, Avgvi KvQ †_‡K

†KD GKRb 100 UvKv avi wb‡q‡Q| myZivs AvBb Abyhvqx Avwg UvKv †diZ PvB‡j †m w`‡Z

eva¨| wKš‘ †m hw` UvKv †diZ bv †`q Ges Avwg hw` 100 UvKvi Rb¨ gvgjv Kwi ZLb Gi mv‡_

AvBbMZ eva¨evaKZv RwoZ _v‡K, •bwZK eva¨evaKZv bq|

myZivs AvB‡bi eva¨evaKZv †_‡KB AvBb cÖ‡hvR¨ nq| ZvB cÖZ¨ÿev`xiv e‡jb †h,

AvB‡bi cÖwµqv AvBbMZfv‡eB nIqv DwPZ| Zv‡`i g‡Z, AvB‡bi †h aviYv Av‡Q †mMy‡jv‡K hw`

Avgiv we‡kølY Kwi Zvn‡j welqwU Avgv‡`i wbKU ¯úó nq| Zv‡`i g‡a¨ Avevi K‡qKwU fvM

i‡q‡Q| G‡`i GKwU fvM n‡jv Reductionism| AvBb‡K hLb Avgiv GK Ae ’v †_‡K Ab¨

Ae ’vq cwieZ©b Ki‡Z PvB ZLb Reductionism Gi K_v Av‡m| GLv‡b •bwZKZv‡K ev`

w`‡q †`qv nq| ïaygvÎ welq ev NUbv _v‡K| welq fv‡jv bv g›`, DwPZ bv AbywPZ cÖf…wZ Av‡m

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c‡i| ïaygvÎ NUbv‡K GLv‡b e¨vL¨v Kiv nq| Zuv‡`i g‡Z, AvB‡bi welq ev NUbv‡K †Kej e¨vL¨v

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bxwZ‡K ejv n‡e AvBb| Avi whwb AvBb cÖYqb Ki‡eb Zvi AvBb cÖYq‡b mve©‡f․g ÿgZv _vK‡Z

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ivR‣bwZK KZ©„c‡ÿi Ici cÖ‡qvM K‡ibv| †hgb, cvwievwiK AvBb- mšÍvb ev cwiev‡ii m`m¨‡`i

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AvB‡bi gh©v`v †c‡Z cv‡i bv| mgvR Rxe‡b mve©‡f․g K_vwU cÖ‡hvR¨ bq; ïay AvB‡bi RM‡ZB

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3.4 AvB‡bi mv‡_ ¯vaxbZv I mv‡g¨i m¤úK©:

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mvaviYZ wbqš¿‡Yi Abycw ’wZ Ges ¯vaxbZv‡K ‡Kv‡bv wbw ©ó Kv‡R f~wgKv ivLvi my‡hvM jvf Kiv

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Liberty MÖ‡š’ gyw³(liberty) ‡K m`_©K I bÂ_©K A‡_© †`Lvb|34

gyw³ ‡K bÂ_©K A‡_© Ges

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¯vaxbZv †K mgv_©K A‡_© we‡ePbv K‡i Av‡jvPbv Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i|35

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Avgv‡`i ¯vvaxb K‡i|Ó36

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examples of which are education, persuasion and moral discourse.”38

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AwaKvi wn‡m‡e e¨vL¨v Kiv ‡h‡Z cv‡i| Gi A_© e¨w³ G†ÿ‡Î wb‡R‡`i wbqš¿Y Ki‡Z cv‡i|

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D`vniY ¯iƒc, cQ‡›`i bMY¨ ¯vaxbZv †_‡K eo ai‡Yi ‡Kv‡bv¯vaxbZv †hgb, gZvgZ cÖKv‡ki

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AvcvZ „wó‡Z AvBb I ¯vaxbZv‡K ci¯úi we‡ivax

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msiÿ‡Yi e¨e¯’v K‡i|48

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¯vaxbZvi cÖ‡qvRbxqZvi Øviv mxgve× I wbqwš¿Z|

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my‡hvM-myweav e‡j MY¨ Kiv nq, Z‡e Zv Aek¨B AvB‡bi Øviv m„wóÕ|49

ZvQvov MYZvwš¿K iv‡óª

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Z„ZxqZ, AvB‡bi Øviv ivóª Ggb GKwU mvgvwRK cwi‡ek m„wó K‡i, ‡hLv‡b cÖwZwU gvbyl ¯vaxbZv

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K_vB e‡j‡Qb Ges GB ai‡bi ¯vaxbZv †Kej AvBb-wbw ©ó c‡_B †fvM Kiv m¤¢e|

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AvBb ¯vaxbZvi iÿK bv n‡q fÿ‡Ki f~wgKvq AeZxb© nq| D`vniY wn‡m‡e d¨vwmev`x

iv‡óªmg~‡ni K_v D‡jøL Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i | GB ai‡bi iv‡óª AvBb kÖgRxex gvby‡li ¯vaxbZv iÿvi

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cwie‡Z© Zvi Ici bvbv ai‡bi evav wb‡la Av‡ivc K‡i| d‡j Giƒc iv‡óª AvBb I ivóªxq KZ…©Z¡

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e¨w³¯v‡_©i m‡½ ivóªxq ¯v‡_©i †Kv‡bviƒc we‡iva †`Lv †`q bv| myZivs ejv hvq, AvBb I

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mgvb AwaKvi I m¦vaxbZv †fvM Ki‡e| wKš‘ `vk©wbK wPšÍvq mgZv ej‡Z mg Í wel‡q mgZv ev

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my‡hvM myweavi mgZv| GB A‡_© mvg¨ cÖ‡Z¨‡Ki Av‡Z¥vcjwׇZ mnvqK nq| ivóª ‡Kv‡bv iKg

cÿcvwZZ¡ bv K‡i cÖ‡Z¨K bvMwiK‡K mgvb my‡hvM-myweav I AwaKvi w`‡e, hv‡Z mK‡j e¨w³Z¡

weKv‡ki Rb¨ mgvb my‡hvM cvq|

mgZv aviYvwUi GKwU mymsMwVZ e¨vL¨v w`‡q‡Qb Aa¨vcK Av‡b©ó evK©vi| wZwb mgZv‡K

¯vaxbZvi g‡Zv AwaKvi eȇbi GKwU c×wZMZ wbqgvejx wnmv‡e †`‡L‡Qb Ges e‡j‡Qb GwU

b¨v‡qi Abymi‡Y MwVZ, b¨vq †_‡K D™¢~Z GK wbqg| wZwb mgZv‡K ¯vaxbZvi g‡Zv AwaKvi

eȇbi GKwU c×wZMZ wbqgvejx wnmv‡e †`‡L‡Qb Ges e‡j‡Qb GwU b¨v‡qi Abymi‡Y MwVZ,

b¨vq †_‡K D™¢~Z GK wbqg| evK©v‡ii g‡Z, mvg¨ n‡jv AwaKvi wn‡m‡e Avbvi Rb¨ wKQz kZ©

wbwðZ Kiv, hv A‡b¨i Rb¨I GKBfv‡e wbwðZ nq|50

mvg¨ ej‡Z wZwb AvBbMZ mvg¨ I

mvgvwRK mvg¨ Dfq‡K ey‡S‡Qb| AvBbMZ „wó‡Z mgZv AvBbMZ mvg¨| iv‡óª emevmKvix

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Aeva ivóªxq wkÿv Øviv gvby‡li mvg_¨©‡K mgvb Kiv ev ivóªxq wbqš¿Y Øviv gvby‡li Avw_©K m½wZ

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ÿgZvm¤úbœ n‡Z cvi‡e bv hZÿY AwaKvi cÖwZwôZ Kivi †ÿ‡Î e¨qfvi en‡b Amvg¨ _vK‡Q|

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evK©vi g‡b K‡ib, AvBbMZ mvg¨‡K ev¯ÍevwqZ Ki‡Z †M‡j Avw_©K mgZv GKvšÍB

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AvBbMZ mgZvq Av‡cwÿK K‡i Zzj‡Z n‡e| wZwb e¨w³MZ cÖ‡Póvq m¤úwZ AR©b I †fv‡Mi

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ch©vß my‡hvM- myweav cÖ`vb| cÖ_gwU n‡jv mv‡g¨i †bwZevPK w`K Ges w ¦ZxqwU n‡jv BwZevPK

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mgZv ZLbB n‡e mgZv mva‡bi cÖwµqv hLb ‡Kv‡bv gvbyl mgv‡R Ggbfv‡e cÖwZwôZ n‡e

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Bodin I Jean Jacqus Rousseau, BZvjxi Hugo Grotius, Bsj¨v‡Ûi Sattel,

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3. N.E Simmonds, Philosophy of Law, (Harcourt Brace College Publishers,

New York 1996), p.388.

4. Johari, J. C., Contemporary Political Theory, Basic Concepts and Major

Trends (Sterling Publisher Pvt. Ltd.1980), p.196.

5. Dunning, A History of Political Theories. From Rousseau to Spencer

(Central Book Depot, Allahbad, 1967), p.229.

6. Aa¨vcK nj¨vÛ AvBbMZ cÖZ¨ÿev‡`i †h․w³KZv †`Lvb| (Laski: A Garmman of

Politics (London: Gorge Allen and Union) 1951, p. 50)

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cÖwZôvb †_‡K AvaywbK AvB‡bi DrcwË I weKwkZ nq| GKB D‡Ïk¨ F.W Maitland Zvui

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mg_©b K‡ib| James Bryee Zvui Study in History and Jurisprudnce

(Oxford,1951). vol.II, P.249 MÖ‡š’ Ges Sir Fredrick Pollock Zvui First Book

of Jurisprudunce, P.24 G †`Lvb iv‡óªi c~‡e©B AvB‡bi Aw ÍË¡ wQj| Johari, J. C.,

Contemporary Political Theory, Basic Concepts and Major Trends

(Sterling Publisher Pvt. Ltd.1980), p.206.

8. Johari, J. C., Contemporary Political Theory, Basic Concepts and Major

Trends (Sterling Publisher Pvt. Ltd.1980), p.207.

9. V.G. Afanasyev: Marxist Philosophy (Moscow: Progress Publishers),

1978), p.71

10. A.Y. Vyshinsky: The law of the Soviet State (New York:

Macmillan,1948), p.37.

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11. Johari, J. C., Contemporary Political Theory, Basic Concepts and Major

Trends (Sterling Publisher Pvt. Ltd.1980), p.209.

12. Ibid, p.198.

13. G. H. Sabine, History of Political Theory (Oxford and IBH Publishing

Co.1968) p.104.

14. Ibid, p.207.

15. R.G. Gettell, History of Polical Thought (George Allen and Unwin Ltd.,

London, 1932), p.189.

16. Grotius, in Dunning, p.152.

17. Ibid., p. 154.

18. Locke, Two Treatises, in Bluhm, W.T., Theories of the Political System

(Prentice Hall of India 1981), p.305.

19. G.H. Sabine; A History of Political Theory (New York: Harper), 1948,

p.163.

20. W.T. Jones, Masters of Political Thought, (George Harrap and Co. Ltd.,

London, 1969), p.298.

21. Hegel, Philosophy of Right in H. Hallowell, Main Currents in Modern

Political Thought, (New York; Holt, Rinchart and Winston),1960. p.263.

22. Hegel in, C.L., Wayper Political Thought (B.I. Publication, 1983) p.163.

23. Kant, Critique of practical Reason in Will Durant: The Story of

Philosophy (The Pocket Library, U.S.A) 1954, p.277.

24. I. Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, (Trans.) T.

K. Abbott , London;Longmans,1962, p.27.

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GKv‡Wwg, XvKv, 1982), c„. 52.

26. N.E. Simmonds, Philosophy of Law, (Harcourt Brace College

Publishers, New York, 1996) p. 389.

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27. Austin Lectures on Jurisprud, in Dunning, A History of Political Theory.

p.224.

28. Dunning, W.A., A History of Political Theories. From Rousseau to

Spencer (Central Book Depot, Allahabad, 1967) p. 225.

29. Austin, Lectures on Jurisprudence in Dunning, A History of Political

Theories, p.227.

30.Henry Maine, Ancient Law; in Gettell; History of Politcal Thought.P.334

31. B. Russell, Sceptical Essays, in N. Haque, Applied Philosophy, (Jatiya

Sahitya Prakash, Dhaka, 2015) p.20.

32. Haque, N., Applied Philosophy, A New Horizon of Thought, (Dhaka:

Jatiya Sahitya Prakash), 2015. p.20.

33. See, Birch, A.H. The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy

(London and New York: Routledge, 1996). p.95.

34. Ibid. p.95.

35. B. Russell, Sceptical Essays, in N. Haque, Applied Philosophy, (Jatiya

Sahitya Prakash, Dhaka, 2015) p.21.

36. J. Locke, Two Treatises of Civil Government, Peter Laslett(ed), (London:

Cambridge University Press,1960), p.125.

37. H. Steiner, An Essay of Rights, (Oxford: Blackwell Publisher, 1994), P.8.

38. Ibid., p.8.

39. John Stuart Mill: On Utilitarianisn, Liberty, Representative Government

(Introduction by A.D. Lindsay), (London: EverymanÕs Library, 1964),

p.Vii.

40. E. Barker, Political Thought in England, 1848-1914 (Oxford University

Press), p.3.

41. Mill, On Liberty (EverymanÕs Library, London, 1964), p.116

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42. E. Barker, Political Thought in England, 1848-1914 (Oxford University

Press), p.7.

43. Ibid, p.7.

44. Zvuiv e¨w³¯vZš¿ev` I •bivR¨ev`-Gi wec‡ÿ gZ e¨³ K‡ib Ges AvBbB ¯vaxbZv msiÿY

I cÖmv‡i mvnvh¨ K‡i e‡j g‡b K‡ib|

45. H. Laski, Political Thought in England, From Locke to Benthan, p.30-

31.

46. Hobhouse, L.T., Social Evolution & Political Theory, (New York: The

Columbia University Press, 1911), p.145.

47. H.Lask: The Rise of European liberalism (London, Unwin Books) 1962.

p.78-79.

48. E. barker, Political Thought in England. p.41.

49. D.G. Ritchi: Natural Right, (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1952)

P-114.

50. E. Barker, Political Thought in England, p.151.

51. H.J. Laski, A Grammer of Politics, (George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London,

1937), p.153.

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ivR‣bwZK b¨vq:

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wfwËi K_v e‡j wZwb †m e¨e¯’v‡K wbwðZ Ki‡Z †Q‡q‡Qb| G cÖm‡½ fjKf e‡jb, Ò‣bwZK

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Z_¨ wb‡`©k

1. Aóv`k kZvãx‡Z Bgvby‡qj Kv›U cÖK…wZev`x ‣bwZKZv I ga¨hyMxq Hk¦wiK ‣bwZKZvi

we‡ivwaZv K‡i weï× eyw×i Ici ‣bwZKZv‡K `vuo Kivb| wZwb gvbyl‡K Dcvq ev gva¨g

wn‡m‡e e¨envi Kivi weiæ‡× †Rviv‡jv hyw³ †`b| Ôgvbyl wb‡RB wb‡Ri D‡Ïk¨, KL‡bvB

Dcvq bqÕ Kv›U GB hyw³i gva¨‡g D`vi‣bwZKZvi wfwË ¯’vcb K‡ib| ªóe¨t Galvano

Della Volpe, Roussean and Marx, (London: Lawrence and Wishart,

1987), p.78.

2. I. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, Trans, J.M.D. Mieklejohn, (London:

Everyman’s Library.1943), p.25-26 & 30-32.

3. ‡kL Ave yj Iqvnve, Kv‡›Ui bxwZ`k©b, (XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq, 1982), c„.136-137.

4. ‡kL Ave yj Iqvnve, wesk kZvãxi bxwZ`k©b, (evsjv GKv‡Wgx, XvKv, 1986), c„. 1.

5. D.D. Raphael, Problems of Political Philosophy, (London: Macmillan and

Co., Ltd. 1970), p.165.

6. J. Hospers, Human Conduct, (New York: Harcourt, Brace World, Inc.

1961), p. 416.

7. I. Kant, Lectures on Ethics, (Cambridge University Press, U K, 2015),

p.42.

8. Ibid. p. 44.

9. G. J. Warnock, Contemporary Moral Philosophy (London: Macmillan Co.

Ltd., 1967), p. 55- 61.

10. KZ©e¨ev`x Kv›Ucš’xiv gvbe g½j‡K •bwZK welq e‡j g‡b K‡ib bv| Aciw`‡K, KzU© †eqvi,

KvB bxjmb, gvbe g½j‡K •bwZKZvi cÖvY‡K› ª e‡j g‡b K‡ib|

11. †`Lyb, W. K. Frankena, Ethics, PP. 113, 114 Ges †kL Ave`yj Iqvne, wesk

kZvãxi bxwZ`k©b, (evsjv GKv‡Wgx, XvKv, 1986), c„, 388-389.

12. Kurt Baier, “Why Should We Be Moral?”, Choice and Action, Charles L.

Reid (ed), (New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1981), p.20.

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13. John Rawls, “Ethics and Social Justice”, Great Traditions in Ethics, 5th

ed., Ethel M. Albert et. Al. (eds.), (Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing

Company, 1984), p.367.

14. Charles L. Reid, “Ethics, Society and Individuals”, Choice and Action, p.

14.

15. Hudson, W. D., Modern Moral Philosophy, (London: The Macmillan

Press Ltd, 1981), p.278.

16. D. Henry, Aiken (ed) Hume’s Moral and Political Philosophy, (New York:

Hafner Publishing Company, 1984), p. 185.

17. Hayek, F, The Constitution of Liberty (Routledge and Kegan Paul,

1960), p, 63.

18. †cø‡Uvi wicvewjK, mi`vi dRjyj Kwig Ab~w`Z, (XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq, XvKv, 1998), c„.

206.

19. cÖv¸³, c„. 223.

20. R. H. S. Crossman, Plato Today, (London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd,

1963), p. 84.

21. F. M. Volkov (eds), Ethics, (Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1989), P.11.

22. ‡cø‡Uvi wicvewjK, c„. 224.

23. Gwi÷U‡ji cwjwUKm, Abyev`, mi`vi dRjyj Kwig, (XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq MÖš’ ms ’v, 1983),

c„. 13.

24. cÖv¸³, c„. 14.

25. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Trans, Trence Irwing, (Indiana: Hackett

Publishing Company Inc. 1985), p. 119.

26. Ibid, p. 118.

27. Gwi÷U‡ji cwjwUKm, Abyev`, mi`vi dRjyj Kwig, (XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq MÖš’ ms ’v, XvKv,

1983), c„. 134.

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28. I. Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, (Trans.)

T. K. Abbott , London;Longmans,1962, p.39.

29. Galvano Della Volpe, Rousseau and Marx, (London: Lawrence and

Wishart, 1987), p. 78.

30. Kv‡›Ui bxwZ`k©b, †kL Ave`yj Iqvnve Ab~w`Z, c„. 220.

31. G. W. F. Hegel, The Philosophy of History, (Chicago: William Benton

Publisher, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1952), Vol. 46, p. 156-157.

32. G. W. F. Hegel, The Philosophy of Right, Trans, T. M. Knox, (Chicago:

William Benton Publisher, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1952), Vol. 46,

p. 9 .

33. Ibid, p. 23.

34. Ibid, p. 80.

35. Marcuse, H., Reason and Revolution, 2nd ed. (London: Routledge &

Kegan Paul, 1986), p. 189.

36. Kvj© gvK©m, cyuwR, LÛ- 1, Ask-1 (g‡¯‥v: cÖMwZ cÖKvkb, 1988), c„. 851.

37. Rb ijm b¨vqciZvi cÖm½wU‡K †Kej mvgvwRK cÖwZôv‡bi ‡ÿ‡Î cÖ‡hvR¨ e‡j we‡ePbv

K‡ib| wZwb b¨vqciZvi aviYv‡K mgv‡Ri g‡a¨ GKUv fvimvg¨ iÿvi welq wn‡m‡e †`‡Lb|

b¨vqciZvi cÖm½wUi mv‡_ mgv‡R emevmKvix‡`i m¤ú‡K©i welqwU P‡j Av‡m| †`Lyb, John

Rawls, “Ethics and Social Justice” Great Traditions in Ethics, 5th ed.,

Ethel M. Albert et al (eds) (Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company,

1984), p.367.

38. Rawls: “Distributive Justice” in Peter Laslett and W.G. Runciman (ed.)

Philosophy, Politics and Society (III Series) (Oxford, 1967), p.61|

39. Tom Campbell, Justice, (Houndmills: Macmillan Education Ltd., 1988),

p.78.

40. Idid., p.80.

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41. Ibid., p. 79.

42. Ibid., p. 75.

43. T. Campbell, Justice, p. 75.

44. Ibid., p. 81.

45. Dc‡hvMev` Abyhvqx, †h KvR me©vwaK †jv‡Ki me©vwaK cwigv‡Y myL Drcv`‡b Dc‡hvMx †m

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me©vwaK †jv‡Ki me©vwaK myLB gvby‡li •bwZK Av`k© nIqv DwPr|

46. Kv›U me©Rbxb bxwZi (Universal principale) K_v e‡jb, me©RbxbZvi bxwZi wfwˇZ

wZwb Kg©bxwZ‡K wePvi Kivi K_v e‡jb| Kv‡›Ui Kv‡Q Zv wQj e¨w³i †g․wjK bxwZ‡eva,

wZwb •bwZKZvi kZ© wn‡m‡e me©RbxbZv, AvZ¥msnwZ I •bwZK AvZœwRÁvmvi K_v e‡jb|

47. J.W. Gough, The Social Contract, 2nd ed (Oxford: Clarendon Press,

1957), p.40.

48. John Rawls, “A Theory of Justice”, Aeon j. Skoble & Tibor. R. Machan,

Political Philosophy Essential Selections, (Delhi: Pearson Education,

2007), p. 453.

49. T. Campbell, Justice, p. 78.

50. Ibid., p.75.

51. Ibid., p.80.

52. Andrew, Heywood, Politics (Palgrave foundations, Macmillan, 2004,

p.58.

53. Marshall Cohen, in The New York Times Book Review, July 16.1972, in

Bluhm, Classical Political Thought (Prentice Hall of India 1981). p.379.

54. Heywood, A., Political Ideologies (Palgrave, Macmillan, 2003), p. 97.

55. G‡`i g‡a¨ Ab¨Zg n‡jb gy³evRvi A_©bxwZi cÖe³v †d«‡WwiK nv‡qK, gvwK©b A_©bxwZwe`

wgjUb wd«Wg¨vb, Rb ijm, ievU© bwRK, BkvBqv evwj©b|

56. AgZ©¨ ‡mb, Dbœqb I mÿgZv, Abyev`, Aiwe›` ivq, (Avb›`, 2002) c„.73.

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