*Masters in Political Science, Banaras Hindu University, Agra City, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email Id: kulkulpalak14@gmail.com
**Assistant Professor, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra City, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email Id: gkparihar21@gmail.com
Online Published on 09 March, 2022.
This paper endeavours to analyse the conflictual relation that the concepts of ‘Universalism’ and ‘Particularism’ share and how the debate informs our understanding of Human Rights. To study the concept further, the paper takes the case of the current Covid-19 pandemicto explore the tensions and possible assimilations between universalistic and particularistic frameworks, using empirical evidences to explore the intersectional impact on Human Rights in current times.
Universalism, Particularism, Conceptual Conflict, Human Rights, Covid-19, Intersectionality
