This essay talks about the reinvigorating concept of human rights in the 21^st century and contains United Nations different treaties regarding the introduction of human rights as an international concept to be followed by the country ratifying the treaties. The essay includes how human rights works in legal process and what can be its outcome outside the realm of law and legal process. Then it talks about the state sovereignty in relation with human rights and includes how human rights can be promoted through law and human rights in 21^st century. In the end it shows the Indian perspective of human rights how it came to India and what are the laws in India for human rights. The essay fortifies the way that social advancement must be accomplished by speaking to law, legislative issues and profound quality, not by advancing human rights as a panacea that can cure all wrongs.