diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/recursion/Permutations.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/recursion/Permutations.java
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+package com.thealgorithms.recursion;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides methods to generate all permutations
+ * of a given array of any type using recursion.
+ * <p>
+ * Reference:
+ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutation
+ */
+public final class Permutations {
+
+    private Permutations() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Utility class");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates all permutations of a generic array.
+     *
+     * @param <T>   the type of elements in the array
+     * @param items the input array
+     * @return list of all permutations
+     * @throws NullPointerException     if items is null
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any element in items is null
+     */
+    public static <T> List<List<T>> permutations(T[] items) {
+        if (items == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("Input array cannot be null");
+        }
+        for (T item : items) {
+            if (item == null) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Array elements cannot be null");
+            }
+        }
+
+        List<List<T>> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<T> list = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(items));
+        generatePermutations(0, list, result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Recursive backtracking to generate permutations.
+     *
+     * @param <T>    the type of elements
+     * @param index  the current position being fixed
+     * @param list   the working list of elements
+     * @param result the accumulated list of permutations
+     */
+    private static <T> void generatePermutations(int index, List<T> list, List<List<T>> result) {
+        if (index == list.size()) {
+            result.add(new ArrayList<>(list));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Set<T> seen = new HashSet<>();
+        for (int i = index; i < list.size(); i++) {
+            if (seen.add(list.get(i))) { // skip duplicate values at this position
+                swap(list, index, i);
+                generatePermutations(index + 1, list, result);
+                swap(list, index, i); // backtrack
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Swaps two elements in a list.
+     *
+     * @param <T>  the type of elements
+     * @param list the list
+     * @param i    first index
+     * @param j    second index
+     */
+    private static <T> void swap(List<T> list, int i, int j) {
+        T temp = list.get(i);
+        list.set(i, list.get(j));
+        list.set(j, temp);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/recursion/Permutations.java b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/recursion/Permutations.java
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+package com.thealgorithms.recursion;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class PermutationsTest {
+
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Null / Invalid Input Tests
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void testNullArrayThrowsNullPointerException() {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> Permutations.permutations((Integer[]) null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testArrayWithNullElementThrowsIllegalArgumentException() {
+        Integer[] items = {1, null, 3};
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> Permutations.permutations(items));
+    }
+
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Edge Case Tests
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void testEmptyArrayReturnsOneEmptyPermutation() {
+        Integer[] items = {};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(1, result.size());
+        assertTrue(result.get(0).isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSingleElementReturnsOnePermutation() {
+        Integer[] items = {42};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(1, result.size());
+        assertEquals(List.of(42), result.get(0));
+    }
+
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Integer Permutation Tests
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void testTwoIntegersReturnsTwoPermutations() {
+        Integer[] items = {1, 2};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(2, result.size());
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(1, 2)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(2, 1)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testThreeIntegersReturnsSixPermutations() {
+        Integer[] items = {1, 2, 3};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(6, result.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIntegerPermutationsContainAllExpectedOrders() {
+        Integer[] items = {1, 2, 3};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(1, 2, 3)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(1, 3, 2)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(2, 1, 3)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(2, 3, 1)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(3, 1, 2)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(3, 2, 1)));
+    }
+
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Duplicate Handling Tests
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void testTwoDuplicateIntegersReturnsOnePermutation() {
+        Integer[] items = {1, 1};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(1, result.size());
+        assertEquals(List.of(1, 1), result.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testArrayWithDuplicatesReturnsCorrectCount() {
+        Integer[] items = {1, 1, 2};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        // 3!/2! = 3 unique permutations
+        assertEquals(3, result.size());
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(1, 1, 2)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(1, 2, 1)));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of(2, 1, 1)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testAllDuplicatesReturnsOnePermutation() {
+        Integer[] items = {5, 5, 5};
+        List<List<Integer>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(1, result.size());
+        assertEquals(List.of(5, 5, 5), result.get(0));
+    }
+
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // String Permutation Tests
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void testTwoStringsReturnsTwoPermutations() {
+        String[] items = {"a", "b"};
+        List<List<String>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(2, result.size());
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of("a", "b")));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of("b", "a")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testThreeStringsReturnsSixPermutations() {
+        String[] items = {"x", "y", "z"};
+        List<List<String>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(6, result.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDuplicateStringsReturnsCorrectCount() {
+        String[] items = {"a", "a", "b"};
+        List<List<String>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(3, result.size());
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of("a", "a", "b")));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of("a", "b", "a")));
+        assertTrue(result.contains(List.of("b", "a", "a")));
+    }
+
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Character Permutation Tests
+    // ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @Test
+    void testCharacterPermutations() {
+        Character[] items = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
+        List<List<Character>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(6, result.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDuplicateCharactersReturnsCorrectCount() {
+        Character[] items = {'a', 'a', 'b'};
+        List<List<Character>> result = Permutations.permutations(items);
+        assertEquals(3, result.size());
+    }
+}