CONSTITUTION 1

Venkatachaliah Report National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) was established on February 22, 2000, by a resolution of the Government of India. The commission is also known as the Justice Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah Commission, for the purpose of suggesting possible constitutional amendments. M.N. Venkatachaliah, the former Chief Justice of India, presided …

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What is Constitutionalism? The concept of constitutionalism is a mechanism that provides legitimacy to a democratic government. It cannot and should not be confused with the legality of the acts of the officials in a government setup. Constitutionalism is far more important than having a written Constitution. With some exceptions most of the countries have …

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Impact and Implementation of International Human Rights Norms in India Introduction Human rights are the rights a person has simply because he or she is a human being. Human rights are held by all persons equally, universally, and forever. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with …

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Introduction India is one of the world’s most heterogeneous societies. Several religions, races, languages, cultures and customs have converged in the India making it a multicultural, multi-religious, multi-linguistic heterogeneous society. Co-existence of several heterogeneous diverse groups demanded mutual respect for each other and tolerance towards each others’ religions and religious practices. In this social setting …

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RIGHT TO SPEECH AND EXPRESSION “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek and receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers” proclaims the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights (1948). The people of India declared in …

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Introduction “Empowerment” literally means to equip your ability/ supply with opportunity i.e., enabling and enhancing the ability which is existing with you but not yet realized by you. Through empowerment process, one is gaining knowledge, developing skills and attitude for adjusting with the changing environment. Empowerment can be defined as a “multi-dimensional social process that …

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RIGHT TO EQUALITY Right to equality is embodied in a series of articles from Article 14 to 18 of the Constitution of India. Article 14 contains the principle of rule of law and Articles 15, 16, 17 and 18 contain the application of this principle. The Preamble to the Constitution of India provides for equality …

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Introduction The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and it provides the rules and regulations which must be obliged by the people and organisations of the country whether private or the public for the maintenance of peace, stability among the citizens and to promote prosperity of the nation. To promote peace and harmony …

‘State’-Need for widening the definition in the wake of liberalization. Read More »

Judicial activism is gaining prominence in the present days. In the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL), citizens are getting access to justice. Nature and Meaning Judiciary has become the centre of controversy, in the recent past, on account of the sudden rise in the level of judicial intervention. The area of judicial intervention has …

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Introduction The term „judicial review,‟ in general, means the power of a court to review and potentially strike down an act of legislature as unconstitutional and invalid. The courts‟ power of judicial review has been culled out from the principle of checks and balances. The system of checks and balances between the legislature and the …

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