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Jan 8, 2013 · Amdt14.S1.8.13.1 Overview of Fundamental Rights. Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of ...
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Article 3 . Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security . Article 4 . Freedom from Slavery . Article 5 . Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment . Article 6 . Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law . Article 7 . Right to Equality before the Law . Article 8 . Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal . Article 9 . Freedom from Arbitrary ...
fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. Article 9 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Article 10 Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any
- Introduction
- Article 12
- Article 13
- Article 14
- Article 15
- Article 16
- Article 17
- Article 18
- Article 19
- Article 20
Part III of the Constitution is rightly described as the Magna Carta of India. It contains a very long and comprehensive list of ‘justiciable’ Fundamental Rights. In fact, the Fundamental Rights in our Constitution are more elaborate than those found in the Constitution of any other country in the world, including the USA. Originally, the Constitut...
Article 12 of the Indian Constitution defines The State as: 1. The Government and Parliament of India, 2. The Government and legislatures of the states, 3. All local authorities and 4. Other authorities in India or under the control of the Government of India.
Article 13 of the Indian Constitution states that: 1. All laws in force in the territory of India immediately before the commencement of this Constitution, in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void. 2. The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rig...
Equality before Law and Equal Protection of Laws: Article 14 says that the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. This provision confers rights on all persons whether. The concept of "equality before law" is of British origin while the concept of equal protection...
Article 15 provides that the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. The two crucial words in this provision are discrimina...The word discrimination" means To make an adverse distinction with regard to' or 'to distinguish unfavourably from others'. The use of the word "only' connotes that discrimination on other grounds...The state is permitted to make any special provision for women and children. For example, reservation of seats for women in local bodies or provision of free education for children.Article 16 provides equal employment opportunities in State service for all citizens. 1. No citizen shall be discriminated against in matters of public employment or appointment on the grounds of race, religion, caste, sex, place of birth, descent or residence. 2. Exceptions to this can be made for providing special provisions for the backward clas...
In 1976, the Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955 has been comprehensively amended and renamed as the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 to enlarge the scope and make penal provisions more stringent.Under the Protection of Civil Rights Act (1955), the offences committed on the ground of untouchability are punishable either by imprisonment up to six months or by fine upto 500 or both.Article 18 abolishes titles and makes four provisions in that regard: 1. It prohibits the state from conferring any title (except a military or academic distinction) on anybody, whether a citizen or a foreigner. 2. It prohibits a citizen of India from accepting any title from any foreign state. 3. A foreigner holding any office of profit or trust u...
Protection of Six Rights Article 19 guarantees to all citizens the six rights. These are: 1. Right to freedom of speech and expression. 2. Right to assemble peaceably and without arms. 3. Right to form associations or unions or co-operative societies. 4. Right to move freely throughout the territory of India. 5. Right to reside and settle in any pa...
Article 20deals with the protection of citizens in respect of conviction for offences. This provides for three types of protection of the individual against the State. 1. Retrospective criminal legislation: This is also known as ex-post facto criminal legislation. Under this, a person cannot be convicted for an act that was committed at a time when...
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Article 3 - Right to integrity of the person. EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Title I. Dignity. Article 3 - Right to integrity of the person. 1. Everyone has the right to respect for his or her physical and mental integrity. 2. In the fields of medicine and biology, the following must be respected in particular:
Table of Contents. Fundamental Rights in India: An Overview. The fundamental rights in India are the basic human rights that are guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution of India. They are enshrined in Part III (Article 12-32) of the Constitution and are essential for the proper and harmonious development of personality and life.
