EMERGING CHALLENGES TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA: FEDERAL STRUCTURE -ASHUTOSH SHANKAR INTRODUCTION India i.e. Bharat shall be a Union of States says Art. 1 of the Constitution of India. It is also stipulated in the Constitution that India i.e. Bharat shall be a Union of States and the territories and such other territories as may be acquired. The constitution thus, postulates India as a Union of States and consequently, the existence of the federal structure of governance for this Union
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Composition Abstract Habeas Corpus is one of the fundamental protections guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution of the United States of America. This essay will describe the original intent of the writ, the transformations the writ has undergone, and the modern-day implementation of The Great Writ of Habeas Corpus. The essay will also explore how dangerous the practice of denial of this right can be to the freedom against unlawful detainment of people subject to United States civil and criminal
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“I plead the 5th” is a statement that most people only hear on television crime dramas, but it remains many Americans’ only knowledge of the 5th Amendment to the Constitution. It receives far less attention then the fierce political debates that rage around the 1st or 2nd Amendments. The common impression of the amendment is that it only exists to protect criminals from prosecution.1 Yet the protections it provides apply to all citizens of the United States and remain just as important now as when
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The Texas Constitution 1 Why the Texas Constitution Matters • The Texas Constitution is the legal framework within which the government works • Rights guaranteed in the Texas Constitution go beyond those of the U.S. Constitution • The length and detail of the Texas Constitution make the amendment process central to the political process 2 The Role of a State Constitution • State constitutions perform a number of important functions – Establish political institutions and explain
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An assignment on 15th amendment of the Bangladesh constitution. The 15th amendment of the Bangladesh constitution is perhaps the most debatable one in the post democratic era that follows the 1990 public upsurge against autocracy. The often pronounced justifications offered for this amendment is the ‘needs’ for returning to the spirit and contents of the founding constitution of 1972 of Bangladesh. Yet the 15th amendment rather accommodates some of the changes brought out by the 5th and 7th amendments
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39-50 Critical Issues at the Convention • Just like the writers of the Declaration of Independence, there were more issues that needed to be addressed if a new government was to be formed. • Even though it was written in the declaration, the Constitution did not say a word about everyone being equally protected under the law. o Representation- The first issue discussed was how to set up the new Congress so that all states have an equal voice. New Jersey Plan- The proposal at the Constitutional
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miss those days.” Uncle Ben’s recollections raise concerns regarding the future of freshwater in the CNMI and groundwater use and management in particular. Almost four decades after the CNMI adopted its Constitution, it still does not recognize or protect traditional and customary Chamorro rights and practices specific to groundwater. As the CNMI proposes an amendment to its blood quantum requirement, it should consider more stringent protections for its groundwater so
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military weakness and interstate problems. Carol Berkin reveals the conflicts and compromises that characterized the drafting of the Constitution in her book: A Brilliant Solution. As glorified as the U.S. Constitution has become, the strenuous process of crafting laws for governing the American nation was anything but easy. Even though some may argue that the Constitution was divinely inspired, the men who created it were not the historical demigods that myth has made them out to be. According to Berkin
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of the Spanish civil war, were important secondary factors that worked in tandem to exacerbate the internal political conflict that preceded civil war. The primary cause for the weakness of the Second Republic was its divisive constitution (Decemeber 1931). The constitution played a large role in weakening the government because it exacerbated the existing divisions within the nation and appealed only to a minority. It was perceived as elitist and angered multiple political and social factions, polarizing
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compact discs, and MP3 players. After all a publication is the act of publishing and that consist of copies. Freedom of the press can be a challenge by the constitution or other legal protections. The constitution is a set of principles for a state or other organization to be governed by. When it comes to governmental information they have the right to determine what the public will view. This is usually considered as classification of information. This information is sensitive, secretive
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