Constitutional Law – I LLB 3YDC Semester 1

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Constitutional Law – I (Paper III)
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Unit I: Introduction to Constitution
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Meaning and Significance of Constitution
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Basic law of the land.
Everything in the country must be done only in accordance with the Constitution, regardless of whether it is the PM, President, Judiciary, Administration, or citizens.
It is there to ensure fairness, justice, and reason for the people.
It explains how the Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary must perform.

Evolution of Modern Constitutions
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Even before Christ, constitutions were present but not in the present form. It was rudimentary.
Greeks and Romans experimented with democracy. Aristocracy had rights.
Senators were given some rights in the form of a charter. Citizens also had few rights; maybe 10% of the people had the right to vote.
Hammurabi’s Law: The law to be followed in the land.
In India, Manu and Kautilya’s Arthashastra gave some rules.
Plato wrote a book called The Republic, which is an ideal of human civilization. It is ideal because it may not be practical.
Aristotle was the first person to name a book as “Constitution.”
Around 600 BC, philosophers like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Buddha, and Mahavir were contemporaries.
In 1200 AD, King George introduced the Magna Carta, the first charter of rights for the people.
In 1600 AD, the Rights of Man and Citizen emerged as the second charter of rights in France.
In 1789 AD, the USA Constitution came into existence. It was the first proper written Constitution and remains one of the best.
- It contains only 7 Articles and 28 Amendments.
- The Constitution has remained valid for over 250 years due to the Supreme Court of the USA.
- It was the first to provide rights to people through the Bill of Rights, declaring all men equal.
India has the lengthiest Constitution in the world.
The United Kingdom has an unwritten constitution, operating based on traditions and customs.
New Zealand also has an unwritten constitution.
India, being diverse, chose the American model over the British model:
- The American model has a written constitution, equality, and a judiciary that is supreme.
- The British model has parliamentary supremacy with the judiciary subordinate to Parliament.
Indian Constitution incorporates federal features but is a quasi-federal constitution.

Classification of Constitutions
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Unwritten

Constitution of India on Prithvi Raj Kunapareddi

Constitutional Law – I LLB 3YDC Semester 1

Constitutional Law – I (Paper III) #

Unit I: Introduction to Constitution #

Meaning and Significance of Constitution #

Evolution of Modern Constitutions #

Classification of Constitutions #

Constitutional Law – I (Paper III)
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Unit I: Introduction to Constitution
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Meaning and Significance of Constitution
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Evolution of Modern Constitutions
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Classification of Constitutions
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