(i) Certain rights like right to freedom of press, right to information, and right to education are derived from the Fundamental Rights. (ii) Now, school education has become a right for Indian citizens. The governments are responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all children up tRead more
(i) Certain rights like right to freedom of press, right to information, and right to education are derived from the Fundamental Rights.
(ii) Now, school education has become a right for Indian citizens. The governments are responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 years.
(iii) Parliament has enacted a law giving the right to information to the citizens. This Act was made under the Fundamental Right to freedom of thought and expression.
(iv) Constitution provides many more rights, which may not be Fundamental Rights. For example, the right to property is not a Fundamental Right, but it is a constitutional right’
(v) Sometimes, the expansion takes place in what is called human rights. There are universal moral claims that may or may not have been recognised by law.
(i) Right to privacy: So that the citizens or their homes cannot be searched. their phones cannot be tapped, their communication cannot be opened. (ii) Right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing. (iii) Right to have access to adequate housing (iv) Right to have access tRead more
(i) Right to privacy: So that the citizens or their homes cannot be searched. their phones cannot be tapped, their communication cannot be opened.
(ii) Right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing.
(iii) Right to have access to adequate housing
(iv) Right to have access to health care services, sufficient food and water: No one may be refused emergency medical treatment.
(i) Fundamental Rights are guaranteed against the actions of the Legislature, the Executive and any other authority instituted by the government. (ii) There can be no law or action that violates the Fundamental Rights. (iii) Courts also enforce the Fundamental Rights against private individuals andRead more
(i) Fundamental Rights are guaranteed against the actions of the Legislature, the Executive and any other authority instituted by the government.
(ii) There can be no law or action that violates the Fundamental Rights.
(iii) Courts also enforce the Fundamental Rights against private individuals and bodies.
(iv) The Supreme Court and High Courts have the power to issue orders or- ‘writes’ for the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights.
(v) They can also award compensation to the victims and punishment to the violators.
In case of any violation of a Fundamental Right, the aggrieved per-son can go to a court for remedy.
Secularism does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion. All religions are treated equally by the law. (i) Secularism is based on the idea that the state is concerned only with relations among human beings and not with the relation between human beings and God. (ii) A secular sRead more
Secularism does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion.
All religions are treated equally by the law.
(i) Secularism is based on the idea that the state is concerned only with relations among human beings and not with the relation between human beings and God.
(ii) A secular state is one that does not establish any one religion as the official religion.
(iii) Indian secularism keeps equal distance from all religions.
(iv) The state has to be neutral and impartial in dealing with all religions.
(i) Every citizen, from the Prime Minister to a small farmer in a remote village, is subject to the same laws. (ii) Under Right to Equality, the government shall not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion, ethnicity, sex or place of birth. (iii) Every citizen shall have access tRead more
(i) Every citizen, from the Prime Minister to a small farmer in a remote
village, is subject to the same laws.
(ii) Under Right to Equality, the government shall not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion, ethnicity, sex or place of birth.
(iii) Every citizen shall have access to public places like shops, restaurants, hotels and cinema halls.
(iv) All citizens have equality of opportunity in matters relating to employment or appointment to any position in the government. No citizen shall be discriminated against or made ineligible for employment on any grounds.
(v) Equality means giving everyone an equal opportunity to achieve whatever one is capable of. Sometimes, it is necessary to give special treatment to someone in order to ensure equal opportunity.
(i) Rights are necessary for the very sustenance of a democracy. (ii) In a democracy, every citizen has to have the right to vote and the right to be elected to the government. (iii) For democratic elections, it is necessary that citizens should have the right to express their opinion, form politicaRead more
(i) Rights are necessary for the very sustenance of a democracy.
(ii) In a democracy, every citizen has to have the right to vote and the right to be elected to the government.
(iii) For democratic elections, it is necessary that citizens should have the right to express their opinion, form political parties and take part in political activities.
(iv) Rights protect the minorities from the oppression of the majority.
(v) Rights are a guarantee which can be used when things go wrong. Things may go wrong when some citizens may wish to take away the rights of others.
So, rights perform a very special role in democracy
Rights are claims of a person over other fellow beings, the society and the government. (i) A right is possible when we make a claim that is equally possible for others. You cannot have a right that harms or hurts others (ii) The Serbs in Yugoslavia could not have claimed the whole country for themsRead more
Rights are claims of a person over other fellow beings, the society and the government.
(i) A right is possible when we make a claim that is equally possible for others. You cannot have a right that harms or hurts others
(ii) The Serbs in Yugoslavia could not have claimed the whole country for themselves.
(iii) The claims we make should be reasonable. They should be such that it can be made available to others in equal measure.
(iv) A right comes with an obligation to respect others rights
Children are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food,. clothing, education and medical care. So, they are counted in dependent population.
Children are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food,. clothing, education and medical care. So, they are counted in dependent population.
How has the scope of rights expanded?
(i) Certain rights like right to freedom of press, right to information, and right to education are derived from the Fundamental Rights. (ii) Now, school education has become a right for Indian citizens. The governments are responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all children up tRead more
(i) Certain rights like right to freedom of press, right to information, and right to education are derived from the Fundamental Rights.
See less(ii) Now, school education has become a right for Indian citizens. The governments are responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 years.
(iii) Parliament has enacted a law giving the right to information to the citizens. This Act was made under the Fundamental Right to freedom of thought and expression.
(iv) Constitution provides many more rights, which may not be Fundamental Rights. For example, the right to property is not a Fundamental Right, but it is a constitutional right’
(v) Sometimes, the expansion takes place in what is called human rights. There are universal moral claims that may or may not have been recognised by law.
what new rights are introduced by the constitution of South Africa?
(i) Right to privacy: So that the citizens or their homes cannot be searched. their phones cannot be tapped, their communication cannot be opened. (ii) Right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing. (iii) Right to have access to adequate housing (iv) Right to have access tRead more
(i) Right to privacy: So that the citizens or their homes cannot be searched. their phones cannot be tapped, their communication cannot be opened.
See less(ii) Right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing.
(iii) Right to have access to adequate housing
(iv) Right to have access to health care services, sufficient food and water: No one may be refused emergency medical treatment.
How does the constitution protect our rights?
(i) Fundamental Rights are guaranteed against the actions of the Legislature, the Executive and any other authority instituted by the government. (ii) There can be no law or action that violates the Fundamental Rights. (iii) Courts also enforce the Fundamental Rights against private individuals andRead more
(i) Fundamental Rights are guaranteed against the actions of the Legislature, the Executive and any other authority instituted by the government.
See less(ii) There can be no law or action that violates the Fundamental Rights.
(iii) Courts also enforce the Fundamental Rights against private individuals and bodies.
(iv) The Supreme Court and High Courts have the power to issue orders or- ‘writes’ for the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights.
(v) They can also award compensation to the victims and punishment to the violators.
In case of any violation of a Fundamental Right, the aggrieved per-son can go to a court for remedy.
What is Secularism? How did the Indian Constitution make India a secular state?
Secularism does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion. All religions are treated equally by the law. (i) Secularism is based on the idea that the state is concerned only with relations among human beings and not with the relation between human beings and God. (ii) A secular sRead more
Secularism does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion.
See lessAll religions are treated equally by the law.
(i) Secularism is based on the idea that the state is concerned only with relations among human beings and not with the relation between human beings and God.
(ii) A secular state is one that does not establish any one religion as the official religion.
(iii) Indian secularism keeps equal distance from all religions.
(iv) The state has to be neutral and impartial in dealing with all religions.
What are the main features of Right to Equality?
(i) Every citizen, from the Prime Minister to a small farmer in a remote village, is subject to the same laws. (ii) Under Right to Equality, the government shall not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion, ethnicity, sex or place of birth. (iii) Every citizen shall have access tRead more
(i) Every citizen, from the Prime Minister to a small farmer in a remote
See lessvillage, is subject to the same laws.
(ii) Under Right to Equality, the government shall not discriminate against any citizen on the grounds of religion, ethnicity, sex or place of birth.
(iii) Every citizen shall have access to public places like shops, restaurants, hotels and cinema halls.
(iv) All citizens have equality of opportunity in matters relating to employment or appointment to any position in the government. No citizen shall be discriminated against or made ineligible for employment on any grounds.
(v) Equality means giving everyone an equal opportunity to achieve whatever one is capable of. Sometimes, it is necessary to give special treatment to someone in order to ensure equal opportunity.
Why do we need rights in a democracy?
(i) Rights are necessary for the very sustenance of a democracy. (ii) In a democracy, every citizen has to have the right to vote and the right to be elected to the government. (iii) For democratic elections, it is necessary that citizens should have the right to express their opinion, form politicaRead more
(i) Rights are necessary for the very sustenance of a democracy.
See less(ii) In a democracy, every citizen has to have the right to vote and the right to be elected to the government.
(iii) For democratic elections, it is necessary that citizens should have the right to express their opinion, form political parties and take part in political activities.
(iv) Rights protect the minorities from the oppression of the majority.
(v) Rights are a guarantee which can be used when things go wrong. Things may go wrong when some citizens may wish to take away the rights of others.
So, rights perform a very special role in democracy
What are ‘rights’? How can we claim a right?
Rights are claims of a person over other fellow beings, the society and the government. (i) A right is possible when we make a claim that is equally possible for others. You cannot have a right that harms or hurts others (ii) The Serbs in Yugoslavia could not have claimed the whole country for themsRead more
Rights are claims of a person over other fellow beings, the society and the government.
See less(i) A right is possible when we make a claim that is equally possible for others. You cannot have a right that harms or hurts others
(ii) The Serbs in Yugoslavia could not have claimed the whole country for themselves.
(iii) The claims we make should be reasonable. They should be such that it can be made available to others in equal measure.
(iv) A right comes with an obligation to respect others rights
In which category are children below 15 years counted?
Children are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food,. clothing, education and medical care. So, they are counted in dependent population.
Children are economically unproductive and need to be provided with food,. clothing, education and medical care. So, they are counted in dependent population.
See lessHow is Age Composition’ an important component of population?
To an important degree, a person's age influences what he needs, buys, does and his capacity to per-form.
To an important degree, a person’s age influences what he needs, buys, does and his capacity to per-form.
See lessWhat does ‘Age Composition’ mean?
The age composition of the population refers to the number of people in different age groups in a country.
The age composition of the population refers to the number of people in different age groups in a country.
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