SOURCES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION/ BORROWED FEATURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

 

 SOURCES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

                           

A constitution is the set of basic principles and laws of a nation. 

The constitution of India is the lengthiest of all the written constitutions of the world.

 It is a very comprehensive, elaborate, and detailed document. Originally,

 the constitution contained a preamble, 395 articles, 22 parts, and 8 schedules. 

Now the constitution consists of a preamble, articles, 25 parts, and 12 schedules.

DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

The constitution of India has borrowed most of his provisions from the constitution

 of various other countries as well  as from the Government of India Act of 1935.

For which Indian constitution is criticized as a “ borrowed constitution “, “a patchwork”.

But Dr. B R Ambedkar proudly said that our constitution has been framed 

after ‘ ransacking all the known constitutions of the world ‘.   

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MAJOR  SOURCES

Government of India Act-1935

Britsh constitution

US constitution

Irish constitution

Canadian constitution

Australian Constitution

Weimar constitution of Germany

Soviet constitution(Russia)

French constitution

South African constitution

Japanese constitution

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT OF 1935

¨Federal Scheme

¨Office of Governor

¨Judiciary

¨Public Service Commissions

¨Emergency provisions

BRITISH CONSTITUTION

¨Parliamentary form of Government

¨Rule of Law

¨Single Citizenship

¨Bi-cameralism

US CONSTITUTION

¨Fundamental Rights

¨ Independence of Judiciary

¨Judiciary Review

¨Impeachment of the president

¨Removal of Supreme Court and high court judges

¨Post of Vice-president.

IRISH CONSTITUTION

¨Directive principles of state policy

¨Nomination of members to Rajya Sabha

¨Method of election of president

CANADIAN CONSTITUTION

¨Federation with a strong centre

¨Vesting of residuary powers in the centre

¨Appointment of state governors by the centre

¨Advisory jurisdiction of the supreme court

AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION

¨Concurrent List

¨Freedom of Trade

¨Joint sitting of both houses of parliament

WEIMAR CONSTITUTION OF GERMANY

¨Suspension of fundamental rights during emergency

SOVIET CONSTITUTION

¨Fundamental duties

¨Ideal of justice (social, economic and political) in the preamble

FRENCH CONSTITUTION

¨Republic and the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity in the preamble

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTION

¨Procedure for the Amendment of the constitution

¨Election of members of Rajya sabha

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