March 14, 2019
Sources of Indian Constitution
Sources of Indian Constitution
Government of India Act of 1935
- Federal Scheme
- Office of governor
- Judiciary
- Public Service Commissions
- Emergency provisions
- administrative details
Sources of Indian Constitution
British Constitution
- Parliamentary government
- Rule of Law
- Legislative procedure
- Speaker and its role
- single citizenship
- cabinet system
- prerogative writs
- parliamentary privileges
- bicameralism
Sources of Indian Constitution
US Constitution
- Fundamental rights
- Preamble
- Independence of judiciary
- Judicial review
- Impeachment of the president
- Removal of Supreme Court and high court judges
- Post of vice-president.
Irish Constitution
- Directive Principles of State Policy (Irish constitution borrowed it from Spain)
- 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 commerce and intercourse
- joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
Weimar Constitution of Germany
- Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency.
Soviet Constitution
- Fundamental duties
- idea 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 Amendment of the Constitution
- Election of members of Rajya Sabha.
Japanese
- Constitution Procedure established by Law.
