Article 20 is a safeguard against arbitrary conviction

Article 21 Right to Life and Personal Liberty, Article 20 is a safeguard against arbitrary conviction

Article 20 This Article 20 is a safeguard against arbitrary conviction for citizens of India. This article is one of the important Fundamental Rights granted by the Constitution of India. It mandates that no person shall be prosecuted and convicted based on retrospective laws. And no person shall be forced to give evidence against himself. … Read more

Article 21 Right to Life and Personal Liberty

Article 21 Right to Life and Personal Liberty, Article 20 is a safeguard against arbitrary conviction

Article 21 Article 21 Right to Life and Personal Liberty: This Article 21 in the Constitution of India envisages that, “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law”. This Article is one of the prominent Fundamental Rights granted by the Constitution for Citizens of India. … Read more

American Bill of Rights of 1791

American Bill of Rights of 1791

Amendments to the US Constitution Fundamental rights in America were enacted as American Bill of rights of 1791 as Amendments to the US Constitution. However, these rights were not total in the begenning and were continued to be incorporated in the constitution till 1971. And also it is important to note that the Bill of … Read more

Magna Carta of England

Magna Carta of England

Magna Carta Magna Carta of England: Magna Carta means the Great Charter. Magna Carta was signed by King John of England in 1215. He was a French King of England. Through this Charter he promised protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments … Read more

Bill of Rights of England 1689

Bill of Rights of England 1689

Rights of Citizens of England The Bill of Rights of England 1689 received its royal assent and it became an Act in December 1689. The Act asserted “certain ancient rights and liberties” by declaring that: (It should be noted that Magna Carta of 1215 was the precursor of this Bill of Rights of England. And … Read more

French Bill of Rights 1789

French Bill of Rights 1789

Rights of Man and of the Citizen The French Bill of Rights 1789 were declared by the Revolutionaries in Paris as Rights of Man for citizens of France. These are 17 in number. It should be noted that while preparing the Fundamental Rights of the Indian Constitution, members of the Constituent Assembly studied this French … Read more

Citizen’s Fundamental rights

Citizen's Fundamental rights

Citizen’s Fundamental rights Citizen’s Fundamental rights: Indian Constitution guarantees six Fundamenta Rights to all of its citizens. They are enshrined in Part III of the Constitution of India as Articles 12 to 35. Articles 12 to 35. Fundamental rights concept is Nehru’s brainchild Originally the concept of granting fundamental rights to the future citizens of … Read more