Posts

Showing posts from June, 2020

Why do we have different levels of the government? Federalism Explained

-
Image
The countries we live in are large. Managing and governing them becomes a very big challenge. This is where countries employ various political and legal solutions to overcome this. What does the government do- solve people's problems.  A simple way to do it is to classify the problems. There are problems that people face every day, and there are some that they face rarely. There are some problems that are experienced directly and some indirectly. There are also problems that someone closer to them can solve better and others that people who are very far can solve.  Why does your local government collect the garbage? The state government looks after law and order, and the central government controls the military? Why not the local government look after law and order, the state government controls the military, and the central government collects your garbage? So there are specific reasons why and how tasks are assigned.  History and Origins of Federalism  Initially, t...
Post a Comment
Read more

Is Article 14 of Indian Constitution supreme?

-
Image
Article 14 is considered to be one of the most important pillars of the Indian Constitution. It is popularly known to us as Equality before law. So, let us look into a question whether Article 14 itself is supreme or does it prevent the Government from not making other laws which may violate the so-called Equality. Article 15 and 16 follows with further classification and clarity.  Quoting the article 14-  The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Article 14 came into a hype during the CAA protests when critics quoted it multiple times. While the defenders of CAA multiple times repeated that there is no violation of Article 14. The main essence of this article is not the article itself but the idea of what do you mean by the term "Equal". Mathematically or scientific...
Post a Comment
Read more