Human Rights: Freedom of religion and right against religious discrimination, EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc [case comment]

Right to religious freedom is a fundamental human right which has been enshrined in several international human rights treaties such as Article 1 of the UN Charter[1], Article 18 of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) along with Article 27 of the ICCPR[2],…

                                                                                EQUALITY BEFORE LAW

Equality before law plays a significant role in the life of Indian citizens because it implies an absence of any special privilege in favor of an individual. These rights state that there will be equal treatment in equal circumstances. Article 14 of our Indian Constitution states equality before the law. Simply put, no one is…

Constitutionalism’s survival in a mass disobedience movement

Ambedkar criticized the non-cooperation movement as it meant refusal to obey rules and the persons in authority which is against constitutionalism. I partially agree with his anti-revolutionary tone of criticizing the non-cooperation movement. When we talk about civil disobedience, non-cooperation, and Satyagraha as illegitimate movements, we must acknowledge that these movements occurred when there existed…

                                                                                Preamble

The soul of the Indian Constitution The Preamble of our Indian Constitution clearly expresses a brief introductory statement of the Constitution by giving guiding purpose, principles, and philosophy of the Indian Constitution. By 42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976, it was amended to constitute India into a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, and Democratic Republic. Not just this, because…