Rule of Law
As per World Justice Project’s definition, the rule of law is “a durable system of laws, institutions, norms and community commitment” that delivers the following universal principles: Accountability, Just Law, Open Government, Accessible and Impartial Justice.
Constitutional Provisions
- The Preamble of the Constitution itself prescribes the ideas of Justice, Liberty and Equality.
- These concepts are further enunciated in Part III of the Constitution and are made enforceable.
- Article 14 talks about Rule of Law.
Judicial Pronouncements
- The Supreme Court of India in Chief Settlement Commissioner Punjab v. Om Prakash observed that in our constitutional system, the central and most characteristic ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 Principle of Natural Justice
- 2 Appointment & Transfer of Judges
- 3 Doctrine of Eminent Domain: State Property, Common Property & Community Property
- 4 Distribution of Legislative Power: What Centre & States can & cannot do?
- 5 Powers of Central Investigation Agencies
- 6 Election Commission: Power, Limitations & Conflicts
- 7 Recusal of Judges
- 8 Speaker vs. Governor: Separation of Powers
- 9 Lokpal & Lokayukta: Powers, Functions & Limitations
- 10 Creation of New States in India
Indian Polity And Governance
- 1 Parliamentary Democracy
- 2 Parliamentary Sovereignty
- 3 Liberal Democracy
- 4 Constitutional Government
- 5 Representative Form of Government/Representative Democracy
- 6 Social Democracy
- 7 Cooperative Federalism
- 8 Competitive Federalism
- 9 Governor vs. State Government
- 10 Role of Rajya Sabha in India’s Federal Set-up
