| ID | 114761 |
| Title Proper | Rule of law |
| Other Title Information | an unruly horse? some reflections on its application in India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sorabjee, Soli J |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It may not be possible to define Rule of Law with scientific precision but it cannot be dismissed as an elusive notion or as an unruly horse. Rule of Law is the heritage of all mankind because its underlying rationale is belief in the human rights and human dignity of all individuals everywhere in the world. It needs to be emphasised that there is nothing western or eastern or northern or southern about the concept of Rule of Law. It has a global reach and dimension. Rule of Law symbolises the quest of civilised democratic societies, be they eastern or western, to combine that degree of liberty without which law is tyranny with that degree of law without which liberty becomes licence. It is entrenched in India to the extent that the Rule of Law cannot be abolished even by a constitutional amendment. |
| `In' analytical Note | Round Table Vol. 101, No.421; Aug 2012: p.331-339 |
| Journal Source | Round Table Vol. 101, No.421; Aug 2012: p.331-339 |
| Key Words | Rule of Law ; Globalisation ; Constitutional Entrenchment ; Equality ; Supreme Court of India ; Arbitrariness ; Caprice ; Indian Constitution ; Indira Gandhi ; Emergency ; Federalism ; Secularism ; Democracy ; Universal Declaration of Human Rights ; Terrorism |