Fundamental Rights
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Intersecting Inequalities: Right to Education and Minority Identity in India’s Legal Framework
India’s legal system is founded on constitutional morality and social justice, and is concerned with balancing competing claims of individual rights and collective identities. Education, as a constitutional right[i] brings together many facets of identity (caste, religion, gender, language, and socioeconomic status), making it a site of valuable reconciliation. This blog examines how intersectionality shapes…
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Constitution as a Proponent of Women Empowerment in India
The framers of our Constitution have incorporated certain provisions within the Constitution to ensure the enforcement of Fundamental Rights; the most important of which is the Right to Constitutional Remedies under Part III, which has been made a Fundamental Right. This is the most unique feature of our Constitution. A citizen has the right to…
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Climate Change and the Complexities of Migration and Immobility in India
In the wake of climate change, there in an increase in the use of the term “trapped population” and could be used as a policy tool.[i] However, the scholars also underscore the limitations and challenges of using this concept as a tool in the climate change policy discourse.[ii] The term “trapped” itself suggests that there…
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Free Speech and Internet Shutdown
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter”[1] – George Washington This profound statement emphasizes the significance of free speech, a fundamental right that has been perpetually under siege by those in power. It highlights the dangers of suppressing free speech and…