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Salient Features of Indian Instit
Salient Features of Indian Instit
'Constitution of India'
Reminds people that while enjoying rights they have some duties to do
3. Directive Principles of State Policy
Non-justiciable in nature (i.e. they are not legally enforceable by the
court of law)
Ambedkar described it as novel feature of Constitution
Promotes social and economic democracy
Aims to establish welfare state
4. Lengthiest Written Constitution
Indian constitution is the lengthiest written constitution so far. Reasons
for such a vast length:
Single constitution for Centre and all the states
Mainly derived from Government of India Act, 1935 which itself was
bulky
Geographical factors i.e. the vastness of the country and its diversity
Dominance of legal luminaries in the Constituent Assembly
5. Drawn from various sources
The features of the Indian constitution & their sources are as follows:
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Japanese Constitution
South African Constitution
French Constitution
Soviet Constitution
Weimar Constitution of
Germany
Australian Constitution
Canadian Constitution
Irish Constitution
US Constitution
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British Constitution
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