SOURCES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

SOURCES OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION

 US CONSTITUTION:

§  Judicial Review

§  Fundamental Rights

§  Independent Judiciary

§  Impeachment procedure of the President

§  The Vice President acting as the Chairman of the Upper House

§  Removal of the Supreme Court and High Court Judges.

BRITISH CONSTITUTION:

§  Rule of law

§  Parliamentary form of government

§  Single Citizenship

§  Cabinet system

§  Legislative procedure

§  Bicameralism.

IRISH CONSTITUTION (IRELAND):

§  Directive Principles of State Policy

§  Nomination of members to the Upper House

§  Election method of the President.

CANADIAN CONSTITUTION:

§  Residuary powers with the centre

§  Federation with a strong centre

§  Appointment of State Governors by the Central Government

§  Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTION:

§  Amendment procedure of the Constitution.

§  Method of election of the members to the Upper House.

USSR: (UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS)

§  Fundamental Duties

§  Ideals of Justice (Social, Economic and Political).

FRANCE:

§  Republic

§  Ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in the Preamble.

WEIMAR CONSTITUTION (GERMANY):

§  Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency (National Emergency).

AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION:

§  Concurrent list

§  Joint sitting of 2 houses of the Parliament.