AP Board 8th Class Social Politics Notes 4th Lesson Understanding Laws
→ There are provisions in our constitution that would establish the rule of law.
→ The law cannot discriminate between persons on the basis of their religion, caste or gender.
→ In ancient India, there were innumerable and after, overlapping local law.
→ This slowly began to change as this system of law began to further evolve during the
colonial period.
→ Indian nationalists began protesting and criticising the arbitrary use of authority by the British.
→ By the end of 19th century, the Indian legal profession also began to use law to defend the legal rights of Indians.
→ With the adoption of the constitution, our representatives began making laws for the country and amend the existing laws every years.
→ The Parliament has an important role in making laws.
→ PARLIAMENT : Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India. The Indian Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses – Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People).
→ LAW : The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
→ CITIZEN : A legally recognized subject or national of a state or common wealth, either native or naturalized.
→ CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY : A Constituent Assembly is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution.
→ ARBITRARY ARREST : Arbitrary or unlawful detention occurs when an individual is arrested and detained by a government without due process and without the legal protections of a fair trial, or when an individual is detained without any legal basis for the deprivation of liberty.
→ RULE OF LAW : It means that no man is above law and also that every person is subject to the jurisdiction of ordinary courts of law irrespective of their position and rank. The term rule of law’ is originated from England and India has taken this concept.
→ ROWLATT ACT : Rowlatt Act, (February 1919), legislation passed by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India, The acts allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial.
→ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE : Violent or aggressive behaviour within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner.
→ SEDITION ACT OF 1870 : According to Sedition Act of 1870 any person criticizing or protesting the British government could be arrested without a trial.
→ Arbitrary : Based on random choice and personal whim, rather than any reason or system
→ Sedition : Language or behaviour that is intended to oppose their government.
→ Sedition Act : Under Sedition Act of 1870, the British had a very broad interpretion of what sedition was and they could arrest and detain any persons they wanted under this Act.
→ Succession : A number of people of a similar kind following one after the other.
→ Evolution :
- The process of development from simple to complex form (often used to the development of species)
- In this chapter it refers to the way in which protecting women against domestic violence developed.
→ Domestic : Relating to a home or a family.
→ Criticise :
- Indicate the faults in a disapproving way.
- To find fault with a person, or thing or act or law.
→ Repressive :
- To control severely in order to prevent free and natural development or expression.
- Here it refers to the laws that control persons and prevent them from exercising their fundamental rights.
→ Hawkers : Persons who travels and sell goods especially on streets.
→ Rowlatt Act : The Act pasted in 1919 by the British. This act gives the power to arrest and keep them in prison for upto two years without any trial.