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  2. Gautam Bhatia (lawyer) - Wikipedia

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    Bhatia was born to a mathematician father and a documentary-film-maker mother; he was raised in New Delhi. [1]He attained his BA. LL.B. from National Law School of India University in 2011, [1] and went on to pursue a B.C.L. (2012) and M.Phil. (2013) from Balliol College, University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

  3. New constitutionalism - Wikipedia

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    New constitutionalism is derived from the classical neo-liberalism framework and represents a set of political policies that promote a new global order. [1] The goal of new constitutionalism is to separate the democratic and economic practices by shifting economic aims from the regional and national level to the global level through constitutional framework. [2]

  4. Living Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Living Constitution, or judicial pragmatism, is the viewpoint that the U.S. constitution holds a dynamic meaning even if the document is not formally amended. Proponents view the constitution as developing alongside society's needs and provide a more malleable tool for governments.

  5. Constitutionalism - Wikipedia

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    Constitutionalism is descriptive of a complicated concept, deeply embedded in historical experience, which subjects the officials who exercise governmental powers to the limitations of a higher law. Constitutionalism proclaims the desirability of the rule of law as opposed to rule by the arbitrary judgment or mere fiat of public officials ...

  6. Olga Tellis and ors v. Bombay Municipal Corporation and ors

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    Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation (1986 AIR 180, 1985 SCR Supl. (2) 51) was a 1985 case in the Supreme Court of India.It came before the Court as a written petition by pavement and slum dwellers in Bombay (Now Mumbai), seeking to be allowed to stay on the pavements against their order of eviction during the monsoon months by the Bombay Municipal Corporation.

  7. Substantive equality - Wikipedia

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    The transformative dimension may use both positive and negative duties to redress disadvantage. [8] Fredman advocates for a four-dimensional approach to substantive equality as a way to address the criticisms and limitations it faces due to the lack of agreement on its definition by scholars.

  8. Originalism - Wikipedia

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    Originalism is a legal theory that bases constitutional, judicial, and statutory interpretation of text on the original understanding at the time of its adoption. Proponents of the theory object to judicial activism and other interpretations related to a living constitution framework.

  9. Fundamental rights in India - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court has ruled [12] that all provisions of the Constitution, including fundamental rights, can be amended, but that Parliament cannot alter the basic structure of the constitution. Since the fundamental rights can be altered only by a constitutional amendment , their inclusion is a check not only on the executive branch but also on ...