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Intl. Law & Cons. Law
Intl. Law & Cons. Law
Intl. Law & Cons. Law
International Law
&
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Presented by
Difficult to define
It is a social concept
Subjects
Development
of
International Law
Horizontal
Vertical
Trade
Human Rights
Positive morality
Monism
Dualism
Implementation
Dichotomous Approach
Different Categories
Sectoral Approach
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Origin
1215
Magna Carta
1628
The Petition of Rights
1679
Habeas Corpus Act
1689
The Bill of Rights
1701
Act of Settlement
1789
French Declaration of the Rights
of Man and of the Citizen
1791 Bill of Rights US Ten
amendments
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Origin (Contd.)
Other constitutional and statutory rights world over
1926 Slavery Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (ILO)
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms
1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
1966 International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
(ICESCR)
1969 American Convention on Human Rights
1979 Convention on Elimination on Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW)
1981 African Charter on Human & Peoples Rights
1984 Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
1989 Convention on Rights of the Child (CRC)
Indian Constitution and its sources
PROVISIONS CONSTITUTION
Suspension of Fundamental
Rights during Emergency German Constitution
Informal methods
Judicial interpretation
Conventions
Formal Method
Constituent Process
Need for the
Constitutional Amendment