with fellow human beings". Although, he also stated that "the magnitude and content of the components of this right would depend upon the extent of the economic development of the country". It was also emphasized that
"It must, in any view of the matter, include the right to the basic necessities of life and also the right to carry on such functions and activities as constitute the bare minimum expression of the human self".
Right to personal liberty can be further explained as:-
As per Munn V. Illinois the expression 'Liberty' in the 5th and 14th amendments to the US Constitution has a very wide meaning. It takes in all the freedoms. The expression is not confined to mere freedom from bodily restraint and ‘liberty under law, but extends …show more content…
History bears witness to such gross infringements of the right to life and liberty, like the Holocaust by the Nazis, the Cambodian Genocide by the Khmer Rouge, and the Great Purge by Stalin, the Rwandan Genocide, and the War in Darfur. It is in wise consideration of such incidents that the Right to Life is given the importance that it is. In this age of terrorism, it is extremely essential to know that we all have not only a natural, but a fundamental right to live and we must oppose fanaticism that takes innocent …show more content…
But as responsible citizens of the nation, we have a duty to know. And the duty to act comes as a direct corollary of the duty to know. Indian democracy wedded to rule of law aims not only to protect fundamental rights of its citizens but also to establish an egalitarian order. Law being an instrument of social engineering obliges the judiciary to carry out the process established by it. Lord Chancellor Sankey once said amidst the cross currents and shifting sands of public life the law is like a great ark upon which a man may set his foot and be safe. In this remark, he has emphasized on the importance of law. It is needless to say that life of an individual in a society would become a continuing disaster if not
"It must, in any view of the matter, include the right to the basic necessities of life and also the right to carry on such functions and activities as constitute the bare minimum expression of the human self".
Right to personal liberty can be further explained as:-
As per Munn V. Illinois the expression 'Liberty' in the 5th and 14th amendments to the US Constitution has a very wide meaning. It takes in all the freedoms. The expression is not confined to mere freedom from bodily restraint and ‘liberty under law, but extends …show more content…
History bears witness to such gross infringements of the right to life and liberty, like the Holocaust by the Nazis, the Cambodian Genocide by the Khmer Rouge, and the Great Purge by Stalin, the Rwandan Genocide, and the War in Darfur. It is in wise consideration of such incidents that the Right to Life is given the importance that it is. In this age of terrorism, it is extremely essential to know that we all have not only a natural, but a fundamental right to live and we must oppose fanaticism that takes innocent …show more content…
But as responsible citizens of the nation, we have a duty to know. And the duty to act comes as a direct corollary of the duty to know. Indian democracy wedded to rule of law aims not only to protect fundamental rights of its citizens but also to establish an egalitarian order. Law being an instrument of social engineering obliges the judiciary to carry out the process established by it. Lord Chancellor Sankey once said amidst the cross currents and shifting sands of public life the law is like a great ark upon which a man may set his foot and be safe. In this remark, he has emphasized on the importance of law. It is needless to say that life of an individual in a society would become a continuing disaster if not