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The Influence of the Magna Carta on the Indian Constitution: A Comparative Study

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Vanlaltanpuia
LL.M. Student at ICFAI University Dehradun, India
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Every government in the world has changed the way they work since the Magna Carta. It's a very important text in the history of the government. People wrote the Magna Carta in 1215 to protect their rights and make sure the government didn't have too much power. It set rules like the need to be safe from power that isn't based on reason, the rule of law, and the right to a fair hearing. These ideas are very clear in the Indian Constitution. It cares a lot about being fair, equal, and free for everyone. Some of the Fundamental Rights are listed in Articles 14, 19, and 21. The answers to these questions are in Article 32. The Magna Carta will live on because of these parts of it. People can't be abused by the government, and these protect their rights. In the Middle Ages, the Magna Carta was first only used by a small group of lords. In the years since then, its ideas have shaped human rights standards, which in turn have changed how open and forward-thinking the Indian Constitution is. The study looks at what the Indian Constitution and the Magna Carta have in common and what makes them different. This is done to show how old ideas have been pushed and changed to work in the democratic government of today

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International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 2833 - 2845
DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.119386
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