Constitution
Defination :
Constitution is the supreme law of each State. It lays down rules regarding the organization,
powers and functions of government. It also defines the basic features of the State and the
relation between the citizens and the State.
In simple words, we can say a Constitution is the constitutional law of the state.
Constitutional law enjoys the position of being the supreme and fundamental law of the
state .
constiution in terms of different scholars :
Woolsey :
“Constitution is the collection of principles according to which the powers of the
government, the rights of the governed and the relations between the two are adjusted ’’.
Jellinek :
“Constitution is a body of judicial rules which determine the supreme organs of state,
prescribes their modes of creation, their mutual relations, their spheres of action and the
fundamental place of each of them in relation to state.”
Gilchrist :
” Constitution of a state is that body of rules or laws, written or unwritten which determine
the organisation of government, the distribution of powers to the various organs of
government and the general principles on which these powers are to be exercised.”
It lies down:
(1) Organization and powers of the government;
(2) Principles and rules governing the political process;
(3) Relations between the people and their government; and
(4) Rights and duties of the people.
Types of Constitution:
1. Written Constitution:
Defination :
Constitution is the supreme law of each State. It lays down rules regarding the organization,
powers and functions of government. It also defines the basic features of the State and the
relation between the citizens and the State.
In simple words, we can say a Constitution is the constitutional law of the state.
Constitutional law enjoys the position of being the supreme and fundamental law of the
state .
constiution in terms of different scholars :
Woolsey :
“Constitution is the collection of principles according to which the powers of the
government, the rights of the governed and the relations between the two are adjusted ’’.
Jellinek :
“Constitution is a body of judicial rules which determine the supreme organs of state,
prescribes their modes of creation, their mutual relations, their spheres of action and the
fundamental place of each of them in relation to state.”
Gilchrist :
” Constitution of a state is that body of rules or laws, written or unwritten which determine
the organisation of government, the distribution of powers to the various organs of
government and the general principles on which these powers are to be exercised.”
It lies down:
(1) Organization and powers of the government;
(2) Principles and rules governing the political process;
(3) Relations between the people and their government; and
(4) Rights and duties of the people.
Types of Constitution:
1. Written Constitution:
