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What is meant by rule of law? Explain


Rule of law:

(i)It means that the laws apply in the same manner to all, regardless of a person’s status. 

(ii)Rule of law is the foundation of any democracy. It means that no person is above the law.

(iii)There cannot be any distinction between a political leader, government official and an ordinary citizen.

(iv)Every citizen, from the Prime Minister to a small farmer in a remote village, is subjected to the same laws.

(v)No person can legally claim any special treatment or privilege just because he or she happens to be an important person. 

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Examine the salience of  Right to Freedom of Religion in India?


Right to Freedom of Religion:

(i)Every person has a right to profess, practice and propagate the religion he or she believes in.

(ii)Every religious group or sect is free to manage its religious affairs. A right to propagate one’s religion, however, does not mean that a person has right to compel another person to convert into his religion by means of force, fraud, inducement or allurement. Of course, a person is free to change religion on his or her own will.

(iii)Freedom to practice religion does not mean that a person can do whatever he wants in the name of religion. For example, one cannot sacrifice animals or human beings as offerings to supernatural forces or gods. 

(iv)Religious practices which treat women as inferior or those that infringe women’s freedom are not allowed.

(v)For example, one cannot force a widowed woman to shave head or wear white clothes.

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what do you know about citizens’ Rights in Saudi Arabia? Examine.


Citizens’ Rights in Saudi Arabia:

(i)The country is ruled by a hereditary king and the people have no role in electing or changing their rulers.

(ii)The king selects the legislature as well as the executive. He appoints the judges and can change any of their decisions.

(iii)Citizens cannot form political parties or any political organisations. Media cannot report anything that the monarch does not like.

(iv)There is no freedom of religion. Every citizen is required to be Muslim. Non-Muslim residents can follow their religion in private, but not in public.

(v)Women are subjected to many public restrictions. The testimony of one man is considered equal to that of two women.


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Why do we need rights in a democracy ? Discuss.


Following are the reasons:

(i)Rights are necessary for the very sustenance of a democracy. In a democracy, every citizen has to have the right to vote and the right to be elected to government.

(ii)For democratic elections to take place, it is necessary that citizens should have the right to express their opinion, form political parties and take part in political activities. Rights also perform a very special role in a democracy.


(iii)Rights protect minorities from the oppression of majority.

(iv)They ensure that the majority cannot do whatever it likes.

(v)Rights are guarantees which can be used when things go wrong. Things may go wrong when some citizens may wish to take away the rights of others. 


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Mention kinds of new rights guaranteed to its citizens by the Constitution of South Africa. 


The rights are:

(i)Right to privacy, so that citizens or their home cannot be searched, their phones cannot be tapped,
their communication cannot be opened.

(ii)Right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing;

(iii)Right to have access to adequate housing.

(iv)Right to have access to health care services, sufficient food and water; no one may be refused emergency medical treatment.

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