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2. CONSTITUTION IS…
A constitution means a collection
of basic principles of governance
enacted through one or more
documents. In addition to these,
there are numerous laws and
amendments concerning the basic
document and a large number of
constitutional conventions,
customs and judicial verdicts.
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3. CONSTITUTION
CAN BE
CUMULATIVE OR
CONVENTIONAL
WRITTEN OR
UNWRITTEN
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RIGID OR
FLEXIBLE

4. CLEAR
PRECISE
A GOOD
CONSTITUTION
MUST BE
COMPREHENSIVE
STABLE
FLEXIBLE
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5. THE MAKING
INDIAN COSTITUTION
• Parliamentary federal
democracy
• Adopted by the
Constituent Assembly on
November 26, 1949 and
came into effect on
January 26, 1950
• Union of India  Republic
of India
• Government of India Act
1935  Indian
Constitution
IRISH CONSTITUTION
• Liberal representative
democracy
• Came into force on
December 29, 1937
• Constitution of Irish Free
State, 1922  The
Constitution of Ireland.
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6. INDIAN
IRISH
DRAFTING
• By: The Constituent
Assembly. Which was
appointed by the
elected members of
the provincial
assemblies.
• Various committees
such as committee on
fundamental rights,
union powers
committee and union.
DRAFTING
• By: John Hearne
• Supervised by: De
Valera
• It was translated into
Irish over a number of
drafts by a group
headed by Micheal O
Griobhtha who worked
in the Irish department
of education. Significant
inputs were
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7. Dr. Ambedkar Presenting the constitution to
the then President-Dr Rajendra Prsasad
Signing of the Constitution of India
Éamon de Valera at the inauguration of the new
Drafting Team of De Valera
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8. FEATURES
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INDIAN
A Written Constitution
A federation
A democratic republic
Independent judiciary
Secular state
Parliamentary system of
government
Single citizenship
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IRISH
A written constitution
A unitary state
A representative republic
Oireachtas- supreme law
making body
Secular state
Bicameral legislature
Separation of powers
between executive,
legislature and judiciary
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9. SOURCES
INDIAN
IRISH
• Government of India • Constitution of Irish
Act 1935
Free State
• Constitutions of
• Unwritten
other countries
constitution of the
UK
• Debates of the
constituent
• Traditional laws
assembly
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10. PROVISIONS
INDIAN
IRISH
• Fundamental rights
• Directive Principles of
State policy
• Division of executive
powers between the
union and the states/
panchayats and
municipalities
• Fundamental rights
• Statutory rights
• Directive principles of
state policy
• Amendments only by
referendum
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11. PHILOSOPHIES
INDIAN
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Justice
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Secularity
Sovereignty
Socialism
Republicanism
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IRISH
Common good
Justice
Charity
Freedom
Prudence
Social order
DE JURE INDEPENDENCE:
Rightful independence
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12. Irish Influence on Indian
Constitution
• Directive principles of state
Policy
• Nomination of Upper House
members
• Method of Presidential
Elections
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14. References
• http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/en/constitution/
• http://www.hrdiap.gov.in/87fc/images11/4.pdf
• http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/irish_consti
tution_1/constitution_fundamental_rights.html
• http://www.constitution.org/cons/ireland/constitution_ireland-en.pdf
• http://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/staff/gerardcasey/casey/UnenRiIrCon.pdf
• http://publish.ucc.ie/ijpp/2011/01/WhiteKeogh/09/en
• https://yenianayasa.tbmm.gov.tr/docs/making-of-the-constitution.pdf
• Political Science, B.K. Gokhale
• The Changes in Irish Constitution, Valdemer Pudin
• The Indian Constitution-Cornerstone of a Nation, Garnville Austin
• Indian Yearbook of International Affairs-1963, Cathal O’Normain
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