{"id":231625,"date":"2023-03-16T20:09:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=231625"},"modified":"2023-04-17T20:41:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:11:26","slug":"constitutional-morality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/constitutional-morality\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional morality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Constitutional morality refers to the unwavering commitment to the principles of the constitution like equality, freedom, secularism, social justice etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

It includes two things- values explicitly mentioned in the constitution and conventions, protocols that govern decision making.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of Constitutional Morality:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr.Ambedkar believed that the central challenge in a democratic society is management of differences.<\/p>\n

Four elements comprise his idea of constitutional morality:<\/p>\n

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  1. Self restraint is a precondition to any freedom.<\/li>\n
  2. Respect to plurality in its widest form to thrive in India’s diversity.<\/li>\n
  3. Rejection of single body’s claim to popular sovereignty, as the elected government doesn’t represent sole will of the people.<\/li>\n
  4. Open culture of criticism, he believed that Parliament’s job is to question and not to be a mere representative of people’s will.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Dr. Ambedkar was a great supporter of constitutional morality and he opposed religion-based morality on grounds that it supported caste system. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Criticism of Constitutional Morality:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Morality is a subjective component; it depends on the value system of each judge.<\/li>\n
    2. It may counter the public morality. For example, Delhi High Court ruled in Naz foundation case that public morality is not a valid justification for restricting the fundamental right under Article 21.<\/li>\n
    3. It makes the courts an anti-majoritarian institution.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      However, Constitutional morality helps the cause of unpopular but progressive ideas such Decriminalisation of Section 377 and Sabarimala Case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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