Important Terms and Concepts - Democratic Rights
Category : 9th Class
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONCEPTS
- Begar. Forced labour. The practice of working free for landlords or other powerful people.
- Constitutional Remedies. Constitutional means of removing or redressing grievances. A settlement through courts.
- Fundamental Rights. These are the basic human rights which are given lo every citizen in democracy for the development of their personality. These rights are guaranteed by the Constitution.
- Justiciable. A case which can be examined in a court of law.
- Preventive Detention. Taken into custody by the police on grounds of fear of breach of the peace.
- Writs. A written document by which a court asks to do something. Under the Right of Constitutional Remedies, the court issues five types of writs called quo warranto, habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition and certiorari.
- Rights. Rights are the reasonable claims of persons recognized by society and sanctioned by law.
- Amnesty International. It is an independent international organization of volunteers who campaign for human rights. It highlights violation of human rights all over the world.
- Claim. A demand for legal or moral entitlements which a person makes on fellow citizens, society or the government.
- Covenant. A promise made by individuals, groups or countries to uphold a rule or principle.
- Dalit. A person belonging to a low caste also known as Scheduled Castes and Depressed classes.
- Ethnic Group. A group of people who share a common ancestry. They are bound together by common cultural practices, religious beliefs and historical memories.
- Human Trafficking. Buying or selling of men, women or children for immoral purposes.
- Summons. An order issued by a court asking a person to appear before it.
