Reading the Constitution: In Search of Rights Publication
Author:Sohail Akbar Warracih, Shirkat Gah |Word Document||401.69
KB| number of pages:27 A Constitution is the supreme law of a
state and sets the framework for the development and functioning
of both the legislature and administration. The object of the
Constitution is to limit the arbitrary action of the government,
subject it to judicial review, to guarantee rights of the
governed and to define the position of the sovereign power.
Different Constitutions have different forms, which present the
Fundamental Rights they guarantee, e.g. a separate chapter on
Fundamental Rights, or a chapter on the rights and duties of
citizens. These specific provisions shape the content of
specific rights; however, the general philosophy of these rights
is anchored in the Preamble of the Constitution. The Preamble is
very important as it establishes a direction by describing the
fundamental values of a nation, upon which the Constitution
rests. These values, which inclu