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Liberal–Intellectual Principles

The term “Liberal-Intellectual Principle” consists of a series of articles that denotes the concept of “liberalism’ and equality rights to the citizens of India without any discrimination.

The concept of the “Liberal-Intellectual Principle” has come under highlights when equality rights and liberty become the fundamental demand of the people. To sustain equality rights and human liberty, this “Liberal-Intellectual Principle”  emphasizes a wide range of human rights including freedom rights, ignorance rights, religious rights, as well as educational and cultural rights. On the other hand, the term “liberal principles” have been engaged with offering philosophical liberty regarding the moral and political value of the individuals and prioritizing the rights of human being prior to the laws and legislation. However, the core value of the existing liberal party in India is the establishment of “parliamentary democracy” by evaluating the existing systems.

The concept of the “Liberal-Intellectual Principle”

Based on the content and direction, the Indian constitutes sub-divided the “Directive Principle of State Policy” into three distinct types, including “Socialistic principles’, “Gandhian Principles’ and lastly the “Liberal-Intellectual Principle”. However, in this particular paper, only the emphasis has been given to the “Liberal-Intellectual Principle” that ensures human rights in the meaning of liberty. In addition, under this principle, various articles have been followed, such as “Article 44”, “Article 45”, “Article 48 and 48 a”, and “Article 49, 50, 51”. 

Purpose of these articles

In this “Liberal-Intellectual Principle”, “Article 44”proposes to bring uniform civil code , thus ensures the equality of “civil code” for every individual of the country. on one hand, “Article 45”    To provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.. On the other hand, “Article 48” has been involved in the integration of animal welfare and agriculture with the scientific process. In addition, environmental sustainability and reserving of historical architecture have been safeguarded under “Article 48 A and 49” accordingly. Furthermore, “Article 50 introduced the necessity of differentiation between the judiciary and executive.Article 51 It declares that to establish international peace and security the State shall endeavour to:

  • Maintain just and honourable relations with the nations.
  • Foster respect for international law and treaty obligations.
  • Encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration.

“Liberal principles” in India

In India, the “Liberal Principle” reflects fundamental principles which protect human rights and freedoms regarding moral and economical perspectives. Considering and analyzing its benefits, the interest in liberty has been increasing among people and economists. However, during the evaluation of liberty in India, various aspects like social, political, economic, and cultural well-being of the population have been come under consideration to achieve the legislation flexibilities. 

Conclusion

Therefore, it has been concluded that the “Liberal-Intellectual Principle” is one of the crucial criteria in the Indian constitution, which has been developed based on the idea of the “Liberal principle” to offer maximum human rights and benefits. In addition, based on the apprehension of liberty and related principles various “liberal parties” also have been developed with the core appraisal of impression related to liberty.

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