Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination Branch, University of Deli, from time to ime. GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-2) : Introduction to the Indian Constitution Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course Introduction to | 4 the Indian Constitution GE Learning Objectives The course aims to introduce the students to the foundational text of constitutional democracy in India - the Indian Constitution. By providing an overview of the socio-political context of its origin and its basic tenets, which provide the organizing framework for democracy in India, the course expects to bring historical insights in making the constitutional text comprehensible. The course traces the history of te Constitution both in the colonial legislations and in the declaration and reports produced in the course of the Indian National ‘Movement. It focuses on the creation and the Working of the Constituent Assembly as part of a transformative vision for independent India. The basic features of the Constitution form the core themes of the course introducing students to the philosophy behind them and the final form in which they were adopted in the Indian Constitution to make it a document for social revolution. The course aims at providing smdents with both a textual and a contextual introduction to the Indian Constitution. Learning outcomes ‘On successful completion of the course, the students will demonstrate ‘© Knowledge of the origin and contents of the Indian Constitution ‘© Awareness of the rights and duties of te citizens and the obligations of the state ‘© Familiarity with the functioning of constitutional govemance in India and the division of power between different tiers of the government SYLLABUS OF GE-2 ‘UNIT -I (8 Hours) Constitutional antecedents and the making of the Constitution of India ‘UNIT —11(7 Hours) Basic features of the Indian Constitution UNIT — III @ Hours) Fundamental Rights ‘UNIT-1V (7 Hours) Obligations of State and Duties of Citizens UNIT -V (8 Hours) 35| Pare © scanned with OKEN Scanner‘Organs of Constitutional Governance- Legislature, Executive and Judiciary UNIT -VI(7 Hours) Centre-State Relations and Decentralization Essentia/recommended readings Readings: 4. Constitutional antecedents and the making of the Constitution of India (a) Constitutional antecedents shibani Kinkar Chaube, 2010, Pre History, in The Making and S¥or! Constitution, NBT, India. ‘Arun Thiavengadam, 2018, Origin and Crafting of the Constitution (pp. 11 to 26), in The Constituton of intia, a Contextual Analysis, Hart Publishing. DD Basu, 2011, The Historical background, in Introduction to the Constitution of India (2Othed.). Lexis Nexis, India. (b) Making of the Constitution of India hiboni Kinkar Cheube, 2000, Birth of the Constituent Assembly, in Constituent Assembly of india: Springboard of Revolution, Mancha. Granville Austin, 1966, The Constituent Assembly- Microcosm in Action, in Jndtan Constitution, Cornerstone of a Nation, OUP. King of the Indian Subhash Kashyap, 1994, Making of the Constitution, in Our Constitution: tn Introduction to India’s Constition and Constitutional Law, NBT, Indi. 2. Basle Features of the Indian Constitution BR Ambedkar, 2010, Basic features of the Indian Constitution, in Valerian Rodrigues (ed), The essential writngs of BR Ambedkar. Oxford University Press, India. DD Basu, 2011, Outstanding Feature of Our Constitution, in Dniroduction to the Constitution of India (20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India. Ivor Jennings, 1953, Introduction, in Some Charactertstics of Indian Constitution, G Cumberlege and Oxford University Press. 3. Fundamental Rights Primary text: Article 14- 32, Part UI, The Constitution of India Granville Austin, 1966, The Conscience of the Constitution- Fundamental Rights and Ditective Principles of State Policy- I (pp. 63-94), in Indian Constitution, Comersione of a Nation, OUP Shibani Kinkar Chaube, 2010, Rights of Indians, in The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution, NBT, India. D D Basu, 2011, Fundamental Rights and Duties (pp. 79- 142).in Introduction to the Constitution of India (20thed.). Lexis Nexis, India, Arun Thisuvengadam, 2018, Fundamental rights, Directive Principles and the Judiciary (pp. 118-137), in The Constitution of India, a Contextual Analysis, Hart Publishing, 4. Obligations of State and Duties of Citizens Article 36- 51A, Part IV and IVA, The Constitution of India Primary tex 36 | Page © scanned with OKEN Scanner