It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh on 4 November 1972 and became effective on 16 December 1972. Judicial review is also supported by the Constitution. Judicial precedent is enshrined in Bangladesh's Constitution under Article 111, which makes Bangladesh an integral part of the common law world. ![]() Parliament cannot quash parts of the Constitution. It invokes constitutional supremacy, as opposed to legislative supremacy since it was created by a constituent assembly not Parliament and was adopted by the people of Bangladesh in its preamble. It commits Bangladesh to “contribute to international peace and co-operation in keeping with the progressive aspirations of mankind”. The Constitution endeavors to create a socialist society in which the rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice, political, economic and social, is secured for all its citizens. The four fundamental principles of the Constitution are nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism. The document provides the framework that demarcates the Bangladeshi republic with a unitary, parliamentary democracy, that enshrines fundamental human rights and freedoms, an independent judiciary, democratic local government and a national bureaucracy. The Constitution of Bangladesh ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান - Bangladesher Sambidhāna), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান - Gaṇaprajātantrī Bangladesher Sambidhāna) is the supreme law of Bangladesh.
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