The nature of constitutional law. Implicit in the concept of a constitution is the idea of a “higher law” that takes precedence over all other laws. Every political community, and thus every state, has a constitution, at least insofar as it operates its important institutions according to some fundamental body of rules …

The constitution of a state or nation; the basic law and principles contained in federal and state constitutions that direct and regulate the manner in which government is exercised.

The document is identified explicitly as the Constitution, Fundamental Law, or Basic Law of a country. The document defines the basic pattern of authority by establishing or suspending an executive or legislative branch of government.

A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.

India

1a : the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it. b : a written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization.

The Constitution not only designed a government but also placed limits on it to prevent arbitrary rule. Particularly through its amendments, the Constitution guarantees every American fundamental rights and protection of life, liberty, and property.

The Preamble to our constitution which serves as the introduction to our constitution summarises its aims and objectives. The preamble cannot be enforced in the court of law, it is only the constitution that can be enforced, since preamble only guides the articles of the constitution it doesn’t state the articles.

Dr. BR Ambedkar

Writing the Constitution On September 17, 1787, 38 delegates signed the Constitution. Tasked with revising the existing government, the delegates came up with a completely new one. Wary about centralized power and loyal to their states, they created a powerful central government.

Modern democratic constitutionalism is based on two principles: (i) representative government, enabling citizens to participate in public affairs and hold their government to account; and (ii) the protection of rights (especially the due process of law, freedom of speech and religious tolerance), through which citizens …

Strictly speaking, fundamental objectives are sections of a national constitution, which prescribed the ultimate social, environmental, educational, and economic cum cultural goals of the government.

These values include human dignity, the achievement of equality, the advancement of human rights and freedoms, non-racialism and non-sexism, supremacy of the Constitution, the rule of law, democracy, social justice, equity and respect.

Health care, food, water and social security 27. (1) Everyone has the right to have access to— (a) health care services, including reproductive health care; (b) sufficient food and water; and (c) social security, including, if they are unable to support themselves and their dependants, appropriate social assistance.

Section 23, the most relevant one here, is entitled “Labour relations” and reads: Everyone has the right to fair labour practices. Every worker has the right to form and join a trade union; to participate in the activities and programmes of a trade union; and to strike.