Fundamentalism And Crime Paper
FUNDAMENTALISM AND CRIME
Criminology Project
4th Trimester
SUBMITTED TO- Dr P.K. Shukla
SUBMITTED BY- GARIMA GUPTA
2011 BA.LLB 69
A-1117
CONTENTS
Introduction
Statement of Problem
Objective
Hypothesis
Method of Study
Analysis
Theories
Law
Judgments
Statistics
Conclusion
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
Fundamentalism is the demand for a strict adherence to specific theological doctrines usually understood as a reaction against Modernist theology, primarily to promote continuity and accuracy. The term "fundamentalism" was originally coined by its supporters to describe a specific package of theological beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States …show more content…
With the political theories, we shall see that it is often the form of governance which is the main cause of terrorism, and with the other theories, we will find a number of subculture and personality factors at work.
THE POLITICAL THEORY OF ANARCHISM AS A THEORY OF TERRORISM
Terrorism is most definitely not a form of governance, but anarchism is. Most anarchists reject terrorism in its vanguard varieties (for nationalist or religious purposes), but in a theoretical sense, anarchism justifies terrorism as a form of criminal action that attacks the values of an organized, complacent society.
Anarchism is often referred to as the nineteenth century roots of terrorism, the term first being introduced in 1840 by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Anarchism defined is the rejection of the state, of any form of coercive government, of any form of domination and exploitation. It is the notion of free and equal access to all the world 's resources to enable positive freedom (freedom to) in place of negative freedom (freedom from, or the basis of most constitutional …show more content…
The court said that the Parliament possesses power under Article 248 and entry 97 of list I of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India to legislate the Act. Need for the Act is a matter of policy and the court cannot go into the same. Once legislation is passed, the Govt. has an obligation to exercise all available options to prevent terrorism within the bounds of the constitution. Mere possibility of abuse cannot be a ground for denying the vesting of powers or for declaring a statute unconstitutionally. Court upheld the constitutional validity of the various provisions of the Act.
Devender Pal Singh vs. State of N.C.T. of Delhi
In a case where 9 people had died and several others injured on account of perpetrated acts the court said that such terrorist who has no respect for human life and people are killed due to their mindless killing. So any compassion to such person would frustrate the purpose of enactment of Tada and would amount to misplaced and unwarranted sympathy. Thus they should be given death sentence.
State (N.C.T. of Delhi) Vs. Navjot Sandhu @ Afsan
Criminology Project
4th Trimester
SUBMITTED TO- Dr P.K. Shukla
SUBMITTED BY- GARIMA GUPTA
2011 BA.LLB 69
A-1117
CONTENTS
Introduction
Statement of Problem
Objective
Hypothesis
Method of Study
Analysis
Theories
Law
Judgments
Statistics
Conclusion
Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
Fundamentalism is the demand for a strict adherence to specific theological doctrines usually understood as a reaction against Modernist theology, primarily to promote continuity and accuracy. The term "fundamentalism" was originally coined by its supporters to describe a specific package of theological beliefs that developed into a movement within the Protestant community of the United States …show more content…
With the political theories, we shall see that it is often the form of governance which is the main cause of terrorism, and with the other theories, we will find a number of subculture and personality factors at work.
THE POLITICAL THEORY OF ANARCHISM AS A THEORY OF TERRORISM
Terrorism is most definitely not a form of governance, but anarchism is. Most anarchists reject terrorism in its vanguard varieties (for nationalist or religious purposes), but in a theoretical sense, anarchism justifies terrorism as a form of criminal action that attacks the values of an organized, complacent society.
Anarchism is often referred to as the nineteenth century roots of terrorism, the term first being introduced in 1840 by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Anarchism defined is the rejection of the state, of any form of coercive government, of any form of domination and exploitation. It is the notion of free and equal access to all the world 's resources to enable positive freedom (freedom to) in place of negative freedom (freedom from, or the basis of most constitutional …show more content…
The court said that the Parliament possesses power under Article 248 and entry 97 of list I of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India to legislate the Act. Need for the Act is a matter of policy and the court cannot go into the same. Once legislation is passed, the Govt. has an obligation to exercise all available options to prevent terrorism within the bounds of the constitution. Mere possibility of abuse cannot be a ground for denying the vesting of powers or for declaring a statute unconstitutionally. Court upheld the constitutional validity of the various provisions of the Act.
Devender Pal Singh vs. State of N.C.T. of Delhi
In a case where 9 people had died and several others injured on account of perpetrated acts the court said that such terrorist who has no respect for human life and people are killed due to their mindless killing. So any compassion to such person would frustrate the purpose of enactment of Tada and would amount to misplaced and unwarranted sympathy. Thus they should be given death sentence.
State (N.C.T. of Delhi) Vs. Navjot Sandhu @ Afsan