The concept of judicial activism has witnessed certain cases where active judicial activism was practiced. Some of them are given below: 1.KESHVANANADA BHARATI VS. UNION OF INDIA CASE:(1) This is perhaps the most famous case of judicial activism in India and its one of its kind, under this case there were six writ petitions filed for the challenging of 25th, 26th, and the 29th amendment to the constitution. Of the judges all of them were of the opinion that by the virtue of the existing article
Judicial activism and judicial restraint are two aspects of judicial review that regard the strength the United States Supreme Court has in policy making. Judicial activism is when the Court takes part in changing policy. Judicial restraint is when the Court chooses to only interpret and not make or significantly change the law. Judicial activism can be perceived as the Court overreaching its power and letting personal considerations influence judgment, where judicial restraint is the Court acknowledging
Activism is the policy or action of vigorously campaigning to bring about political or social change. Activists clearly try to make a change in this world whether it be not going to school on Columbus Day because it’s a holiday or fighting for rights of homosexuals. Are activist taking movements too far? Is violence the answer into gaining the rights or gaining the respect they want? Who is the victim here-- the activist or the police? The Occupy movement on Wall Street, for example: Americans wanted
The March 5th 2012 overnight viral sensation, by the American non-porfit organization Invisible Children referred to as “KONY 2012,” swept the globe in less than 24 hours. The purpose of the video is “to advocate for the arrest of the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and indicted Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony” (Su and Besliu). The video’s main subject is the African war criminal Joseph Kony, the narrator clearly defines this rebel’s crimes and the “movement” required to stop him.
Social Media and Its Effects On Politics Deemah AlSabah Gulf University For Science and Technology Social Media Social Media and Its Effects on Politics The media is the central platform through which the political behavior of the citizenry aspect is reshaped. The development of such an ideology is generated from the many instances where politicians use the social media to influence the political behavior of citizens. Social media is used in many ways and for many reasons. Some people use
Activism in any form begins because change is desired; it is not often that a daily activity will lead to an act of activism that will affect a large group of people. In the summer of 2010 this is precisely what happened to Brandon Stanton. Stanton is the founder of Humans of New York (HONY), a photo blog that began with the idea of cataloging those who live in New York City, often posting several pictures a day with little extracts of conversations he has with each person and sometimes doing a
Damaging a politician’s reputation through social media has been prevalent in today’s generation. From around 1936, the phrase “smear campaign” has already been popular (Thomas & Hersen, 2002). In here, a smear campaign is an effort to damage or call into question someone’s reputation, by propounding negative propaganda (Thomas & Hersen, 2002). It can be applied to individual or groups but common targets are public officials, politicians, political candidates, activists or even ex-spouses. Nowadays
The memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is about Marjane’s childhood in Iran written from her younger self’s perspective. It is taken place during the 1980’s during the time the Islamic Revolution is unfolding. Due to this, her childhood is intertwined with the collateral damage of war. Through the comic strip images, Satrapi reveals the ongoing oppression the country faces and the challenges she faces. Not only is her home place being invaded but her childhood is too. Satrapi is forced to grow
Eighteen year old son Saleem is a dreamy, simple young man who's primary ambition is to woo the pretty Zubeidaa while his mother Ayesha teaches the Quran to the children of the village. This film examines activism from a different perspective by following an aimless and apolitical young man seduced by fundamentalist activists who tries to find purpose and validation in the fundamentalist movement. It is 1979 and General Zia is about to enforce the Martial
Adbusters: The History & Goals of a Social Movement The Adbusters organization is an anti-capitalist, pro-environmental not-for-profit organization which uses a variety of communications tactics to challenge the wide range of cultural and physical implications of global capitalism. The social movement uses their self-supported publication Adbusters to spread their cause and gain support internationally. They employ striking visual imagery including cultural jamming, meta-memes and subvertisements