Article 253: Legislation for giving effect to international agreements

Leading cases

• Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan (1997)In the absence of legislation, the Court laid down binding guidelines and norms to prevent sexual harassment of women at all work places, reading international conventions such as CEDAW into Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g) and 21.

Questions on this article

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1. 1. The directive that the State shall endeavour to foster respect for international law and treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with one another is found in:

   A.Article 49B.Article 51A(c)C.Article 253D.Article 51(c)
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2. 2. Assertion (A): Parliament enacted the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 after the Houses of the Legislatures of several States passed resolutions under clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution. Reason (R): Article 253 empowers Parliament to make any law for the whole or any part of the territory of India for implementing any decision made at any international conference.

   A.A is false, but R is trueB.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AC.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of AD.A is true, but R is false
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