LAW CLASS 8 NOTES

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*Law and Social Justice*


*Advantages to Foreign Companies in India:*


- Cheap labor

- Lower wages compared to other countries

- Long working hours for lower pay

- Fewer expenses on housing and other facilities for workers

- Higher profits due to cost savings


*Bhopal Gas Tragedy:*


- Victims did not get justice

- Disaster caused by gross neglect of safety measures by factory management

- Government of India represented the people in claiming compensation

- Meager compensation accepted ($470 million instead of $3 billion)

- People of Bhopal still fighting for justice 24 years after the disaster


*Law Enforcement:*


- Means applying the law to all without discrimination

- Government is responsible for law enforcement

- Important for protecting workers' and citizens' rights

- Necessary for safeguarding the environment


*Laws for Fair Markets:*


- Ensuring enforcement of laws in letter and spirit

- Laws against hoarding and black marketing

- Anti-Child Labour Act

- Examples:

    - Enforcement of laws against hoarding and black marketing to prevent price manipulation

    - Implementation of Anti-Child Labour Act to prevent exploitation of children


*Roles of the Government:*


- Ensuring social justice and protecting citizens' rights

- Passing laws to prevent exploitation of workers (e.g., Payment of Wages Act, Minimum Wages Act, Factories Act)

- Protecting the environment (e.g., Environment Protection Act)

- Ensuring quality of products (e.g., Consumer Protection Act, Bureau of Indian Standards)

- Regulating industries and trade (e.g., Trade Unions Act)


*Environmental Protection:*


- Earlier, environment was not treated with importance

- Bhopal disaster brought attention to environmental pollution

- New laws introduced to protect the environment and hold polluters accountable

- Right to Life includes the right to pollution-free water and air


*Child Labour Prevention Act:*


- Prohibits employment of children below 14 years

- Ensures children are not exploited and have access to education



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