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Law and Social Justice
What is the major role of the goverment and what does it mean?
A major role of the government is to control the activities of private companies by making, enforcing and upholding laws so as to prevent unfair practices and ensure social justice.
This means that the government has to make ‘appropriate laws’ and also has to enforce the laws. Laws that are weak and poorly enforced can cause serious harm, as the Bhopal gas tragedy showed.
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Do you think the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy got justice? Discuss.
What do we mean when we speak of law enforcement? Who is responsible for enforcement? Why is enforcement so important?
How can laws ensure that markets work in a manner that is fair? Give two examples to support your answer.
Imagine yourself to be a worker working in a chemical factory, which has received orders from the government to move to a different site 100 kms away from the present location. Write about how your life would change? Read out your responses in the classroom.
Write a paragraph on the various roles of the government that you have read about in this unit.
What are the sources of environmental pollution in your area? Discuss with respect to (a) air; (b) water and (c) soil. What are the steps being taken to reduce the pollution? Can you suggest some other measures?
How was environment treated earlier? What has been the change in perception? Discuss.
The government amended the Child Labour Prevention Act?
The Bhopal gas tragedy took place
The poisonous gas that leaked from the UC plant was
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