The Expansion of the Scope of Right to Life by Judicial Interpretations: A Critical Appraisal”

Abstract

The Constitution is not only the mirror of the basic structure of a country but also the reflection of all hopes and aspirations of all common people of a country. Undoubtedly; it’s influential, significant over all the sets of a country is much more splendid and pompous than any other drafts of any country. The supremacy of it is uncontroversial. But, there is always flagrant gap between theoretical declaration and practical implementation; harshly sometimes it becomes notorious. The general view as well as the spirit of our democratic constitution is to ensure all rights circumventing our whole span of life, but in practice notably it makes us hopeless in aspects of our life. The right indicating ‘right to life’ in true sense and in practice is standing far away from its’ ideals what our constitution actually contains. However, this thesis is a comparative discussion highlighting the gap between theoretical spirit and practical value of rights under the shadow of ‘Right to Life’ in our country. Actually, superficial or illusive interpretation though confines the area of ‘right to life’ only to a narrow road where it becomes ‘a controversial myth’; but this thesis goes to discover that this is not a mirage at all, rather it is and ought to be a ‘fruitful individual safeguard’ of all possible rights within Bangladesh context.