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Constitutional law

the doctrine that constitutional amendments cannot destroy a constitution's essential features, enforced by courts reviewing amendments.

In constitutional law, basic structure doctrine refers to the doctrine that constitutional amendments cannot destroy a constitution's essential features, enforced by courts reviewing amendments. This meaning comes from Krishnaswamy (2011) in Democracy and Constitutionalism in India.[1]

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Krishnaswamy, S. (2011). Democracy and Constitutionalism in India. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198071617.001.0001

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