There has to be some resilience in one's mental outlook on these matters. You cannot transplant into one country institutions and value systems which have evolved in a totally different cultural setting. That I think is the reason why the constitutions drafted by the late Sir Ivor Jennings has not stood the test of time. That is why countries like Sri Lanka are moving towards the American tradition based on the principle in Margery and Madison. That is, that parliament can act only within a certain sphere.
Constitutional instruments define the parameters within which parliament can function.
Now if parliament transgresses those functions then legislation is actually invalid and is declared to be such by the supreme law which towers above parliament itself. Now that is a new concept. We have therefore concentrated on the rights of children to nourishment, to shelter, the rights of the community to have access to work - things like these which certainly cannot be relegated to the background. We have placed a very heavy emphasis on the right to information - right to information is very vital if democratic institutions are to function properly in our country. The right to information is not recognised in the present constitution.