The concept of the “Rule of Law” in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from…

Concept

Constitutional borrowing means adapting an established constitutional principle to the Indian framework rather than copying an entire constitution.

The Rule of Law requires public power to operate under law, rejects arbitrary authority, and holds every person subject to ordinary law.

Application

In Indian constitutional studies, this principle is traced to the British constitutional tradition, especially the formulation associated with A. V. Dicey in England. Among the offered countries, England is therefore the source linked with the Rule of Law.

Contrast

• The United States of America influenced features such as fundamental rights and judicial review, not the source attribution asked here.

• Switzerland is commonly associated with devices of direct democracy such as referendums and initiatives.

• Ireland influenced the Directive Principles of State Policy, not this principle.

Hence, the best-supported answer among the given options is England.