What is the Difference Between an Article and a Section?

You know how all of us live on rules and things, right? Every country has some rules and regulations, and any country is doing it smoothly. These rules tell us what we can and cannot do. Many countries have their own rules and written constitutions, such as the Indian Constitution and the United States Constitution. But at the same time, it is often reported that someone is accused of being charged in different parts, such as section 302 murder and other things in the Indian Penal Code. We also encountered various basic rights and DPSPs in accordance with Article 21 (Protecting Life and Liberty of Personality) and the many articles composed of the Constitution of India. We always hear these two words “article” and “partial”. This makes us wonder, are they the same thing or different?

Well, in this article we’ll explore information about articles and sections, and the difference between articles and sections

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What is an article?

An article refers to different separate parts and written documents that may be within the scope of the Constitution, regulations or contract, and these articles will be further divided into different parts. These main parts are often called articles. Think of them like the main chapters in a storybook. Guess what it is? These articles can even be further divided into smaller bits called sections.

For example, India’s constitution first divides it into sections and then divides each section into articles. That’s why if someone’s “Article 17” is broken, we say “Article 17” instead of “Article 17”.

Large and important papers, such as countries agree to the East and West (International Agreement), UN rules and the main rules books of the country, usually use the “article” for its main parts. This is just a common way for them to do things.

What is the part?

Now, consider those smaller bits in the article. These are often called parts. They are a bit like the small topics you see under the chapter title. Parts are smaller parts that make up an article.

You will usually find sections in specific rules books, such as sections about checks and money (which are negotiable instrumental laws) or other similar rules books, rather than in the main constitution. When a new rule gets a thumbs up from the country’s leaders, such as the President of India, it becomes an official rule book called the ACT. This act is something that everyone in the country must follow and then divide it into these smaller parts we call the part.

Why do we even need articles and sections?

Think of your books again. They have different chapters, each with smaller views. This helps separate different ideas and make things easier to understand, right?

The same is true for the Constitution and other rules book. To separate the different topics and make practical use of rules and make it easier for people to follow them, these big books are divided into articles and sections.

For example, India’s constitution is very long. Can you imagine this is just a big paragraph? No one will read the entire book and we will not be able to easily judge the difference between our fundamental rights and what we should do. Also, it will be real pain to make sure everyone follows it.

So to avoid all this confusion, the Constitution is divided into sections and then into articles. Now, if someone messes up your rights, such as keeping your personal belongings confidential, you know you can check out “Article 21” in Part III of the Constitution, which talks about your right to live a decent life.

Basically, the articles and sections just make things simpler and clearer. Everyone usually talks about only one main idea and explains it well.

Differences between articles and sections

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Here is a quick way to see how they differ:

What is it	article	part
How big is it	It’s usually a bigger part, like the main chapter	It is usually a smaller part, such as a sub-theme
It has	There are many parts to it	Usually in articles
Where you see	Usually in the main rule book (Constitution)	See more : FASTag Users, Pay Attention: FASTag Rules Changed Effective August 1—Here Are the Updates Usually in other rules book (behavior)
Understand it	It usually makes sense	You may need to read other parts around it
How it is organized	The article may be partial, or may not	Parts are always part of something bigger

Consider this:

• Articles are like large containers, partly what you put in.
• For example, in the main rulebook of the United States (its constitution), they have articles, and then some of them are divided into sections. Therefore, an article is a larger article, which may have smaller parts.
• Also, you usually see articles in the Constitution, and you see sections in other rules books (ACT). For example, the Indian Contract Law has rules on agreements, with 266 sections, each talking about different rules.
• Another thing is that an article usually explains itself well. Usually, you can read the article and get what it means without looking at other sections. But with a section, sometimes you need to read the parts around you to really get it. For example, to understand Section 13 of the Partnership Act (talking about sharing profits), you may first need to know what a “partnership” is, which is explained in Section 4. But you can usually understand the “Article 19” of the Constitution (your freedom to speak your own thoughts) without first reading “Article 14” or other articles.
• Finally, articles can sometimes have parts in them, but articles in the sections will never have articles. Does it make sense?

Do they have any similarities?

Yes they are! Articles and sections are used for the same main reason: Getting a lot of information and dividing it into smaller sections makes it easier to look up. There are no super strict rules that say you can only use articles and other parts of the rule book in the Constitution.

In fact, they can sometimes be used in similar ways. For example, in the U.S. Constitution, they use articles and then use parts in these articles. Therefore, part is also in its main rule book!

in conclusion

So while an article is often seen as having a larger portion of many smaller portions inside, both articles and sections can do the same: break down the information into smaller portions based on what they say.

Articles usually explain things themselves, which may be different from the part. Even if there are no fixed rules about where to use each word in India:

• When we talk about the main rulebook, the Constitution of India, we always say articles because that’s exactly how it is set up.
• When we talk about other specific rules books (behaviors), we usually say partly because these parts are divided into parts.

Hopefully this super simple explanation can help you get the difference between the article and the section!

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