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SYLLABUS AND COURSE FILE

ACADEMIC SESSION 2025-26

 Sikkim National Law University
BA LLB and LL.M Batch 2025-26
Course Structure for the Academic Session 2025-26

Course Structure for BA LLB 1st Year

Course Continuous Term end Total

Code Course Title Credit Assessment Examination Marks
BA LLB Semester I

TBA English I 4 30 70 100

TBA Sociology I 4 30 70 100

TBA Pol Science I 4 30 70 100

TBA Economics - I 4 30 70 100

Law of Contract
TBA -I 4 30 70 100
TBA Legal Method 4 30 70 100
TBA AEC IT 2 15 35 50
Total 26
BA LLB Semester II
TBA English II 4 30 70 100
TBA Sociology II 4 30 70 100
TBA Economics - II 4 30 70 100
TBA Pol Science II 4 30 70 100

TBA Law of Tort 4 30 70 100

Law of Contract
TBA – II 4 30 70 100
SEC –
Communication
TBA Skills 2 15 35 50
Total 26
 Course Structure for LLM

Course Continuous Term end Total

Code Course Title Credit Assessment Examination Marks
LLM Sem I
Legal Research
TBA Methodology 3 30 70 100
Fundamental Rights
and Directive
TBA Principles 3 30 70
TBA Indian Federalism 3 30 70 100
Law and Justice in
TBA Globalizing World 3 30 70 100

TBA Elective Course -I 3 30 70 100

TBA Elective Course -II 3 30 70 100

LLM Sem II
Comparative Public
Law Systems of
TBA Governance 3 30 70 100
Dissertation and
TBA Viva Voice 3 30 70 100
Law and Social
TBA Transformation 3 30 70 100
Specialisation I
(Constitution and
TBA Human Right) 3 30 70 100
Specialisation II
(Constitution and
TBA Human Right) 3 30 70 100

Pool of Subjects for Elective courses

1. Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles - First Semester
2. International Human Rights Law - First Semester
3. Indian Federalism -First Semester
4. Judicial Process- Second Semester
5. International Humanitarian Law and International Refugee Law - Second
Semester
6. Gender Justice and Human Rights - Second Semester
 st
BA LLB (Hons)1
Year Semester I
 English -I
Course Code:
Course Credits: 60
Batch: BA LLB (Hons)
Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

Every profession has its own 1. Cultivate better reading and

language. This language is comprehension skills
adapted from another prevalent 2. Develop original thoughts and
language with which common generate appropriate questions
communication takes place. 3. Draft effective and clear business
Literature is also a means of correspondence
reflecting social strengths and 4. Develop lucid writing skills
weaknesses which evoke legal 5. Communicate effectively orally
response. In law English has thus and in writing
far been the language of
communication. All important
legal materials are in English. It is
therefore important to learn
English and this course intends to
give you an insight into the
language.

Lecture No. of
Lecture Title Lecture Topic
No Hours
Unit I: BASIC (i) Tense and
GRAMMAR Concord- SV
Concord, Usage of
Nouns over Verbs
(ii) Parts of Speech:
Noun, Pronoun,
Adjective, Verb,
Adverb, Preposition,
Conjunction,
Interjection
1.
(iii) Change of Voice
(iv) Change of
Narration
(v) Basic
Transformations:
Positive and Negative
Sentences- Simple,
Compound and
Complex Sentences –
Transformation of
Sentences
 (vi) Articles
(vii) Wh-questions
(viii) Question Tag
and Short Responses
(ix) Prepositions,
Connectors and
Determiners
(x) Some Common
Errors in English
Reading – Kinds,
importance and
challenges of reading
in personal and
professional life.
Select a variety of
materials for reading.
Developing a good
reading habit. -
Reading
Comprehension- Skills
of reading and
understanding the
English language. -
Media
language (National
Dailies, National
Magazines and Web
Sources)– News,
Unit II: READING Features,
COMPREHENSION Advertisement,
2.
AND WRITING Editorial, Opinions,
SKILLS Columns -Figures of
Speech- (Practical
Exercises -
Analysing the text and
context, views,
inclinations, Opinions,
Rumours, Ideology,
Spin
Doctoring etc.), Legal
texts - Skills of
reading and
interpreting a variety
of texts on law.
Extensive reading
practice of legal
instruments, court
judgements, findings,
and orders
(i) Reading
Comprehension
 (Practice of Unseen
Passages)
(ii) Essay on Literary,
Cultural and Legal
Topics. Contemporary
Issues (Narrative,

3. Unit III: BASIC (For Project Work/ 3

COMMUNICATION Group Discussion
SKILLS only)
(i) Speaking – A
general introduction to
English Phonetics-
International Phonetic
Alphabet (IPA) and
Pronunciation
(ii) Oral
Communication—
Introducing oneself-
Greeting- Making
Requests- asking for
and Giving
Permission- Offering
Help- Giving
Instructions and
Directions–
Etiquettes at Court-
Do’s and Don’ts in
Conversation- The
Protocol of Addressing
the Judges in various
Courts- The Vertical
and Horizontal
Communication in
Court
(iii) Professional
Communication—
Public Speaking,
Seminars and
Conferences,
Interviews, Group
Discussion
(iv) Language: Nature,
Features, Meaning and
Definitions
(v) The Interface
between Law and
English Language
(vi) Characteristic
Features of Legal
English
 (vii) Aristotle’s
Rhetoric, Nuances,
Style, Proposition,
Defence, Satire,
Apologies,
Agreement,
Disagreement,
Rejoinder, Bloom’s
Taxonomy and
language, Formal and
Informal Language
4 Unit IV Expository,
Writing Skills Analytical,
Comparative, Critical,
Hypothetical,
Argumentative)
Formal and Informal
Correspondence/Précis
Writing, writing blogs,
editing documents,
Writing and Artificial
Intelligence/Report
Writing: Status and
Policy
Reports/Writing –
Proposals, Notice,
Order, Memorandum,
Circular, Notification,
Ultimatum Letters:
Business/Official,
Personal

TOTAL 60

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. David Bolton and Noel Goodey - English Grammar in Steps

2. John Eastwood - Oxford Practice Grammar
3. Martin Hewings - Advanced Grammar in Use
4. Raymond Murphy - Essential Grammar in Use
5. Randolph Quirk and Sidney Greenbaum - A University Grammar of English
6. Michael Swan and Catherine Walter - The Good English Grammar Book
7. Michael Swan - Basic English Usage
8. Michael Swan - Practical English Usage
9. A.J.Thomson and A.V.Martinet (eds.) - A Practical English Grammar
 10. Scott Thornbury - Natural Grammar
11. F.T. Wood - A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students
12. Wren and Martin- Modern English Grammar and Composition
Course Plan

Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Total

1 2 3 4 5
12 12 12 12 12 60
No. of
hours
 POLITICAL SCIENCE I

Course Code:
Course Credits: 4
Batch: BA LLB (Hons)
Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

This foundation course attempts to The student will be able to appreciate
familiarizes students with central 1. the centrality and importance of
debates in political theory in the ‘politics’ concepts, and institutions in
discipline of Political Science and the more ordinary and everyday aspects
permits them an overview of the
of our lives –
works of some of the discipline’s
most pertinent concepts. It does so 2. the politics and policies that determine
by pointing out long term how we interact at work and in our more
intellectual traditions of thought as private worlds with family and friends,
well as implications for as well as in the public sphere.
contemporary politics and Political 3. Throughout, students will be better
Science. Students will learn to equipped to employ and use a variety of
critically engage with concepts and
resources – philosophic, literary,
canonical texts, to compare them
analytically, and to translate what cultural, cinematic, and historical
they mean for the present 4. to understand and develop conceptual
ways of engaging with our political
world, unravelling, critiquing and
understanding those very assumptions
we choose to live by.

Lecture No Lecture Lecture Topic No of

Title Hours
1 Module I: Political Science: Nature and 10
Political Scope and its Relation to
Science: Nature Law
and Scope and
its Relation to
Law
2 MODULE II: Traditional Approach 10
Approaches to Utilitarian Approach
Political Science (Bentham, J.S. Mill)
Behavioural and Post
Behavioural Approach
System Approach
 Structural-Functional
Approach, Marxist
Approach
Modern Approach g. Post
Modernism (Lyotard,
Foucault, Derrida)
3 MODULE III: Theories of Origin 10
State and a) Divine theory,
Government b) Force theory
c) Social Contract
theory (Hobbes,
Locke and Rousseau)
d) Patriarchal and
Matriarchal theory
e) Evolutionary theory
f) Concept of Minimal
State and laissez-
faire

4 MODULE IV: Concept of Democracy, 10

Concept of Liberty, Equality,
Democracy, Sovereignty and Justice.
Liberty,
Equality,
Sovereignty and
Justice.
5 MODULE V: a. Liberalism (Classical, 10
Political Modern, Neo-Liberalism)
Ideologies b. Socialism
c. Gandhism
d. Nationalism
e. Marxism f. Fascism
g. Feminism

6 MODULE VI: Classical Hindu Conceptions 10

Indian Political of State
Thoughts Islamic Conceptions of State
Buddhist Conception of
State

Reading Materials
1. G.H. Sabine- History of Political Theory
2. E. Barker- Principles of Social and Political Theory
3. A. Heywood- Political Ideologies: An Introduction
4. A. Vincent- Theories of the State
5. N.D. Arora- Theory of State: Plato to Marx
 6. Habermas and Sweezy- Introduction to Socialism

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit Unit Total

5 6
10 10 10 10 10 10 60
No. of
hours
 SOCIOLOGY I

Course Code:
Course Credits: 4
Batch: BA LLB (Hons)
Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

The course is designed to introduce 1. This course will introduce students to
and acquaint the learners with the key concepts in the discipline of
rudiments of sociology besides Sociology.
unraveling its scope and subject
2. It will provide them broad knowledge
matter to them. The course seeks to
enable learners to understand the about development of sociological
inter-disciplinary nature of the thought.
subject viz-a-viz other social 3. It will give them basic understanding
sciences. The course is intended to: and skill related to social research.
Familiarize the learners with the 4. It will provide them basic
fundamental concepts in sociology; understanding of the Indian society
enable the learners to understand the
5. It will also sensitize them about social
complex nature and scope of
sociology; enable the learners to problems.
understand and conceptualize the
basic social processes; help the
students to understand the relevance
and interdisciplinary nature of the
subject in relation to the other social
sciences.

Lecture Lecture Title Lecture Topic No of

No Hours
1 MODULE I: Definition, Origin and 10
Sociology and Law Development of
Sociology, Nature, and
Scope of Sociology;
Relationship between Law
and Sociology.
2 MODULE II: Basic Concepts- 10
Sociological (Definition, Functions,
Concepts Inter-relationships)
Social Groups (Concepts,
Definition, Types)
Norms and Values
Status and Role Cultures

Society and Environment

3 MODULE III: A brief Idea of the Social 10
Sociological thoughts of:
Theories 1. August Comte- Law of
Three Stages, Hierarchy of
the Sciences, Scientific
Theory of Morality and
Religion of Humanity,
Positivism, Law as a Tool
for Social Order
2. Karl Marx-Dialectical
Materialism; Historical
Materialism; Class-
Conflict
3. Herbert Spencer- Theory
of Social Evolution,
Theory of Causation,
Principle of Equal
Freedom
4. Emile Durkheim- Rules
of Sociological Method,
Theory of Suicide
5. Max Weber- Social
Action, Theory of
Religion, Power, Authority
6. Rudolf Von Jhering-
Jurisprudence of Interest
7. Eugen Ehrlich- Concept
of Living Law, Theory of
Centre of Gravity of Legal
Development, Legal
Pluralism
8. Leon Duguit- Social
Solidarity
9. Rosce Pound-Theory of
Social Engineering, Jural
Postulates, Theory of
Interest, A Consensus
Model of Society, Social
Justice
10. Talcott Parsons-
Structural Functionalism
(The AGIL Model)
11. Jurgen Habermas-
Liberal Capitalism,
Organised Capitalism,
Public Sphere, Speech
Communities, Civil
Society
12. Jean Baudrillard-
Postmodern Sociological
Thought, Simulation
Society, Orders of
Simulation, Hyperreality,
Consumer Society
13. Pierre Bourdieu-Law
as a Social Field, Habitus
and Law, Law as a
mechanism of Social
Control, Symbolic Power
of Law, Judicial Field and
Legal Institutions
4 MODULE IV: Social Institutions- 10
Social Institutions Evolution, Definition,
Types and Functions
Family: Definitions,
Concept, Functions,
Types, Changes- Structural
and Functional, Factors of
Changes
Kinship: Meaning,
Definition, Types and
Degree of Kinship and
Kinship usages
Marriage: Definitions,
Concept, Functions,
Types.
a. Hindu Marriage:
Features, Conditions,
Changes in Marriage
System and Hindu
Marriage Laws.
b. Muslim Marriage:
Features, Dower, Various
forms of Marriages, and
Talaq.
c. Christian Marriage:
Features, Conditions,
Rituals and Christian
Marriage Laws
d. Parsi Marriage:
Features, Conditions,
Rituals and Parsi Marriage
Laws

5 MODULE V: Social Social Change: Concept; 10

Change Types- (Evolution,
Progress, Revolution,
Transformation, Change in
Structure, Change of
Structure), Patterns,
Factors of Social Change
in India. Social Change
and Cultural Change-
Relation- Theories of
Social Change
6 MODULE VI: Socialisation-Concept, 10
Socialisation, Social Types, Agencies, Stages
Control and Social and Theories (C.H.
Deviance Cooley, Sigmund Freud
and George Herbert Mead)
 Social Control and Social
Deviance (a) Deviance:
Concepts, Definition and
Types of Deviances,
Causes and Consequences
of Deviances. Deviance
Theory- Robert K. Merton
(b) Social Control:
Concepts, Definition and
Types of Social Control,
Means of Social Control
and Law as a Formal
Means of Social Control

Reading Materials
1. P. Gisbert - Fundamentals of Sociology
2. D.C. Bhattacharyya - Sociology
3. Makhan Jha - An Introduction to Social Anthropology
4. T.B. Bottomore – Sociology
5. Ram Ahuja – Indian Social System
6. M Haralambos and R. M. Heald – Sociology: Themes and Perspectives
7. Vidya Bhushan and D.R. Sachdeva - An Introduction to Sociology
8. K.M. Khapadia- Marriage and Family in India
9. T. K. Oommen and C.N. Venugopal- Sociology for Law Students
10. B. Kuppuswamy- Social Change in India.
11. M. N. Srinivas- Social Change in Modern India
12. George Ritzer- Sociological Theory.
13. George Ritzer- Postmodern Social Theory.
14. George Ritzer- Modern Sociological Theory
15. Raymond Aron- Main Currents in Sociological Thought.
16. Francis Abraham and John Henry Morgan- Sociological Thought.
17. Iravati Karve-Kinship Organisation in India.
18. Robin Fox-Kinship and Marriage: An Anthropological Perspective.
Course Plan

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit Unit Total

5 6
10 10 10 10 10 10 60
No. of
hours
 ECONOMICS I

Course Code:
Course Credits:
Batch: BA LLB (Hons)
Year / Semester: 1st Year /1st Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

1. To introduce the basic concepts of 1. The students get familiarized with

economics, Laws of demand and supply the basic concepts of Microeconomics,
concept of elasticity, etc. Laws of demand and supply, concept of
2. To impart knowledge about the concepts elasticity, etc. so that he/ she can
of consumer behaviour comprehend and familiarize with day
3. To familiarize the students with price today happenings.
effect, income effect and substitution 2. Understand the concepts of
effect, the application of indifference consumer behaviour like Cardinal utility
curve analysis in deriving demand curves and ordinal utility analysis.
4. To introduce the theory of production- 3. The students learn and understand
isoquants, isocosts, produce equilibrium, the price effect, income effect and
laws of returns to scale, laws of variable substitution effect, the application of
proportion. indifference curve analysis in deriving
5. To familiarize the students with the demand curves
theory of cost, relation between marginal 4. The students are able to
cost and average cost, derivation of short understand the theory of production-
run and long run average cost curves, the isoquants, isocosts, producer equilibrium,
meaning of market, classification of laws of returns to scale, laws of variable
market structures, the concepts and proportion.
classifications of revenue, relation 5. The students learn and understand
between marginal revenue, average the theory of cost, relation between
revenue, and also relation among marginal cost and average cost, derivation
marginal revenue, average revenue, and of short run and long run average cost
elasticity. curves.
Lecture Lecture Title Lecture Topic No of
No Hours
1 MODULE I: Definitions of 15
Introduction to Economics: Positive
Economics and Normative
Analysis,
Microeconomics and
Macroeconomics
Nature and Scope of
Economics
Fundamental Principles
of Economics: Value
and Price, Economic
Agents, Equilibrium,
Equation and Identity,
 Functional Relation,
Opportunity Costs,
Elasticity of a
Function, Rationality
and Law, Marginality,
Efficiency and
Productivity, and
Trade-off.
Economics as a
Science and its
relevance to Law.
Economics as a basis
of Social Welfare and
Social Justice.
2 Module II: Fundamentals of 15
Microeconomics Consumer Behaviour:
Demand and Supply
Functions, Elasticity of
Demand and Supply,
Consumers’
Equilibrium.
Market Determinants:
Production, Cost,
Revenue Analysis and
Market Types
Determination of
Equilibrium Price and
Output in different
market types.
3 Module III: National Income: 15
Macroeconomics Definitions, Basic
Concepts,
Measurements, and
Importance of National
Income.
Saving, Consumption
and Investment: Saving
and Consumption
Function, Factors
affecting consumption
expenditure, Short-run
and Long-run
Approaches,
Investment Function.
Trade Cycles:
Expansion, Peak,
Contraction, Trough.
Economic Indicators:
Human Development
Index (HDI), Physical
 Quality of Life Index
(PQLI), etc.

Human Development
Index (HDI), Physical
Quality of Life Index
(PQLI), etc.
Interdependence
between Micro and
Macro Economics
Labour and Wages:
Definition of Labour,
Types of Labour, Wage
Determination
4 MODULE IV: Introduction to Indian 15
Introduction to Economy: Population,
Indian Economy Agriculture, Industry
and Service Sectors.
Structure and Features
of the Indian Economy
National Income in
India: National Income
Estimates in India,
Trends in National
Income – Growth and
Structure.
Poverty: Concept of
Poverty, International
Comparison of
Poverty, Five-Year
Plans and Removal of
Poverty, causes of
failure to remove
poverty.
Demographic Profile of
Indian Economy:
Rapid Growth of
Population, Population
and Economic
Development.
Unemployment in
India: Causes, Effects
and Government
Policies for Generating
Employment
Opportunities.
Privatisation in India:
Comparison of the
Public and Private
Sector, Meaning and
Scope of Privatisation,
 Attempts of
Privatisation in India.
Approaches to Rural
Development in India

Reading Materials
• Lipsey, R.G. & Chrystal, K.A: Principles of Economics, Latest edition. Oxford
University Press.
• Mankiw,N.G.(2007): Economics: Principles and Applications, 4th edition,
• Cengage (India).  Salvatore, Dominick (2006):
• Micro Economics: Theory and Applications, 4th edition, Oxford University Press.
• Koutsoyiannis, A (1990): Modern micro Economics. Macmillan, London.
• Pyndick, R.S., and D.S. Rubinfeld (2007) Microeconomics, Prentice Hall of India
Pvt Ltd, New Delhi.
• Course Plan:

Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Total •

I II III IV
Total no. of 15 15 15 15 60
contact
hours
 Law of Contract I

Course Code:
Course Credits: 4
Batch: B.A. LL.B (Hons.) II
Total Number of Lectures: 60

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

1. The objective of the Law of 1. The learner will be able to recognize

Contract-I course is to acquaint the basics of a valid contract in social
students with the foundational engagement
concepts and principles governing
the law of contracts in India. 2. The learner will be able to
judiciously express and identify the
2. The course aims to familiarize concepts of avalid contract and apply
students with the evolution and the same in drafting contracts.
core features of contracts,
including the essentials for their
formation. 3. The learner will be able to assess the
validity of a contract with the help of
3. It emphasizes the analysis of the case studies.
capacity to contract, the legality of
the object, and the various types of 4. The learner will be able to analyze
contracts, including valid, void, and evaluate the execution of a
and voidable agreements. By Contract.
examining core principles,
relevant case law, and statutory
provisions, students will learn to 5. The learner will be able to classify
evaluate contractual obligations, theliability in case of discharge of
identify breaches, and contract. The learner will be able to
comprehend available remedies. apply the basic concepts in relation
to Specific Relief Act
4. Contract Law helps establish
and regulate a legal reationship
between two individuals in the
public domain. It is an essential
tool of commerce in the globalised
era.

5. This module will help prepare

the students to understand the
world of contracts.
Lecture Lecture Lecture Topic No. of
No Title Hours
1 Unit I: The I: General Principles of
Indian Contract Contracts
Act, 1872
a) Preliminary (Sections 1-
2) 7
b) Basic Concepts,
Classification of
Contracts
c) Meaning and
Development of
Contracts, Law of
Merchandise
d) Definitions:
(i) Offer/ Proposal
(ii) Communication,
Acceptance, and
(iii) Revocation of
Proposals
(iv) Generic/Specific
Offer, Invitation to
Treat,
(v) Acceptance,
Communication,
Revocation, Tenders/
Auctions

II: Essentials of Valid Contracts

a) Offer and Acceptance

b) Consideration
(Definition, Essentials
and Privity of Contracts)
c) Free Consent: Coercion, 11
Undue Influence, Fraud,
Misrepresentation,
Mistake
2. Unit II: I: Capacity to Contract

a) Minor
b) Lunatic
c) Drunken Person 4
d) Alien Enemies
e) Contract of Necessaries

II: Performance of Contract

a) Certain Relations
Resembling Those
Created by Contracts
b) Consequences of Breach
of Contracts

2
32. Unit III
Unit IV: I: Discharge
II: Types of Contract:
Unenforceable Contracts:
of Contract
Discharge and
Performance of a) Performance,
a)a) Valid and Time
Express Impliedand
Contract b)Place
Voidofand
Contracts
Performance 46
c) Impossibility
b)b) Voidable and
Unilateral of Bilateral
d)Performance
Contingent and
Contract Contract
e) Frustration
Quasi Contracts
II: Breach of Contract
2
a) Anticipatory & Present
b) E-Contract 2

III: Remedies for Breach of

Contract 10
a) Measure of Damages
b) Remoteness of Damages
c) Penalty and Liquidated
Damages
d) Specific Relief, Recovery
of Property, Decrees and
Injunctions
e) Mitigation of Damages
f) Recovery of Property
 Unit V: Specific I: Specific Relief Act, 1963
Relief Act, 1963 a) Specific Performance of
Contracts
b) Rescission of Contract 10
c) Declaratory Decree
d) Injunction

II: Artificial Intelligence and e-

Contract
2
Role of Artificial Intelligence in
Contracts-Inclusion of e-contract
and smart contract

TOTAL 60

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

• J Beatson, A n d r e w S . Burrows, J o h n Cartwright : Anson’s Law of

Contract 29th Edition(Oxford)
• Pollock and Mulla - Indian Contract Act, 1872, (Lexis Nexis)
• Avtar Singh - Contract and Specific Relief Act, (Eastern BookCompany)
• Bangia - Law of Contract-I Allahabad Law Agency
• M P Furmston; Cheshir, Fifoot and Furmston’s Law of Contract 17th Edition,
Oxford
• Avtar Singh, Law of Contract and Specific Relief (13th ed., Eastern Book Company,
2022)
• Pollock & Mulla, Indian Contract & Specific Relief Acts (Nilima Bhadbhade Ed.,
15th ed., Lexis Nexis, 2017)
• Anson’s Law of Contract (31st ed. Oxford University Press, 2020)
• Dutt on Contract – The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (11th ed., Eastern Law House,
2019)
• R K Bangia - Law of Contract-I (8th ed., Allahabad Law Agency, 2022)
• Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston - Law of Contract. (17th ed., Oxford University
Press, 2017)
Landmark Judgments:
• Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1891-4) All ER Rep.127
• Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v. Boots Cash Chemist (Southern) Ltd.
(1952) 2 All ER Rep. 456
• Balfour v. Balfour (1918-19) All ER 860 (CA)
• Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Datt (1913) XL ALJR 489 (All.)
• Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v. M/s. Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co., AIR
1966 SC 543
• Harvey v. Facey (1893) AC 552
• Felthouse V.Bindley (1862) 11 CB 869
• Kedarnath Bhattacharji v. Gorie Mahomed (1886) 7 I.D. 64 (Cal.)
• Doraswami Iyer v. Arunachala Ayyar (1935) 43 LW 259 (Mad.)
• Abdul Aziz v. Masum Ali, AIR 1914 All. 22
• Venkata Chinnaya Rau v. Venkataramaya Garu (1881) 1 ID 137 (Mad.)
• Nawab Khwaja Muhammad Khan v. Nawab Husaini Begam (1910) LR 37 I.A.152
• Mohori Bibee v. Dhurmodas Ghose (1903) 30 I.A. 114
• Khan Gul v. Lakha Singh, AIR 1928 Lah. 609
• Ajudhia Prasad v. Chandan Lal, AIR 1937 All. 610
• State of West Bengal v. B.K. Mondal & Sons AIR 1962 SC 779
• Hadley v. Baxendale (1843-60) All ER Rep. 461
• AKAS Jamal v. Moolla Dawood, Sons & Co. (1915) XX C.W.N. 105
• Karsandas H. Thacker v. M/s. The Saran Engineering Co. Ltd., AIR 1965 SC 1981
• Maula Bux v. Union of India AIR 1970 SC 1955
• Shri Hanuman Cotton Mills v. Tata Air Craft Ltd.1969 (3) SCC 522
• Ghaziabad Development Authority v. Union of India AIR 2000 SC 2003
• Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. v. Saw Pipes Ltd. (2003) 4 SCALE 92
• Union of India v. Maddala Thathiah, AIR 1966 SC 1724
• Rajendra Kumar Verma v. State of M.P. AIR 1972 MP 131
• Kanhaiya Lal Aggarwal v. Union of India AIR 2002 SC 2766

Course Plan

Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Total

V
I II III IV
Total no. of 18 6 6 18 12 60
contact
hours
 Legal Methods and Research
Course Code:
Course Credit: 4
Batch: B.A.LL.B(Hons)
Year/Semester: 1st Year/1st Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

1. To introduce students to the On successful completion of this
foundational concepts and methods of course, students will be able to:
the study of law. ⚫ Explain the meaning , nature, and
2. To acquaint students with the sources significance of legal methods in the
of law, both historical and contemporary, study and practice of law
and their relevance in the Indian Context. ⚫ identify and analyze primary and
3. To develop and understanding of the secondary sources of law in india
Indian Legal system, its institution, and and other jurisdictions.
process ⚫ Explain the legislative process in
4. To familiarize students wih the India and evaluate the impact of law-
legislative process and mechanism of making on society
law-making in india ⚫ Read, interpret and analyze statutes,
5. To provide insights into the judicial cases and legal texts effectively
process, precedents, and interpretation of ⚫ Draft short legal write-ups and case
statutes briefs
6. To equip students with basic skills in ⚫ Develop competence in basic legal
legal research, reasoning, and analysis research methods, including the use
essential for legal scholarship of legal databases, case law research
7. To cultivate critical thinking and the and citation techniques
ability to apply methods in problem-
solving and case analysis.

Lecturere Unit Lecture Title Lecture Topic No of

No Hours
1 I Concept of 1.Concept of legal 12
Law and legal system.
system 2.Components of a
Legal System:
a) The Constitution
b) Laws: Civil and
Criminal
c) Institutional
Structures: Courts of
law.
 d) Legal Personnel:
Judges, Lawyers and
the Bar.
3. Studying Legal
System
a) the object of law
study
b) Understanding
the structure of
Statutes
c) Using law Library
d) Reading Cases
e) Case-
method

2 II SOURCES OF 1. Constitution 12
LAW 2. Custom
i) Western Jurists
View of Custom
ii) Hindu and
Muslim View of
Custom
iii) Custom in the
Indian Legal System
iv) Essential of valid
Custom Proof of
Custom
v) Abrogation of
Custom
3. Legislation
i) Advantages and
Disadvantages of
Legislation
ii)Legislation and
Customs
4. Precedent
i)Do Judges make
Law?
ii)Legislation v
Precedent
3 III Law making 1. Introduction 12
.
In India 2.Steps of law
making in
Parliament
i) Drafting of the Bill
ii) Difference
between
Government Bill &
 Private Member’s
Bill
Introduction of Bill
1.(First Reading)
i) Introduced in
either House (Lok
Sabha or Rajya
Sabha ) except
Money Bills which
can only start in Lok
Sabha
ii) Bill published in
Gazette
2.Second reading
i) Bill referred to
Standing Committee
or Select Committee
ii) General
discussion including
Clause by Clause
scrutiny.
iii) Amendments
proposed.
3. Third Reading
i) Final Discussion
limited to
acceptance/rejection
4. Transmission to
other house
i) Same Procedure
repeated
-If both houses
passes the bill goes
to the President
-Joint Sitting
(Article 108)
5. President’s
Assent
i) Give assent (Bill
becomes Act)
ii) Withhold assent
iii) Return Bill
(Except Money Bill)

4 IV Judicial 1.Supreme Court of 10

System In India
India 2. High courts
 3. Subordinate
Judicature
4.Tribunals
5. Appraisal of the
Indian Judicial
system

V Fundamentals 1.Assignment 14
of Legal writing
Research 2. Structure
3. Footnoting
4. Research Method
and Methodology
5. Using a Law
Library
6.Legal reasoning
and Case Analysis

Total 60

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. Allen, C.K. (1964) Law in the Making. Clarendon Press; Oxford.
2. Boyle and Capps. (2005) A Practical Guide to Lawyering Skills.Routledge-Cavendish.
3. Bradney and Cownie. (2001) How to Study Law.Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
4. Fuller, Lon. (1969) Anatomy of Law.Mentor; New York.
5. Gibaldi. (2006) MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Modern Language
Association of America.
6. Holland and Webb. (1996) Learning Legal Rules. Julian Webb books.
7. Rylance, (1994) Legal Practice Handbook on Legal Writing and Drafting. Blackstone
Press; London.
8. Weeramantry, C.G. (1998) An Invitation to the Law. Lexis Law Publishing.
9. Williams, Glanville. (1982) Learning the Law. Sweet & Maxwell.
10. Bodenheimer, Edgar., (1962) Jurisprudence: The Philosophy and the Method of
Law. Haward University Press. Course Plan

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit Total

5
12 12 12 10 14 60
No. of
hours
 Ability Enhancement Course (Information Technology)

Course Code:

Course Credits: 2

Batch: B.A. LL.B (Hons.)

Year / Semester: 1st Year /1st Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

The objective of an Ability On the successful completion of
Enhancement Course in course, students will be able to:
Information Technology is to 1. Students gain a solid
equip students with foundational understanding of Foundational IT
knowledge and skills in IT, Knowledge.
enhancing their digital 2. Students enhance their digital
competency. This includes skills for effective problem-
understanding basics like solving.
computer hardware, operating 3. Students learn to work with
systems, networking, and computer systems, networks, and
cybersecurity, along with basic programming.
introductory programming. The 4. Students understand basic
course aims to build foundational cybersecurity practices.
IT knowledge, prepare students
for entry-level IT roles or further
training, and ensure they have the
ability to navigate and resolve
issues in tech landscapes
effectively.

Lecture Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No Title Hours
1. Information, information
processing & Information
Technology, Evolution of IT. 2
2. IT business and 2
MODULES I:
1. Information entrepreneurship, education,
Technology (IT) & communication, entertainment,
Society: healthcare, agriculture, and its
contribution to India’s
development.
3. Government Initiatives 3
3. MODULES II: 1. Document preparation and 3
Document presentations using tables,
Preparation & pictures, graphs, animations,
 Presentation: audio and video contents. Use of
shortcut keys.
2. Ways to make effective 2
presentations.
3. Use of references and citations. 2

4. Document format and their 2

conversion.
4. MODULES III: 1. WWW, Basics of webpage, 2
Internet, Security & Social network sites.
Legal Aspects: 2. Effective Searching. 2

3. Popular Online Applications - e- 2

ticketing, e-payment.
4. Email & internet Forums. 2

5. Issues : virus, malware, spam, 2

phishing, copyright,
plagiarism, cybercrime;
6. Protective measures: password, 2
https;

TOTAL 30
 BA LLB (Hons)
st
1 Year Semester II
 English II

Course Code:
Course Credits: 60
Batch: BA LLB (Hons)
Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

After the completion of this
The growth of English language course, students will be able to
and literature over the centuries 1. comprehend the significance of
from a totally different state- more Elizabethan literature and the
in the condition of a dialect in the writers belonged and its impact on
earliest periods- to what it is in the literary works produced world
present century should form the over.
background knowledge of every 2. evaluate the significance of the
student of English literature. The socio-political and historical
quaint systems and structures of events which shaped the
the medieval English perspective of the Elizabethan
developed rather quickly during Age
the 16th and 17th centuries. The 3. comprehend legal literature by
objective of this course is to famous authors
introduce the music and 4. comprehend foundational idea
quaintness of the English sounds of law and justice
and vocabulary of the earliest 5. develop a clear understanding
period in English literary history of basics of law and language
to the students to enable them to
have a historical perspective of the
developments over the centuries.
The course also introduces the
great masters of the early period
such as Chaucer,
Spencer, Shakespeare, Marlowe
and Donne.

Lecture Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No Title Hours
Unit I The Merchant of Venice- 12
1.
William Shakespeare

The Five Functions of the 12

2. Unit II Lawyer- Arthur T. Vanderbilt

3. Unit III: Learning the Law –Glanville 12

Williams
 4. Unit IV Justice - John Galsworthy 12
5 Unit V To Kill a Mockingbird – 12
Harper Lee
TOTAL 60

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. W.H. Auden - “Belmont and Venice” Twentieth Century Interpretations of the

Merchant of Venice
2. Nevill Coghill - The Theme of the Merchant of Venice
3. F. Leonard Dean - Shakespeare: Modern Essays in Criticism
4. The Five Functions of the Lawyer- Arthur T. Vanderbilt
5. Learning The Law: Glanville Williams
6. Due Process of Law- Lord Denning

Course Plan

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit Total

5
12 12 12 12 12 60
No. of
hours
 POLITICAL SCIENCE II
Course Code:
Course Credits: 4
Batch: B.A. LL.B (Hons.)
Year / Semester: 2nd Year / Semester II
Total Number of Lectures: 60

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

Introduce students to diverse forms Identify and compare various

and structures of government, including governmental structures and
unitary, federal, quasi-federal, military, forms, articulating their features,
presidential, and parliamentary systems. advantages, and drawbacks in
different political contexts.
Develop a critical understanding of the
Explain the functions and
three branches of government—
interrelations of the legislative,
legislature, executive, and judiciary—and
executive, and judicial branches,
how they function individually and
and assess their roles in democratic
interact.
and authoritarian regimes.
Explore foundational political doctrines Apply key political theories and
such as the separation of powers, doctrines (such as separation of
parliamentary sovereignty, and judicial powers and sovereignty) to evaluate
independence to understand the balance governmental frameworks and
of authority within a state. political systems.

Analyze concepts of political Critically assess the influence of

representation, including the role of public opinion, political parties,

public opinion, political parties, and and pressure groups on policy-

pressure groups in democratic systems. making and democratic governance.

Demonstrate informed
Foster analytical engagement with both
understanding of major Western
Western and Indian political thought,
and Indian political thinkers,
examining classical and modern thinkers
articulating their key contributions
to understand evolving ideas of justice, and relevance to contemporary
statecraft, ethics, rights, and sovereignty. political challenges.

No. of
Lecture Title Lecture Topic
Hours

a) Unitary
b) Federal
MODULE I: c) Quasi Federal
Organisation of d) Military Government
Government e) Presidential Form of Government
f) Cabinet Form of Government

a) Legislature
MODULE II: Wings of
b) Executive
Government
c) Judiciary

MODULE III: Working a) Doctrine of Separation of Powers

of the Governmental b) Parliamentary Sovereignty
Wings c) Independence of the Judiciary

a) Public Opinion
MODULE IV: Concept
b) Political Parties
of representation
c) Pressure Groups

a) Nature, Scope and Sources of Law

MODULE V: Law, b) Nature, Scope and Sources of
Power, Rights and Duties Power
c) Rights and Duties
MODULE VI:
Conception of Political and Legal
Conception of Political
Sovereignty
and Legal Sovereignty

MODULE VII:
Totalitarian State
Totalitarian State
 a) Plato: Justice, Ideal State, Ethics
b) Aristotle: Justice, Ethics, Politics
and Society
c) Machiavelli: Statecraft, Ethics and
MODULE VIII:
Politics, Nature and duties of the
Western Political
King
Thought
d) Immanuel Kant: Moral Duties,
Transcendental Idealism
e) John Rawls: Theory of Justice

a) Mahatma Gandhi
MODULE IX: Indian b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Political Thought c) B.R. Ambedkar

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS FOR REFERENCE:

BOOKS:
1. S. P. Varma, Vikas - Modern Political Theory
2. F. Thakurdas -Essays on Political Theory
3. H. J. Laski-Grammar of Politics
4. B. Held -Political Theory & Modern State
5. S. E. Finer, Harmondsworth-Comparative Government
6. A. S. Altekar, Motilal Benarasi Das- Delhi.State & Government in Ancient
India
7. J. V. Bondurant -Conquest of Violence: The Gandhian Philosophy of
Conflict
8. R. Iyer-The Moral and Political Thought of M. Gandhi
9. Subrata Mukherjee and Sushila Ramaswamy- A history of Political Thought
10. Himanshu Roy and M.P. Singh- Indian Political Thoughts: Themes and
Thinkers
 SOCIOLOGY II

Course Code:

Course Credits: 4

Batch: B.A. LL. B (Hons.)

Year / Semester: 2st Year / Semester II

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

The course objective of Sociology-II, focusing on:

Sociology-II: Every society has its 1. To understanding Indian Society's
own peculiar structure and there Structure: Students grasp the peculiar
are some institutions universal to structure of Indian society.
every society, but with their unique 2. To recognizing Universal Institutions
manifestations in each society. with Unique Manifestations: Students
There are some change agents and understand that despite universal
initiatives that enable the society to institutions, each society has unique
change with the passage of time. expressions.
This paper focuses on the structure 3. To analyzing Change Agents and
of the Indian society and the Initiatives: Students learn about
changing aspects with the factors enabling change in society
processes operating change agents over time.
and initiatives. 4. To appreciating Dynamics of Change
in Indian Society: Students
comprehend processes driving change
in the Indian context

Lecture Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No Title Hours
MODULLE I: 1. Cultural Evolution of Indian 3
Indian Society I Society Hindu Philosophy, The
: Purusartha (Dharma, Artha,
Kama and Moksha); The
Ashrama Dharma, Importance
of Ashrama system, Varna
Dharma & its importance,
Salient features of Indian
1. Society & Culture, The
Samskaras;
Jainism Central Doctrine, 3
Growth and Development,
Religious Practices; Buddhism
Central Doctrine,
Buddhist Social Order, 3
Relationship between Buddhist
Philosophy & Society of that
 Age, Growth, Development &
Decline of Buddhism;
Islam Central doctrine, Prophet 3
Muhammad and the Beginning
of Islam, Modern
Historiographical Approaches,
Theories About the Rise of
Islam: Some Historiographical
Reconsideration, Spread of
Islam after the Death of Prophet
Muhammad, Islam and the
West: The Crusades
(a) Social Stratification: 3
Concepts, Theories (Marx &
Weber), Types
(b) Social Mobility: Meaning 3
and Types of Social Mobility
MODULE II:
Indian Society II (c) Caste System: Concept, 3
Origin; Traditional Features of
2. Caste System, Merits and
Demerits of Caste System, Caste
System in Contemporary India.
(d) M.N. Srinivas- Dominant 2
Caste, Sanskritisation,
Westernisation
(e) Surajit Sinha- Tribe-Caste 2
Continuum
3. MODULE III: (a) Indian Village Community- 2
Indian Village Meaning, features, Changes and
Community and Development, Joint Family
Agrarian System
Structure in India (b) Jajmani System 2
I: (c) Caste-Class Nexus and 2
Production Relations
(d) Land Reforms: Concept, 3
Aims and Objectives and
Legislative Achievements
(e) Green Revolution: Concept, 2
Effects and Limitations
(g) Agriculture in the 2
Constitution of India
(h) Agricultural Policies 2
(Federal and State)
(i) Great Tradition and Little 3
Tradition- Robert Redfield.
McKim Marriott-
Universalisation and
Parochialisation
a) Tribe : Definition, Features, 3
MODULE IV: Classification of Tribe (B.K.
4
Tribes and Roy Burman’s and Elwin’s
classification)
 Backward b) Socio-cultural Activities of an 2
Caste/Class Indian Tribe
e) Problems of Tribal people 3
and Different Measures to
protect them- Land Alienation,
Debt-Bondage, Education,
Health, Displacement,
Rehabilitation- Peasant
Resistance, Protest and Ethno-
political movements; Tribal
Resistance
2. Tribal Pancha Sheela; 3
Characteristics of Tribal
Families (membership of family
& nature of family members,
Forms of marriage);
Prohibitions regarding Marriage,
Ways of Acquiring Mate,
Changes in Tribal Marriage,
Dormitories in Tribal Societies;
Customary Laws and Legal
Institutions; Tribal Religious
Belief system- Sacred and
Profane; Forest Policy and
Tribal Rights
3. Pseudo Tribalism 2

4. Backward Caste/Class 2
60
TOTAL

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

• Nirmal Kumar Bose - Tribal life in India

• Ram Ahuja - Indian Social System
• Ram Ahuja - Society in India
• Dipankar Gupta (ed.) - Social Stratification
• Ram Ahuja - Social Problems in India
• S.C. Dubey - Indian Society
• D.G. Mandelbaum - Society in India
• Srinivas M.N.- Caste in Modern India.
• Shankar Rao C.N.-Sociology
• Desai A.R.- Introduction to Rural Sociology in India
• Romesh Thappar (ed)-Tribe, Caste and Religion in India.
•
 ECONOMICS-II

Course Code:

Course Credits: 4

Batch: B.A. LL.B (Hons.)

Year / Semester: 1st Year / Semester II

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

The course objective of Family Law-I, focusing on:

Economics II: Like the political 5. To understanding Economic Systems:
system and the legal system, there Students grasp basics of different
is also a legal system. A nation runs economic systems (e.g., market
on the combination of all three economy, planned economy, mixed
systems. In the previous semesters, economy).
some basic elements have been 6. Interrelation of Systems: Students
discussed, and in this semester, the understand how economic systems
students are being introduced to interact with political and legal
economic systems. systems.
7. To analyzing Economic Functioning:
Students learn how economic systems
impact a nation's functioning.
8. Building on Previous Knowledge:
Students connect previous learnings of
basic elements with the study of
economic systems.

Lecture Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No Title Hours
MODULE I: 1) Capitalist, Socialist and 4
General Mixed Economic Systems.
Principles 2) Economic Planning – 4
of Concept of Planned Economy,
Economic Planning in Different Economic
1. Systems Systems.
and 3) Significance of Planning in 4
Economic Economic Development:
Planning: Meaning, Objectives, Strategy
of Economic Planning,
Planning Commission and
Planning Priorities during
 Planning Periods in India, NITI
Aayog.
4) Economic Reforms: 4
Rationale, Dimensions and
Implications
5) Concept of Economic 4
Development and
Sustainable
Development
1) Fiscal Policy: 4
Meaning, Objectives of
Fiscal Policy in India,
Fiscal Structure in India,
Fiscal Responsibility..
2) Taxation: Principles 5
of Taxation, Cannons of
Taxation, Direct and
MODULE Indirect Taxation,
II: General Principles of Tax
Principles Shifting, Impact and
of Public Incidence, Problem of
2. Finance Tax Rates, Goods and
and Fiscal Services Tax (GST)
Policy: 3) Public Expenditure: 3
Meaning, Scope,
Classification and Role
of Public Expenditure in
Developing Countries.
4) Public Debt: 5
Meaning, Objectives
and Importance,
Sources and Effects
The Maintenance and 3
Welfare
3. MODULE 1. Money & Capital: 4
III: Meaning, Demand for
General and Supply of Money,
Principles Capital Formation and
of Money Inflation.
and 2. Money Market and 4
Monetary Capital Market.
Policy: 3. General Concepts of 4
Banking: Functions &
Services rendered by
the Central and
Commercial Banks.
4. General Concepts of 4
Banking: Functions &
Services Rendered by
 the Central and
Commercial Banks.
5. Role of Banking System in 4
India: Reserve Bank of India,
Commercial Banks, and Non-
Banking Financial Institutions
TOTAL 60

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. H. L. Ahuja - Modern Economics

2. Sampad Mukharjee - Contemporary Economics
3. H. L. Bhatia - Public Finance
4. R. Datt & K. P. M. Sundharam - Indian Economy
5. S. K. Misra & V. K. Puri - Indian Economy
6. K. K. Dewett, J. D. Varma and M. L.Sharma - Indian Economics
7. Mithani - Public Finance & Fiscal Policy
8. M. L. Jhingan - Economic Development and Planning
 LAW OF TORT
Law of Torts (Motor Vehicles Act & Consumer Protection Act,
2019)
• Course Code:
• Course Credit:
• Batch: BA LLB (Hons)
• Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Couse Objective Learning Outcomes

The course on Law of Torts aims to • Learners will gain knowledge of fundamental
provide students with a concepts of tort law, such as negligence,
comprehensive understanding of the nuisance, defamation, and liability.
principles governing civil wrongs • Learners will be able to apply tort principles to
and the remedies available under real-life cases and identify the rights and
tortious liability. It seeks to remedies available.
introduce the foundational concepts, • Learners will understand modern applications of
including negligence, nuisance, tort law in areas like consumer protection,
defamation, strict liability, and medical negligence, and environmental harm.
vicarious liability, enabling learners
to analyse how tort law addresses
conflicts between individual rights
and societal interests. The primary
objective is to explain how tort law
balances the protection of individual
rights with the maintenance of
social order. The overall goal is to
establish a solid foundation in tort
law that will benefit learners in both
their academic pursuits and future
legal practice.

Contact
Unit No. & Title Topic
Hours
 Nature and Definition of
Tort, Tort distinguished from
2
Contract, quasi-contract, and
crime.
Constituents of tort –
UNIT: I
wrongful act, legal damage,
INTRODUCTION
and remedy – injuria sine 2
TO LAW OF
damno and damnum sine
TORTS
injuria; ubi jus ibi remedium
Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium 2
Relevance of intention,
motive, and malice in Law of 2
Torts
Volenti non fit Injuria 2
Act of God 2
UNIT: II
Inevitable Accident 2
General Defences
in Tort Necessity 2
Private Defence 2
Plaintiff the Wrong Doer 2
Strict Liability - Rule in
Rylands v. Fletcher – Origin 2
and nature, scope.
Application of the rule in India
Absolute Liability - Origin
2
and nature, scope.
UNIT: III Vicarious Liability: Master
Liabilities in Torts Servant Relationship,
Principal-Agent Relationship, 2
Relationship between the
Partners
Vicarious Liability of the
2
State
Defamation- Meaning and
1
Types
Negligence: Concept and the
2
Defences available
Nuisance – Meaning and
Unit IV 1
Types
Specific Tort Trespass, battery and assault 1
Nervous Shock 1
Remoteness of Damage 1
Remedies under the Law of
2
Torts
Motor Vehicles Claims and
2
UNIT: V compensation
MOTOR Relevant provisions of the
VEHICLES ACT, Motor Vehicles Act relating
2
1988 to the liability and
assessment of compensation
 Liability without fault in
certain cases: voidance of
2
contracts restrictive of
liability
Special provisions and
scheme of compensation in
case of hit and run motor
accidents: offences, penalties, 2
and procedure: Insurance of
Motor Vehicles against third
party risks(Sec. 145 – 152)
Claims tribunals: Sec. 165-
176: Special provisions as to
2
payment of compensation on
a structured formula basis
Claims on non non-structured
basis: Method of calculating
compensation evolved by the 2
courts (study with reference
to relevant judgments)
Defences: Changing
parameters of negligence and 2
burden of proof.
The Concept of a Consumer
and Consumer Dispute, The
Aims and Objectives of The 2
Consumer Protection Act,
2019,;
Consumer Protection
UNIT VI:
Councils Redressal
CONSUMER
Mechanism under the
PROTECTION
Consumer Protection Act,
ACT, 2019 4
2019; the District Forum, the
State Commission, and The
National Commission.

Product Liability, Mediation,

3
Offences and Penalties.

TOTAL CONTACT
60
HOURS

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

• Ratanlal & Dhirajlal, The Law of Torts, Lexis Nexis, 2016 (27thEdition.)
• W.V.H. Rogers, Winfield and Jolowicz on Tort, Sweet & Maxwell, 2010 (18th Edition.)
• Catherine Elliott and Frances Quinn, Tort Law, (Pearson; 10 editions,2015)
• R.K. Bangia, Law of Torts including Compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act and
Consumer Protection Laws, Allahabad Law Agency,
• B.M. Gandhi, Law of Torts with Law of Statutory Compensation and Consumer Protection,
Eastern Book Company, 2011 (4thEdn.)
• Ramaswamy Iyer, The Law of Torts, Lexis Nexis, 2007 (10th Edn.)

Landmark Judgements:
• Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] A.C. 562
• Rylands v Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330
• M.C. Mehta And Anr vs Union Of India & Ors, 1987 AIR 1086
• Mayor of Bradford Corpn. v. Pickles (1895) AC 587
• Kasturilal Ralia Ram Jain vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh, 1965 AIR 1039
• M. P. Electricity Board v. Shail Kumar, AIR 2002 SC 551. 152
• Bhim Singh, Mla v. State Of J & K And Ors, AIR 1986 SC 494
• Gloucester Grammar School Case (1410) Y.B. 11 hen. IV of 47.
• Vaughan v The Taff Vale Railway, [1858] EngR 1160
• Rural Transport Service vs Bezlum Bibi And Ors, AIR 1980 Cal 165
• Victorian Railways v Coultas (1888) PC 21
• T.C. Balakrishnan Menon and Ors. vs T.R. Subramanian and Anr., AIR 1968 Ker
151
• Town Area Committee v. Prabhu Dayal, AIR 1975 All. 132
• Alcock v. Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police, (1991) 3 WLR 1057 [Doctrine
of NervousShock]
• McLoughlin v. O’Brian, (1983) 1 AC 410 (HL) [Doctrine of NervousShock]
• (Hay or) Bourhill v. Young, [1943] AC 92: (1942) 2 All ER 396 [Doctrine of
NervousShock]
• Brook v. Stokes Bros., [1925] 1 KB 141: 1924 All ER Rep 110 [Doctrine of Nervous
Shock]
Course Plan:

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6

Total 8 1 8 9 1 9
no. of 2 4
hour
s
 LAW OF CONTRACT: II / SPECIAL CONTRACT
Course Code:
Course Credits: 4
Batch: B.A. LL.B (Hons.)
Year / Semester: 1st Year / Semester II
Total Number of Lectures: 60
Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

The main objective of this course is to introduce (a) To gain a comprehensive understanding of
students to the fundamentals of Special Contracts agreements and their enforceability as contracts:
and help them understand the specific legal This includes examining the essential elements
aspects involved in these types of contractual that transform a mere agreement into a legally
arrangements, including the Law of Indemnity binding contract, such as offer, acceptance,
and Guarantee, Bailment and Pledge, Agency, consideration, and intention to create legal
and the Sale of Goods. By the end of the course, relations. Students will also explore circumstances
students will be equipped to examine the legal that can affect a contract’s validity, such as
consequences of agreements falling under these misrepresentation, coercion, or illegality.
categories, assess their validity, and understand (b) To explore the legal provisions and
the respective rights and obligations of the parties enforceability conditions under the Indian
involved. They will also be able to effectively Contract Act, 1872: Students will learn about the
handle disputes that arise from such contract, foundational structure of contract law in India,
focusing on how general principles apply to
This paper will build on general contract law
everyday transactions, and how various provisions
principles, offering students a more advanced and
of the Act govern contractual rights, obligations,
critical insight into the purpose and structure of
and remedies for breach.
different types of contracts. The course will
(c) To understand the specific principles and
explore these topics from practical, commercial,
statutory framework governing special contracts:
and analytical viewpoints.
The course will delve into the special types of
contracts, namely, indemnity, guarantee,
bailment, pledge, agency, and sale of goods
highlighting their unique features, legal
requirements, and practical implications as laid
out in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and the Sale
of Goods Act, 1930.
(d) To examine the extent and boundaries of
contractual freedom in the context of special
contracts: Students will analyze how the law
balances party autonomy with public interest and
fairness, recognizing legal constraints placed on
 parties’ freedom to negotiate or structure
contracts, particularly in cases involving unequal
bargaining power or statutory obligations.
(e) To critically assess the evolving relevance of
the classical theory of freedom of contract:
Through the study of special contracts, students
will reflect on how legal developments and
judicial interpretations have modified the
traditional view of contract law, which
emphasized absolute freedom, toward a more
regulated and equitable approach.

Sl. Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No. Title Hours

I: Contracts of Indemnity

a) Meaning and definition of

Indemnity. 4
b) Nature and extent of liability of the
indemnifier.
c) Commencement of liability of the
indemnifier.
II: Contracts of Guarantee

d) Definition of Guarantee
e) Guarantee v Indemnity
f) Essentials for a Contract of
Guarantee
Unit I: The Indian g) Fiduciary Role of Surety, Principal 7
1.
Contract Act, 1872 Debtor and Creditor
h) Rights and Liabilities of a Surety
and Co-Sureties
i) Continuing guarantee and
Revocation of Continuing
Guarantee
j) Discharge of Surety

III: Contracts of Bailment:

a) Concept of Bailment
b) Role of Parties to a Contract of
Bailment 7
c) Rights and Duties of a Bailor
d) Rights and Duties of a Bailee
e) Non-Contractual Bailment & Role
of Finder of Goods
f) Termination of Bailment
 IV: Contracts of Pledge:

a) Concept of Pledge
b) Pledge v. Bailment: Pledge as a 7
special category of Bailment
c) Rights and Duties of Pawner
d) Rights and Duties of Pawnee
e) Pledge by Non-Owners

V: Contracts of Agency:

a) Concept and Classification of

Agency and Agents
b) Role of Principal and Agent
c) Creation of Agency 10
d) Rights and Duties of Principal
e) Rights and Duties of Agent
f) Sub-Agency
g) Co-Agency
h) Termination of Agency

a) Concept of Goods
b) Sale of Goods v. Agreement to Sell
c) Contract of Sale of Goods
d) Formation of a Contract of Sale of
Unit II: The Sale of Goods
2. e) Effects of a Contract of Sale of 10
Goods Act, 1930 Goods
f) Performance of a Contract of Sale of
Goods
g) Conditions and Warranties
h) Rights of an Unpaid Seller
i) Suits for Breach of the Contract

a) Definition and Nature of Partnership

b) Mutual relationship between
Unit III: The Indian Partners,
3. Partnership Act, c) Duties and Liabilities of Partner 10
d) Relation of Partners to Third Parties
1932 e) Incoming and Outgoing Partners
f) Registration of Partnership
g) Dissolution of Partnership
h) Limited Liability Partnership

Tutorial and Revision 5

TOTAL 60

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS FOR REFERENCE:

STATUTES:
a) The Indian Contract Act, 1872
b) The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
c) The Indian Partnership Act, 1932

BOOKS:
a) Nilima Bhadbhade, Pollock & Mulla, Indian Contract & Specific Relief Acts (15th
ed., 2017, Lexis Nexis)
b) Krishnan Nair, Law of Contract
c) J. P. Verma [ed.] Singh & Gupta: The Law of Partnership in India
d) H.K. Saharay, Dutt on Contract – The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (11th ed., 2013,
Eastern Law House)
e) Bhashyam & Adiga - The Negotiable Instruments Act
f) M. S. Parthasarathy[ed], J. S. Khergamwala - Negotiable Instruments
g) Beatson (ed.), Anson’s Law of Contract
h) Avtar Singh’s Law of Contract and Specific Relief
i) T. R. Desai, Law of Contract
A. Ramaiya, Commentary on the Sale of Goods Act

LANDMARK JUDGMENTS
1. Adamson v. Jarvis (1827) 4 Bing 66
2. Dugdale v. Lovering (1875) 10 CP 196
3. Secy of State of India in Council v Bank of India Ltd. AIR 1938 PC 191
4. Richardson Re, Ex Parte the Governor of St. Thomas’s Hospital (1911) 2 KB 705
5. Gulam Husain v. Faiyaz Ali Oudh High Court AIR 1940 Oudh 346
6. Lee v Jones (1864) 17 CBNS 482
7. Bank of Bihar v. Damodar Prasad AIR 1969 SC 297
8. Union Bank v. Manku Narayana (1987)2 SCC 335
9. SBI v. Indexport Registered (1992) 3SCC 159
10. Kashiba v. Shripat 1894) I.L.R 19 Bom
11. Bolton Partners v Lambert (1889) 41 Ch D 295
12. Watson v Davies (1931) 1 Ch D 455
13. Amrit Lal v. State Bank of Travancore, AIR 1968 SC 1432
14. Anirudhan v. Thomco’s Bank, AIR 1963 SC 746
15. Bank of Bihar v. Damodar Prasad, (1969) 1 SCR 620
16. Hindustan Steel Work Corp. v. Tarapore & Co., (1996) 5 SCC 34
17. Subramania Chettiar v. Narayanswami, AIR 1951 Mad 48
18. U.P. Co-op v. Singh Consultants, (1988) 1 SCC 174
19. Kaliaperumal Pillai v. Visalakshmi, AIR 1938 Mad 32
20. State Bank of Lahore v. Sohan Lal, (2000) 7 SCC 264
21. State of Gujarat v. Memon, AIR 1967 SC 1885
22. Harshad Shah v. LIC, (1997) 5 SCC 64
23. Kelly v. Cooper, [1993] AC 205
24. Lakshminarayan Ram Gopal v. Gov’t of Hyderabad, AIR 1954 SC 364
25. National Bank of Lahore v. Sohanlal, AIR 1962 Punjab 534
26. State Bank of India v. Shyama Devi, AIR 1978 SC 1263
27. Haridas Mundra v. National & Grindlays Bank, (1963) AIR Cal 132
28. Lallan Prasad v. Rahmat Ali, AIR 1967 SC 1322
29. CST v Husenali Adamnji & Co., AIR 1959 SC 887
30. Mahabir Commercial Co. Ltd. v. CIT West Bengal, AIR 1973 SC 430
31. P.S.N.S. Ambalavana Chettiar v. Express Newspapers Ltd., AIR 1968 SC 741
32. Rash Behary Shaha v. Nrittya Gopal Nundy, (1906) ILR 33 Cal 477 (481)
33. TV Sunderam Iyengar v. State of Madras, AIR 1974 SC 424
COURSE PLAN
Unit Unit Unit Unit Tutorial Total
No. 35
111 102 103 5 & 60
of Revision
hours
 LLM
st
1 Year Semester I
 Research Methodology

Course Code:
Course Credit: 4
Batch: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Year/Semester: 1st Year/1st Semester
Total Number of Lectures: 45

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

1. To acquaint students with the By the end of this course, the students will
fundamentals of legal research, its scope, able to:
and relevance in academic and • Conceptualize and formulate
professional practice. research problems in the field of law
2. To develop an understanding of various and allied disciplines.
types and methods of legal research, both • Apply various legal research
doctrinal and empirical. methods (doctrinal, socio-legal,
3. To train students in identifying research comparative, historical and critical)
problems, formulating hypotheses, and in academic and professional
constructing appropriate research contexts.
designs • Design research proposals with clear
4. To familiarize students with modern objectives, methodology, and
research tools, including electronic legal review of literature.
databases and citation practices • Critically analyze legal materials
5. To enable students to undertake such as legislations, case laws, and
independent research projects with secondary sources.
academic rigor and ethical responsibility. • Draft well-structured research
reports, dissertations, and article
adhering to academic standards of
writing and referencing.

Lecture Unit Lecture Title Lecture No of

No Topic Hours
1 I Fundamentals of a) Meaning and 8
Research Nature of Research
b) Scope and
relevance of Legal
 and Social Science
Research
c) Types or kind of
Research:
I. Doctrinal, Non-
Doctrinal
II. Exploratory,
Descriptive
IV. Qualitative,
Quantitative
V. Applied,
Fundamental
VI. Mono-
disciplinary, Inter-
disciplinary
VI. Case Study,
Comparative Study

2 I SOURCES AND
I MATERIALS A. Relevant Sources: 7
(i) Primary Sources:
a. International and
National Legal
Instruments, Law
Commission
Reports, Govt.
Collected Data etc.
b. Use of Case Law,
Importance of Ratio,
Significance of
Obiter.
(ii) Secondary
Sources:
a. Legal Dictionaries
and Glossaries.
b. Legal
Encyclopaedias and
Digests.
c. Law Reviews and
Journals.
d. Law
Commentaries,
Nutshells,
Handbooks.
e. Law Books,
Manuals and Guides.

B.
E-
Database/Materials:
a. Library Sources
(How to Refer).
b. E-Sources (How
to Use).
c. E-Data Base (How
to Access).

3 I RESEARCH A. Formulation of 1
I METHODOLOGI Research Problem 0
I and Hypothesis:
 ES AND a. Identification of
TECHNIQUES Problem,
Formulation of
Problem.
b. Literature
Review: Finding the
Research Gaps.
c. Hypothesis:
Difference with
Proposition and
Theory. Types of
Hypothesis. Testing
of Hypothesis, and
Operationalisation of
Hypothesis.
d. Research
Objectives and
Questions.

B. Methodology:
Doctrinal and Non-
Doctrinal
(Empirical)
Research:

a. Use of Primary
and Secondary
Sources. b. Tools of
Data Collection:
Observation,
Interview,
Questionnaire and
Schedule.

Research
Techniques:
a. Methodological
Tool Kit: Case
Study, Survey,
Sampling, Scaling
Techniques.
b. Anticipated and
Unanticipated
Outcomes.

4 I Data Analysis and A. Data: Primary 7

V Interpretation and Secondary.
B. Kinds of Data:
Aggregate Data,
Quantitative and
Qualitative Data.
C. Data Analysis:
Use of Statistics in
Social Sciences.
D.Drawing of
Inferences and
Interpretations:
Socio-metrics,
Jurimetrics.
 5 V REPORT 7
WRITING,
DISSERTATION
AND THESIS
A. Report Writing,
Dissertation or
Thesis:
i. Framing of
Writing.
ii. Method and Use
of
Footnotes/Endnotes.
iii.Editing/Proof
Reading.
B. Proving/Disprovi
ng of Hypothesis.
C. Placement of
Tables
/Graphs/Maps/Figur
es.
D. Bibliography:
Priorities of Sources
and Methods.
E. Presenting
Research: Research
Report, Research
Paper, Dissertation
and Thesis.

6 V RESEARCH 6
I ETHICS,
CONDUCT AND
INTEGRITY
A. Importance of
Research Ethics and
Research Integrity.
B. Authorship, Peer
Review and Conflict
of Interest.
C. Use of Copyright
and Open Source
Materials
D. Research
Misconduct and
Plagiarism.
E. Codes and
Policies for Research
Ethics (UGC
Regulations and
Guidelines)

Total 4
5

Reading list:
1. CR Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods & Techniques, New Age International
Publishers, Delhi, 2006.
2. Anwarul Yaqin, Legal Research and Writing Methods, LexisNexis Butterworth’s,
Nagpur, 2008.
3. S.K. Verma and Afzal Wani, Legal Research and Methodology, ILI Publication, New
Delhi, 1999.
4. P. Ishwara Bhatt, Idea and Methods of Legal Research, Oxford University Press, New
Delhi, 2019.
5. PP. Mitra, Socio-Legal Research: Theory and Methodology, Thomson Reuters, New
Delhi, 2021.
6. A.K. Phophalia, Modern Research Methodology, Paradise Publishers, Delhi, 2010. v
7. Alan Brayman, Social Research Methods, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001
8. Bakshi, P.M. “Legal Research of Law Reform” in Legal Research and Methodology,
(1983). v
9. Baxi, U., “The Travails of Stare Decesis in India” in ‘Legal Change: Essay in Honor of
Professor Julius Stone’ (1983, A.R. Black Shield Edn.) Butterworths, Sydney, Australia. v
10. Baxi, U., Socio-Legal Research in India: A programmschrift, Occasional Monograph
(1975). v
11. George, Gadbois Jr, (i) “Participation in Supreme Court Decision Making” 24 JILI p. 1
(1982). v
12. George, Gadbois Jr, (ii) “Indian Supreme Court Judges: A Portrait”, 3 Law and Society
Review, 317-335 (1963). v
13. George, Gadbois Jr, (iii) “Indian Judicial Behaviour” 5 Economic and Political Weekly,
49-166 (1970). v
14. George, Gadbois Jr, (iv) The Supreme Court of India: A Preliminary Report of an
Empirical Study” 4 Jr. of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, 53-54 (1970). v
15. Jain, S.N., “Doctrinal and Non-doctrinal Research” in Legal Research and
Methodology, JILI, 167 (1983) v
16. Jain, S.N., “Legal Research and Methodology”, 14 JILI 487 (1972) v
17. Lindsay Prior, Using Documents in Social Research, Sage Publication, London, 2003
v
18. M. N. Borse, Handbook of Research Methodology: Modern Methods and New
Techniques, Srinivas Publication, Delhi, 2005. v
19. Michael G. Maxfield and Earl Babbie, Research Methods for Criminal Justice and
Criminology, Thompson Learning, London, 2001 v
20. Mukul Gupta and Deepa Gupta, Research Methodology, PHI, Delhi, 2013 v
21. Bedekar, V.H., How to Write Assignments, Research Paper, Dissertations and Thesis,
Kanak Publications, Mumbai, (1982). v
22. Peter Clough, A. Cathy, B. Brown, A Students’ Guide For Research Methodology, Sage
Publication, London, 2002. v
23. Saxena, I.C. “The Doctrine of Precedent in India: A Study of Some of its Aspects”, 3
Jaipur Law Journal, 138 (1963).
 Advanced Jurisprudence

Course Code:
Course Credits: 45
Batch: LLM
Year / Semester: 1st Year /1st Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

1. Fully comprehend and appraise
1. Impart in learner a holistic the fundamental principles of
understanding of the concepts of jurisprudence and the philosophy
radical Jurisprudence. of law in term of core areas of
2. Develop a critical, traditional jurisprudence.
argumentative, and philosophical 2. Evaluate and critically
mindset in the learner. conceptualise the principles of
3. To develop a critical filter Jurisprudence that pertain to :
of other law subjects in the light of Marxism, the Critical Legal
their studies in Jurisprudence. Studies Movement and Feminism
4. The course seeks to 3. Critically assess the principles
enhance analytical skills, foster of Jurisprudence that pertain to the
original perspectives on legal relationship between law and
issues, and prepare students to literature
apply advanced legal theories to 4. Critically analyse the
practical and academic challenges principles of Jurisprudence that
within the legal profession. pertain to post-modernist theories
5. Enhance learners’ formal and contemporary jurists
skills in developing 5. Assimilate and critique the
argumentation. principles of jurisprudence that
pertain to the question of Justice.
6. Develop a holistic
understanding of the principles of
radical Jurisprudence and
conceptions of justice.

Lecture No. of
Lecture Title Lecture Topic
No Hours
Unit I: Introduction to Review of basic 2
advanced
1. jurisprudence concepts
jurisprudence
Scope and objectives of 2
advanced jurisprudence
Natural Law Theory 3
2.
with a focus on its
 revival of natural law in
the 20th Century
Reaction against Legal 3
Positivism (Fuller,
Finnis Stammler,
Rawls, Kohler)
Legal Positivism 3
Unit II: Schools (exclusive and inclusive
of Legal positivism) (Hart, Raz,
Thought Shapiro, Coleman)
Pure Theory of Law 2
Legal Realism 3
The Marxist Analysis of 2
Law
The Critical Legal 3
Studies Movement
3. Unit III: : Socio-legal dimensions 4
Feminist of gender: Gender
Jurisprudence justice, Notions of sex
and Gender
Liberal Feminism & 4
Equality
The 80s: Limits of 2
Sameness-Difference
Discourse; Cultural and
Dominance Feminism
The 90s and Beyond: 2
Identities &
Intersectionality
The 90s and Beyond: 2
Postmodern Feminism;
Situated Perspectives
LGBTQH++ and
Human Right
4. Unit IV: Introduction post- 1
Jurisprudence modernism and post-
and structuralism
Postmodernism, Post Structural Theories 2
Structuralism and Critique of
and Post Structuralism
Structuralism Challenging Objectivity 1
and Truth:
Focus on Language and 1
Discourse
Critique of Power 2
Dynamics
Legal Interpretation 2
 TOTAL 45

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. Friedman- Legal Theory

2. Dias- Jurisprudence
3. Bodenhieimer- Jurisprudence: The Philosophy and Method of Law
4. Salmond- Jurisprudence
5. G. W Paton- Jurisprudence
6. Judith Butler. Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
7. Ratna Kapur & Brenda Cossman, ‘On Women, Equality and the Constitution:
Through the Looking Glass of Feminism’ in GENDER AND POLITICS IN INDIA
197-261 (Nivedita Menon ed., Oxford University Press 1999)
8. Ved Kumari, ‘Gender Analyses of Indian Penal Code’ in (ed), ENGENDERING
LAW - ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF LOTIKA SARKAR (Amita Dhanda, Archana
Parashar eds. 1999, Eastern Book Company)
9. Lloyd's Introduction To Jurisprudence by Michael Freeman

Course Plan

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Total

4 18 14 9 45
No. of
hours
 LAW AND JUSTICE IN A GLOBALISED WORLD

Course Code:
Course Credits: 45
Batch: LLM
Year / Semester: 1st Year /1st Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

I. To understand the process
I. to understand and seek of globalization and its impact on
solutions to pressing problems in law and justice in a historical
the domain of global justice. perspective.
II. with better understanding II. To critically analyse the
of the impact of globalization on concept of global justice and the
society in general and law and mechanisms designed to achieve
justice specifically. it.
III. address challenges such as III. To better appreciate the
corruption and inequality, demands for change raised by
promoting fair economic different groups to the
practices, and ensuring that international legal order and
national governments retain the institutions in the light of
ability to address local public globalization
policy concerns within the global IV. Have a better
framework. understanding of international
IV. To explore issues relating justice mechanisms and their
to accountable to publicly jurisdictions
promulgated, equally enforced, V. Students will develop
and independently adjudicated analytical thinking about the
laws. contemporary aspects of
V. To explore legal principles globalization from law and justice
and rules that operate across point of view.
national borders to provide a
consistent framework for global
transactions and interactions.

Lecture Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No Title Hours
Unit I: Concept of Law & Justice 2
Introduction to
Types of Justice i.e. 2
Law and
compensatory justice,
Justice
distributive justice, socio-
1. economic justice, social justice
etc.
Perspective on Social Justice 2
Indian Concept of Justice 2
Interrelationship between law 2
and justice
 Globalization: The Historical 3
and Social Context, Distinctive
Characteristics and Dimensions:
Economic, Technological,
Social and Cultural.
Modernization and 3
Globalization, Neo-Liberalism
and Global Capitalism and
Globalization and Nation State
Unit II: Globalization and Culture: The 3
2. Perspectives on Ethos of Globalization
globalisation (Individualism, Freedom,
Consumerism) Cultural
Homogenization, Hegemony
and Dominance Impact of
Globalization on Poor and
Women
State Sovereignty in a 3
Globalizing World. Welfare
State and Sociological
Jurisprudence
3. Unit III: Concept of Global Justice 2
Justice in Existing Scenarios and Issues: 2
Globalizing Economic, Social and Political
World Mechanisms for Justice under 2
International Legal Regime
Impact of Globalization on 2
Administration of Justice
Global Poverty: MDGs to SDGs 2
Globalization and Social Justice/ 2
Global Distributive
Justice Role of international 2
mechanisms to control armed
conflicts, crimes against
humanity, environment and
health, oppressive policies and
the threat of terrorism
4. Unit IV: Role Role and impact of economic, 2
of labour and trade institutions:
International MNCs, UN, WTO, ILO, ICC,
Organisations etc
Role of United Nations in the 2
Globalization Process
Role of Bretton Woods 2
Institutions in the
Globalization Process: with
special reference to the
WTO, MNCs & CSR
Reformation of International 2
Law and global institutions
 Demand for change: from Third 1
World, Women, Indigenous
people etc.
TOTAL 45

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. Chakrabarthy, N.K., (Dr.) Gender Justice, V edition 2006, R. Cambray & Co.
Private Ltd, Kolkata.
2. Falendra. K. Sudan (2005). Globalisation and Liberalization. Nature and
Consequences, New Delhi: Serials Publications.
3. Joseph Zajda, Suzanne Majhanovich, Yvonne Vissing (ed), Globalisation,
Ideology and Social Justice Discourses, Springer International Publishing (2022)
4. Leonidas Cheliotis, Peter Alldridge, Valsamis Mitsilegas (ed), Globalisation,
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice: Theoretical, Comparative and Transnational
Perspectives, Bloomsbury Publishing, (2015)
5. Manish Verma (ed), Globalisation, Environment and Social Justice
Perspectives, Issues and Concerns, Taylor and Francis (2018)
6. Nicole Hassoun, Globalization and Global Justice, Cambridge University
Press (2012)
7. Upendra Baxi, The Future of Human Rights, Oxford University Press, 2002.
8. William Twining, General Jurisprudence: Understanding Law from a Global
Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2009)

Course Plan

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Total

10 12 14 9 45
No. of
hours
 Indian Federalism -I

Indian Federalism
Course Code:
Course Credits: 45
Batch: LLM
Year / Semester: 1st Year /1st Semester
Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

• To understand the scope and significance Students will be able to:

of federalism. • Explore and understand the federal
• To explore and understand Centre-State structure of the Indian Constitution
relations. • To compare and contrast the federal
• To understand the political, financial, structure of the Indian constitution with
and legal challenges in the Centre-State other countries
relations. • Know the dynamics and pattern of
• To familiarise the students with the center-state relationship.
dynamics and trends of Indian • To make the students understand the
Federalism functioning of the federal structure
• To familiarise the students about the during emergency
pattern and structure of federalism in • Understand the judicial position on
other countries. federalism in the country

Lecture No. of
Lecture Title Lecture Topic
No Hours
Unit I: Meaning and concept 1
Introduction Theories of Federalism 3
1. to center Federalism in India – features 2
state of Indian Federalism
relationship Comparative and Cooperative 3
Federalism
Unit II - Doctrine of Territorial Nexus 3
2. Philosophy Distribution of Legislative 3
and History Powers
 of Centre- Commissions and 2
State Committees on Centre-State
relations Relationship
Judicial Stance of Center- 2
state Relationship
Repugnancy and Residuary 2
power
3. Unit III: Democracy and Federalism 3
Federalism Challenges to Indian 2
under the Federalism
Indian State autonomy and Centre 2
Constitution dominance
Administrative Relations 1
Financial Relations 1
4. Unit IV Role of Judiciary in 3
Federalism, safeguarding federalism in
the judiciary India
and local Local governance and federal 3
governance structure
Trade and commerce 3
relations
Emergency powers and its 3
Constitutional
impact amendment
on federalism 3
and its impact on federalism
TOTAL 45

Reading Materials
1. H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India (4th ed., Vol 1 (1991), Vol. 2 (1993),
Vol. 3 (2019 Rep.))
2. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law (8th ed., 2018)
3. M. P. Singh, V. N. Shukla’s Constitution of India (13th ed., 2019)
4. D.D. Basu, Shorter CSudhir Krishnaswamy, Constitutional Federalism in the
Indian Supreme Court (2015) , Cambridge University
Press,
5. M.N. Karna, Democracy, Pluralism and Conflict (2017) Rawat Publication.
6. Dr. S. K. Jain, Indian Federalism Emerging issues (2017), Kalpaz Publication
7. Lancy Lobo ,Mrutuyanjaya Sahu, Federalism in India: Towards a Fresh Balance
of Power 2014), Rawat Pubns.
 8. B. D. Dua, Munidar P. Singh, Indian Federalism in the New Millennium (2003),
Manohar Publishers and
Distributors
9. Y. V. Reddy, G. R. Reddy, Indian Fiscal Federalism (2019), Oxford University
Press,
10. Mokbul Laskar, Dynamics of Indian Federalism: A Comprehensive Historical
Review (2017), Notion Press.
11. N. W. Barber, The Principles of Constitutionalism (2018), Oxford University
Press.onstitution of India (15th ed., 2018)

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Total

No. of hours 9 12 9 15 45

Reading Materials
1. H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India (4th ed., Vol 1 (1991), Vol. 2 (1993),
Vol. 3 (2019 Rep.))
2. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law (8th ed., 2018)
3. M. P. Singh, V. N. Shukla’s Constitution of India (13th ed., 2019)
4. D.D. Basu, Shorter CSudhir Krishnaswamy, Constitutional Federalism in the
Indian Supreme Court (2015) , Cambridge University
Press,
5. M.N. Karna, Democracy, Pluralism and Conflict (2017) Rawat Publication.
6. Dr. S. K. Jain, Indian Federalism Emerging issues (2017), Kalpaz Publication
7. Lancy Lobo ,Mrutuyanjaya Sahu, Federalism in India: Towards a Fresh Balance
of Power 2014), Rawat Pubns.
8. B. D. Dua, Munidar P. Singh, Indian Federalism in the New Millennium (2003),
Manohar Publishers and
Distributors
9. Y. V. Reddy, G. R. Reddy, Indian Fiscal Federalism (2019), Oxford University
Press,
10. Mokbul Laskar, Dynamics of Indian Federalism: A Comprehensive Historical
Review (2017), Notion Press.
11. N. W. Barber, The Principles of Constitutionalism (2018), Oxford University
Press.onstitution of India (15th ed., 2018)
 International Human Rights Law
Course Code:
Course Credits: 3
Batch: LLM
Year / Semester: 1st Year / 1stSemester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

1. To understand the Evolution and On the successful completion of

Notions of Human an Rights. course, students will be able to:
2. To analyze the generations of 5. To learn about the evolution and
human rights and its relation to notions of human rights
state sovereignty, politics culture 6. Know about the generation of
and religion. human rights and its relation to
3. To understand the various state sovereignty, politics culture
international instruments on and religion.
Human Rights and their respective 7. Understand the various
impact. international instruments on
4. To analyze the role of such human rights and their respective
international human rights impact.
instruments in municipal laws of 8. Analyse the role of such
the countries, especially India.. international human rights
instruments in municipal laws of
the countries especially india.

Lecture Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No Title Hours
Nature, Basic
Principles, Historical
Development since
1899 3
MODULLE I:
Evolution and 3
Concept,
Theories (Traditional
Development
1. and Contemporary)
and Philosophy
Notion of Human 3
of Human
Dignity, Human
Rights
Rights and
Constitutional Values;
Human Rights, 4
Globalization and
State Sovereignty.
United Nations 4
Charter;
2.
Universal Declaration 4
of Human Rights;
 MODULE II: Civil, Political, Social 4
Human Rights: and Economic Rights
International Regional Instruments 3
Perspective Consultative Status of 3
Civil Society
3. MODULE III: The United Nations 4
International (UN) Security Council
Regime of The United Nations 4
Enforcement of (UN) Human Rights
Human Rights Council
The European Union 3

UN and Regional 3
Human Rights System
4. MODULE IV: International Court of 3
International Justice
Human Rights International Human 4
and Municipal Rights Law and the
Legal System Indian State
Indian Supreme Court 4
and International
Human Rights
Democracy, Rule of 4
Law and Good
Governance
TOTAL 60

Prescribed Legislations:
• The Convention on the Elimination of Al Forms of Discrimination against Women.
• The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
• The Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, 1975.
• Human Rights Law and the Indian me Court and International Human Rights
• The ILO Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent
Countries, 1989.
• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 (1CCPR)
• The International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights. 1966
(ICESCR)
• The United Nations Declaration of Rights ot Indigenous People, 2007
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I948.
Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. Dr. S. K. Kapoor, Human Rights under International Law and Indian Law, (Ventral
Law Agency, 2017)
2. Illias Bantekas and Lutz Oette, International Human Rights Law and Practice
(Cambridge University Press)
3. Dr. H O Agarwal, A Concise Book on International Law and Human Rights (6th
Edition, 2023)
4. M P Tandon, V K Anand, International Law & Human Rights (19th Edition, 2024)
 Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
Course Code:

Course Credits:

Batch: LL.M

Year / Semester:

Total Number of Lectures: 46

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

a) To introduce students to the a. Explain the historical context and

making of the Indian Constitution, constitutional philosophy behind
its philosophy, and its role in the making of the Indian
shaping rights and duties. Constitution.
b) To develop a comprehensive b. Interpret the nature, scope, and
understanding of Fundamental limitations of Fundamental Rights
Rights, their scope, limitations, with reference to judicial
and judicial interpretations. precedents.
c) To critically analyze Directive c. Differentiate between
Principles of State Policy (DPSP) Fundamental Rights, DPSP, and
and Fundamental Duties, along Fundamental Duties, and evaluate
with their interrelationship with their practical significance.
Fundamental Rights. d. Analyze constitutional
d) To examine the principles of amendments and judicial trends in
constitutional amendment and protecting and expanding
their impact on Fundamental Fundamental Rights.
Rights. e. Apply constitutional doctrines
e) To cultivate analytical skills for (e.g., severability, eclipse, waiver,
interpreting constitutional essential practices) to practical
provisions and judicial decisions legal problems and case studies.
 in the light of constitutionalism
and social justice.

Lecture No. of
Lecture Title Lecture Topic
No Lectures

a) Making of Indian Constitution vis- 4

à-vis Rights and Duties
Unit I: Making of
b) Constitutional law and
Indian
1. Constitutionalism
Constitution
c) Significance of Preamble in the
context of Fundamental Rights and
Directive Principles

a) Necessity and Justification of 6

Fundamental Rights

b) Concept of State & judicial

interpretation of Article 12;
Unit II: Horizontal and Vertical application
Fundamental of Fundamental Rights
2.
Rights: Concept
c) Enforceability of Fundamental
& Nature
Rights; Significance and Scope of
Article 13; Meaning of ‘Law’
within Article 13; Doctrine of
Severability; Doctrine of Eclipse;
Doctrine of waiver
a) Right to Equality 20
Unit III:
i. Principle of equality and equity,
Fundamental
3. rule of law, equality before law and
Rights: Scope &
equal protection of laws, Class
Extent
legislation [Art. 14].
 ii. Non-discrimination, reservation
policy, vertical and horizontal
reservation [Art. 15].
iii. Equality in matters of public
employment, reservation in
appointment, promotion, seniority
etc. [Art. 16].
iv. Abolition of untouchability [Art.
17].
v. Abolition of Titles [Art. 18].
b) Right to Freedom
i. Freedoms of citizens and
reasonable restrictions [Art. 19].
ii. Ex-post facto law, double jeopardy
and self-incrimination [Art. 20].
iii. Meaning of life and personal
liberty, procedure established by
law and due process of law, judicial
paradigm shift [Art. 21]
iv. Right to education, RTE Act [Art.
21A]
v. Protection against illegal detention,
rights of detained persons,
prevention detention [Art. 22].
c) Right against exploitation
i. Begar, human trafficking, forced
labour, hard labour, bonded labour,
prostitution, compulsory services
by state [Art. 23].
ii. Prohibition of child labour, Child
Labour (Prohibition and
Regulation) Act [Art. 24].
d) Right to religious freedom
 i. Religious freedom, meaning of
religion, restrictions on religious
freedom, doctrine of essential
practices, Secularism [Art. 25].
ii. Rights of religious denomination,
meaning and essential criteria of
religious denomination, religious
endowments, Doctrine of Cypres
[Art. 26].
iii. Religion and tax [Art. 27].
iv. Religious instruction in educational
institution [Art. 28].
e) Cultural and Educational Rights
i. Protection of interests of
minorities, meaning and
qualification of ‘minority’ [Art.
29].
ii. Minority educational institutions
[Art. 30].
f) Right to Constitutional Remedies
i. Writs, jurisdiction of supreme court
and high court, difference between
the jurisdiction of Supreme Court
and High Court [Art. 32].
3. Unit IV: a) Nature and Scope of DPSP 10
Directive
b) Justiciability of DPSP
Principles of
State Policy & c) Difference between FR & DPSP

Fundamental d) Interrelation between FR & DPSP;

Duties Judicial paradigm shift;
Significance of Article 31C
 e) Transition of Directive principles
into Fundamental Rights by
judicial interpretation

f) Fundamental Duties

4. Unit IV: a) Amendability of Fundamental 6

Amendment of Rights
Fundamental
b) Applicability of Article 13 on
Rights
Constitutional Amendments

c) Judicial Paradigm Shift

TOTAL 46

Reading Materials
1. H.M. Seervai, Constitutional Law of India (4th ed., Vol 1 (1991), Vol. 2 (1993),
Vol. 3 (2019 Rep.))
2. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law (8th ed., 2018)
3. M. P. Singh, V. N. Shukla’s Constitution of India (13th ed., 2019)
4. D.D. Basu, Shorter CSudhir Krishnaswamy, Constitutional Federalism in the
Indian Supreme Court (2015) , Cambridge University
Press,
5. M.N. Karna, Democracy, Pluralism and Conflict (2017) Rawat Publication.
6. Dr. S. K. Jain, Indian Federalism Emerging issues (2017), Kalpaz Publication
7. Lancy Lobo ,Mrutuyanjaya Sahu, Federalism in India: Towards a Fresh Balance
of Power 2014), Rawat Pubns.
8. B. D. Dua, Munidar P. Singh, Indian Federalism in the New Millennium (2003),
Manohar Publishers and
Distributors
9. Y. V. Reddy, G. R. Reddy, Indian Fiscal Federalism (2019), Oxford University
Press,
10. Mokbul Laskar, Dynamics of Indian Federalism: A Comprehensive Historical
Review (2017), Notion Press.
11. N. W. Barber, The Principles of Constitutionalism (2018), Oxford University
Press.onstitution of India (15th ed., 2018)
 Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Total
No. of 4 6 20 10 6 46
hours
LLM SEMESTER
Ist Year Semester
II
 Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance

• Course Code:
• Course Credit:
• Batch: LLM
• Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Course Objective Learning Outcomes

Comparative Public Law primarily
• The Learner will be able to analyze
studies the constitutions of modern
nation-states to understand their legal and
and compare the constitutional
institutional structures. It aims to structures and governance
compare various constitutional rules to frameworks of different countries.
identify similarities and differences, and
• The Learner will demonstrate an
to develop models or ideal-types that
understanding of core concepts and
reflect the core values underpinning these
systems. Beyond understanding legal principles of public law across major
rules, the main goal is to analyze the legal systems.
foundational principles that define the • The Learner will be able to assess the
relationship between sovereign power
effectiveness of constitutional
and individual freedoms in different
mechanisms for the protection of
constitutional contexts. The field
addresses a crucial human challenge: fundamental rights in diverse
how legal systems are built to govern jurisdictions.
complex societies effectively and justly.
By studying various constitutional
frameworks, scholars seek to uncover the
reasons behind institutional decisions and
how these structures evolve over time,
capturing the ongoing constitutional life
of each legal system.

Contact
Unit No. & Title Topic
Hours
Unit I: Meaning and definition of Public Law
10
Introduction Concept of Public Law
 Public Law – International Law,
Constitutional Law, and Administrative
Law
Distinction between Public Law and
Private Law

Meaning and Idea of Constitution,

2
Nature, and objectives.
Living Constitution, Organic
Constitution, Constitution as 2
Fundamental Law
Unit II:
Distinction between Constitution and
Constitution and 2
Constitutionalism.
Constitutionalism
Essential features of Constitutionalism -
Written Constitution, Separation of
Powers, Fundamental Rights, 4
Independence of Judiciary, and Judicial
Review.
Rule of Law:

• Dicey’s Concept of Rule of Law.

• Modern Concept of Rule of Law 2

• Social and economic rights as part of the

Unit III: rule of law
Core Principles Federal and Unitary systems, quasi-
2
of Constitutional federalism
Law Parliamentary vs. Presidential forms of
1
government
Separation of Powers, Checks and
Balances, Separation of Powers, or 2
Separation of Functions
Unit IV: Writ Jurisdiction 2
 Judicial Review Public Interest Litigation (PIL),
4
and Judicial Independence of Judiciary.
Power Concept and Origin of Judicial Review,
Limitations on Judicial Review, Judicial 3
Accountability

Various Methods of Amendment 3

Unit V:
Limitations on Amending Power:
Amendment of 3
Comparative Perspective.
the Constitution
Theory of Basic Structure 3

Total Contact Hours 45

* Comparative Study, as mentioned in the aforesaid units, will be limited to the

jurisdictions of the U.S., the U.K., and India.

Suggested Book for Reference:

1. Basu DD, Comparative Constitutional Law, Third Edition 2014, Lexis Nexis
2. Basu DD, Comparative Federalism, Second Edition, Lexis Nexis, 2008
3. Jain MP, Indian Constitutional Law (6th ed., Wadhwa 2010)
4. Michel Rosenfeld, Andras Sajo, The Oxford Handbook of Comparative
Constitutional Law, OUP, 2012
5. Singh M P, Comparative Constitutional Law, Second Edition, 2011, Eastern Book
Company.
6. H.M. Seervai: Constitutional Law of India: A Critical Commentary. [Delhi.
Universal Law Publishing Co. Ltd]
7. Lakshminath A, Basic Structure and Constitutional Amendments: Limitations and
Justiciability (Deep and Deep 2002)
Landmark Judgement:

• Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala 1973 (4) SCC 225 2.

• R. Bommai v. Union of India 1994 (3) SCC 1
• State of West Bengal v. Union of India AIR 1963 SC 1241
• Rai Sahib Ram Jawaya Kapur v. State of Punjab AIR 1955 SC 549
• Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India 2006 (7) SCC 1
• State of Haryana v. State of Punjab 2002 (2) SCC 507
• I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu 2007(2) SCC 1
• L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (1997) 3 SCC 261
• Madras Bar Association v. Union of India (2014) 10 SCC 1
• Mohd. Arif v. The Reg. Supreme Court of India (2014) 9 SCC 737.
• Delhi Transport Corporation v Mazdoor Congress AIR 1991 SC 101.
• Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retired) and another v Union of India and others, AIR 2018
SC (SUPP) 1841
• Kalpana Mehta and others v Union of India and others, AIR 2018 SC 2493.
• R.S. Nayak v. A.R. Antulay, (1984) 2 SCC 183.
• State of Mysore v. R.V. Bidap, (1974) 3 SCC 337.
• Pepper v. Hart, [1993] 1 All ER 42.
• Mafatalal Industries Limited. v Union of India AIRONLINE 1996 SC 1268
• Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. & Ors v Securities & Exchange Board of India
& Anr, AIR 2012 SC 3829
• Swapnil Tripathi and others v Supreme Court of India and another, Writ Petition
(Civil) 1232/2017
• Synthetics and Chemicals Limited etc. v State of U.P. 1991 SCR (3) 64

Course Plan:

Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Total

I II III IV V
Total no. of 10 10 7 9 9 45
contact
hours
 Law and Social Transformation
Course Code:
Course Credits: 3
Batch: LL.M
Year/ Semester: I
Total Number of Lectures: 45
Course Objectives Learning Outcomes
1. To understand and explore the 1. A deeper understanding of the
direct relationship between law relationship between law and
and societal change, examining society.
how legal framework influence
social change and progress. 2. To gain an understanding about
barriers of society and impact of
2. To understand role of law in law to mitigate this issues.
promoting Social Justice and
evolution of legal Institutions in 3. An ability to critically analyse
response to social needs. legal framework and a capacity to
engage with complex social issues
3. This course is designed to create from a legal perspective.
awareness in the students about
the Indian approach to social and 4. Demonstrate an advanced and
economic problems and to address integrated understanding of
the remedial measures through Constitutional Law.
Law as an instrument of social
control and change. 5. An advance understanding of
Judicial process in India and what
4. The course aims to create and how judicial process in
awareness in the minds of the formulated.
students and taught to explore and
understand the significance of law
and legal institutions as a means of
development within the
framework of law.

5. To enable students to analyse

legal framework and learn to
engage in social problems through
legal lense.

Lecture Lecture Lecture Topic No. of

No Title Hours
1 Unit I: Law I: Law and Social
and Social Change
Change a) Law as an
instrument of social
change . 8
b) Introduction of
Common Law
system and
Institutions in India

II:
a) Impact of
modernization and
globalization on
Family Law,
Criminal Justice
and Environment

2 Unit II: I: Religion and the

Religion Law
and the Law
a) Role of Religion,
Secularism as a
solution to the
problem, 10
b) Reform of the law
on secular lines:
problems,
c) Freedom of religion
and non-
discrimination on
the basis of religion,

II: Religious
minorities and the
law.

3 Unit III: I: Community and

Community/ the Law
Regionalism
and the Law a) Discrimination
on the ground of
caste
b) Protective
discrimination: 11
scheduled castes,
tribes and backward
classes,
c) Reservation,
statutory
 commissions,
statutory provisions.

II: Regionalism and

the Law

a) Language as a
device factor:
(i)Formation of
linguistic states and
regionalism
b) Protective
discrimination:
(i) Scheduled Caste
(ii) Schedule Tribes
(iii) Backward
Classes
(iv) Equality in
matters of
employment,
Admission to
educational
imstitutions,
preference to
residents of a
sate.

4 Unit IV: I: Women and the

Women/ Law
Children a) Crimes against
Women
b) Gender injustice
and its various
forms
c) Women’s 13
commission

II: Empowerment of
Women

a) Constitutional and
other legal
provisions
 III: Children and
the Law

a) Child Labour
b) Sexual Exploitation
c) Adoption and
Related Problems
5 d) Children and 3
Education

I: Differenty-abled
Unit V: and the Law
Differently- a) The Rights of
abled and Persons with
the Law Disabilities Act,
2016.

TOTAL 45

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

1. Baxi, U., (1982) The Crisis Of The Indian Legal System.Vikas Publication: New
Delhi.
2. Basu, D.D. (1996) Shorter Constitution of India. Prentice Hall of India: New Delhi.
3. Galanter, Marc,(ed) (1997) Law and Society in Modern India. Oxford University
Press: Oxford.
4. Bhat, Ishwara, P., (2009) Law and Social Transformation in India. Eastern Book
5. Derret, Duncan. (1999) The State, Religion and Law In India. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
6. Deshta, Sunil and Deshta, Kiran. (2000) Law and Menace of Child Labour. New
Delhi: Armol Publications.
7. Flavia, Agnes (1999) Law and Gender Inequality: The Politics of Women’s Rights
in India. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
8. Galanter, Marc. (Ed.) (1997) Law and Society in Modern India. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
9. Gunasekhare, Savitri. (1997) Children, Law and Justice. New Delhi: Sage.
10. Lingat, Robert. (1998) The Classical Law of India. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
11. Seervai, H.M. (1996) Constitutional Law of India. Bombay: Tripathi
12. Basu DD, Comparative Constitutional Law, Third Edition 2014, Lexis Nexis
13. Basu DD, Comparative Federalism, Second Edition, Lexis Nexis, 2008
 14. Lakshminath A, Basic Structure and Constitutional Amendments: Limitations and
Justiciability (Deep and Deep 2002)

Course Plan
UNIT UNIT I UNIT II UNIT UNIT UNIT TOTAL
III IV V
No. of 8 10 11 13 3 45
Hours
 Judicial Process -I
Course Code:
Course Credits: 45
Batch: LLM
Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Course Objectives Learning Outcomes

I.The course aims to develop a thorough 1. Explain the concept and development
understanding of the nature and functions theory of justice.
of the judicial process as an instrument of 2. Describe the concept of judicial process
social ordering and legal development. It and its significance in social ordering.
focuses on judicial reasoning, creativity, 3. Express the tools and technique of
and law-making techniques employed by judicial creativity.
judges in both statutory and constitutional 4. Detail the independence of Judiciary
contexts. Students will analyze complex and contemporary issues.
issues related to judicial independence, 5. Describe the relation between Law and
accountability, and activism, with a Justice and role of judicial process in the
particular emphasis on the Indian legal attaining the objectives of Justice.
system. The course also familiarizes 6. Understand the process of judicial law
students with various theories of justice, making which will help them in future in
incorporating Indian philosophical their judicial career.
traditions such as Dharma alongside
Western jurisprudential perspectives.
Through critical evaluation of the
relationship between law and justice,
students will understand how judicial
processes influence constitutional
governance and societal transformation.
Additionally, the course seeks to enhance
students’ ability to apply legal theories
practically, fostering an interdisciplinary
and research-oriented approach to
contemporary judicial challenges.

Lecture Lecture No. of

Lecture Topic
No Title Hours
MODULE 1: Concept of judicial 15
Nature and process as instrument of
Dimensions of social ordering;
1.
Judicial creativity in law; legal
Process reasoning and
precedent; independence
& accountability
 Judicial review; 10
constitutional
Unit II Judicial
interpretation
Process in
2. (textualism, originalism,
Constitutional
living/transformative
Adjudication
constitutionalism);
activism, self-restraint
3. Unit III: Dharma and justice in 10
Theories of Indian thought; Plato,
Justice – Aristotle, Utilitarianism
Indian and (Bentham), Rawls,
Western liberal traditions; law-
Traditions justice relationship
4. Unit IV Law, Institutional structuring 10
Justice, and the (appointment, transfer,
Political management); PIL;
Process doctrinal debates; public
opinion; accountability;
current reforms
TOTAL 45

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

Text:
• Cardozo, The Nature of Judicial Process
• Julius Stone, Legal System and Lawyer’s Reasoning
• Henry J. Abraham, The Judicial Process
References:
• W. Friedmann, Legal Theory
• Upendra Baxi, The Indian Supreme Court and Politics
• John Rawls, A Theory of Justice
• Relevant law review articles and recent Supreme Court judgment
Course Plan

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Total

15 10 10 10 45
No. of
hours
 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW

• Course Code:
• Course Credit
• Batch: LLM
• Year / Semester: 1st Year /2nd Semester

Course Objective Learning Outcomes

The course objective of 1. Learners will be able to recognize,
"International Humanitarian Law synthesize, and examine the growth
and Refugee Law" is to provide and evolution of principles of IHL.
students with a comprehensive 2. Learners will be able to understand,
understanding of the legal interpret, and examine
principles and frameworks comprehensively and analytically the
governing the protection of provisions of the Geneva
individuals during armed conflicts Conventions and their international
and forced displacement. The implications and global impact.
course also explores the rights and 3. Learners will be able to explain,
protections afforded to refugees analyze, and examine the meaning of
and asylum seekers under war crimes and the functioning of the
international law. Ultimately, the International Criminal Court and
course seeks to prepare students recommend a plan to construct a
for informed engagement in legal, socially conscious society.
humanitarian, or policy roles 4. Learners will be able to analyze,
related to conflict resolution, classify, and summarize the status of
protection of vulnerable refugees.
populations, and promotion of 5. Learners will be able to compare,
human rights in crisis situations. choose, defend, build, and combine
various international instruments for
their protection with municipal law.
6. Learners will be able to assemble
enhanced information about various
international bodies such as UNHCR,
Red Cross, etc. and their role in the
advancement of refugees.

Unit No. & Contact

Topic
Title Hours
Historical Development of International
Humanitarian Law: Henri Dunant and
the Battle of Solferino,1864 Geneva
Convention, Lieber Code 1863, 1868 St
Unit I: 4
Petersburg Declaration, 1868
Introduction
Additional Articles, 1874 Brussels
Declaration, 1880 Oxford Manual, 1899
and 1907 Hague Conventions.
“Jus ad bellum” and “Jus in bello” 1
 Fundamental principles of the law of
3
armed conflict.

Types of armed conflicts 2

Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their

Additional Protocols:
Unit II:
• Individual status in armed conflict
Geneva
• Protection of the wounded, sick, and
Conventions,
shipwrecked. 10
1949 and
• The law of occupation and the
Additional
protection of civilians.
Protocols
• Targeting
• Means and Methods of Warfare
• Rights of Prisoners of War
International Criminal Court (ICC). 1
Unit III:
Serious Breaches of International
Accountability 3
Humanitarian Law under ICC
through
Individual responsibility for violations
International
of the laws of armed conflict, Command 3
Criminal law
responsibility
Evolution of Refugee Law,
Distinguished from Stateless Person,
3
Internally Displaced Person, and
Unit IV: Migrants.
Refugees under The Convention on the Status of
3
International Refugees, 1951
Law The 1967 Protocol, the AALCC
Principles (Bangkok Principles) 1966,
3
the OAU Convention,1969, and the
Cartagena Declaration of 1984.
 Unit V: Indian Legal and Policy Framework 3
INDIAN
Asylum Procedures and Management in
APPROACH 3
India
TO REFUGEE
Balancing Humanitarian and Security
PROTECTION 3
Concerns.
Total Contact Hours 45

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

• GARY D. SOLIS, THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT (Cambridge University

Press 2010).
• EMILY CRAWFORD AND ALISON PERT, INTERNATIONAL
HUMANITARIAN LAW (Cambridge University Press 2015).
• ROBERT KOLB AND RICHARD HYDE, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
INTERNATIONAL LAW OF ARMED CONFLICTS (Hart Publishing 2008).
• JAMES C. HATHAWAY, THE RIGHTS OF REFUGEES UNDER
INTERNATIONAL LAW (Cambridge University Press 2005).
• MICHELLE FOSTER AND HÉLÈNE LAMBERT, INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE
LAW AND THE PROTECTION OF STATELESS PERSONS (OUP 2019).
• CATHERINE PHUONG, THE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF
INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (Cambridge University Press 2005).

Landmark Judgement:
• The Prosecutor v. Dražen Erdemović
• The Prosecutor v. Dragoljub Kunarac, Radomir Kovač and Zoran Vuković
• National Human Rights Commission vs. State of Arunachal Pradesh (AIR SC, 1996)
• Mohammad Salimullah vs. Union of India (W P (c) No. 793 of 2021)
• Suresh vs. Canada (Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration)
• Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Veiz Bjelić

Course Plan:

Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Total

I II III IV V
 Total no. of 10 10 7 9 9 45
contact
hours

Gender Justice and Human Rights

Course Code:
Course Credits: 3
Batch: LL.M
Year/ Semester: II
Total Number of Lectures: 45
Course Objectives Learning Outcomes
1. The Course will provide the students an 1. Gain familarity with new
insight about human rights and a critical terminology and polices and the
understanding of the human rights laws in the field of human rights.
discourse. 2. To understand emerging
2. To introduce students to National Laws jurisprudential trends.
and Commissions that advocoates for 3. Students will be well versed with
Individual rights and their protections. Indian Laws that lays the
foundational ground for human
3. International documents on Human rights protection.
rights will provide a deeper insight and 4. Understand International
understanding of the importance and need documents on human rights.
for protection of Human Rights. 5. Develop a theoretical grounding in
4. The students will also be introduced human rights law that enables
with the roles and responsibilities of practice and application in a
various human rights organizations at a better-informed manner.
global and domestic level.
5. The programme aims to equip the
students with skills and knowledge
required for successful advocacy as well
as roles in social impact organizations.

Lecture Lecture Lecture Topic No. of

No Title Hours
1 Unit I: I: Indian Legal
Introductions to System
law and Legal a) Indian Constitution:
System Part III
b) Protection of
Human Rights Act, 6
1993:
(i) National Human
Rights Commission
(NHRC)
(ii) State Human
Rights Commission
(SHRC)
II: Jurisprudence and
the Concepts of
Human Rights
a) Judicial Activism
b) Challegnes and
ongoing Developments
2 Unit II: Human I: Development of
Rights in India Human Rights in India
a) Historical
development of
Human Rights law in
India
b) Legislative and
Judicial measures for
the protection of
Human Right in the
Country
10
II: Law and
Enforcement of
Human Rights Under
International regime

a) UDHR
b) UN Charter
c) ICCPR
d) ICESCR

III: Evolving areas of

International Human
Right

a) Yogyakarta Principles

b) Yogyakarta Principles
Plus 10 (Sexual
Orientation and gender
identity as ground of
discrimination)

3 Unit III: Gender I: Introduction to

Justice Gender Justice
a) Concepts: Sex,
Gender, Femininity,
Mascunality,
Androgyny, Gender
Roles
b) Definition: Law,
Justice, Gender
Justice, Gender
Equality,
Discrimination
12
 II: Feminism and
Gender Justice

a) Feminism: Concept,
Meaning, Mergence,
Major Theories and
Schools (Liberal,
Radical, Socialist, Post
Modern)
b) Feminist
Jurisprudence: Key
Principle and
discourses

III: Relationship
between Law and
Social Change

a) Women
Empowerment
b) Gender Equality as
Human Rights
c) Intersectionality and
Gender Justice

4 Unit IV: I: Constitutional

Constitutional Provisions
and Legal
Framework a) Fundamental Right :
articles 14, 15,16,21 &
23
b) DPSP and 8
Fundamental Duties
c) Reservation for
Women (73rd and 74th
Amendments)

II: Judicial Approach

to Gender Justice

a) Human Rights
Commission: National
and State
Commissions
 b) Social, Political and
Legal Status of
Women in India

5 Unit V: Gender I: International

Justice and Perspective and
International Human Rights
Documents Mechanisms

a) Convention on the 5
Elimination of all
forms of
Discrimination
Against Women
(CEDAW 1979)
b) Declaration on
elimination of
Violence against
Women 1993
c) International Labour
Organization
Convention for
Women

6 Unit VI: I: Gender Based

Contemporary Violence
Issues, Policy
and Advocacy a) Form, Causes and
Prevention (Dowry, 4
Domestic Violence,
Sexual Harassment,
Honor Killing)

II: Current Challenges:

a) Anti-Gender
Movements
b) Case Laws
TOTAL 45

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference:

15. Dr. S. K. Kapoor, Human Rights under International Law and Indian Law, (Ventral
Law Agency, 2017)
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Course Plan

UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT TOTAL

I II III IV V VI
No. of 6 10 12 8 5 4 45
Hours