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CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, PATNA

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) & B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) 2022-23; SEMESTER- FIRST

COURSE TITLE: LEGAL METHOD & RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


COURSE FACULTIES: MS. SADAF FAHIM AND MR. VIJAYANT SINHA

COURSE OVERVIEW

The curriculum is designed to focus on the basic introduction to law with jurisprudential approach on
one hand and on another it also focuses on the research part which is equally very important for the
students to get prepared themselves for different aspects of law through many modes. Overall, the
present curriculum will entirely be beneficial in understanding and remembering the relationship
between the Legal Method & Research Methodology.

Module one deals with INTRODUCTION TO LAW

Module two focuses on LAW IS LIMITATION IN CONTEXT OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

Module three deals with SOCIAL ORDER AND LAW

Module four covers CUSTOM

Module five deals with PRECEDENT

Module six deals with LOK ADALAT

Module seven covers LEGAL AID


Module eight focuses on LEGAL RESEARCH (NATURE & SCOPE)
Module nine deals with FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH
Module ten covers PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & FORMULATION
Module eleven deals with RESEARCH DESIGN
Module twelve deals with QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Module thirteen covers MEASUREMENT
Module fourteen deals with SAMPLING
Module fifteen deals with DATA ANALYSIS
Module sixteen deals with INTERPRETATION OF DATA AND PAPER WRITING
Module seventeen deals with POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS-USE OF TOOLS

LIST OF TOPICS/ MODULES


TOPIC/ MODULE CONTENTS/ CONCEPTS SESSIONS / LECTURES

MODULE I: a. How Law Works? 1-5


b. Various Sources of Law
INTRODUCTION TO LAW c. Role of Legislature, Executive
and Judiciary.

MODULE II: a. Freedom of Speech & 6-8


Expression
LAW IS LIMITATION IN
CONTEXT OF INDIAN
CONSTITUTION

MODULE III: a. Definition 9-14


b. Relationship
SOCIAL ORDER AND LAW c. Principle of Extensiveness
d. Common Law & Civil Law
e. Law as an Instrument of Social
Order.
MODULE IV: a. Definition 15-22
b. Types
CUSTOM c. Habit, Custom & Convention
(Differences)
d.Relationship of Custom & Law.

MODULE V: a. Definition 23-31


b. Indian Approach (Article 141)
PRECEDENT c. Types
d. Circumstances under which
“Precedent” not considered as
“Precedent”.

MODULE VI: a. History 32-38


b. Jurisdiction
LOK ADALAT c. Organization
d. Powers
e. Legal Services Authority Act,
1987
f. Permanent Lok Adalat.

MODULE VII: a. Article 39 A (Indian 39-42


Constitution)
LEGAL AID b. Statutory Laws (Section
304,Crpc)
c. Important Judgments of Courts
d. Duties of Aided Person
e. Right to Free Legal Aid.
MODULE VIII: (NATURE & SCOPE) 43

LEGAL RESEARCH Meaning, Objectives, Motivation,


METHODOLOGY Utility.

MODULE IX : Concept of theory, empiricism, 44-47


deductive and inductive theory.
FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH Characteristics of scientific method
– Understanding the language of
research – Concept, Construct,
Definition, Variable. Research
Process

MODULE X : Research Question – Investigation 48-51


Question – Measurement Issues –
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & Hypothesis – Qualities of a good
FORMULATION Hypothesis –Null Hypothesis &
Alternative Hypothesis. Hypothesis
Testing – Logic & Importance

MODULE XI : Concept and Importance in 52-55


Research – Features of a good
RESEARCH DESIGN research design – Exploratory
Research Design – concept, types
and uses, Descriptive Research
Designs – concept, types and uses.
Experimental Design: Concept of
Independent & Dependent
variables.

MODULE XII : Qualitative research – Quantitative 56


research – Concept of
QUALITATIVE AND measurement, causality,
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH generalization, replication.
Merging the two approaches.

MODULE XIII : Concept of measurement– what is 57-59


measured? Problems in
MEASUREMENT measurement in research – Validity
and Reliability. Levels of
measurement – Nominal, Ordinal,
Interval, Ratio.

MODULE XIV: Concepts of Statistical Population, 60-62


Sample, Sampling Frame,
SAMPLING Sampling Error, Sample Size, Non-
Response. Characteristics of a good
sample. Probability Sample –
Simple Random Sample,
Systematic Sample, Stratified
Random Sample & Multi-stage
sampling. Determining size of the
sample – Practical considerations
in sampling and sample size

MODULE XV: Data Preparation – Univariate 61-62


analysis (frequency tables, bar
DATA ANALYSIS charts, pie charts, percentages),
Bivariate analysis – Cross
tabulations and Chi-square test
including testing hypothesis of
association.

MODULE XVI: Layout of a Research Paper, 63


Journals in Computer Science,
INTERPRETATION OF DATA Impact factor of Journals, When
AND PAPER WRITING and where to publish ? Ethical
issues related to publishing,
Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism.

Module XVII : a. Preparation of Project Report Combined Class


b. Case Law Search on Manupatra, 64
POWER POINT SCC Online, West Law, Lexisnexis
PRESENTATIONS-USE OF etc.
TOOLS c. Use of Encyclopedias, Research
Guides, Handbook etc., Academic
Databases for Computer Science
Discipline

Instructor Details

Name of the Instructor: Ms. Sadaf Fahim and Mr. Vijayant Sinha
[email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Website: www.cnlu.ac.in

Ms. Sadaf Fahim & Mr. Vijayant Sinha

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