PAPER - I
PART A
(Indian Constitution and Administrative Law)
Unit 1.
(1) Constitutional and Constitutionalism: The distinctive features of the
Constitution.
(2) Fundamental Rights – Public Interest Litigation; Legal Aid; Legal Service
Authority.
(3) Relationship between fundamental rights, directive principles and fundamental rights.
Unit 2.
(1) Constitutional position of the President and relation with the Council of
Ministers.
(2) Governor and His powers.
(3) Centre, States and local bodies.
(4) Legislative powers, privileges and immunities.
Unit 3.
(1) Supreme Court and High Courts:
(2) Services under the Union and the States:
Administrative Tribunals.
– Powers and functions.
(3) Emergency Provisions.
(4) Amendment of the Constitution.
Unit 4.
(1) Principles of natural justice – Emerging trends and judicial approach.
(2) Delegated legislation and its constitutionality.
(3) Separation of Powers and constitutional governance.
(4) Judicial review of administrative action.
(5) Ombudsman : Lokayukta, Lokpal, etc
PART B
Unit 1.
(1) Nature and definition of international law.
(2) Relationship between international law and municipal law.
(3) State recognition and state succession.
(4) Individuals; Nationality, statelessness; Human rights and procedures available for their enforcement.
Unit 2.
(1) Territorial jurisdiction of States, Extradition and Asylum.
(2) Treaties : Formation, application, termination and reservation.
(3) United Nations: Its principal organs, powers, functions and reform.
Unit 3.
(1) Law of the Sea: Inland waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone, high seas.
(2) New International economic order and monetary law: WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF,
World Bank.
(3) Protection and improvement of the human environment : International efforts.
Unit 4.
(1) Peaceful settlement of disputes – different modes.
(2) Lawful recourse to force : aggression, self-defense, intervention.
(3) Fundamental principles of international humanitarian law – International Conventional and contemporary developments.
(4) Legality of the use of nuclear weapons; ban on testing of nuclear weapons;
Nuclear-non-proliferation treaty, CTBT.
(5) International terrorism, state sponsored terrorism, hijacking, international criminal court.
(6) New International Economic Order and Monetary Law : WTO, TRIPS, GATT,
IMF, World Bank.
(7) Protection and Improvement of the Human Environment : International Efforts.
PAPER – II
PART – A
(Law of Crime and Law of Torts)
Law of Crimes (Unit 1 & 2)
Unit 1.
(1) General principles of criminal liability : Mens rea and actus reus, mens rea in statutory offences.
(2) Kinds of punishment and emerging trends as to abolition of capital punishment.
(3) Preparation and criminal attempt.
(4) General exceptions.
(5) Joint and constructive liability.
(6) Abetment.
(7) Criminal conspiracy.
(8) Offences against the State.
(9) Offences against public tranquility.
(10) Defamation.
Unit 2.
(1) Offence against women.
(2) Offence against human body.
(3) Offence against property.
(4) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
(5) Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and subsequent legislative development.
(6) Plea bargaining.
Law of Torts (Unit 3 & 4)
Unit 3.
(1) Nature and definition of Tort.
(2) General defenses.
(3) Joint tort feasors.
(4) Remedies.
(5) Conspiracy.
(6) False imprisonment.
(7) Malicious prosecution.
Unit 4.
(1) Liability based upon fault and strict liability; Absolute liability.
(2) Vicarious liability including State liability.
(3) Negligence.
(4) Defamation.
(5) Nuisance.
(6) Consumers Protection Act, 1986.
PART – B
(Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law and Contemporary Legal Developments)
Law of Contract and Mercantile Law (Unit 1 & 2).
Unit 1.
(1) Nature and formation of contract/E-contract.
(2) Factors vitiating free consent.
(3) Void, voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements.
(4) Performance and discharge of contracts.
(5) Quasi-Contracts
(6) Consequences of breach of contract.
(7) Contract of indemnity, guarantee and insurance.
(8) Contract of agency.
(9) Standard form contracts.
Unit 2.
(1) Sale of goods and hire-purchase.
(2) Formation and dissolution of partnership.
(3) Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
(4) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Contemporary Legal Developments (Unit 3 & 4)
Unit 3.
(1) Public Interest Litigation
(2) Major Statues concerning environmental law:
(3) Right to information Act
(4) Trial by Media.
Unit 4.
(1) Intellectual property right-Concept, types/prospects.
(2) Information Technology Law including Cyber Laws-Concepts, purpose/prospects.
(3) Competition Law-Concepts, purpose/prospects.
(4) Alternate Dispute Resolution-Concept, types/prospec
