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COURSES PRESCRIBED FOR 5 YEAR B.A.LL.B. (MAJ-MIN)
I SEMESTER:
- General English
- Major – I : Political Science - Theory and Thoughts.
- Minor – I - 1 : Sociology - Invitation of Sociology
- Minor – II - 1 : Economics - Principles of Economics
- Legal Methods II SEMESTER:
- Kannada/Kannada Kali
- Major - 2 : Political Science - Organization & Institutions.
- Minor – I - 2 : Sociology - Indian Society Continuity & Change
- Minor – II- 2 : Economics - Money, Banking & International Trade.
- Law of Torts. III SEMESTER:
- Major – 3 : Political Science - State & Political Obligation
- Major - 4 : Political Science - Major World Government.
- Minor – I - 3 : Sociology - Recent Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology
- Minor – II - 3 : Economics – Economic Theory & Public Finance
- Constitutional Law – I IV SEMESTER:
- Major - 5 : Political Science - Public Administration
- Major – 6 : Political Science – International Relations & Organisation
- Constitutional Law – II
- Law of Crimes – I
- Contract – I ( Law of General Contract) ❖ Major – Political Science ❖ Minor-I – Sociology ❖ Minor II – Economics
V SEMESTER:
Course – I Labour Law – I Course – II Jurisprudence Course – III Family Law – I: Hindu Law Course – IV Contract – II Course – V Administrative Law VI SEMESTER: Course – I Labour Law – II Course – II Company Law Course – III Property Law Course – IV Family Law-II: Mohammedan Law & Indian Succession Act VII SEMESTER: Course – I Public International Law Course – II Law of Taxation Course – III Criminal Law – II: Criminal Procedure Code, JJ Act & Probation of Offenders Act Course – IV Clinical Course-I: Professional Ethics & Professional Accounting System VIII SEMESTER: Course – I Law of Evidence Course – II Optional-I: Human Rights Law and Practice/Insurance Law Course – III Optional-II: Banking Law/ Right to Information Course – IV Clinical Course-II: Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems IX SEMESTER: Course – I Civil Procedure Code and Limitation Act Course – II Optional-III: Intellectual Property Rights-I/Penology and Victimology Course – III Optional-IV: Interpretation of Statutes & Principles of Legislation/Competition Law Course – IV Clinical Course-III: Drafting, Pleading and Conveyance X SEMESTER: Course – I Environmental Law Course – II Optional-V: Intellectual Property Rights-II/ White Collar Crimes Course – III Optional-VI: Land Law/Law relating to International Trade Economics Course – IV Clinical Course - IV: Moot Court exercise and Internship
b) Radhakrishnan Reader – An Anthology. c) Contemporary English grammar, David Green, Macmillan ltd. d) Developing communication skills by Mohan and Benerji e) Legal language, legal writing and general English by Dr. S.C. Tripathi. Central Law Publications. DETAILED SYLLABUS
- Prose (refer to the contents in the precise syllabus.)
- List of idiomatic expressions to be covered: All and sundry, Alpha and Omega, Apple of discord, Apple of one’s eye, As a matter of fact, At sixes and sevens, At one’s finger tip, Bone of connection, Be a party to, Bear a grudge against, Beat about the bush, Blow hot and cold, Blow one’s own trumpet, bring to book, Bring to the ground, Bring to a standstill, burn one’s fingers, burn the midnight oil, Build castles in the air, By leaps and bounds, cast a spell, Caught red handed, Every now and then, Fair and square, Far and near, far and wide, Fight tooth and nail, get off scit-free, Get rid of, Give one’s word, Go astray, hand in glove, Hang in the balance, heart and soul, In a nut shell, In black and white, In full swing, in the midst of, In the twinkling of an eye, keep allof from, keep in the dark, keep one’s promise, Leave no stone unturned, Make a mountain out of a mole-hill, Make both ends meet, Move heaven and earth, Nip in the bud, Now and then, Null and void, Nook and parcel, Put on paper, Rain cats and dogs, Stand in one’s way, Swim with the tide, take a bird’s eye view, take up arms, To the best of one’s ability, to the letter, to the point, to turn a deaf ear, turn a new leaf, Under the pretext of, Under lock and key, Yeoman’s service.
- List of Legal words: Accused, Accomplice, Arrest, Amendment, Adjournment, Award, Arbitration, Agreement, Approver, Bail, Bench, Bond, Breach of contract, consent, contract, contempt, counterclaim, court, counsel, compromise, coercion, claim, damages, decree, defamation, defendant, defense, document, distress, divorce, evidence, estoppels, equity, execution, fraud, hearsay, homicide, injunction, insolvency, instrument, issue, judgment, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, juri, justice, juvenile, kidnap, lawyer, liability, litigation, maintenance, minor, murder, mortgage, negligence, notification, notice, oath, objection, partnership, partition, perjury, petition, petitioner, plaintiff, plaint, pleadings, privity, pre emption, proviso, prosecutor, prosecution, procedure, presumption, punishment, right, remedy, remand, redemption, respondent, regulation, rule, sentence, settlement, statute, summon, summons, surety, title, transfer, tort, trespass, trial, vicarious, verdict, void, voidable, warrant, witness, will. WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED: Refer pages 281 to 287, Contemporary English Grammar, by David Green, Macmillan ltd.
MAJOR - 1: POLITICAL SCIENCE
THEORY & THOUGHT
UNIT - 1
1. POLITICAL SCIENCE definition, Nature & Scope; relations with other social sciences and sciences; is political science a science (arguments) 2. CONCEPT OF STATE Definition and meaning, Nature and elements (4); State in comparison with society, Govt. and association. 3. ORIGIN OF THE STATE Various theories (very brief); evolutionary theory (in detail). 4. SOVEREIGNITY Meaning, definition; aspects (internal & external) attributes and kinds. UNIT – II Main currents of Political Thought & Philosophy:
- Western (Ancient & Medieval) – a. Contributions of Pluto & Aristotle (detailed) b. Rise of rome – Contributions to political thought – as a republic & an Empire – Romal Legal System. c. Rise of Christianity – Tenets; the church & the papacy; Religion v/s. Politics. St. Thomas Aquinas – His Philosophy & Contributions. d. Machiavelli – Historical background; historical method; the Prince and its Philosophy.
- Ancient Indian Thought – Prevedic, post vedic and classic; a historical background & philosophy with special reference to the ‘Saptanga theory’; Monarchy – functions, limitations & control.
- Birth of Islam – Teaching; contributions to political thoughts; ‘Shariat’ as the basic of law (then & now). UNIT – III
- Western: a. Individualism – Philosophy and contributions b. Socialism – Philosophy & contributions; kinds types revolutions & evolutionary. c. Marxism – Historical background; features and contributions; comparisom with modern communism.
- Modern Indian Philosophy – Gandhiji’s political thought. UNIT – IV 1. Rights – Meaning, Nature, Kinds; human rights & fundamental rights (a special note)
- DUTIES – a) Meaning; kinds; fundamental duties (a note)
- Rights and duties are correlative explanation – apt examples.
- The concept of welfare and welfare state. a. Meaning of welfare b. principles.
MAJOR I - 1: SOCIOLOGY
INVITATION OF SOCIOLOGY
Objectives: This course provides an outline exposure to the students about the fundamental concepts of sociology. The course also aims at helping the students to understand the social institutions and regulative mechanism of society. It makes them to acquire sufficient knowledge about social change and development. UNIT – I: Introduction a. Definition of Sociology b. Transition from Social Philosophy to Sociology c. Emergence of Sociology: Socio-Political and intellectual forces d. Subject matter and Scope e. Perspectives in Sociology: Functionalist, Conflict, Interactionist and Deminist perspectives. f. Reciprocity between Sociology and other disciplines: History, Political Science, Economics, Criminology and Law. g. Relevance of Sociology. UNIT – II: Basic Sociological Concept a. Society b. Community c. Social Structure d. Social System e. Role and Status f. Social Values g. Culture h. Socialization i. Social Groups (Meaning, Characteristics/ Elements and Types) UNIT – III: Social Institutions a. Family and Marriage b. Religion c. Education d. State and Law e. Property (Features/ Elements, Types and Importance) UNIT – IV: Regulative Mechanism of Society a. Social Norms, Social Conformity and Social Deviance b. Informal Agencies of Social Control: Folkways, Mores, Customs, Religion, Public Opinion c. Formal Agencies: Law, Education, Police and Military UNIT – V: Social Change and Development a. Meaning and Definitions b. Kindred Concepts: Evolution, growth, Progress, development c. Theories of Social Change: Cyclical and Uni-linear d. Developmental perspectives: Human Development, Social Development, Sustainable development. e. Theories of Development: Theories of Development and Under-development.
References:
- Bottomore, T.B. 1972. Sociology: A guide to problems and literature, Bombay: George a. Allen and Unwin (India).
- Harlambos, M. 1998, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, New Delhi: Oxford a. University Press
- Inkeles, Alex. 1987. What is Sociology? New Delhi: Prentice- Hall of India.
- Johnson, Harry M. 1995. Sociology: A Systematice Introduction. New Delhi: Allied Publishers.
- Schaefer, Richard T. and Robert P. Lamm. 1990. Sociology. New Delhi: Tata-McGraw Hill.
- Abraham francis (2006): Contemporary Sociology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
- David Popence (1997): Socioloft (3rd^ edn.), Prentice Hall INC, Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- Davis kingsley (1982): Human Society, Surjeet, Surjeet Publications, New Delhi.
- Fulcher James & Scott john (2003): Sociology, (2nd^ Ed.), Oxford University Press, New York.
- Gisbert Pascual (1983): Fundamentals of Sociology, Orient Longmans, Bombay, 1983
- Horton paul and Hund Chester (1984): Sociology, McGraw Hill Co., new Delhi.
- Ian Robertson (1980): Sociology, Worth Publishers, INC. New York.
- Mckee James (1981): Sociology – The Stude of Society, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York Mitchell
- Schaefer and Lamn (1992): Sociology (4th^ Edn.) Mc graw Hill, INC, New York
- Giddens, Anthony, Sociology (7th^ Edn.), 2013, New Delhi: Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
- MacIver, R.M. and C.H. Page, Society- Introduction to Sociology, macmillan, New Delhi
- Samuel Koeing: (1957) Sociology: An Introduction to Science of Society, Barnes & Nobel Books, London.
- Berger, Peter L. An Invitation to Sociology, Allen and Unwin, London. 1978
- Jayaram N. 1990, Introductory Sociology, Macmillan, New Delhi.
- Haralambos & Halborn, 2008, Sociology, Macmillan, New Delhi
- Jena D.N. & Mohapatara V.K. 2002. Social Change: Themes and Perspectives. New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers.
- Leslie G.R., Richard F. Larson, Benjamin l. Gorman. 1994, Introduicatory Sociology: Order and Change in Society (3rd^ Edn.), Delhi, Oxford University Press.
UNIT – VI : Theories of Distribution
1. Marginal productivity theory of distribution. 2. Rent : Ricardian theory of rent, Quasi-rent. 3. Wate : Real and Money wage, minimum wage, wage differentials. 4. Interest : Loanable funds theory of interest. 5. Profit : Innovation theory of profit. References : 1. Koutsoyiannis A. (1979) Modern Micro Economics Macmillan Press, Londo. 2. Samuelson, Paul, Economics- Tata McGraw Hill publishing Company Limited, New Delhi – 2007. 3. Seth. M.L., Principles of Economics, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal Educational Publishers, Agra. 35th^ Edition, 2001. 4. Ahuja H.L., Advanced Economics Theory : Micro Economics, Analysis, S. Chand and Company Limited, New Delhi – 2007. 5. Chopra P.N., Principles of Economics, Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana – 2006. 6. Stonier and Hague. A test book of Economic Theory. 7. Samuelson and Nogardus. A text book of Economics. 8. Jhon. A text book of economics. 9. K.K. dewet, K.P.M. S undaram. Modern Economics.
Appendix-VII Legal Methods Law is arguably an autonomous discipline and has its own materials and methods. However, Law is related to other processes in the society- social, political and cultural. This course is designed to familiarize the students with sources of legal materials, to find the law by the use of law is library and to make the students to appreciate law in the context of other social processes. The course may help the students to think and act like a lawyer and respond to his law studies accordingly. Therefore, the course introduces the students to the basic concepts of law sources of law, fundamentals of legal research and secondary sources in legal research. Unit-I What is Law? Is Law necessary? Essential functions of Legal Process, Essence of Law Unit-II Typical Attributes of Law and legal Process; Legal Rules and Society; Unit-III Divisions of the Law, Using Law Library- understanding how to find law, legal materials, Constituent Assembly Debates, law reports, statutes, gazetters, reports of commissions, etc., Methods of study- text books, technical terms. Unit-IV Case Law Techniques; Interpretation of Statutes Unit-V Working out problems; Answering in examinations; application of law to facts, Legal Research; writing assignments, essays, dissertations; citation methods. Books Prescribed:
- Lloyd Dennis, Idea of Law, London; Penguin Books Chapters 1 and 9.
- Williams Glanville, Learning the Law, London, Stevens & Sons 1982.
- Watson Alen, the Nature of Law, Edinbure, University Press, 1977, chapters 1,2,3, & 6.
- anderaonJonathan et.al., Thesis & Assignment Writing, New Delhi, Wiley Eastor Ltd.,
examples; a special but brief reference to the Indian Scenario.
3. PUBLIC OPINION : Meaning, nature and principles; importance and imitations; Media – visual auditory & audio visual – examples, merits & demerits of each media. 4. PRESSURE GROUPS : Meaning, importance, determinations; nature; techniques and methods; critical appreciation. **UNIT – IV
- ELECTORATE :** Meaning, importance, qualifications (necessary), disqualifications – examples (J.S. MILLS VEIWS) 2. CONSTITUENCIES : Meaning, kinds (Their features, merits & limitations) 3. METHODS OF ELECTION & BALLOTING : Direct indirect; open & secret; Single v/s plural voting – (J.S. MILLS VEIWS) 4. UNIVERSAL ADULT FRANCHISE : Feature, Merits & demerits. 5. FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN : Arguments for & against conditions today. **UNIT – V
- REPRESENTATION :** Definition, meaning nature – role of a representative; territorial v/s functional representation. 2. MINORITY REPRESENTATION : Definition, meaning nature – arguments for and against; methods – i) under a single member constituency – second ballot system. Ii) Under a multi member constituency – list system, cumulative vote plan; limited vote paln – working, merits and defects. 3. PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION : Hare System (details), merits and demerits, the system, in practice today – examples & their working. Reading: 1) K.C. Where - Federal Government 2) Gehel R. G. - Political Science 3) Appadorai A. - Substance of Politics 4) Kapur A. C. - Political Science 5) Ghokale A. K. - Political Science 6) Rathore & Haqqui - Political theory/ and organization 7) Agrval A. C. - Political Theory 8) Mohit Bhattacharya - Political Theory/ dean & Institutions 9) A. G. Garner - Political Science
Minor I – 2 : SOCIOLOGY INDIAN SOCIETY : CONTINUITY AND CHANGE Objectives : The course intends to provide a comprehensive, intergrated and objective profile of Indian society. I also demonstrates conventional, dominant and prevailing perspectives to study Indian society. Further the ubiquity of marriage, family, kinship and caste along with regional variations and changing dimension has also been highlighted. UNIT – I : Introduction a. Nature and importance of studying Indian Society. b. Evolution of Indian Society: Socio-cultural dimensions. c. Geographical and Historical features. d. Unity in diversity: Threats and Challenges. UNIT – II : Theoretical Perspective a. Structural – functionalism (MN Srinivas, SC Dube, Mckim Marriott) b. Indological or Textual Perspectives (Radha Kamal Mukherjee, G.S. Ghurye, Louis Dumant) c. Marxist Perspective : D.P. Mukherjee, A.R. Desai, Ramakrishna Mukherjee. d. Subaltern Perspective : B.R. Ambedkar, Ranjit Guha, David Hardiman. UNIT – III : Marriage, Family and Kinship a. Marriage & Family among Hindus. b. Marriage and Family among Muslims and Christians. c. Basic Concepts of Kinship : Incest, Affiliations, Consanguity, affinity, clan, linage, kindred and descent. d. Kinship Organizations in India : Regional variations. e. Changes and Challenges to the Marriage and Family. UNIT – IV : Caste and Class in India a. Evolution of Caste : Vedic period, Smritie’s period, Medieval and Modern period. b. Cast among Non- hindus. c. Are caste opposite of classes. d. Changes in Caste and class Relations. e. Theories of Origin of Caste (Risley, Dumant, Ghurye and Hutton) UNIT – V : Contemporary Discourses a. Contextualsation b. indigenization c. Use of native categories in the analysis of Indian Society d. Sociology for India e. Sociology of India
Minor II – 2 : ECONOMICS MONEY, BANKING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Objectives :
1. To provide the students with theoretical knowledge about Money Banking and International Trade. 2. To enable the students to understand the behavior of Money, Banking and Trade related activities such as Value of Money, Money Market, Central Banking, Balance of Payment, Foreign exchange etc. UNIT – I : Value of Money i. Meaning and Definition of Money and its functions. ii. Supply of Money – M1, M2, M3, M4. iii. Value of Money-Meaning. iv. Index number : Simple and Weighted, Construction of index number, Problems and Uses. v. Quantity Theory of Money : a) Cash- Transactions Approach b) Cash- Balance Approach vi. Inflation and Deflation – types, causes and effects. UNIT – II : Money Market i. Money Market – meaning, features and components ii. Functions of a Commercial Bank iii. Balance Sheet of a Commercial Bank iv. Liquidity v/s Profitability v. Credit Creation UNIT – III : Central Banking i. Functions of a Central Bank ii. Methods of Credit Control iii. a) Quantitative Methods b)Qualitative Methods iv. Objectives of Monetary Policy UNIT – IV : International Trade i. Importance of International Trade ii. Theories of International Trade iii. A) Comparative Cost Theory B) modern Theory iv. Terms of Trade v. Trade barriers – Tariffs and Quotas UNIT – V : Balance of Payments and Foreign Exchange i. Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments ii. Disequilibrium in B.O.P. – Causes and Methods of Correction iii. Determination of Foreign Exchange Rate, Demand for and supply of foreign Exchange, Markets Objectives and Methods of Exchange Control, Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rates.
iv. Brief history of GATT, Achievements of GATT, WTO objectives and Methods and agreements TRIPS, TRIMS, WTO & India. v. Foreign direct investment : Concept FDI, Nature, Role and operation of MNCS. REFERENCES :
1. Soderstein B. (1993) /international Economics, Macmillan, London. 2. Kindleberger C. P. (1976) International Economics, R.D. Irwin Homewood. 3. M. C. Vaish and Sudama Singh (1980) International Economics, Oxford and IBH Publication, New Delhi. 4. Sundaram, K.P.M. Money Banking and International Trade, Sultan Chnada and Sons Educational Publishers, New Delhi. 5. Vaish M. C., Money Banking and International Trade, New age International Private Limited Publishers, New Delhi, 8th^ Updated Edition, 1997. 6. R. R. Paul - Monetary Economics. 7. Kulkarni & Kalkundrikar - Monetary Economics. 8. D. M. Mithani - Monetary Economics. 9. D. M. Mithani - Money, Banking and International Trade 10. M. L. Jingan - Money, Banking and International Trade 11. Decock - Money, Banking and International Trade 12. Sayers R. S. - Commercial Banking 13. Jingan - International Economics 14. K. R. Gupta - International Economics
III SEMESTER
Major – 3 : POLITICAL SCIENCE STATE & POLITICAL OBLIGATIONS UNIT – I
1. Introduction – Political obligation meaning nature & characteristics. 2. Kinds of Political obligations. 3. Obligations of the State – under monarchy (ancient & medieval); according to individualism socialism & welfare state. 4. Political obligations – of individuals citizens and other members of the state, to the state. UNIT – II 1. Law – meaning, nature, sources, kinds; law and morality. 2. Deligated legislation – (a special mention); meaning need for; growth of; advantages & limitations; safeguards. 3. A) Liberty – meaning, importance, kinds. B) Equality - meaning, importance, kinds. C) Relations between liberty & Equality. 4. Justice – Meaning & interpretation; kinds; anient, medieval & modern interpretations. UNIT – III 1. Approaches to Political obligation a) Individualism – background, statement, merits & limitations. b) Utilitarianism - background, statement, merits & limitations; a note on the contribution of Jeremy bentham & J. S. Mill. c) Idealism – background, statement, merits & limitations; kant hegal and T. H. Green – a brief study. UNIT – IV 1. Power – meaning, aspects, sources, kinds. 2. Authority – meaning, power v/s authority; Legitimisation of power; limitations and conditions; kinds (reference to max weber onkinds of domination) 3. Responsibility – a) Meaning, relationship with authority & kinds – personal, institutional & professional. b) Sccountability – (as an adjunct of responsibility) meaning, importance & kinds. UNIT – V 1. Obedience to Law – A legal duty; need for and importance; why do people obey law normally, reasons. 2. Problem of Punishment – a) Can the state use for against its citizens? Arguments for and limitations conditions to be observed. b) Kinds of punishment
c) Theories of punishment
3. Can laws disobeyed? Under what conditions? a) The problem of Civil disobedience meaning, features, conditions and limitations (according to laws) civil disobedience to be contrasted with revolution. b) A special reference to the civil disobedience movement under gandhiji- sathya, ahimsa & satyagraha influence to Thoreau. c) Neo- Gandhian movement a brief reference to Martin Luther king (Sr) U.S.A. and Mandela (South Africa) READINGS : 1. John Horton : Political obligation 2. Margret gilbert : A theory of political obligation 3. M. Srinivas Rao : Political obligation 4. Agarwal R. C. : Political Theory 5. Madan Gandhi : Modern Political Analysis 6. Johari J. C. : Contemporary Political Theory 7. Burton L. : (Chap. 12) Civil Disobediene liberty justice & moral 8. Dubey S. N. : Political Science Theory (Chapter 25 onwards) 9. Carole Pateman : The problem of Political obligation 10. Eddy Ashirvatham & Mishra : Political Theory (relevant chapters) 11. Karl Lowernstein : Political Power and Government Process 12. A recommended text book : On Public Administration 13. R. C. Agarwal, Gokhale : On the relevant Chapters. & A. C. Kapoor
