Course Objectives

The objectives of the Course are as under:

To acquire knowledge about the various stages of developments of law.

To gain knowledge about the various theories of law.

To acquire knowledge about the various fundamental issues of governance of a political system through law.

To develop skills of analysing various aspects of the functioning of legal system.

To acquire knowledge about the impacts of mal- functioning of the legal system.

To build up an understanding about the new principles of governances.

Learning Outcome

After the successful completion of this Course, a student is expected to learn the followings:

Building up of an understanding about the historical developments of law.

Role of the various scholars in developing theories on law.

Develop the skills addressing the issues linked to the legal system.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EXAMINEES:

1

PATTERN OF QUESTIONS: The examinees are required to answer any FOUR questions and each question carries 20 Marks.

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The examinees must answer the questions in English and they are required to attempt the questions in their own languages as far as practicable.

Module/ Unit No.

Title of the Module

Lectures/ Tutorials to be delivered

1

NATURE AND SOURCES OF LAW

10

1. Definition, Nature, Scope of Jurisprudence
2. Importance of study of Jurisprudence
3. Indian knowledge system and Law

2

SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENCE

25

1. Natural Law Theories
2. Positivism and Analytical Theories of Law
3. Hart- Fuller Debate
4. Sociological Jurisprudence
5. Historical and Anthropological Theories
6. American Realism
7. Feminist Jurisprudence-Liberal, Socialist and Radical Feminism

3

LAW AND MORALITY

8

1. Relationship and Enforcement of Morality by Law
2. Hart- Devlin Debate

4

CONCEPT OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES

10

1. Concept of rights

1. Types,
2. Essential Conditions
3. Theories

2. Concept of Duties

1. Types
2. Theories

3. Correlationship between Rights and Duties

5

LAW, POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT

10

1. Understanding Poverty and Development
2. Constitutional Guarantees for the Poor
3. Impoverishment of Women, Children and Disabled Persons

6

CONCEPT OFJUSTICE

20

1. Concept of justice or Dharma in Indian thought
2. Theoretical bases of justice: the liberal contractual tradition, the liberal utilitarian tradition and the liberal moral tradition, contributions of John Rawls, Amartya Sen
3. Relationship between Law and Justice
4. Concept of Justice in Global Context
5. Issues of Global Injustice

1. Economic Injustice and Globalisation
2. Immigration
3. Climate Change and Environmental Hazards
4. Health and Gender Inequality

7

MODERNISM AND POST-MODERNISM

7

1. The Critical Legal Studies Movement- Post-Modernist Jurisprudence