Unit-1: Jurisprudence:
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Nature and sources of law
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Schools of jurisprudence
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Law and morality
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Concept of rights and duties
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Legal personality
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Concepts of property, ownership and possession
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Concept of liability
Unit- II: Constitutional and Administrative Law:
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Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy.
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Union and State executive and their interrelationship
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Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers
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Judiciary
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Emergency provisions
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Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states
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Election Commission of India
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Nature, scope and importance of administrative law
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Principle of natural justice
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Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.
Unit-III: Public International Law and IHL:
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International law – Definition, nature and basis
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Sources of International law
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Recognition of states and governments
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Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
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Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs)
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United Nations and its organs
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Settlement of international disputes
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
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International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols
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Implementation of IHL - Challenges
Unit-IV Law of Crimes:
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General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and
group liability and constructive liability -
Stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
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General exceptions
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Offences against human body
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Offences against state and terrorism
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Offences against property
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Offences against women and children
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Drug trafficking and counterfeiting
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Offences against public tranquility
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Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
Unit-V Law Torts and Consumer Protection:
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Nature and definition of tort
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General principles of tortious liability
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General defenses
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Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation
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Remoteness of damages
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Strict and absolute liability
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Tortious liability of the State
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The Consumer Protection Act 2019 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism
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The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third-party insurance, and claims tribunal
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The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations
Unit-VI Commercial Law:
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Essential elements of contract and e-contract
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Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements
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Standard form of contract and quasi-contract
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Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency
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Sale of Goods Act, 1930
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Partnership and limited liability partnership
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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
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Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures
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Company law – Directors and meetings
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Corporate social responsibility
Unit-VII: Family Law:
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Sources and schools
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Marriage and dissolution of marriage
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Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce
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Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship
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Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce
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Maintenance, dower and stridhan
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Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement
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Succession and inheritance
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Will, gift and wakf
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Uniform Civil Code
Unit-VIII: Environment and Human Rights Law:
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Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’
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International environmental law and UN Conferences
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Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India
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Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India
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National Green Tribunal
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Concept and development of human rights
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Universalism and cultural relativism
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International Bill of Rights
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Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections
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Protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Schedule Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes
Unit-IX Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law:
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Concept and meaning of intellectual property
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Theories of intellectual property
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International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties
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Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
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Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies
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Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies
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Protection of Geographical Indications
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Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge
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Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers
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Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication
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