First Year LLM Degree Program Syllabus. Semester I. Paper - I. Legal Theory - I. Paper - II. Constitutional Law - I. Paper - III. Research Methodology

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1 First Year LLM Degree Program Syllabus Semester I Paper - I Legal Theory - I Paper - II Constitutional Law - I Paper - III Research Methodology Semester II Paper - I Legal Theory - II Paper - II Constitutional Law - II

2 Paper - III Law and Social Change ~YllabUS for tbe LL.M. Programme Note: The topic title of the syllabus is merely indicative. In order to keep up with the recent developments in law and the development of various concepts and ideologies, the subject faculty will supply detailed syllabus during the course of the scheme. The subject faculty will also supply the seminar topics for each student for each semester separately. The student should ensure that they are allotted the seminar topics in each of the subjects at the beginning of the semester itself. LEGAL THEORY I 1. Nature of jurisprudence 2. Meaning of Law 3. Natural Law theories 4. Classical Positivism 5. Pure Theory of Law 6. Analytical School of Law 7. Sociological School of Law 8. American Realism 9. Scandinavian Realism 10. Historical and Anthropological Jurisprudence

3 11. Marxist Theories of Law and State 12. Feminist Jurisprudence 13. Postmodernist Jurisprudence 12

4 SUGGESTED READINGS 1. Lloyd's introduction to jurisprudence 2. Jurisprudence by Dias 3. Jurisprudence by Mahajan 4. Jurisprudence by Bodenheimer 5. Jurisprudence by Wayne Morrison 6. Concept of Law H.L.A. Hart 7. Social Dimension of law by Julius Stone 8. Law in the Changing Society by Friedman 9. Law in the making by C.IZ. Allen ks on Constitutional Law in India and Constitutional JUrispruden:] \/

5 1. Preamble - Importance- amenability --- CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-l 2. Fundamental Rights -concept -Nature -Necessity and justification -Fundamental rights under Indian Constitution. 3. Definition of State -Other authorities -Application of ejusdem gencris- Instrumentality of Govt. -Private Corporations - Is Judiciary a State?. 4. Enforceability of Fundamental Rights -Judicial review -Distinctions between pre and post Constitutional laws -Doctrine of eclipse -Doctrine of Sever ability- Doctrine of waiver. 5. Test for infringement of Fundamental Rights -Definition of law - Is Amendment a law? - Concept of Basic Structure -From Sankariprasad to Waman Rao. 6. Right to equality -Equality before law and equal protection of laws -Reasonable classification -Absence of arbitrariness -From Ramakrishna Dalmia to Mancka Gandhi and thereafter- Prohibition against discrimination -Equality of opportunity in public employment -Concept of protective discrimination -From Champakam Doraitjan to Indra Sawhlley and thereafter -Prohibition of untouchability- Protection of Civil Rights Act, ] Right to freedom -Freedom of Speech and expression and its Territorial Extent - Right to information -Right to silence -Freedom of Press -Implications of Commercial Advertisements -Reasonable restrictions -Freedom to assemble peaceably -to form associations -to move freely throughout the 16

6 territory ofindia - to reside and settle in any part ofindia -to practice any profession or occupation, trade or business -Reasonable restrictions. 8. Freedom of the Person -Rights of the accused -ex post facto laws -Double jeopardy - Right against self-incrimination -Right to life and liberty -Scope and contents -From A.K. Gopalan to Maneka Gandhi -Impact of Maneka Gandhi's case on prisoners' rights, criminal justice, Death sentence, Environmental protection, Right to Education, Right to Health and Emerging trends in Compensatory jurisprudence,. -Protection against arrest and detention -Constitutional valiuity of Preventive detention laws in India- Judicial review of preventive detention laws. 9. Right against exploitation -Trafficking in human beings -Forced labour -Child employment -From Peoples' Union for Democratic Right to M.C.Mchata. 10. Freedom of religion -Concept of Religion -Freedom of conscience and right Ito profess, practice, and propagate religion -Freedom to manage religious affairs - freedom from payment of tax for promotion of religion -Restriction on religious institutions in certain educational institutions. Rights of Minorities -Right to conserve language, script of culture -Admission. to educational institutions - Minorities right to establish Educational Institutions -From In re Kerala Education Bill to T.M.A. Pai Foundation and trends thereafter. 11. Right to Property -Constitutional policy before and after the 1-4' orty fourth Constitutional Amendment -Saving of Certain laws -VII Schedule -From, Sankariprasad to Waman Rao. 12. Right to Constitutional Remedies -Features of Writ jurisdiction Under Art.32 - Concept of locus standi -Dynamic approach of Supreme Court on Public Interest Litigation -Judicial Activism -Comparison between Art 32 and Restriction, Abrogation and Suspension of Fundamental Rights -Articles 32(4),33 and 34- suspension of Fundamental Rights During Emergency -Art. 19 and the Power of President to suspend the enforcement of rights conferred under Part-III - Relevance of 4211d and 44th Constitutional Amendment Acts 14. Directive Principles of State Policy -Nature, content and justiciability -Inter relationship

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8 between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy From Champakam Dorirajan to Mohini Jain and thereafter -Transition of Directive principles into Fundamental Rights by judicial interpretation -Fundamental Rights and Fundamental duties. SUGGESTED READINGS: 1. M.P. Jain: Indian Constitutional Law 2. H.M.Shccrvai: Constitutional Law of India 3. V.N.Shukla: Constitution of India 4. D.D. Basu: Shorter Constitution of India 5. Chaturvedi: Law of Fundamental Rights 6. T.K.Tope: Constitutional Law of India 7. B. Sivarao: Constitutional Assembly Debates 8. Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer: Fundamental Rights and directive Principles 9. Paras Diwan : Human Rights and the Law 10. N.A.Subramanian: Case law on the Indian Constitution 11. D.R.Sxena: Law, Justice and Social Change. 12. P. K. Tripathi -Some Insight into Fundamental Rights 13. S. P. Sathe -Fundamental Rights & Amendment of the Indian Constitution. 14. P.B.Gajendragadkar 15. G. N. Joshi 16. P.B.Gajendragadkar 17. B. Shivarao 18. David Karrys Law, Liberty and Social Justice Aspects of Indian Constitutional Law The Indian Parliament and the Fundamental Rights (Tagore Law Lectures) Framing of the Indian Constitution -A Study v. Politics of Law. J 18

9 SUGGESTED READINGS: 1. K.C, Where: Federal Govt. 2. MP. Jain: 41dian constitutional Law 3. Seervai: Constitutional Law 4. Frederich and Barn -Studies in Federalism 5. D.D.Basu: Shorter Constitution of India 6. M,C. Saxena -Dynamics of Federalism 7. Iver Jennings -Cabinet and Constitution 8. A.V.Dicy -Law &.Constitution 9. 1.L.1. -Developments in Constitutional Law,.--- L RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS 1. Concept of Reflective thinking Scientific method and Research. 2. Research problem -Origin, selection and definition. 3. Hypothesis -Problems of formulation, types and characteristics of usable hypothesis 4. Basic Methods of research -Experimental, Descriptive, Historical and Sociological. 5. Technique of Research Observation, Questionnaire, interview survey and sampling. 6. Analysis of data (including basic principles of statistics) 7. Report writing 8. Internet material its use in research 20

10 ASPECTS OF LEGAL RESEARCH 1. Current Trends in Legal Research. 2. Legal Research Technique and Ideas 3. Doctrinal and non-doctrinal, broad, style and limited style, etc. SUGGESTED READINGS: 1. Goode W & Hatte P.L. -Methods in Social Research 2. Whitney F.L. -Elements of research, 3. Young P.V. -Scientific Social Surveys and Research, 4. Indian Law Institute -Legal research and Methodology 5. Dhavan It. '[he Supreme Court ofindia 6. Gopal M.H. -Research Procedure in Social Science (1963) 7. Moser C.A. & Kalton G. -Survey Methods in Social Investigation 8. Miller D. -Hand Book of Research Design and Social Measurement 9. Jain S. N -Legal Research and Methodology 10. Lynon Macdonald -The Sociology of Law and Order 11. Gurwich and Moore -Sociology of Law 12. Alfred Kaplan -1 'he conduct of Enquiry 13.C. M. CoroB and Sadhana Meera -Methods of Sociology Research J