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Course Title: Interpretation of Statutes S W CREDIT
Course Code: LAW 411 UNITS
Credit Units: 3
3 0 0 0 3
Level: UG
Course Objectives:
The goals of this course are to provide students with an introduction to the techniques to construe Statutes.
To understand and appreciate the law and perform critical appraisal of the same.
Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of concept of law, codified statutes and principles of Constitution.
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I : Introduction to Interpretation of Statutes 20
Short Title
Long Title
Preamble
Marginal Notes
Headings
Definition or Interpretation clauses
Provisos
Illustrations
Exceptions and Saving Clauses
Explanations
Schedules and Punctuation
Module IV : External Aids to Interpretation 20
Dictionaries
Foreign Decisions
Textbooks
Historical Background
Legislative History
Administrative Conveyancing and Commercial Practice
Prospective and Retrospective operation of statutes
Module V: Rules of Interpretation for Specific Statutory Domains and Emerging Trends in Interpretation 20
Construction of Penal Statutes
Mens rea in statutory offences
Principles to be applied in interpreting the Constitution
Construction of taxing statutes
Construction of Beneficial Legislation
Use of interpretation principles in landmark cases such as Ayodhya judgment or abolition of S.377 and other
recent developments
The outcomes for the course are that at the end the students will be able to:
Locate, identify and be able to critically analyze relevant statutes, statutory provisions and legislative instruments, as well as pertinent judicial authority.
Demonstrate an understanding of tools for analyzing a statute.
Analyze and apply the key approaches, rules, principles, definitions to construe a Statute.
Reflect on their abilities to apply statutory provisions to fact scenarios and communicate the interpretation, nature and effect of statutory provisions to
relevant stakeholders, such as their clients and courts.
Undertake legal research and create self-directed research project in the course of Interpretation of Statutes.
Pedagogy for Course Delivery: The course will be delivered through a combination of theoretical and case study approach. All the leading cases as well as
current cases shall be discussed to clear queries & doubts and to make concepts more clear.
List of Experiments:
100% NA 70%
Theory Assessment (L&T):
Weightage (%)
10% 10% 5% 5% 70%
Weightage (%)
Mapping Continuous Evaluation components/PSDA with CLOs
Course Learning Locate, Demonstrate Apply the Analyze the Reflect on their Undertake legal
Outcomes identify and an key rules key abilities to research and
be able to understanding and approaches, apply statutory create self-
critically of tools for principles rules, provisions to directed
Assessment type/PSDA analyze analyzing a for principles, fact scenarios research project
relevant statute. interpreting definitions and in the course of
statutes, a Statute. to construe communicate Interpretation of
statutory a Statute. the Statutes.
provisions interpretation,
and legislative nature and
instruments, effect of
as well as statutory
pertinent provisions to
judicial relevant
authority. stakeholders,
such as their
clients and
courts.
Class Test
Project
Viva
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