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SEMESTER - I
PAPER-I RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND WRITING SKILLS : LWXX5CO01

UNIT –I Introduction

The science of research and scientific methodology. Interrelation between speculation, fact and
theory building-some fallacies of scientific methodology with reference to socio legal research.
Inter-disciplinary research and legal research models, Arm chair research vis-a-vis empirical
research.Legal research-common law and civil law legal systems II.

UNIT –II Research Design

Workable Hypothesis-formulation and evaluation., Major steps in research design.

UNIT –III Research Techniques

Sampling, Survey and Case Study method, Scaling and Content Analysis

UNIT – IV Research Tools and Data Processing

Observation, Interview and schedule, Questionnaire, Socio-metrics and jurimetrics, Data

processing (deductions and Inductions) analysis and interpretation of data.

UNIT – V Legal writing

Report/article writing in legal research, Use of definitions, maxims, concepts, principles,

doctrines in legal research, Citation methodology, Book review and case comments

Suggested Reading Materials for Reference

1. Robert Watt- Concise book on Legal Research.

2. Ram Ahuja-Research Method.

3. Good and Hatt- Research Methodology.

4. Stott D.-Legal Research

5. Robert Watt and Francis Johns- Concise Legal Research.

6. S.K. Verma &Afzal Wani- Legal Research Methodology (and material announced in the
Class).
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PAPER- II COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW : LWXX5CO02

UNIT II Introduction

Meaning and definition of Public Law, Concept of Public Law, Globalization of Comparative
Public Law

UNIT II Tools of Comparative Public Law

Constitutional Law – Common Law, Civil Law, Legislative Mechanism - Common Law, Civil
Law, Typology of Federalism – USA, India

UNIT III Public Interest Litigation – US, India

Locus standi, Judicial Activism, Judicial Accountability

UNIT IV Comparative Criminal Law – Common law, Civil law

Domestic Violations – International, National, Provisions relating to Rape, Plea Bargaining –

USA, India, White Collar Crimes, Juvenile Justice

UNIT V Ombudsman

Ombudsman in Scandinavian countries, International Scenario – Common law and Civil law,
Indian Scenario, Lokpal (Ombudsman), Lokayukta

Select Bibliography

1. H. W. Wade - Administrative Law.

2. DeSmith - Judicial Review of Administrative Action.

3. Garner - Administrative Law.

4. D. D. Basu - Comparative Administrative Law.

5. Wade and Philips - Constitutional Law

 6. Dicey - Introduction to Law of the Constitution.

7. O Hood Philips - Constitutional Law and Adminstrative Law.

8. M. P. Jain, S. N. Jain - Principles of Administrative Law.

9. K. S. Shukla and S. S. Singh - Lokayukta - A socio legal study.

10. The Handbook of Comparative Criminal Law, Stanford Law Books (2010)

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SEMESTER I
PAPER- III LAW AND JUSTICE IN A GLOBALISED WORLD
: LWXX5CO03
UNIT I Introduction

Meaning and significance of Globalization, Concept of Global Justice, Global Justice and Right
to Development

UNIT II Theoretical Prepositions of Global Justice

Realism, Particularism, Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism

UNIT III Historical and Central Challenges to Global Justice

Global Poverty- Role of International Mechanism, Armed Conflict, Nationalist practices, Crimes
against Humanity, Environment and Health, Oppressive Policies- Threat of Terrorism, Global
Politics.

UNIT IV Role and Reformation of Global Institutions

States, sovereignty and Transnational Law, Economic and Trade Institutions-MNC’s, structural
reforms of United Nations-Security Council (d) International Judicial Institutions

UNIT V Models To Achieve Global Justice

Social Contract and Social Justice, Sarvodaya Model of Justice, Multi Culturalism and
Cosmopolitanism, Significance of Human Rights Education, Global Justice and Global Rule of
Law

Recommended Readings
1. Duncan Bell (ed.) Ethics and World Politics. Oxford 2010. • Allen Buchanan. Justice,
Legitimacy, and Self-determination: Moral Foundations for International Law. Oxford
2004.

2. Simon Caney, Justice Beyond Borders. Oxford:, 2005

3. Nicole Hassoun. 2008a. “World Poverty and Individual Freedom.” American

Philosophical Quarterly. Vol. 45, No. 2: 191-198.

4. Andrew Hurrell. 2001. “Global Inequality and International Institutions.” Global Justice.
Thomas Pogge ed. Meta-philosophy Series in Philosophy A.T. Maroobian and Brian
Huschle eds. Blackwell Publishing: Oxford. • Martha Nussbaum, Frontiers of Justice.
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2006.
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Paper- IV COMPETITION LAW : LWCP5DS01

UNIT:I INTRODUCTION
Basic economic and legal principles, Restraint of Trade under Indian Contract Act, Monopolistic
Trade Practices, Restrictive Trade Practices

UNIT: II DEVELOPMENT OF LAW FROM MRTP

Aims, Objects and Salient features, Comparison between MRTP Act and Competition Act, Anti-
Competitive Agreement

UNIT: III COMPETITION ACT, 2002

Abuse of Dominant Position, Combination, Protection of consumer

UNIT: IV COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Structure and function of CCI, Regulatory role.

UNIT: V COMPETITION APPELLATE TRIBUNAL-

Composition, Functions, Powers and Procedure, Award Compensation, Power to punish for
contempt, Execution of orders

SUGGESTED READING:
1. Dr. R.K. Singh : Restriction Trade Practices and Public Interest
2. Taxmann’s competition Law and Practice
3. S.M. Dugar, Commentary on MRTP Law, Competition Law & Consumer Protection
Law, 4thed.- 2006,Wadhwa Nagpur.
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PAPER- V COPORATE LAW : LWCP5DS02

UNIT: I INTRODUCTION
Corporate personality, Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation, Concept of lifting of
Corporate Veil, Convergence of Corporate Legal System in the Present Time - LLP as a type of
Corporate vehicle

UNIT: II CORPORATE FINANCE

Company capital- Equity Finance, Debt Finance, Offer Documents, Public Issues.

UNIT: III UNDER WRITING OF ISSUES

Corporate Loans, Venture Capital, Institutional Financing, Role of SEBI and stock exchanges

UNIT: IV AMALGAMATION, RECONSTRUCTION, MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS

ETC.
Meaning of the terms, Statutory provisions, Powers of the court/tribunal.

UNIT: V CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT:

Legal framework, Basic Principles and OECD,Principles of Corporate Goveunance, Impact of
globalization

SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Gower- Principles of Modem Company Law
2. Indian Law Institute- Current Problems of Corporate Law
3. Corporate Finance- Ashwath Damodaran
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SEMESTER II
PAPER - I , EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
: LWCP5CO01

Unit: I Introduction
a) Workers Rights as Human Rights-Constitutional edifice and
b) Reflections of I.L.O. standards in the Indian legal System.
b) Concept of employment, non-employment,
Unit: II Terms of employment and conditions of labour
a) Challenges and Issues
b) Special Reference of labour management.
c) Relations in 21st Century.
Unit: III Social Security Labour Legislations
a) National (Constitutional and Statutory) and International Perspectives
b) I.L.O. norms, measures and standards-its relevance in Indian legal system
c) Employment Contracts and labour management relations-Trends, Issues and Challenges-A
critique.
Unit: VI Transnational Trade and Labour
a) Impact of globalization on labour market-Indian,
b) ILO vis-a-vis WTO
c) Developing vis-a-vis developed States
d) Resolution of Labour Management Disputes-Means and Mechanisms
Unit: V Law and Policies of Protective Discrimination in Employment Laws
a) Social security safety and welfare at workplace-
b) Women, children, and differently-disabled.
c) Compensation, Insurance with respect to
d) Wrongful dismissal and employment hazards.
Suggested materials for reference:
1. Shrivastava-labour laws.
2. OP Malhotra -Labour Management Relations
 3. Prof. S.N.Mishra – Pub Central Law Agency Alld.

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SEMESTER II
PAPER - II , CONTRACT LAW : LWCP5CO02

OBJECTIVES:
To make the students aware of recent development in the area of contracts , to familiarize them
with the Indian legal provisions related to various forms of contracts, to acquaint them with the
related cases and exposition of the subject matter in detail with the help of legislative, judicial
and other materials.
Unit: I
Introduction
Standard Form Contracts
Nature, advantages and unilateral character
Unit: II
Principles of protection against the possibility of exploitation
Exemption clauses
Law Commission of India’s views
Unit: III
Government Contracts
Constitutional Provisions Performance of Government contracts
Tender procedure in public contracts
Statutory Contracts
Unit: IV
Quasi Contracts
Principle of unjust enrichment
Contract for Necessaries
Unit: V
Provisions of Indian Contracts Act,
Quasi Contracts in English Law,
SUGGESTED READINGS
 1. Avtar Singh : Law of Contract.
2. Pollock and Mulla on the Indian Contract and Specific Relief Acts.
3. Dr. S. K. Kapoor – Contract of Law Ed. 2013, Pub. C.L.A.
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SEMESTER II
PAPER – III, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS : LWCP5DS03

Objectives: The main objective of the paper is to introduce to the students the concepts of IPR
and their relationship with other subjects especially, economic law, and other technological
aspects. Apart from the above, the paper covers the approaches of International Institutions and
introduces the various aspects that are form part of the province of I.P.R.
Unit: I
Introduction
Origin and Genesis of I.P.R
Theories of IPR - Locke’s, Hegel and Marxian
Ethical, moral and human rights perspectives of I.P.R
Unit: II
Intellectual Property Rights:
International Relevance
Internationalization of I.P protection –

Unit: III
Paris Convention, Berne Convention,
TRIPS Agreement - basic principles and minimum standards –
Limits of one-size-Fit for all flexibilities under TRIPS

Unit: IV
Intellectual Property: Issues and Challenges
Copyright protection with reference to performer’s rights and Artist rights,
Global governance towards Patents
Trade Marks: Legal recognition,
Trade secrets: Comparative analysis in India, EU and USA
4. Intellectual Property: Contemporary Trends
• Benefit sharing and contractual agreements - International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
for Food and Agriculture - issues on patent policy and farmers’ rights- CBD, Nagoya
Protocol and Indian law
• UNESCO - protection of folklore/cultural expressions
• Developments in WIPO on traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions

Suggestive Readings
1. David Bainbridge - Intellectual Property Law.
2. Dr. R.K.Choube – Allahabad Pub., Intellectual Property Rights edi 2013
3. Dr. J.S. Singh – An Intro of IPR

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SEMESTER II
PAPER – IV, CYBER LAWS : LWCP5DS04

Objectives: The main objective of this course is to make students familiar with the
developments that are being taking place in the different areas with the help of Computer
Science and Information Technology. To acquaint the students with the national and
international legal order relative to these
Unit: I Fundamentals of Cyber Law
Conceptual and theoretical perspective of cyber law.
Computer and Web Technology
Development of Cyber Law –
National and International Perspective
Unit: II Legal Issues and Challenges in India, USA and EU
Data Protection, Cyber Security,
Legal recognition of Digital Evidence
Recognition of liability in the digital world
Jurisdiction Issues in Transnational Crimes
Unit: III International Perspectives
Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
ICANN’s core principles and the domain names disputes
Unit: IV Communication:
Net neutrality and the E.U.
Electronic communications regulatory framework
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
 Unit: V Contemporary Trends
A) Impact of cyber warfare on privacy, identity theft.
B) International law governing Censorship, online privacy, copyright regulations,
C) Online Intermediaries in the governance of Internet
D) Social Networking Sites vis-a-vis Human Rights.
Suggestive Readings:
1. Yatindra Singh : Cyber Laws.
2. Kamath Nandan : Law relating to Computer, Internet and E-Commerce.

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SEMESTER II
PAPER –V, DISSERTATION : LWCP5PC01