School: SCHOOL Current Academic Year: 2021-22

OF LAW
Program: BA.LL.B/BBA LL.B/B.Com LL.B
Branch: Semester: X
1 Course Code BAL 512
2 Course Title Comparative Constitutional Law
3 Credits 4
4 Contact 4-1-0
Hours
(L-T-P)
Course Type Compulsory
5 Course The purpose of this subject is:
Objectives
1. To develop basic understanding of comparative constitutional
law among students.
2. To make students familiar with the legal systems of United
States of America, United Kingdom and few other constitutions
along with the Indian legal systems.
3. To examine from a comparative perspective –legal structure
and concepts that are found in Constitutions across the world
4. To appreciate the doctrines and values underlying the
provisions and principles from various legal systems.
5. To discuss various kinds of government in different countries
6. To analyse judicial system in various countries

6 Course After completion of course, the students will be able to:

Outcomes CO1: Define the meaning and significance of comparative
studies in law
CO2: Understand the evolution of different legal systems
CO3: Identify the constitutional models of United Kingdom
(UK), United States of America (USA), France, Australia,
Germany, Canada and India
CO4: Compare the legal systems of different nations among
themselves and with India.
CO5: Analyse the different types of constitution and
government.
CO6: Develop the critical understanding of how different
constitutional systems deal with similar issues.
7 Course This course is designed to examine from a comparative
Description perspective –legal structure and concepts that are found in
Constitutions across the world, precepts such as basic rights,
rule of law, systems of governance, judicial review, to name a
few. Comparative Constitutional Law course is intended to
make students familiar with the constitutional systems of a few
countries, in particular the constitution of United States of
 America and few other emerging constitutions along with the
Indian Constitution. Students will be benefitted from deeper
understanding of the doctrines and values underlying the
provisions and principles from various constitutional systems.
8 Outline syllabus CO
Mapping
Unit 1 Introduction to Comparative Constitutional
Law

A Meaning and Significance of Constitution, CO1

Constitutional law and Constitutionalism
B Different Types of Constitution- Written, CO1,
Unwritten, Unitary and Federal CO2
C Need and Significance of Comparative studies CO2
Unit 2 Evolution of Constitution
A Evolution of UK Constitutional Law CO2

B Constitutional History USA and Indian CO3,

Constitution CO6

C Constitutional History of France, Russia, Canada CO1,

CO4
Unit 3 Forms of Constitution
A Features of Federal Constitution- USA, Germany CO3,
CO4
B Features of Unitary Constitution- UK, Japan, CO3,
China, Italy CO4
C Distinct Structure- India, France CO3,
CO4
Unit 4 Forms of Government
A Parliamentary form of Government– UK, India, CO4
Canada
B Presidential form of Government– USA CO4
C Quasi Presidential/ Quasi- Parliamentary – CO4
France, Russia
Unit 5 Comparative Study of Constitutional
Principles
A Rule of Law, Separation of Powers CO4,
CO5
B Judicial Review, Fundamental Rights and Writ CO5,
Jurisdiction CO6

C Co-operative Federalism CO5,

CO6
Mode of Theory
examination
 Weight age CA MTE ETE
Distribution 30% 20% 50%
Text book/s* Dr. Durga Das Basu, Comparative Constitutional
Law
Other J. C. Johari, Select World Constitutions
References M.P. Jain, Constitutional Law

POs PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6

COs
CO1 1 2 2 2 2 2
CO2 1 2 2 2 3 1
CO3 3 3 2 2 3 3
CO4 3 3 2 2 3 3
CO5 3 3 2 2 3 3
CO6 1 3 2 3 3 1

1-Slight (Low)
2-Moderate (Medium)
3-Substantial (High)