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Unit 1
a) Define Law?
Ans. Law is an instrument which regulates human conduct/
behavior. Law means Justice, Morality, Reason, Order, and
Righteous from the view point of the society.
b) What is Criminal Law?
Ans. criminal law, the body of law that defines criminal offenses,
regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected
persons, and fixes penalties
c) What is Civil Law?
Ans. Civil Law is a general law which solves disputes between 2
organisations or individuals.
d) Define Law according to Savigny ?
Ans. Law is founded and not made”, the adage is the premise of
the historical school of law. The historical school of law was
established by Friedrich Karl and Von Savigny.
e) Define Law according to Salmond?
And. Law is an instrument which regulates human conduct/
behavior. Law means Justice, Morality, Reason, Order, and
Righteous from the view point of the society
f) What are the function of law?
Ans. Law set up rules and regulations for society so that we can
freedom, gives Justice to those who were wronged, and it set
up that it protects us from our own Government.
g) What is the main source of Law?
Ans. While a written constitution may seem to be the prime
source of law,
h) What is the main source of Muslim Law?
Ans. Quran, Ahadis and Ijmaa.
i) What is the origin of Law?
Ans. Laws originated because of the need to regulate what
constitutes acceptable behavior.
j) What do you mean by Dharma under Hindu Law?
Ans. In Hinduism, dharma is the religious and moral law
governing individual conduct and is one of the four ends of life.
Unit 2
a) What do you mean by Ratio Decidendi ?
Ans. Ratio decidendi is Latin for "rationale for the decision.
b) What do you mean by Obiter Dicta?
Ans.It refers to a passage in a judicial opinion which is not
necessary for the decision of the case before the court
c) What do you mean by custom under Law?
ans. Customs in law refers to the set pattern of behavior that
can be affirmed objectively within a specific social background
d) How custom is important source of Law?
Ans. The will of the people has always been reflected in the
custom and traditions of the society. Custom is hence a main
source of law.
e) How custom has evolved as a source of Law?
Ans. Customs are the earliest sources of law and form the basis
of the English Common Law system as we see it today.
f) What legislation do in making the laws?
Ans. drafting and enacting the law in a state.6
g) What is Legislation?
ans.legislation, the preparing and enacting of laws by local,
state, or national legislatures
h) Why Precedents are important source of Law?
Ans. Precedents bring certainty in the law.
I)What do you mean by Precedents?
Ans. A precedent is something that precedes, or comes before.
The Supreme Court relies on precedents—that is, earlier laws or
decisions that provide some example or rule to guide them in
the case they're actually deciding.
J) Define the concept of Stare Decisis?
Ans. a legal principle that directs courts to adhere to previous
judgments (or judgments of higher tribunals) while resolving a
case with allegedly comparable facts.
Unit 3
a) What is the enactment and enforcement date of the Indian
Constitution?ans. on 26th November, 1949 and came into force
on 26th January, 1950
b) What do you mean by Court?
Ans. a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the
people present in such a place, especially the officials and
those deciding if someone is guilty
c) What do you mean by Natural Justice ?
Ans. Natural Justice implies fairness, reasonableness, equity
and equality.
d) Explain equity?
Ans. The term “equity” refers to fairness and justice and is
distinguished from equality
e) What is the meaning of jurisdiction?
Ans. Jurisdiction refers to the official power of an official,
government body, nation or court to make legal decisions within
their purview.
f) What do you mean by Common Law?
Ans. Common law is a body of unwritten laws based on legal
precedents established by the courts
g) What do you mean by judicial system?
Ans. udiciary system consists of Judges and other magistrates,
they form the bench or the core of the judiciary system
h) Explain equity?
Ans. The term “equity” refers to fairness and justice
i) Explain justice ?
Ans. Justice, in its broadest sense, is the concept that
individuals are to be treated in a manner that is equitable and
fair.
j) Explain Good Conscience?
Ans. A good conscience is a healthy conscience. It is one that is
cleared of offenses toward God and toward people.
Unit 4.
A) Who is the part of common law countries?
Ans. Common law countries are those that follow the common
law legal system, which is based on precedent and judicial
decisions.
B) What do you mean by Acts?
Ans. Acts generally take the form of legal instruments of writing
that have probative value and executory force.
C) How legal research help the judiciary?
Ans. Analysing the law by breaking it into separate
elements, simplifies understanding and the interpretation of
specific statutes and cases.
d) What are the meaning & source of Legal Research?
Ans. Legal research means scientific and purposive
investigation or inquiry of a problem or issue of any discipline.
e) What do you mean by Statutes?
Ans. A statute is a rule or law which has been made by a
government or other organization and formally written down
f) Why Legal Research is important?
Ans. it enables students to stay updated with legal
developments, navigate legal databases, and critically analyze
legal issues.
g) What do you mean by Reports?
Ans. A report is a concise piece of writing that uses facts and
evidence to look at issues, situations, events or findings.
h) What is meaning of Case Analysis?
Ans.Case analysis is a problem-based teaching and learning
method that involves critically analyzing complex scenarios
within an organizational setting for the purpose of placing the
student in a “real world”
i) What is the meaning of Research?
Ans. Research is defined as the creation of new knowledge and/
or the use of existing knowledge in a new and creative way so
as to generate new concepts, methodologies and
understandings.
j) What do you mean by Journals?
Ans. A journal is a scholarly publication containing articles
written by researchers, professors and other experts.
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