B.A,LL.B/HONS Semester2

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History
History-I (India with special emphasis on the history of Assam) 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 History, sources; pre-history.
  • 1.2 First urbanization : The Harappan Culture
  • 1.3. Transition fromTribal Polity to State
  • 1.4 Evolution of Law and Legal Institutions
2. Empire:
  • 2.1 The Mauryan Empire
  • 2.2 The Gupta Empire
3 Emergence of British
  • 3.1 Emergence of English Law under East India Company- political power, De facto annexation of Bengal
  • 3.2 Consolidation of British Rule: Clive's DualGovernment- Nizamat and Diwani functions, Regulating Act of 1773
  • 3.3 Bentinck's Reforms, Regulations against the practice of Sati and infanticide
  • 3.4 Revolt of 1857: The Act for the Better Government of India (1858) Administrative changes
4. Indian National Movement: Formation, Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi Movement,
  • Morley Minto Act (1909), World War-I, Rowlatt Act, Montaque - Chelmsford Reforms (1919), Non Co-operation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Government of India Act (1935), Quit India Movement, Partition and Transfer of Power
5. British occupation of Assam
  • Expansion- a brief overview; Administrative measures- Scott, Robertson,Boride, Revolt of 1857, Partition of Bengal, Non Co-operation movement, Civil Disobedience Movement Quit India Movement.
Political Science-II
Political Science-II[ Political Obligations ] 1. Political Obligation
  • 1.1 Meaning,
  • 1.2 Characteristics
2. Political Obligation:
  • Theories of political obligation-Unlimited political obligation(Force theory, Divine theory, Conservative theory)
  • Limited political obligation(Consent theory, Idealist theory)
  • and theories against politicalobligation(Marxist theory, Anarchisttheory)
3. Conception of power, authority and legitimacy
  • 3.1 Meaning and characteristics of power, kinds of power, Marxian and Liberal view
  • 3.1.1 Legitimization of Power
  • 3.1.1.1 Karl Marx
  • 3.1.1.2 Emile Durkheim
  • 3.2 Meaning and characteristics of authority, kinds of authority, Max Weber's classification of authority, Differences between power and authority
  • 3.3 Meaning, sources types of authority
4. Utilitarianism
  • 4.1 Meaning
  • 4.2 Characteristics
5. Political thought on Utilitarianism
  • 5.1 Jeremy Benthamon utilitarianism
  • 5.2 J.S. Mill on utilitarianism
  • 5.3 Political implications of utilitarianism
Constitutional Law of India - II
[The Union and States, Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Centre and the States, Union and State Executive; Freedomof Trade, Commerce and Intercourse; Parliament and State Legislatures, Judiciary and Emergency provisions, Amendment, Service under union & States] 1. The Union and State: 1.1 The Union and State Executive 1.2 Parliament and State Legislatures 1.3 Union and State Judiciary 1.4 Writs
  • Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo Warranto and Certiorari
1.5 Public Interest Litigation
  • (Concept of pro bono publico)
1.6 Judicial review
  • nature and scope
2. Legislative Powers 2.1 Distribution of Legislative Powers
  • ( Articles 245 - 255, Schedule VII )
2.2. Freedom of Trade
  • and Intercourse ( Art. 301-307 )
2.3 Schedules of the Constitution 3. Emergency and Amendment Provisions 3.1 Emergency
  • Provisions- meaning and scope
3.2 Amendment:
  • Constitutional Processes of Adaptation and Alteration:(Article 368)
4. Services under the Union and the States:
Family Law-II
Family Law-II [MuslimLaw & Others ] 1. Sources, Schools, Marriage andDivorce in Islamic Jurisprudence
  • 1.1 Sources and Schools of Muslim Law
  • 1.2 Marriage ( Nikah )-
  • 1.3 Divorce ( Talaq)
2. Paternity, Guardianship and Inheritance
  • 2.1 Acknowledgement of Paternity
  • 2.2 Guardianship ( Wilayat )
  • 2.2 Lawrelating to Inheritance
3. Gift, Will, Trust and Pre-emption
  • 3.1 Lawrelating to Gifts (Hiba )
  • 3.2 Lawrelating to Wills (Washyat )
  • 3.3 Trust ( Waqf )
  • 3.4 Pre-emption ( Shufa )
4. Indian Succession Act of 1925, Family Court & Uniform Civil Code
  • 4.1 Inheritance in Christians, Parsis and Jews
  • 4.2 Establishment of Family Courts
  • 4.3 Uniform Civil Code
5. Leading Cases :
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