B.A,LL.B/HONS Semester9

Select Subject as per College Curriculam
Insurance Law
1. Introduction:
  • 1.1 Nature of insurance contract
  • 1.2 Law of contract and law of torts -
  • 1.3 Constitutional perspectives-
2. General Principles of Law of Insurance:
  • 2.1 Definition, nature and history,
  • 2.2 Indian Insurance Law: General, History and development,
3. Life Insurance:
  • 3.1 Nature and scope
  • 3.2 Event insured against life insurance contract,
  • 3.3 Circumstances affecting the risk
  • 3.4 Amounts recoverable under life policy
4. Insurance against Accidents: 20
  • 4.1 The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855- Objects and reasons
  • 4.2 Assessment of compensation,
  • 4.3 The Personal Injuries (Compensation insurance) Act 1963
5. Property Insurance- Insurance Against Third Party Risks
Labour and Industrial Laws-I
1. Historical perspectives on Labour:
  • 1.1 Labour through the ages - slave labour-caste basis -labour during feudal days.
  • 1.2 Colonial labour law and policy
  • 1.3 Fromlaissez faire to welfarism and to globalisation: transition from exploitation to protection and from contract to status : changing perspectives on labour.
2. Trade unionism :The Trade Unions Act, 1926
  • 2.1 Evolution and Growth of Trade Unions in India
  • 2.2 Trade Union - Definition, Registration and Recognition
  • 2.3 Immunities - Criminal and Civil
3. Industrial Disputes - the Industrial Disputes Act,1947 4. State Regulation of Industrial Relations 5. Leading Cases:
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law-Health law 1. Introductory
  • 1:1 The right to healt has emergent from parts III and IV of the Constitution
  • 1:2 National Health Policy
2. Organization of public health care in India
  • 2:1 Legal Organization of public hospitals
  • 2:2 Medico-legal cases and duties of hospitals
  • 2:3 Liability for medical negligence in public hospitals
  • 2:4 Mental health care public hospitals: duties and liabilities
  • 2:5 Rural healt hcare
3. Organization of public health care
  • 3:1 Legal aspects of private medical practice
  • 3:2 Medical negligence
4. Cost and Insurance
  • 4:1 Types of Health Insurance in India
  • 4:2 Employee's Health Insurance Corporation
  • 4:3 Cost of Health Care and Weaker Sections of Society
5. LeadingCases
IPL-IPR Litigationin
IPL-IPR Litigationin Trade Mark and Design 1. Trademarks: Trademarks Act, 1999 2. Indian Trademark Law
  • 2.1 Content of the Rights, Exhaustion of Rights
  • 2.2 Assignment and Licensing
  • 2.3 Infringement, Right of Goodwi ll, Passing Off
  • 2.3.1 Criteria of infringement
  • 2.3.2 Standards of proof in passing off action
  • 2.4 Remedies
3. Designs: The Designs Act, 2000 4. Layout- Designs of Integrated Circuits 5. Case Laws (Litigation) 5.1 The Trade Marks Act, 1999 5.2. The Designs Act, 2000 Prescribed Legislations:
  • 1. Trade Marks Act, 1999
  • 2. DesignAct, 2000
Criminology
Criminology-White Collar Crime 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Meaning and Definition
  • 1.2 Historical Backgrounds
  • 1.3 Differences between White Collar Crime and traditional crime
2. White Collar Crime in India 3. Main factors 4. White Collar Crime in certain professions
  • 4.1 Medical profession
  • 4.2 Engineering profession
  • 4.3 Legal profession
  • 4.4 Educational professions
  • 4.5 Business related White Collar Crime
  • 4.6 Computer related White Collar Crime
5. Remedial Measures
Principles of Taxation Law
1. Introduction
  • 1.1 General Perspective
  • 1.2 Legislative power to levy taxes: Constitutional Provisions
2. Taxation System in India 3. Income Tax 4. Salient features of
  • 4.1 Central Sales Tax Act, 1956
  • 4.2. Wealth Tax Act, 1957
  • 4.3 The Assam General Sales Tax Act, 1992
  • 4.4 The Assam Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1929
  • 4.5 The Assam Shops and Establishment Act and Rules
5. Leading cases
Environmental Law
1. Concept of Ecology and Environment 2. Prevention and control of Water and Air Pollution
  • 2.1 Water Pollution-The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1974
  • 2.2. Air Pollution- The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
3. Environment Protection -The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rules made thereunder 4. Protection and Conservation of Forests and greenery
5. Leading Cases:
Professional Ethics and
Professional Ethics and Professional Accounting System Part-A: Theory ( 60 marks) 1. Mr. Krishnamurthy Iyer's book on "Advocacy". 2. The Contempt Lawand Practise. 3. The Bar Council Code of Ethics:Rules Governing Advocates
  • 3.1 Restrictions on Senior Advocates
  • 3.2 Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette>
  • 3.3 Rules relating to Advocates' Right to take up Law Teaching -AneesAhmed v. University of Delhi, AIR 2002 Del. 440
4. Fifty (50)selected opinions of the Disciplinary Committees of Bar Councils 5. Cases on Professional Misconduct: (10x2) 20Part-B: Practical-Internal Assessment:(40marks) 10 Prescribed Legislation:
  • The Advocates Act, 1961
Prescribed Book
  • Mr. Krishnamurthy Iyer's book on Advocacy.
Private International Law
Private International Law (Conflict of Laws) 1. Introduction
  • 1:1 Origin and development of Private International Law
  • 1.2 Nature and basis of Private International Law
  • 1.3 Distinction between Private International Law and Public International Law
  • 1.4 Theories of Conflictof Laws
2. Domicile - Nationality - Residence - Property
  • 2.1 Fundamental Principles of Domicile - Nationality
  • 2.2 Property
3. Matrimonial
  • 3.1 Marriage- Assignmentof property on marriage
  • 3.2 Matrimonial causes and Disputes
  • 3.3 Legitimacy - Legitimation and Adoption
4. Doctrine of Renvoi-Theories of Renvoi 5. Foreign Law
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