Syllabus | Legal Studies

Syllabus | Legal Studies

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Syllabus | Legal Studies for Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG) – 2022

LEGAL STUDIES | SYLLABUS FOR CLASS 12

Note: There will be one Question Paper which will have 50 questions out of which 40 questions need to be attempted.

PART I, UNIT – Judiciary
 i. Structure and Hierarchy of Courts and Legal Offices in India
ii. Constitution, Roles and Impartiality
iii. Appointments, Trainings, Retirement and Removal ofJudges
iv. Courts and Judicial Review
PART II, UNIT – Topics of Law
i. Law of Property
ii. Law of Contracts
iii. Law of Torts
iv. Introduction to Criminal Laws in India

PART III , UNIT – Arbitration Tribunal Adjunction, and Alternative Dispute Resolution
i. Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems
ii. Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution
iii. Types of ADR
iv. Arbitration, Administrative, Tribunals
v. Mediation and Conciliation
vi. Lok Adalats
vii. Ombudsman
viii. Lokpal and Lokayukta

PART IV , UNIT – Human Rights in India
i. Introduction – International Context
ii. Constitutional framework and Related laws in India
iii. Complaint Mechanisms of Quasi-judicial Bodies

PART V , UNIT – Legal Profession in India
Introduction
The Advocates Act, 1961, The Bar Council of India, Lawyers and Professional Ethics, Advertising by Lawyers, Opportunities for Law graduates, Legal Education in India, Liberalization of the Legal Profession, Women and the Legal Profession in India

PART VI, UNIT – Legal Services
i. Legal background – Free Legal Aid under Criminal law, Legal Aid by
the State, Legal Aid under the Indian Constitution, NALSA Regulations, 2010
ii. Criteria for giving free Legal Services
iii. Lok Adalats
iv. Legal Aid in Context of Social Justice and Human Rights

PART VII, UNIT – International Context
i. Introduction to International Law
ii. Sources of International Law – Treaties, Customs andICJ Decisions
iii. International Institutions, International Human Rights
iv. Customary International Law
v. International law & Municipal Law
vi. International Law & India
vii. Dispute Resolution – ICJ, ICC and Other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

PART VIII, UNIT – Legal Maxims

Important Legal Maxims.
Meaning with illustrations of the following:

  • Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
  • Ad valorem
  • Amicus Curiae
  • Audi alterem partum
  • Assentio Mentium
  • Bona fide
  • Bona Vacantia
  • Caveat Emptor
  • Corpus Delicto
  • Damnum Sine Injuria
  • De Die in Diem
  • De Minimis Lex Non Curat
  • Doli Incapax
  • Ejusdem Generis
  • Ex Post Facto
  • Ignorantia Facti Excusat – Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat
  • Injuria Sine Damnum
  • Locus Standi
  • Nemo Debet Esse Judex in Propria SuaCausa
  • Nemo debt non quad habit
  • Noscitur a Sociis
  • Obiter Dicta
  • Pari Materia
  • Per Incuriam
  • Qui Facit Per Alium, Facit Per Se
  • Quid pro quo
  • Ratio Decidendi
  • Res ipsa loquitur
  • Res Judicata Accipitur Pro Veritate
  • Salus Populi Est Suprema Lex
  • Stare Decisis
  • Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium
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