LAW

UNIT I
JURISPRUDENCE
1.Sources of Law: Legislation, Precedent and Custom.
2.Schools of Jurisprudence: Analytical, Historical, Philosophical and Sociological.
3.Concepts: Rights and Duties, Person, Possession and Ownership.

UNIT II
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
1.Nature of Indian Constitution and its salient features.
2.Preamble
3.Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duites.
4.Constitutional position of the President and Governors and their powers.
5.Supreme Court and High Courts: Their powers and jurisdiction - Judicial Activism.
6.Legislative and Administrative Relations between the Union and States.
7.Constitutional Safeguards to Civil Servants.
8.Emergency Provisions.
9.Amendment of the Consitution.

UNIT III
INTERNATIONAL LAW
1.Nature of International Law
2.Sources: Trenty, Custom, General Principles of Law recognised by Civilized nations and subsidiary means for the determination of law.
3.Recognition of States and Governments.
4.The United Nations: Its objectives and Principal Organs.

UNIT IV
CRIMES AND TORTSA: CRIMES:-
1.Concept of Crimes - Actus reus and Mens rea mens rea in Statutory Offences.
2.Stages of Crime, Abetment and Conspiracy
3.General defences;
4.Offences against Person - Murder and Culpable Homicide, Wrongful Restraint and Wrongful Confinement, kidnapping abdection and rape.
5.Offences against property - Theft, Extortion, Robbery, Dacoity, Criminal Misappropriation and breach of Trust and Cheating
6.Offences Relating to Marriage.

B TORTS:-
1.Nature and Definition ot Tort.
2.Liability based on fault and Strict Liability.
3.Vicarious Liability.
4.Negligence and Nuisance
5.Defamation
6.False imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution.

UNIT V
PERSONAL LAWPersonal Law relating to Hindus, Muslims and Christians:-
1.Sources
2.Marriage and Divorce
3.Adoption and Maintenance
4.Minority and Guardinship
5.Succession.

UNIT VI
LAW OF CONTRACTS
1.Basic Elements of Contract: offer Acceptance, Consideration and Capacity.
2.Factors Vitiating Consent.
3.Void, Voidable, Illegal and Unenforceable agreements
4.Indemnity, Guarantee and Bailment.