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LL.B.) (Effective from Academic Year 2019-20) UNIVERSITY OF DELHI BACHELOR OF LAW (LL.B.) (Effective from Academic Year 2019-20) PROGRAMME BROCHURE LL.B. Revised Syllabus as approved by Academic Council on XXXX, 2018 and Executive Council on XXXX, 2018 Department of Law, University of Delhi CONTENTS Page I. About the Department 6 II. Introduction to CBCS 6 Scope Definitions 6 Programme Objectives (POs) 7 Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs) 7 III. LL.B. Programme Details Programme Structure 8 LL.B. Programme (Semester Wise) 13 Eligibility for Admissions 18 Assessment of Students’ Performance 19 and Scheme of Examination Pass Percentage & Promotion Criteria: 20 Semester to Semester Progression Conversion of Marks into Grades Grade Points CGPA Calculation Division of Degree into Classes 23 Attendance Requirement 23 Span Period 23 Guidelines for the Award of Internal Assessment Marks 24 IV. Course Wise Content Details for LL.B. Programme 25- 429 2 Department of Law, University of Delhi I Semester (CORE COURSES) Page No. LB-CC-101 Jurisprudence-I (Legal Method, Indian Legal 25 System and Basic Theory of Law) LB-CC-102 Law of Contract 32 LB-CC-103 Law of Torts including Motor Vehicles Act and 39 Consumer Protection Act LB-CC-104 Law of Crimes-I: Indian Penal Code 48 LB-CC-105 Family Law-I 57 II Semester (CORE COURSES) LB-CC-201 Law of Evidence 63 LB-CC-202 Family Law – II 71 LB-CC-203 Law of Crimes-II: Code of Criminal Procedure 78 LB-CC-205 Property Law 85 LB-CC-206 Public International Law 92 III Semester (CORE COURSES) LB-CC-301 Constitutional Law-I 99 LB-CC-302 Company Law 111 LB-CC-303 Special Contract 120 LB-CC-304 Moot Court Mock Trial and Internship 126 IV Semester (CORE COURSES) LB-CC-401 Constitutional Law-II 132 LB-CC-402 Administrative Law 141 LB-CC-403 Alternate Dispute Resolution 150 LB-CC-404 Labour Law 157 V Semester (CORE COURSES) LB-CC-501 Code of Civil Procedure and Limitation Act 163 LB-CC-502 Drafting Pleadings and Conveyance 170 LB-CC-503 Industrial Law 177 VI Semester (CORE COURSES) LB-CC-601 Professional Ethics & Accounting System 184 LB-CC-602 Environmental Law 190 LB-CC-603 Principles of Taxation Law 202 3 Department of Law, University of Delhi III Semester (ELECTIVE COURSES) LB-EC-301 Rent Control and Slum Clearance 209 LB-EC-302 International Institutions 216 LB-EC-303 Legal Philosophy including Theory of Justice 221 LB-EC-304 Legal Research and Writing 226 IV Semester (ELECTIVE COURSES) LB-EC-401 Private International Law 231 LB-EC-402 Interpretation of Statutes 237 LB-EC-403 Media and Law 243 LB-EC-404 Humanitarian and Refugee Law 249 V Semester (ELECTIVE COURSES) LB-EC-501 Information Technology Law 262 LB-EC-502 Legislative Drafting 271 LB-EC-503 Criminology 282 LB-EC-504 International Trade Law 290 LB-EC-505 Intellectual Property Rights Law-I 296 LB-EC-506 Business Regulations 302 VI Semester (ELECTIVE COURSES) LB-EC-601 Intellectual Property Rights Law - II 312 LB-EC-602 Insurance and Banking Law 319 LB-EC-603 Election Laws 330 LB-EC-604 Minor Acts and Supreme Court Rules 337 LB-EC-605 International Investment Law 342 LB-EC-606 Competition Law 351 4 Department of Law, University of Delhi III Semester (OPEN ELECTIVES) LB-OE-301 Law, Science and Technology 358 LB-OE-302 Feminist Jurisprudence 366 LB-OE-303 White Collar Crimes 370 LB-OE-304 Law of Carriage 375 IV Semester (OPEN ELECTIVES) LB-OE-401 Bio- Technology and Law 380 LB-OE-402 Gender Justice 387 LB-OE-403 Social Offences Against Disadvantageous 391 People LB-OE-404 Education Law 397 V Semester (OPEN ELECTIVES) LB-OE-501 Bio-Ethics, Health and the Law 405 LB-OE-502 Jurisprudence-II 413 LB-OE-503 Law and Development 416 LB-OE-504 Sports Law 421 LB-OE-505 Securities Law 425 5 Department of Law, University of Delhi I. About the Department The Faculty of Law was established in 1924 by University of Delhi. Dr. Hari Singh Gaur, was its first Dean and was also the Vice Chancellor of the University. The Faculty of Law was initially located in the Prince's Pavilion in the Old Vice Regal Lodge Grounds. In the year 1963 it was moved to its present location on Chhatra Marg, North Campus, University of Delhi and one more building, Umang Bhawan, near the old premise on the Chhatra Marg is allotted by university of Delhi in 2015 to the Faculty of Law. The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Degree Course was initially a two-year, part-time, morning Course. The evening classes commenced in the year 1942. Two new courses, viz. Degree of Bachelor of Civil Laws (B.C.L.) and Certificate of Proficiency (Law) were made full-time Courses but after the enactment of the Advocates Act, 1961, the Certificate of Proficiency (Law) Course was abolished and the B.C.L. Degree Course was also discontinued in the year 1966. In the year 1966 the then Dean, Prof. P.K. Tripathi adopted and implemented almost all the recommendations of the Gajendragadkar Committee on Legal Education, 1964 and transformed the legal education system of the country. The two-year LL.B. Course was converted into three-year (six semesters) Course. At present LL.B. is a full-time professional course recognised and regulated by the Legal Education Rules 2008 of the Bar Council of India. The LL.B course is revised periodically and new subjects are included in the course to keep pace with the national and international social, legal and policy changes, innovations and technology. In the year 2014 and 2017 the LL.B. Course was revised, keeping in view the new developments in the field. II. Introduction to CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) Choice Based Credit System: The CBCS provides an opportunity for the students to choose courses from the prescribed courses comprising core, elective/minor or skill-based courses. The courses can be evaluated following the grading system, which is considered to be better than the conventional marks system. Grading system provides uniformity in the evaluation and computation of the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) based on student’s performance in examinations which enables the student to move across institutions of higher learning. The uniformity in evaluation system also enables the potential employers in assessing the performance of the candidates. Definitions: (i) ‘Academic Programme’ means an entire course of study comprising its programme structure, course details, evaluation schemes etc. designed to be taught and evaluated in a teaching Department/Centre or jointly under more than one such Department/ Centre (ii) ‘Course’ means a segment of a subject that is part of an Academic Programme(iii)‘Programme Structure’ means a list of courses (Core, Elective, Open Elective) that makes up an Academic Programme, specifying the syllabus, Credits, hours of teaching, evaluation and examination schemes, minimum number of credits required for successful completion of the programme etc. prepared in conformity to University Rules, eligibility criteria for admission 6 Department of Law, University of Delhi (iv) ‘Core Course’ means a course that a student admitted to a particular programme must successfully complete to receive the degree and which cannot be substituted by any other course (v) ‘Elective Course’ means an optional course to be selected by a student out of such courses offered in the same or any other Department/Centre (vi) ‘Open Elective’ means an elective course which is available for students of all programmes, including students of same department. Students of other Department will opt these courses subject to fulfilling of eligibility of criteria as laid down by the Department offering the course. (vii) ‘Credit’ means the value assigned to a course which indicates the level of instruction; One-hour lecture per week equals 1 Credit, 2 hours practical class per week equals 1 credit. Credit for a practical could be proposed as part of a course or as a separate practical course (viii) ‘SGPA’ means Semester Grade Point Average calculated for individual semester. (ix) ‘CGPA’ is Cumulative Grade Points Average calculated for all courses completed by the students at any point of time. CGPA is calculated each year for both the semesters clubbed together. (x) ‘Grand CGPA’ is calculated in the last year of the course by clubbing together of CGPA of three years, i.e., Six semesters.Grand CGPA is being given in Transcript form. To benefit the student a formula for conversation of Grand CGPA into %age marks is given in the Transcript. III. LL.B.Programme Details: Programme Objectives (POs): The LL.B. Programme is aimed at: • Familiarising students with basic laws and judicial interpretations at the national and international level • Apprising students of the legal system, rule of law, and administration of justice. • Imparting professionally and socially relevant legal education • Sensitising students towards the issues of access to justice of the deprived, marginalised and weaker sections of society • Producing internationally competent litigating lawyers, corporate lawyers, judges, judicial officers, legal officers, researchers, law reformers, law teachers, etc. • Imparting skills of legal reasoning, problem solving, research, legal writing, oral and written communication, persuasion, leadership and teamwork • Promoting ethical practices in the profession of law • Promoting inter-disciplinary approach to legal profession Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs): At the end of the LL.B. course, the students will be able to: • Do legal research • Understand, interpret, and apply law • Evaluate and compare domestic and international laws 7 Department of Law, University of Delhi • Design, and formulate case theory and strategy • Analyze and differentiate facts and law • Solve problems by employing legal reasoning, research • Choose ethical practices in the profession of law • and discharge their social responsibility Programme Structure: The LL.B.programme is a three-year course divided into six-semesters.
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