Jurisprudence-I (Legal Method)

Unit 1 — Evolution of Bharatiya Jurisprudence - I

Environmental Consciousness in Vedic Age · Codification of Law - Dharmashastras, Smritis · Dispute Resolution System in Ancient India

Unit 2 — Evolution of Bharatiya Jurisprudence - II

Concept of Rta and Kartavya · Kautilya's Concept of State and Law · Concept of State and Law during the Mahabharata period · Idea of State and Law in Ramarajya

Unit 3 — Major Legal Systems

Common Law Legal System · Civil Law Legal System · Hybrid Legal System · Islamic and Socialist Legal Systems · Legal System in Ancient India

Unit 4 — Principles, Institutions and Personnels of the Indian Legal System

Preamble of the Indian Constitution · Hierarchy of Courts and Jurisdiction · Legal Services · Legal Profession and Advocates Act, 1961

• Preamble Socio-Legal Concepts under Preamble
• Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
• Enrolment of Lawyers — Qualifications prescribed u/s 24 of the Advocates Act 1961and procedure
• The Bar Council of India and the State Bar Council — Constitution, Powers and Functions

Unit 5 — Sources of Law

Dharma · Custom · Precedent · Legislation

• Sources of law
• Precedent — Meaning and nature of Precedent as a source of law
• Legislation — Meaning, Nature and Scope of Legislation as a source of law Kinds of Legislation

Unit 6 — Western School of Thought - I (Positivism)

John Austin · H.L.A. Hart · Hans Kelsen

• Legal positivism Bentham's Utilitarian theory, Austin's Imperative/ Analytical theory, Prof. HLA Hart's Concept of Law, Hans Kelson's Pure Theory of Law

Unit 7 — Western School of Thought - II (Natural Law; Historical; Sociological)

Natural Law School - Lon L. Fuller; Hart - Fuller Debate · Savigny · Roscoe Pound

• Schools of Jurisprudence 3.1Natural Law School
• Historical school of law — Savigny's view, Puchta's view, Main's view
• Sociological school of law — Roscoe Pound's Social Engineering Theory