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LWCC0101-LEGAL EDUCATION
Unit-1 General Principles of Education
Curriculum Development
Preparation of Syllabus
Pedagogy
Committee Reports
Legal education in post globalized world
Unit-2 Objectives of Legal Education
Role of the Government
Universities and Bar Council
Legal Education for Professional Degree and
other Degrees, Diplomas
Comparative perspectives, U.K, U.S.A and Japan
Distance Education
Continuing Legal Education
SWAYAM Massive Open On-line Courses
(MOOCS)
Unit-3 Methods of Teaching
Lecture method
Case method
Problem method
Tutorial Method
Discussion Method
Seminal method
Clinical Legal Education
Skill based learning in law
Law Library utilization
Learning Management System for legal education
Unit-4 Student Work Assessment
Continuous evaluation
Accomplishments of practical components and
evaluation
Accomplishment of Projects and its evaluation
Conduct of written Examinations
Modalities, Scope and Means of accomplishment
Participation in Para legal services, undergoing
internships and grading and evaluation.
Unit-5 Post Graduate Legal Education
Objectives
Curriculum Development
Method of Teaching
Student Work Assessment
Evaluation
Research Oriented writing
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LWCC0102 - JUDICIAL PROCESS
Unit-1 Judicial Process as an instrument for resolving
disputes
Judicial process in trial courts
Role of Doctrine of Precedent, Ratio decidendi
and Obiter dicta
Doctrine of Stare decisis in different legal
systems (common law and civil law)
Reconciling change with stability
Prospective overruling
Dissent
Structure of judicial opinion
Seriatim opinions
Unit-2 Logic and growth in law (Civil law and Common
law system)
Leeways for judicial reasoning
Categories of illusory references
Uses and abuses of logic
Rhetoric’s – Role of judicial discretion in judicial
reasoning
Judicial Recusal and accountability
Unit-3 Nature of Judicial Process
Search for the legislative intention
Methods of judicial interpretation
Role of philosophy , logic , history , tradition and
sociology
Judge as legislator
Judicial creativity and its limitations
judicially manageable standards
Judicial discipline
Unit-4 Judicial process in Indian legal system
Operation of precedent in India
Judicial activism and creativity of the Supreme
Court
Tools and techniques of creativity
judicial overreach
significance of judicial restraint
Unit-5 Judicial process in pursuit of Constitutional
values
New dimensions in judicial activism and
structural challenges
Dynamic interpretations of constitutional values
and features
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LWCC0103 -LAW AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
Unit-1 Concept of law and legal system
Relationship between law and society
Law as an instrument of social change
Law and Morality
Public Morality and Constitutional Morality
Determinants of Social Transformation
Human Rights tempering Rights Discourse
Unit-2 Historical and evolutionary theories
Sociological jurisprudence
Realistic jurisprudence
Law and social change
Utilitarianism, liberalism in law
Marxian and post Marxian approaches to law
Democratization of law making and social transformation
participatory governance
Unit-3 Gender based social conflict and law
Significance of recognizing Gender Identity
Role of law and gender based violence
Law and its enforcement
Social and economic status of women
women and personal laws
Empowerment of women political, economic and social
Feminist critique of Indian jurisprudence
Unit-4 Land and poverty
Agrarian reforms
Social Dialogue on Sustainable development
Addressing the cause of vulnerable sections of society
Backward Classes
tribal
migrant laborers
elder rights
Social exclusion and Untouchability
Knowledge Economy and social divide
Development Discourse and Social transformation
Human Development and Capabilities Approach
Unit-5 Access to justice
Legal aid to the poor and indigent
Impact of the legal architecture Objectives and programmes
Legal literacy and law reform
Judicial activism
Transformative constitutionalism
Dynamic interpretations of the Constitution in changing
social settings –
Public Interest Litigation and participatory justice initiatives
Influence of neo liberal policies in judicial interpretations
rights discourses and welfare state ideals
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LWCC0104 -RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Unit-1 Definition and purpose of Research
Type of Research
The relative value
Significance of Legal Research
Doctrinal Legal Research
Social Science Research and Methods in Legal Process
Legislative Process
Judicial process
Administrative policy making
Law Reforms
Unit-2 Scientific method-Science
Theory and facts
Concepts
Variables and definitions
Objectivity value
Neutrality and Empiricism
Unit-3 Research Problem
Formation of the Problem
Hypothesis
Sampling and its Role
Criteria of Good Hypothesis
Research Design, Forms and Techniques, Sampling
techniques, Random sampling, Simple Random, Stratified
Random, Systematic Random-Non-Random Sampling
Unit-4 Data Collection
Study of case law
Observations, Questionnaire, Schedules etc...
Interviews, Surveys, Statistical methods in Legal Research,
Processing of Data
Elements of Statistics, Averages, Co-relation and test of
significance-Sealing, Projective techniques
Role of Computer and Internet in Legal Research
Unit-5 Research writing
Writing of Reports
Articles, Book Reviews and Case Comments
References and Citations
Techniques of presenting ideas
Drafting and synopsis, Foot notes, Bibliography, Case Lists
etc
Case analysis
Evaluation of Research studies and findings
Research and Publishing Ethics
Best Practices
Measures to check malpractices
plagiarism scrutiny
