Law and Human Rights
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L.L.M. SYLLABUS
Semester-I
01. LAW AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN INDIA. Objective of the course. The course is designed to offer the teacher and the taught with- (a) awareness of Indian approaches to social and economic problems in the context of law as a means of social control and change : and (b) a spirit of inquiry to explore and exploit law and legal institutions as a means to achieve development within the framework of law. The Endeavour is to make the students aware of the role the law has played and has to play in the contemporary Indian society. The following syllabus prepared with this perspective will be spread over a period of one semester. Syllabus. 1. Law and social change. Law as an instrument of social change. Law as the product of traditions and culture. Criticism and evaluation in the light of colonization and the introduction in India and its impact on future development of law and legal institutions in India. 2. Religion and the Law 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Religion as a divisive factor Secularism as a solution to the problem. Reform of the law on secular lines : Problems. Freedom of religion and non-discrimination on the basis of religion. Religious minorities and the law. Language as a divisive factor : formation of linguistic states. Constitutional guarantees to linguistic minorities. Language policy and the Constitution: Official language : Multi- language system. Non-discrimination on the ground of language. 3 Language and the Law.
4. Community and the law.
2 a. Caste as a divisive factor. b. Non-discrimination on the ground of cast. c. Acceptance of caste as a factor up to past injustices. d. Protective discrimination : Scheduled caste, tribes and backward classes. e. Reservation : Statutory Commissions, Statutory provisions.
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Regionalism and the law. a. Regionalism as a divisive factor. b. Concept of India as one unit. c. Rights of movement, residence and business; impermissibility of state or regional
L.L.M. SYLLABUS
Semester-I
01. LAW AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN INDIA. Objective of the course. The course is designed to offer the teacher and the taught with- (a) awareness of Indian approaches to social and economic problems in the context of law as a means of social control and change : and (b) a spirit of inquiry to explore and exploit law and legal institutions as a means to achieve development within the framework of law. The Endeavour is to make the students aware of the role the law has played and has to play in the contemporary Indian society. The following syllabus prepared with this perspective will be spread over a period of one semester. Syllabus. 1. Law and social change. Law as an instrument of social change. Law as the product of traditions and culture. Criticism and evaluation in the light of colonization and the introduction in India and its impact on future development of law and legal institutions in India. 2. Religion and the Law 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Religion as a divisive factor Secularism as a solution to the problem. Reform of the law on secular lines : Problems. Freedom of religion and non-discrimination on the basis of religion. Religious minorities and the law. Language as a divisive factor : formation of linguistic states. Constitutional guarantees to linguistic minorities. Language policy and the Constitution: Official language : Multi- language system. Non-discrimination on the ground of language. 3 Language and the Law.
4. Community and the law.
2 a. Caste as a divisive factor. b. Non-discrimination on the ground of cast. c. Acceptance of caste as a factor up to past injustices. d. Protective discrimination : Scheduled caste, tribes and backward classes. e. Reservation : Statutory Commissions, Statutory provisions.
5.
Regionalism and the law. a. Regionalism as a divisive factor. b. Concept of India as one unit. c. Rights of movement, residence and business; impermissibility of state or regional