3rd Semester Calcutta university B.A. LL.B Syllabus 2023

Calcutta university 5 Years B.A. LL.B Third Semester Syllabus

By - Law Junction

Paper I - Political Science - III

Paper II - Sociology - III

Paper III - Economics - I

Paper IV - Legal Method

Paper V - Law of Tort including Motor Vehicles Accident & Consumer Protection Law

Paper - I

Political Science - III

Political Thought

1. Political Obligation : -

Meaning , Nature , Theories of the Grounds of Political Obligation , Limits of Political Obligation and Problem of Resistance ; Green's View and Laski's View .

2. Utilitarianism : -

Meaning , Basic Tenets , Bentham's Contribution and J.S> Mill's Contribution .

3. Punishment : -

Different Forms of Punishment's , Different Theories of Punishment and Green's Theory of Punishment ,

4. Natural Law and Natural Rights .

5. Liberalism : -

Principles , Classical Liberalism , Modern Liberalism .

6. Socialism : -

Meaning , Definition , Merits and Demerits , Different Types of Socialism .

7. Marxism : -

Meaning , Sources .

Basic Tenets : Historical Materialism , Dialectical Materialism , Surplus Value , Class Struggle , Dictatorship of the Proletariat and Role of Revolution .

8. Main Currents of Indian Political Thought : -

i ) Gandhiji's Concept of Sarvodaya , Satyagraha , state , Concept of Religion and Nehru's Contribution .

ii ) Indian Socialism : Narendra Dev , Jayprakash Narayan .

iii ) Marxist Thought : M.N. Ray .

Paper - II

Sociology - III

Social Problem in India .

1. Social Problem : Concept , Characteristics and Approaches .

2. Poverty , Beggary and Corruption .

3. Illiteracy .

4. Population Explosion .

5. Unemployment .

6. Child and Bonded Labour .

7. Divorce , Dowry and Violence against Women .

8. Prostitutions and Aids .

9. Drug Abuse and Alcoholism .

10. Juvenile Delinquency .

Paper - III

Economics - I

Micro Economics

1. Definition and Basic Concepts :

a ) Definition of Economics , Micro Economics Vs. Macro Economics .

b ) Basic Concept : Utility , Goods , Wealth , Value and Price , Wants , Welfare .

2. Economic System : Capitalist , Sociologist and Mixed Economy .

3. Demand :

a ) Law of Demand , movement and shift of the Demand Curve ;

b ) Elasticity of Demand : Types , Factors , Measurement , importance .

c ) Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility .

4. Supply :

a ) Law of Supply , Determinants , Elasticity of Supply ;

b ) Market Equilibrium .

5. Production Analysis :

a ) Traditional approach ;

b ) Production Function , Short run and Long Run ;

c ) Law of Valuable Properties ;

d ) Law of Returns to Scale .

6. Cost Analysis :

a ) Cost Function ;

b ) Different Concept of Costs ;

c ) Shapes of Short run Cost Curves ; Relationship between Average Cost and Marginal Cost ;

d ) Long run Average Cost Curves .

7. Market Structure and Revenue Concepts :

a ) Market Morphology ;

b ) Revenue Curves under different market forms ;

c ) Perfect Competition : Short run & Long run equilibrium of competitive firm .

8. Price and Output Determination under Imperfect Competition : -

a ) Monopoly : Short run and Long Equilibrium under monopoly ; price discrimination .

b ) Monopolistic Competition : Short run and Long run equilibrium Under Monopolistic Competition .

9. Theory of Distribution - Rent and Wages :

a ) Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution ;

b ) Rent : Ricardian Theory , Quasi rent , Rent element in other factor incomes ,

c ) Wages : Money Wages / Real Wages , Labour Supply Curve , Marginal Productivity Theory of Wages .

10. Factor Price - Interest and Profit :

a ) Interest : Gross Interest / Net Interest .

Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest .

b ) Profit : Gross Profit / Net Profit , Profit Maximisation as business objective .

Paper - IV

Legal Method

1. The Idea of Law :

a ) Functions and Purpose of Law .

b ) Classification of Law .

i ) Civil and Criminal Law .

ii ) Public and Private Law

iii ) Statutory and Non - Statutory Law

iv ) Substantive and Procedural Law

v ) Municipal and International Law .

2. Basic Source of Law :

a ) Customs

b ) Precedent ,

c ) Legislation

d ) Conventional Law .

3. Family of Laws :

a ) Common Law System

b ) Civil Law or Romano Germanic System ,

c ) African or Primitive System .

4. Interpretation of Statutes :

a ) Objective of Interpretation .

b ) Difference between interpretation and constructions ,

c ) Three basic rules : Liberal , Golden and Mischief rules of interpretation .

5. Legal Research :

a ) Concept of legal Research

b ) Objectives

c ) Different Kinds

d ) Tools

e ) Techniques

f ) Source of Information of Data

g ) Planning

h ) Use of Law Library

i ) Analysis of Data

j ) Modes of Citation

k ) Bibliography .

6. Case Study :

Study of Selected Landmark Cases :

1. Air India Vs. Nargesh Mirza , AIR 1981 SC 1829 .

2. D.K. Basu Vs. State of West Bengal 1997 (1) SCC 416 .

3. Ms. Githa Hariharan vs Reserve Bank Of India , AIR 1999 S.C. 1149 .

4. Peoples Union for Civil Liberties Vs. Union of India ( 1997 ) 1 SCC 301 .

5. Vishakha Vs. State of Rajasthan AIR 1997 SC 3014

6. Bodhisatwa Gautam Vs. Miss Subhra Chakraborty ( 1996 ) 1 SCC 490 .

Paper - V

Law of Tort including Motor Vehicles Accident and Consumer Protection Law

A . Law of Torts .

1. Evolution of Law of Torts - reception in India

2. Introductory :

Definition , Nature ,Scope of Tort Law .

3. Principles of Lability in Torts :

Fault and No-Fault Liability with reference top Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher .

Absolute liability with reference to M.C. Mehta V. Union of India ( First Case ) .

4. Justification in Tort .

5. Vicarious Liability .

Master - Servant and Government Liability .

6. Tort against persons :

Assault , Battery , False Imprisonment , Malicious Prosecution and Defamation and Defenses

7. Torts affecting property :

Trespass to Land and Trespass ab initio .

8. Negligence :

Basic Concept , Standard of care , Duty to take care . Carelessness , inadvertence ; Doctrine of Contributory negligence , Product Liability due to negligence with reference to Donoghue vs. Stevenson .

9. Nuisance : Definition , Essential , Type , Obstructions of highways and interference with light and air .

10. Remedies in Tort :

a ) Judicial and extra - judicial .

b ) Statutory Tort .

11. The Consumer Protection Act , 1986 .

12. The Motor Vehicles Act , 1988

Chapter - IX on Compensation through third party Insurance .

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