1st Semester Calcutta university BA LLB Syllabus 2023

Calcutta university 5 Years B.A. LL.B First Semester Syllabus and Book Recommendation 

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Paper I -     English - I

Paper II -    Political Science - I 

Paper III -   Sociology - I

Paper IV -   General Principal of Contract 

Paper V -     Family Law - I

Paper - I

English - I

1. The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare :

    The Trial scene (Act IV Scene I )

2. Justice - John Galsworthy :

    The Court Scene  (Act II ), Trial Scene 

3. University Of Calcutta English Selections :

        a) The Civilization of Today - C.F.M. Joad

        b) Spoken English and Broken English - G.B. Shaw

4. Comprehension 

5. Essay

Paper - II

Political Science - I

1. The discipline of Political Science :

    a ) Definition

    b ) Nature and Scope 

    c ) Political Science and political Philosophy 

    d ) Is Political Science a science ?

2. Approaches to the study of Political Science :

    a ) Traditional Approaches

    b ) modern Approaches 

        i) Behavioural

        ii ) Post - Behavioural Approaches  

 3. State :

    a ) Meaning and Defination 

    b) Elements of the State 

    c) Distinguished between :

        i ) The State and Government 

        ii ) The State and Other Association

        iii ) The State and Society

4. Origin of the State 

    a ) The social Contract Theory : Concept of General Will 

    b)The Historical or Evolutionary Theory : Concept

        i ) Divine Origin

        ii ) Force Theory 

        iii) Patriarchal and Matriarchal Theory

5. Sovereignty:

    a) Meaning and Definition 

    b) Features 

    c) Kinds of Sovereignty

    d) Different Theories of Sovereignty :

        i) Monistic Theory 

        ii) Philosophical Theory 

        iii ) Pluralistic Theory 

6. Liberty and Equality :

    a )Meaning, Definition and Nature

    b ) kinds of Liberty

    c )Meaning , Definition and Nature of Equality 

    d ) Relation between Liberty and Equality 

7. Right :

    a)Meaning and Nature of Rights 

    b)Theories of Rights : Nature , Legal and Marxist theories of Rights 

    c) Classification of Rights 

    d) Relation between Right and Duties 

Paper - III

Sociology - I

General Principles of Sociology 

1. Nature of Sociology 

    a) Definition

    b) Subject - matter and Scope of Sociology 

    c) Importance of study of Sociology

    d) Sociology as a science 

    e) Relationship between Sociology and Law

2. Basic Concept of Sociology :

           i) Society 

          ii)  Community 

          iii) Association 

          iv) Institution 

          v)  Culture and Civilization 

          vi) Customs , Norms and 

          vii) Values ,Role and Status .

3. Social Process and Socialisation :

    a) Concept of Social Process : Some Fundamental Social Processes Cooperation , Competition , Conflict , Accommodation and Assimilation .

    b) Socialisation : Concept , Process , Agencies and Importance 

4. Social Groups :

    Definition , Characteristic . Classification and Role in Society 

5. Social Stratification :

    a ) Meaning , Characteristic and Function of Social Stratification  

    b) Forms of Stratification - Estate , Casts and Class .

    c) Social Mobility : Horizontal and Vertical 

6. Social Institutions :

    a ) Economic , Political , Religious and Educational Institutions

    b) Inner - relationship among Institutions 

7. Family , Marriage and Kinship :

    a ) Family : Definition , Characteristic , Functions and Forms of Family ; Disorganisation of family

    b) Marriage : Definition , Forms and Importance   

8. Social Control :

    a) Meaning and Nature and Purpose 

    b ) Formal and Informal Agencies of Social Control with special reference to Law 

9. Social Change :

    a) Meaning and Nature 

    b) Factors of Social Changes 

        i) Biological Classes 

        ii) Technological Factors 

        iii) Economical Factors 

        iv) Cultural Factors 

    c)Concept of Culture Lag

    d ) Marxist theory easy of  Social Change

Paper - IV

General principles of Contract

1. General Principles of Contract : The Indian Contract Act ,1872 (Section  1 -  Section 75 )

2. The Specific Relief Act , 1963 (Section 9 - 24 and Section 36 - 42 )

Read - Contract Law Sample Questions

Paper - V

Family Law - I

1. Old Hindu Law 

    a) Source Of Hindu Law 

    b ) The Principles relating to Succession .

2. The Hindu Marriage Act , 1955

3. The Hindu Succession Act , 1956

4. The Special marriage Act, 1954

5. The Hindu Adoptation and Maintenance Act, 1956

Book Recommended:

1. The Marchant Of Venice - William Shakespeare ( A.W. Verity ) or ( original Text Book )

2. Justice - John Galsworthy 

3. Political Theory - Dr. Bulbul Sircar Ray 

4. Sociology - S.R. Myneni 

5. Law of Contract - R.K. Bangia / S.K. Kapoor / Avtar Singh 

6. Law of Contract - Bare Act

7. The Specific Relief  Act , 1963 -  Bare Act 

8. Hindu Law - Mamta Rao

9. Hindu Law - Bare Act \

10. The Special Marriage Act,1954 -  Bare At 

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