Latest Calcutta University B.A. LL.B Syllabus 7th Semester

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SEVENTH SEMESTER 
Paper I Public 
International Law 
[Full Marks 100 out of which 80 marks shall be for the written End Semester Examination and 20 marks for internal assessment] 

1. Definition and Nature, Origin and Basis of International Law. 

2. Sources of International Law 

3. Subjects of International Law and the Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law. 

4. Recognition 

5. State Jurisdiction. 

6. Nationality, Extradition and Asylum. 

7. Treaties 8. Amicable means of Settlement of Disputes. 

9. United Nations- Purposes, Principles, Membership and Principal Organs and Codification of International Law. 

Books Recommended: 

Starke- Introduction to International Law 

Oppenheim-International Law: 

A Treatise H. O. Agarwal - International Law 

Radharaman Chakraborty- UNO: A Study in Essentials. 

Ian Brownlie- Principles of Public international Law 

D. J. Harris- Cases and Materials on International Law.

Paper II 
Banking Law 
[Full Marks 100 out of which 80 marks shall be for the written End Semester Examination and 20 marks for internal assessment] 

1. Negotiable Instruments: Parties to notes, bills, and cheques; of Negotiation; of Presentment; Payment and Interest; Discharge From Liability on Notes, Bills and Cheques; Notice of Dishonour; noting and protest; reasonable time; Acceptance and Payment for Honour and Reference in case of Need; compensation; Special Rules of Evidence (presumption and estoppels). The above issues are to be studied with special reference to the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, with amendments in force and relevant case laws on the subject. 

2. Reserve Bank of India: Incorporation, Capital, Management and Business; Central Banking Functions; Collection and Furnishing of Credit Information; Non-Banking Institutions Receiving Deposits and Financial Institutions; Joint Mechanism; Monetary Policy. The above issues are to be studied with special reference to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, with amendments in force and relevant case laws on the subject. 

3. Banking Regulation: Business of Banking Companies; Control over Management; Suspension of Business and Winding up of Banking Companies; Special Provisions for Speedy Disposal of Winding up Proceedings; Provisions Relating to Certain Operations of Banking Companies. The above issues are to be studied with special reference to the Banking Regulation Act 1949, with amendments in force and relevant case laws on the subject. 

4. Regional Rural Bank: Incorporation and Capital of Regional Rural Banks; Business of A Regional Rural Bank; Accounts and Audit; Amalgamation of Regional Rural Banks. The above issues are to be studied with special reference to the Regional Rural Bank Act 1976, with amendments in force and relevant case laws on the subject. 

Book Recommendations: 

Avtar Singh, Laws of Banking and Negotiable Instruments: An Introduction. 

Tannan's Banking Law and Practice in India. 

J. M. Holden, The Law and Practice of Banking 

K. S. N. Murthy and K. V. S. Sarma, Modern Law of Insurance in India.

Paper III 
Law of Evidence (Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam) 
[Full Marks 100 out of which 80 marks shall be for the written End Semester Examination and 20 marks for internal assessment] 

1. Introduction to the law of evidence and relevant concepts. 

2. Relevancy of Facts. 

3. Facts which need not be proved. 

4. Oral Evidence and Documentary Evidence. 

5. Exclusion of Oral Evidence by Documentary Evidence. 

6. Burden of Proof and Estoppel. 7. Witnesses and Examination of Witnesses. 

8. Improper Admission and Rejection Of Evidence. The above issues are to be studied with special reference to the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and relevant case laws on the subject. 

Books Recommended: 

Ratan Lal and Dheeraj Lal, Law of Evidence. 

Mulla, Law of Evidence. 

M. Munir, Principles and Digest of the Law of Evidence. 

Vepa P. Saradhi: Law of Evidence. 

Avtar Singh, Principles of the Law of Evidence. 

V. Krishnama Chary, The Law of Evidence.

Paper IV 
Compulsory Clinical Course– I (Drafting, Pleading, and Conveyance) 
Full Marks: 100 (Evaluation: This paper will be evaluated through Internal Assessment by the Department and Affiliated colleges as the case may be) 
The marks will be awarded in respect of the following components. All the components prescribed hereunder are compulsory. 

1. Drafting of Pleadings: 45 marks 

(A) Civil: Plaint, Written Statement, Interlocutory Application, Original Petition, Affidavit, Execution Petition, Memorandum of Appeal and Revision, Petition under Article 226 and 32 of the Constitution of India. 

(B) Criminal: Complaint, Criminal Miscellaneous petition, Bail Application, Memorandum of Appeal, and Revision. 

(C) Drafting of writ petition and PIL petition. The student shall do 15 practical exercises in drafting of pleadings (carrying 3 marks each) and submit the same in a record form. 

2. Drafting of Conveyance: 45marks Conveyance: 

Sale Deed, Mortgage Deed, Lease Deed, Gift Deed, Promissory Note, Power of Attorney, Will, Trust Deed. 

The student shall do 15 practical exercises in drafting conveyancing (carrying 3 marks each) and submit them in a record form. The course will be taught with class instructions and simulation exercises, preferably with the assistance of practising lawyers/retired judges. 

3. Viva-Voce: 10 marks