CBSE Class 12 Legal Studies Syllabus 2022-23
Legal Studies Exam Structure
Time: 3 hrs.
Marks: 80
S.no. |
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Periods |
Marks |
1 |
Judiciary |
30 |
10 |
2 |
Topics of Law |
40 |
20 |
3 |
Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternative Dispute Resolution |
30 |
10 |
4 |
Human Rights in India |
30 |
10 |
5 |
Legal Profession in India |
30 |
10 |
6 |
Legal Services |
30 |
10 |
7 |
International Context |
30 |
10 |
8 |
Project (Based on Syllabus) |
20 |
20 |
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Total |
220 |
100 |
Theory- 80 marks (One Paper)
Internal Assessment – Project Based Assessment- 20 marks
Course Contents
S No |
Unit |
Topics |
1 |
Judiciary |
i. Structure and Hierarchy of Courts and Legal Offices in India ii. Constitution, Roles and Impartiality iii. Appointments, Trainings, Retirement and Removal of Judges iv. Courts and Judicial Review |
2 |
Topics of Law |
i. Law of Property ii. Law of Contracts iii. Law of Torts iv. Introduction to Criminal Laws in India |
3 |
Arbitration, Tribunal |
i. Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems ii. Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution iii. Types of ADR- Arbitration, Administrative Tribunals iv. Mediation and Conciliation v. Lok Adalats vi. Ombudsman vii. Lokpal and Lokayukta |
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Adjudication |
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Alternative |
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Dispute |
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Resolution |
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4 |
Human Rights in India |
i. Constitutional framework and Related laws in India- Human Rights in India; Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy ii. Complaint mechanism of quasi judicial bodies- NHRC, NCM, NCW, NCSC and NCST |
5 |
Legal Profession in India |
i. The Advocates Act, 1961 ii. The Bar Council of India iii. Lawyers and Professional Ethics Professional duties of an advocate; Advertising by Lawyers iv. Opportunities for Law graduates v. Legal Education in India vi. Liberalization of the Legal Profession vii. Women and Legal Profession in India. |
6 |
Legal Services |
i. Free Legal Aid under Criminal law, Legal Aid by the State, Legal Aid under the Indian Constitution ii. NALSA Regulations, 2010 iii. Criteria for giving free Legal Services iv. Lok Adalats v. Legal Aid in Context of Social Justice and Human Rights |
7 |
International Context |
i. Introduction to International Law ii. Sources of International Law – Treaties, Customs and ICJ Decisions iii. International Institutions iv. International Human Rights v. Customary International Law vi. International law & Municipal Law vii. International Law & India viii. Dispute Resolution – ICJ, ICC and Other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms |
8 |
Project ( Based on Syllabus) Refer below |
PROJECT GUIDELINES
INTRODUCTION-
The student is required to do a project on ‘Understanding Case Laws’
OBJECTIVES-
The project work aims to enable students to:
- identify a legal problem and provide its remedy
- select relevant legal sources and conduct research
- analyse and distinguish between types of cases
- apply case laws and relevant statutory laws
METHODOLOGY-
- The student is required to select any 3 decided cases related to the curriculum where one must be civil in nature, one criminal and one constitutional in
- The research on the cases must include the following points:
- Name of the case
- Parties to the case
- Citation
- Bench
- Nature of the case (Civil, Criminal or Constitutional)
- Facts of the case and issues involved
- Arguments of the parties
- Decision of the case
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