Legal Studies Class 12 Syllabus
Theory paper is of 80 marks and 3 hours duration. There are seven units in the syllabus.
Exam Structure
| # |
Units |
Marks |
| 1 |
Judiciary |
10 |
| 2 |
Topics in Law |
20 |
| 3 |
Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternate Dispute Resolution |
10 |
| 4 |
Human Rights in India |
10 |
| 5 |
Legal Profession in India |
10 |
| 6 |
Legal Services |
10 |
| 7 |
International Context |
10 |
| |
Total |
80 |
Unit 1: Judiciary
- Structure and Hierarchy of Courts and Legal Offices in India
- Constitution, Roles and Impartiality
- Appointments, Trainings, Retirement and Removal of Judges
- Courts and Judicial Review
Unit 2: Topics in Law
- Law of Property
- Law of Contracts
- Law of Torts
- Introduction to Criminal Laws in India
- Administrative Law
Unit 3: Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternate Dispute Resolution
- Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems
- Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Types of ADR
- Arbitration, Administrative Tribunals
- Mediation and Conciliation
- Lok Adalats
- Ombudsman
- Lokpal and Lokayukta
Unit 4: Human Rights in India
- Introduction - History and International Context
- Constitutional framework and Related laws in India
- Complaint Mechanisms of Quasi-judicial Bodies
Unit 5: Legal Profession in India
- History of Legal profession in India
- Classification of lawyers: Roles and Functions, The Advocates Act, 1961, The Bar Council of India, Lawyers and Professional Ethics, Advertising by Lawyers
- Opportunities for Law graduates, Legal Education in India, Liberalization of the Legal Profession, Women and the Legal Profession in India.
- Legal Profession in other jurisdictions
Unit 6: Legal Services
- Introduction
- Brief History of legal services
- Legal background - Free Legal Aid under International law, The Indian legal system, Free Legal Aid under Criminal law, Legal Aid by the State, Legal Aid under the Indian Constitution, NALSA Regulations, 2010
- Criteria for giving free Legal Services
- Hierarchy of Legal Aid Service Authorities - The Central Authority, The State Authority, The District Authority and Taluk Legal Services Committee
- Lok Adalats
- Legal Aid in Context of Social Justice and Human Rights
- Funding
Unit 7: International Context
- Introduction to International Law
- Sources of International Law - Treaties, Customs and ICJ Decisions
- International Institutions
- International Human Rights
- Customary International Law
- International law & Municipal Law
- International Law & India
- Dispute Resolution - ICJ, ICC and Other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms