COURSE CURRICULUM

LEGAL LITERACY

Course Title: Legal Literacy

L T P/S SW/F TOTAL
W CREDIT
Course Code: UNITS
Credit Units: 02 1 0 0 2 2

Course Objectives:
 To understand the concept of Legal Literacy;
 To deliver legal literacy to economic weaker sections of the society;
 To analyze various aspects of legal literacy with regard to particular part of society.
Pre-requisites: Knowledge of basic legal provisions.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Till the end of this course students will be able to:

 Aware of the importance of Legal Literacy.
 Illustrate the actual use of Legal Literacy.
 Provide legal literacy to various sections of Society.

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Introduction to Legal Literacy 50%

 Meaning of Legal Literacy

 Object and importance of Legal Literacy
 National Legal Service Authority Act
 Judicial System in India (Courts, Tribunals etc.)
Module II: Legal Literacy Camp 50%

 Working In Legal Literacy Camp In The Following Areas:

 Right to Education
 Right of Consumers
 Right to Information
 Right To Literacy

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

The course will be delivered through class room teaching and other different methods including literacy camps, discussion on case studies,
court orders, judgments etc.

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio/ Field Work (%) End Term Examination

100% NA
100
Field Work Assessment:
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term
Examination
Components (Drop Home ASSISNMENT CLASS TEST Viva Voce Attendance
down)

Weightage (%) 70%

10% 10% 5% 5

Text and References:

 Public Interest Litigation: Potential and Problems, by Ashok H. Desai and S. Muralidhar
 The Unbearable Lightness ofIndia's Legal Aid Programme, by Rajeev Dhavan
 Public Interest Lawyering Legal – Aid and Para – Legal Services by Prof. Kailash Raj
 Public Interest Litigation by J. Gulab Gupta
 Legal – Aid to the Poor by S.S. Sharma