Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module-I: An Overview of National and International Initiatives 20%
Introduction: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Concept and need, An overview of: National
and International initiatives in India, ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
General Provisions, Definitions, receipt of written communications, waiver of right to object, extent of
Judicial Intervention, Administrative Assistance, Arbitration Agreement, power to refer parties to
arbitration where there is an arbitration agreement, Interim measures by court.
Module-II Composition of Arbitral Tribunal 20%
Application for setting aside Arbitral Award, Finality and enforcement of Arbitral Award,
appealable orders, Miscellaneous, Deposits, Lien on Arbitral Award and Deposits as to costs,
Arbitration agreement not to be discharged by death of party thereof, Provisions in case of insolvency,
Jurisdiction, Limitations, Enforcement of certain Foreign Awards
Module –IV Techniques of ADR 20%
Negotiation / Consultation, Mediation, Good offices, Conciliation: Nature, Scope and Methods. Legal
Services: Meaning and scope in Legal Aid and Advice, Lok Adalats-nature, scope, procedure and
functioning.
Module V - ADR and different types of Dispute 20%
Application of ADR methods (except Arbitration and Conciliation) in different types of disputes:
Commercial, and Financial Disputes; Family and Matrimonial Disputes; Labour and Industrial
Disputes; Consumer Disputes; Accidents Claims
20%
Module-I Introduction to Corporate Governance
25%
Module-I An overview of Financial System
LPD
Module I Understanding Law, Poverty and Development (International Conventions and UN Plan need to be 25 %
taught with relevant topics)
Law- Meaning and Relationship between law poverty and development.
Poverty- Concept of poverty and Poor Types, Issues, Dimensions, Poverty Line and BPL, Government Schemes to
Control Poverty and Support Development, Niti Ayog and It’s Recommendation, International Dimensions of Poverty
Treatment of Police towards Poor, Problems of Poor Under trials, Right to Free Legal Aid and Lok Adalat. Justice,
Poverty, and Pandemic
Module IV: Conceptualizing and Defining Impoverishment (International Conventions and UN Plan need to be 25%
taught with relevant topics)
Concept of Impoverishment,
Position of Women in Indian Legal System, Women Workers - organized and unorganized sectors, Migrant Worker
Crisis: Rights and Government Polices
Children – Issues and Legal Protections, Rights of The Disabled in India
ETHICS
Module I: History of the Legal Profession in India 25
Historical introduction to legal profession in India – Barristers, Vakils, High Court Pleaders, Advocates, etc. The All
India Bar Committee, 1951 and the passing of Indian Advocates Act, 1961. The Advocates Act 1961: Definitions
Section 2, Constitution and function of State Bar Councils, Bar Council of India, Terms of Office, various sub-
committees including Disciplinary Committee and the qualification for their membership. Power to make rules
Sections 3 to 15 – Chapter –II.
IPR
Module I Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights
Concept of Property: Tangible and Intangible Property;
Intellectual Property: Origin, Development and Relevance: National and International perspectives
Classification of Intellectual Property: Industrial and Copyright
Justification of Intellectual Property 20%
Development of sui generis systems in IP
National IPR Policy
Module V: Plant Varieties Protection & Geographical Indication and Designs Act
Plant Varieties Protection Act, 2000: Objectives and Rationale; Criteria of protection, Rights Conferred,
Exclusions, Compulsory License;
Overview of Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999: Objectives and 20%
Rationale; Rights conferred;
Designs Act, 2000: Overview of the Act; Objective; Conditions for Grant of Protection; Rights Conferred,
Exceptions.