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SCHEME OF EXAMINATION & DETAILED SYLLABUS

LL.M. One Year Degree Programme

Course Structure LL.M. One Year

First Semester Examination

Group –A: Corporate and Commercial Law

Group –B: Criminal and Security Law

Code No. Paper L Credits

LLM 101 Research Methods and Legal Writing 6 3

LLM 102 Comparative Public Law &Governance 6 3

LLM 103 Law and Justice in a Globalizing World 6 3

LLM 104 4 2
Competition Law

LLM 105 4 2
Banking and Insurance Law

LLM 109 4 2
Criminology &Criminal Justice
Administration
LLM 110 4 2
Corporate and White Collar Crimes

Sub Total 34 17
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MAXIMUM & MINIMUM CREDITS OF THE PROGRAMME

The total number of credits of the LL.M. One Year Degree Programme is 26.
Each student shall be required to appear for examination in all subjects. However, for the award of the
degree a student should secure 26 credits required for that particular programme.

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 Examination Scheme - LL.M. One Year Degree Programme (2018-2019)

INTERNAL END TERM

PAPER Theory / MAX. EVALUATION EXAM MIN.

Credits
SEM. CODE SUBJECT Practical MARKS PASS
Paper Max Min Max Min MARKS
Marks Marks Marks Marks

I LLM Research Methods Theory 150 50 20 100 40 60

101 and Legal Writing 3

I LLM Comparative Public Theory 150 50 20 100 40 60

102 Law 3

Law and Justice in a

I LLM
Globalizing World Theory 150 50 20 100 40 60
103 3

LLM Banking and

I Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40
104 Insurance Law 2

I LLM Competition Law Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40

105 2

I LLM Criminology & 100 30 12 70 28 40

109 Criminal Justice 2
Administration
I LLM Corporate and White Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40
Collar 2
110
Crimes
II LLM International Trade Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40
Law 2

II LLM Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40

106 Company Law 2

LLM Intellectual Property

II Theory 2 100 30 12 70 28 40
107 Rights

II LLM Commercial Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40

108 Arbitration 2

Dissertation - - -
II LLM - 200+50 - 125
including viva- voce
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II LLM Police Law and Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40
2
106 Administration

II LLM Sentences and Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40

2
107 Sentencing

LLM Criminology ,Penol

II Theory 2 100 30 12 70 28 40
112 ogy and Victimology

II LLM International Theory 100 30 12 70 28 40

114 Criminal Law 2

Dissertation
II LLM - 200+50 - - - - 125
including viva- voce
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MAXIMUM & MINIMUM CREDITS OF THE PROGRAMME

The total number of the credits of the LL.M. One Year Degree Programme is 26.
Each student shall be required to appear for examination in all subjects. However, for the
award of the degree a student should secure 26 credits required for that particular
programme.

Corporate and Commercial Law

Second Semester Examination

Code No. Paper L Credits

2
LLM 106 Company Law 5

LLM 107 5 2
Intellectual Property Rights

LLM 108 5 2
Commercial Arbitration

LLM 115 5 2
Cyber Law

LLM Dissertation including viva-voce - 5

SUB TOTAL 20 13

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 Group -B
Criminal and Security Law
Second Semester Examination

Code No. Paper L Credits

LLM 106 Police Law and Administration 5 2

LLM 107 5 2
Sentences and Sentencing

Criminology ,Penology and Victimology 5 2

LLM 112

LLM 114 5 2
International Criminal Law

LLM Dissertation including viva-voce - 5

SUB TOTAL 20 13

MAXIMUM & MINIMUM CREDITS OF THE PROGRAMME

The total number of credits of the LL.M. One Year Degree Programme is 26.
Each student shall be required to appear for examination in all subjects. However, for the
award of the degree a student should secure 26 credits required for that particular
programme.

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 Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course
Research Methods and Legal Writing (Core Course) LL.M-101
Objective of the Research Methodology: - “Legal Research” embraces in its ambit that branch of knowledge
which deals with the principles of Law, legal institutions and critical socio-legal issues. Today, law does not
emanate solely from the traditional sources, Viz; customs, legislation and judicial precedence. Contemporary
thrust on the broader values of promoting human dignity and social welfare governs the content of legal
principles and legal theory. The prime object is to impart knowledge and understanding about the process of
conducting socio-legal research, organizing seminars, publication of law journals, and holding legal aid clinics.
Unit-1; Meaning, Scope, Objectives, Kinds and Importance of Legal Research
(a) Meaning of research, kinds of research, Scope and Objectives of legal research is to discover new
legal facts, test and verify old facts, analyze the facts in a new theoretical framework, examine the
consequences of new facts or new principles of law or judicial decisions.
(b) Criteria of good research, factors affecting legal research, importance of research, develop new legal
research tools or apply tools of other disciplines in the area of law.
(c) Types of legal research: Evaluative; Explicative; Indemnificatory; Projective; Collative; Impact
analysis; Interpretative, Problems of researchers in India
Unit-2 : Approaches to Legal Research
(a) Doctrinal (or Traditional) Research, characteristics, strengths and limitations of Doctrinal approach
(b) Major Doctrines and processes, Testing relevance of a legal Doctrine, background, application and
weakness, Rules of Doctrinaire analysis, Legal Proposition and its theoretical foundation, Judicial
application of Doctrine
(c) Doctrinal Sources, legislation, case laws, reports, customary principles, precedents, Social Context
of a Doctrine, relevance, up gradation, rejection.
Unit-3; Research Design and Its Components, Necessary Steps
(a) Meaning and objectives of Research Design, Formulation of Legal Research Design, purpose,
objectives, purpose of study.
(b) Hypothesis, Tenure (Period of Study), Specificity of project
(domain/country/region/sub-region/targets/subjects, etc.), Sources of Data is Primary sources and
secondary sources. Data processing and Analysis, plan and stages of processing Data, editing;
coding, classification, tabulation, Data Analysis and Interpretation, means and conclusion.
(c) Questionnaire, types of Questionnaire, construction and arrangement of Questionnaire/Schedule –
Interview, function and types of Interview, techniques and process of Interviewing, Observation,
purpose and types of Observation, processing observed data –Case Study, principles and types of
Case analysis, application of Case results to Project analysis, Content Analysis meaning and
techniques of content analysis, its advantages to Research project.
(d) Report Writing, purposes of Report, book writing, course content, academic publication, policy
recommendation, media, commercial.
Unit 4. Multi-Disciplinary Research:-
(a) Meaning and Scope, Relevance of Multidisciplinary approach to Legal Research.
(b) Law and Social Science, Relationship and analytical value, History and historical perspective,
philosophy and value changes.
(c) Role and contribution of law in other discipline and Impact of Social changes in law.
Unit 5. Legal Writing Skills and Paralegal Activities:-
(a) Features of effective legal writing, Organization of legal correspondence, briefs and report.
(b) Legal drafting rules, Punctuation and grammar: sentence construction, Pronounces and
Conjunctions: personal and reflective Pronounces, Coordinating Conjunctions and Correlating
Conjunctions.
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 (c) Punctuation, applying commas, Question marks, Colons, Quotation marks, Parenthesis, Hyphens and
Dashes, Writing Legal Correspondence and Legal Letters, basic rules, Report/article writing, citation
methodology, Book review and case comments, organization of seminars, and publication of
journals, Clinical legal education, legal aid, legal literacy camp, Legal survey and law reforms.
Compulsory Reading:
1. Agrawal, S.K; Legal Education in India; Eastern Book House
2. Anwarul Laqin, Legal Research and writing methods, Laxis Nekis, Butterworth, Nagpur, Rs. 395
3. B.K.D. Gangrade, “Method of Data Collection: Questionnaire and Schedule” pp 354-36
4. C.A. Moser and G. Kalton, survey methods in Social Investigation, ELBS, 1973, (300.7, M89)
5. H.N. Tewari, Legal Research Methodology, Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad, 1197
6. Legal Research and Methodology; Indian Law Institute
7. Ram Ahuja, Research Methods, Rawat Publications, New Delhi, 2009
8. S.R. Myneni, Legal Research Methodology, Allahabad Law Agency, Faridabad, 1197
9. Wilkinson and Bhandarkar, Method and Techniques of Social Research, Himalaya Publishing House, 1196,
(300.72, B 57)
10. William J. Goode and Parul K. Hatt, Methods in Social Research McGrew Hill, 1981 (300.72, G65)
Suggested readings: -
1. Aneeta A. Minocha, “The interview Technique” pp 372-382. (Legal Research and Methodology ILI, 2001)
2. B.N. Ghosh, “Scaling Techniques in Socio-Legal Research” pp 383-395. (Legal Research and methodology,
ILI, 2001)
3. Index to Indian and Foreign Legal Articles; National Law University, Delhi.
4. Journal on Research Methodology; Indian Law Institute
5. K.D. Gangrade, “Empirical method as Tools of Research” pp 273-293. (Legal Research and Methodology,
ILI, 2001)
6. Kuldeep Mathur, Interviewing: Art and skill” pp 365-372. (Legal Research and methodology, ILI, 2001
7. Madhava Menon, N.R.; A Handbook of Clinical Legal Education; Tata McGraw Hill
8. Pauline, V.; Scientific Social Survey and Research; Prentice-Hall of India
9. R. B. Jain “Sampling Method in Legal Research” .pp 318-332. (Legal Research and Methodology, ILI, 2001)
10. Rajkumar Aggarwal, “Indian Legal Research: An Evolutionary and Perspective Analysis” .pp 138-183
(Legal Research and Methodology, ILI 2001)
11. Robin K. Mills, “Legal Research Instruction in law schools: The state of the Art” pp 633-643. (Legal
Research and Methodology, ILI, 2001)
12. S.N. Jain “Doctrinal and Non- Doctrinal Legal Research” pp68-89. (Legal Research and methodology, ILI,
2001)
13. William, J. Goode; Methods in Social Research; Tata McGraw Hill

Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course

Comparative Public Law and Governance (Core Course) LL.M-102
Objective:-The need for comparative method has become inevitable in any study of human culture,
achievements and institutions. The comparative approach will enlarge the vision of student.
The course is designed not only to give knowledge of different political system of the world but also give in-
depth jurisprudential knowledge to them.
Unit-1: The Definitional conundrum of Public Law i.e. Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and
International Law
(a) Definition of Constitution Law, Administrative Law and International Law
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 (b) Nature, Scope and Objectives of Public Laws
(c) Drafting of Public Laws and Comparison of Constitutional Law with Administrative Law, Points of
Distinction between Constitutional and Administrative Law
Unit -2: Comparative International Law & Comparative Criminal Law
(a) Definition of crime, International Crime and Object of the Criminal Laws
(b) Sources of International Law and Criminal Law, Role and Contribution of International Court of
Justice
(c) Implementation of International and Municipal Laws specifically Criminal Laws
Unit -3: Forms of Government and comparative Governance
(a) Forms of Government: Unitary and Federal, Salient features of both the governments
(b) Forms of Federal Government in India, USA and Australia, Political parties and political system in
India, USA and U.K
(c) Unitary Government in United Kingdom, Parliament and Congress in India, USA and U.K its
Structure, Composition, Function and Power.
Unit -4: Comparative Law of Corporations
(a) Definition, Scope and Object of Corporation
(b) Comparison and distinction of Public and Private Corporations
(c) Public Laws governing to Corporation

Unit -5: Regulatory face of the state

(a) Definition and powers of the State
(b) Condition of State recognition and its principal organs
(c) Role of Administrative authority in working of State, Parliamentary and Judicial Control over
Administrative Authorities, Power of Judicial Review and its exception, Role of Judicial Activism in
India
Suggestive Reading
1. Comparative Constitutional Law, D.D. Basu, Lexis Nexis
2. Select Constitution, Anup Chand Kapur, K.K. Mishra, S. Chand
3. Legal System in the World, Dr. S.R. Myneni, Asia Law House
4. Select Constitutions of World, M .V. Pylee, Universal Law Publishing
5. Prabhu Datta Sharma, "Vishwa Ke Pramukh Samvidhan"

Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course

Law and Justice in Globalizing World (Core Course) LL.M-103
Unit-1: Introduction to law and justice
(a) Definition, Meaning and Scope of Law and Justice,
(b) The concept of law as conceived by Plato, Aristotle's concept of justice
(c) Law and morality, Relationship between law and ethics
Unit-2: School of Legal Thoughts
(a) Law and justice as per Natural law school, Positivism and Analytical Theories of Law
(b) Sociological jurisprudence, Dean Roscoe Pound, Duguit and other jurist
(c) Kelson's Pure Theory of law, Criticism of Pure Theory of Law
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Unit-3: Concept of Justice and Law
(a) Concept of justice, Types of justice
(b) Theories of justice: Justice by utilitarianists, Marxist approach to justice, Rawls theory of justice,
Amartya Sen's theory of justice
(c) Questions about Justice and Law, Is Justice delayed is Justice denied, definition of Distributive
Justice and Peril to Justice
Unit-4: Concept of Law
(a) Law and Justice in world society, Social Theory and Law- Law as instrument of social change,
relation between law and Society
(b) Theory of liability, Fault liability or No Fault Liability, Strict liability
(c) Concept of Property: Possession, Ownership, Corporate Personality, Feminist Jurisprudence
Unit-5: Law and Morals
(a) Morals v moral pluralism and liberal neutrality.
(b) Global issues such as abortions, what’s the right thing to do? Homosexuality, euthanasia, same sex
marriages, markets and morals.
(c) Role of Judges, Lawyers and Other Legal Authority in delivery of Justice, Dilemma of a judge,
Lawyers etc. In the context of legal, social and political and Business as Usual.

Suggestive Readings
1. Michel Sandel, Justice: Penner, James, “Mc Coubrey and White’s Textbook on jurisprudence” 5Th Edition,
Oxford UP, Oxford, 2012.
2. Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence 8th Edition Sweet & Maxwell, 2008 Recommended Reading John
Troyer,
3. The Classical Utilitarian’s: Bentham and Mill’ Hospers, John (1995).
4. Business as Ethical and Business as Usual. Jones and Bartlett Series in Philosophy. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth Publishing Arguments for Libertarianism” In Harwood, Sterling (Ed.).
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Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course
Competition Law (Elective Paper) LL.M-104
Unit-1: Fundamentals and Basics Competition Law
(a) Constitutional Provisions regulating Trade, Restraint of Trade under Indian corporate Act i.e. Indian
Contract Act, Monopolistic Trade Practice Act, Restrictive Trade Practices, Salient features of
consumer protection Act, 1986.
(b) Provisions of Sherman's Act, Aims, objects and salient features of The Competition Act, 2002, its
relationship with the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, Relevant Provisions of
Clayton Act, 1914.
(c) Definition of Competition and Competition Law, Salient features of MRTP Act, 1986, Comparison
between MRTP and Competition Act, 1969, Raghwan Committee Report, Relevant Provisions of the
federal trade commission Act, Salient features of U.K. Competition Act, 1998.
Unit-2: Anti-Competitive Agreements, Abuse of Dominant Position and Regulation of Combinations
(a) Anti-competitive Agreement, Abuse of dominate position, combination, Horizontal and vertical
Agreement.
(b) Abuse of dominant position, regulation of combinations viz. mergers and acquisitions.
(c) Combination, protection of consumers, anti-competitive.
Unit-3: Competition commission of India
(a) Aims, object & salient features of competition commission of India, Establishment, composition,
powers, duties and functions,
(b) Functions powers, Procedure for Investigation of Inquiry, Distribution of business amongst
commission and benches,
(c) Jurisdiction of benches and procedure for adjudication,
Unit- 4: The Competition Act, 2002
(a) Preliminary Object of the Act.
(b) Prohibition of Certain agreements. Abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations,
Penalties for offences under the Competition Act, 2002
(c) Duties powers & functions of director general, Penalties, Competition advocacy, important
judgments of the Supreme Court.
Unit-5: Competition Appellate Tribunal
(a) Composition of competition Appellate Tribunal.
(b) Functions, Powers & Procedures of Appellate Tribunal. .
(c) Award Compensation, Powers of Central government to issue direction appeal to the Supreme Court,
Power to Punish for Contempt, Execution of orders,
Suggested Reading
1. K.S. Anantaranan: Lectures on Company Law and MRTP
2. Dr. R.K. Singh: Restriction Trade Practices and Public Interest
3. Suzan Rab- Indian Competition Law- An International Perspective
4. S.M. Dugar's MRTP Law, Competition Law and Consumer Protection
5. Report of the Monopolies Inquiries Commission, Govt. of India 1965 (Dr. Hazari Report)
6. Sachar Committee Report, High Powered Committee on MRTP Act & Company Act, 1980 and other related
work
7. A.E. Rodrigues, Ashok Menon- The limits of Competition Policy, the shortcomings of Economics

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8. Taxmann's competition Law and Practice.
9. Aggarwal, V.K; Bharat Law House.
10. Dugar, S. M.; Commentary on the MRTP Law, Competition Law and Consumer Protection Law;
LexisNexis.

Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course

Banking and Insurance Law (Elective Paper) LL.M-105
Unit-1: Introduction and Social Control over the Banking system in India
(a) Nature and development of Banking, Evolution of Banking in India and elsewhere, Kinds of Banks
& their Functions (SBI, SBI subsidiary Banks, Joint Stock Bank, Statutes Governing, PSBs(Public
Sector Banks), SCBs (Scheduled Commercial Banks), LBS (Lead Bank Scheme).
(b) Multi-functional banks, growth and legal issues, Nationalization, liberalization etc, Banking
Regulation Laws, (Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: Banking Regulation Act, 1949: Banking
Commissions Recommendation).
(c) Relationship Between Banker & Customer, Legal Character, Contract Between banker & customer,
Banks duty to customers, The Banking ombudsman scheme 1995, Liability under consumer
protection Act, 1986
Unit-2: Financial Institution India: Institutional Frame Work & Classification
(a) Global Banking Institutions.
(b) Functions & Services of Commercial Banks.
(c) Nationalization of Banks, role of RBI, Banking organization & Banks, Private Banks & foreign
Banks.
Unit 3: Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
(a) Principles of lending, Position of weaker Sections, Origin and development of RBI as a central bank,
powers-functions and objectives.
(b) Position of weaker Sections, Nature of Securities & Risks Involved, Meaning and kinds, transfer and
negotiations, holder and holder in due course, presentment and payment, liabilities of parties.
(c) Crossing of Cheques and payment, dishonour of Cheques. Recovery of debts with and without
intervention of Courts / Tribunal (Recovery of debts due to Banks & Financial Institutions Act,
1993: Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests
Act, 2002)
Unit -4 Recent Trends in Banking System in India and Reforms in Indian Banking Law
(a) New technology, information technology, automation and legal aspects,
(b) Automatic teller machine and use of internet, smart card, use of expert system, credit cards.
(c) Recommendations of committees: a review.

Unit-5 Insurance, Regulatory and Development Authority of Insurance

(a) Introduction, meaning of insurance, historical aspect, characteristic of insurance, nature of insurance
contract, principles of insurance.
(b) Re-insurance, double insurance, types of insurance, life insurance, marine insurance fire insurance &
miscellaneous insurance indemnity, subrogation, causa proxima, mitigation of loss,

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 (c) Attachment of risk, contribution constitution, function and powers of insurance, The Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority -Establishment, composition and duties, powers and
functions ; application of Consumer Protection Act, 1986
Suggestive Readings
1. M.N. Mishra, Law of Insurance
2. C. Rangarajan, Handbook of Insurance and Allied Law.
3. Bashyam and Adiga, The Negotiable Instrument Act, 1997
4. M.L.Tannen, Jannen's Banking Law & Practice in India, 2000
5. Dr. Avtar Singh, Negotiable Instrument Act.
6. S.N. Gupta, The Banking Law in Theory & Practice, 1999
7. Sharma and Nainta, Banking Law & Negotiable Instruments Act.

Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course

Criminology & Criminal Justice Administration (Elective Paper) LL.M-109
Unit-1: The Concept of Crime and Criminal Jurisprudence:
(a) Crime: Nature, Definition and Characteristics of Crime, Courses of crime, Concept of Criminal
Jurisprudence. Development of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice System during British period and
post independent period.
(b) Kinds of Punishment Elements of Criminal Liability of the crime, Intention, preparations, attempt and
commission, Mens rea – Intention, recklessness, negligence, malice, inchoate offences, Mens rea under
the Indian Penal Code 1860, Exemptions from criminal liability, Caused approaches to explanations &
difficulties of applications of casual analysis to human behavior. .
(c) Specific theories of crime Causation, Social learning through Sub-cultures of deviance, Social
disorganization theories & Economistic approaches.
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Unit-2: Deviations and Procedural Mechanism in the Criminal Justice System
(a) Legislations, Treatment of offenders and Judicial Approach.
(b) Cognizable and Non-cognizable offences, Bailable and Non-Bailable offences, Compoundable and Non-
Compoundable offences, Investigation, Prosecution and Trial, Warrant cases and Summons cases,
(c) The right to counsel and legal aid with special reference to Indian Constitution and Cr.P.C, 1973
Unit-3: Role of Evidence in Criminal Justice Administration
(a) Organizational hierarchy of Criminal Courts, Jurisdiction of Courts, Prospection, Police FIR,
Investigation and Charge sheet.
(b) Relevancy and admissibility, of facts, Relevancy of confessions and dying declarations, Appreciating
expert evidence in court, Relevancy and Admissibility of evidence collected through Forensic and other
modern tools and techniques, Admissibility of evidence in Cyber Crime, Protection of Witnesses, and
Hostile witnesses.
(c) Withdrawal of Criminal prosecution.
Unit-4: Police System in India, Arrest & Interrogation
(a) History of Police & Policing, Role of police in modern societies, Police organization in India, Police
community and crime, Police reforms and modernization, Effective Judicial Control on Criminal Justice
system
(b) Rights of accused, right to counsel & right to bail, Constitutional & Procedural provision and other Laws
relating to arrest.
(c) Witness protection, hostile witness & perjury.

Unit-5: Plea bargaining, special enactments and Trial Procedure,

(a) Preventive detention Law, Protection of Public Peace or order.
(b) Special enactment – TADA/POTA & essential Services Act.
(c) Accusatory System and the inquisitorial System, Pre-trial Procedure, Law of evidence Nacro-analysis,
evidentiary value of Statement/article Seized, Admissibility & inadmissibility of evidence, expert
evidence, directions for criminal prosecution (PIL).
Suggested Reading:
1. Sunderland & Crssey- Criminology.
2. Ahmed Siddique – Criminology.
3. Mrs. Ved Kumari – Juvenile Justice.
4. Tapas Kumar Banerjee – Background to Indian Criminal Law (1990).
5. Ratan Lal – Law of Criminal Procedure.
6. Sarkar – Law of Evidence.
7. P.D. Sharma – Police & Criminal Justice System in India.

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Corporate and White Collar Crimes (Elective Paper) LL.M-110
Unit-1: White Collar Crimes
(a) Definition & Foundational Principles, Historical Background, Criticism of Sutherlands view on white
collar crime, Contributing factors, White Collar Crime in India.
(b) Genesis of White Collar Crime, Nature and Scope of White Collar Crime, Growth of White Collar Crime
in India and Western Countries,
(c) Mens rea and White Collar Crime, Vicarious liability in White Collar Crime, Strict liability in White
Collar Crime.
Unit-2: Criminology and Classification of White Collar Crimes
(a) White Collar Crime distinguished from Conventional Crime, Corporate Criminality & individual liability
in an organizational setting.
(b) Money Laundering, Forgery & Fraud, Larceny & Theft, Tax evasion, Perjury, false statement &
obstruction of justice.
(c) Bribery & corruption, Intellectual Property & regulatory offences.
. Unit-3: Remedies to combat White Collar crime and other Laws
(a) White collar crime vs. Traditional crime, Occupational and Avocational Crime, Contrepreneurial Crime,
(b) The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: Salient features of the Act Offences committed by Public Servant &
bribe giver Sanction for Prosecution Presumption where public servant accepts gratification Prosecution and
Penalties Judicial response to White Collar Crime, Remedial measures to curb White Collar Crimes
(c) The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002: Salient features of the Act Definition & Scope of Money
Laundering, Survey, Search & Seizure, Attachment, Powers to arrest under the Act, Adjudication by the
Adjudicating authorities & Special Courts, Obligation of banking companies, financial institutions and
Intermediaries, Judicial response to White Collar Crime, and other remedial measures to curb White Collar
Crimes

Unit-4: White Collar Crimes and Statutes in India

(a) Hoarding, Black Marketing & Adulteration, Tax Evasion, White Collar Crime in Certain professions like
medical, Engineering, Local profession, Educational institutions & in business deals, Fake employment
placement Rackets.
(b) The Essential Commodities Act, 1955, The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Provisions relating to
Food Articles, Implementation of the Act by Food Safety Officers, Food Safety and Standards Authority
of India, Breach of Foreign Exchange Regulations(FEMA)
(c) Measures and remedies to control White Collar Crime in India, Role of Police & its ethics in Corruption,
Investigative methods in forensic Accounting, Policing & Regulating White Collar Crime, Prosecuting &
adjudicating it.

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Unit-5: Corporate Crimes & Other Crimes
(a) Corporate Crimes-Meaning and Nature, Psychological and Socio-economic Factors underlying corporate
frauds.
(b) Types of Corporate Crimes, Judicial Attitude towards Corporate Crimes, Offences Relating to Statutory
Noncompliance under Companies Act, Vicarious Liability of Corporation
(c) Occupational Crime & A vocational crime, Governmental Crime, State Crime & Political Crime. State-
Corporate Crime, Globalization & Finance Crime, Responding to the Challenge of White Collar Crime.
Suggestive Readings
1. Gandhirajan, C K 2004, Organized crime, A P H Publishing Corporation
2. Nair, P M 2002, Combating Organized crime, Konark Publishers
3. Karan Raj, 2002, Dictionary of Terrorism and Bioterrorism, IVY Publishing House, Delhi.
4. V Grover, 2002, Encyclopedia of International Terrorism, Vol. 1, 2 &3, Deep & Deep Publications, New
Delhi.
5. Shah, Giriraj, 2002, Encyclopedia of International Terrorism, Anmol Publications, New Delhi.
6. Holmes, Ronald M, 2001, Murder in America, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
7 .Cambridge University Press, 2001, White Collar Crime Explosion: How to protect yourself and your
company from prosecution

Group -A
Corporate and Commercial Law
Second Semester Examination

Code No. Paper L Credits

2
LLM 106 Company Law 5

LLM 107 5 2
Intellectual Property Rights

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 LLM 108 5 2
Commercial Arbitration

LLM 115 5 2
Cyber Law

LLM Dissertation including viva-voce - 5

SUB TOTAL 20 13

Group -B
Criminal and Security Law
Second Semester Examination

Code No. Paper L Credits

LLM 106 Police Law and Administration 5 2

LLM 107 5 2
Sentences and Sentencing

Criminology ,Penology and Victimology 5 2

LLM 112

LLM 114 5 2
International Criminal Law

LLM Dissertation including viva-voce - 5

SUB TOTAL 20 13

MAXIMUM & MINIMUM CREDITS OF THE PROGRAMME

The total number of credits of the LL.M. One Year Degree Programme is 26.
Each student shall be required to appear for examination in all subjects. However, for the
award of the degree a student should secure 26 credits required for that particular
programme.

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 Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course
Company Law (Elective Paper) LL.M-106
Unit-1: Introduction:
(a) Meaning, Nature & Kinds of Companies, Formation and incorporation of company, Development of
modern company law, characteristic features of a company, lifting the corporate veil, certificate of
incorporation.
(b) Memorandum of association, Articles of Association, effects of memorandum & Articles of association,
doctrine of indoor management.
(c) Prospectus: Meaning, definition, abridged forms & misstatements in prospectus and their consequences
promoters.
Unit-2; Business Management, Amalgamation, Take Over, Mergers
(a) Shares, share capital, allotment, membership, borrowing powers, debenture-issue, floating and fixed
charge, registration of mortgage and charges, inter corporate loans and investments, mutual funds, FDI
and NRI investments.
(b) Qualifications, appointment, remuneration and removal of directors, managing directors and managers,
Legal position of directors and criminal liability of the officers of the company.
(c) Meetings of the company- Types of meetings, procedure of calling meeting, company's
resolutions and its kinds, Company secretary-Qualification, appointments duties, and his legal position,
National company law tribunal and appellate tribunal, Investigations into the affairs of the company,
Amalgamation, take over, mergers, corporate collapse.
Unit-3: Oppression & Mismanagement and Law Relating to Multinational Corporation
(a) Prevention of oppression and mismanagement
(b) Meaning and Definition of Multinational Corporation
(c) National Regulation of MNC in India, U.N. Commission on Transactional Corporation – 1975,
Regulation through Company Law- 1956. Regulation through FEMA-1999.
Unit-4; Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
(a) Concept, Significance, dimensions, Legal framework, Impact of globalization. Importance of Corporate
Governance.
(b) Impact of Legal Traditions and the Rule of Law on Corporate Governance
(c) Legal Reforms of Corporate Governance in India, Reports of the various Committees on Corporate
Governance, Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility.

Unit-5: Reconstruction, Amalgamation and Winding-up of the Company

(a) Compromises & Arrangements Amalgamation of banking companies, Sanction of Courts, Jurisdiction,
Duties & Power of Court, Forms of Reconstruction & Amalgamations, Vesting - Rights & Transfer of
obligations, Demerger, Amalgation in national interest, Preservation of books & papers of
Amalgamated Company.
(b) Meaning & Modes of winding up, Grounds for winding up by the tribunals, Types of voluntary winding
up, Consequences of voluntary winding up ; appointment, Power & duties of a liquidators in winding
up.
(c) Meaning & nature of Contributors Liability & Meaning & dissolution of defunct Company.
Suggestive Readings
1 Smith and Keenan's, Company Law (2002)
2 Andrew Ledbetter, Company Investigations Ad Public Law (1999)
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3 Saleem Sheikh & William Rees, Corporate Governance & Corporate Control (2002)4.
4. Avtar Singh, Company Law, 2007 Eastern Book Company, Lucknow.
5. Gower's Principles Of Company Law 8th Edition 2008, R. Cambray & Co. Pvt. Ltd.
6. Smith And Keenen's Company Law.
7. S. K. Verma & Suman Gupta, Corporate Governance and Corporate Law Reform in India. (2005).
8. Companies Act, 2013.
9 Suman Gupta: Shareholder‟s Democracy: Fact Or Fiction. (1992
10. J.M. Thomson Palmer„S Company Law.
11. Gower-Principles of Modern Company Law.
12. Ramaiyaguide to Companies Act.
13. Indian Law Institute Current Problems of Corporate Law.
14. Datta-Company Directors.
15. Compendium on SEBI, Capital Issues and Listing by Chandratre, Acharya, Israni, Sethurama

Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course

Intellectual Property Rights (Elective Paper) LL.M-107
UNIT-1; Introduction: History and Evolution
(a) Intellectual Property Rights. A novel dimension to the concept of property, Origin, Genesis of IPR,
Theories of IPR – Locke's, Hegel and Marxian, Ethical, moral and human rights perspectives of IPR,.
(b) Perspective of Intellectual Property Rights, TRIPs, Berne Convention, Paris Convention, WCT, WPPT,
PCT, Rome Convention, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). National Perspective of IPRs,
Theories justifying intellectual property rights, Nature of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and need for
their protection,
(c) The relationship between competition law and intellectual property rights, Dispute Settlement System in
WTO, WTO-TRIPS as global binding charter of IPR and its impact on national legislation.
Unit-2: Law & Practice in IPR:
(a) Terms used in intellectual property Laws.
(b) Copyright- Introduction, Nature & Meaning, Scope of protection, procedure for protection, enforcement
and reminder. (The Copy Rights Act, 1957).
(c) Aspects of Copyrights law in India.
UNIT-3; Components of IPRs: Patent, Trade Mark and Design, Geographical indications, and Term,
Registration, Licensing, and Infringement issues.
(a) Patent: Nature and meaning, History of different patents under different rules, Scope of protection &
Procedure for protection, Enforcement and Remedies.
(a) Trade Mark: Introduction: Meaning, definition, concept, Scope of protection, Procedure for protection,
Enforcement & Remedies, Aspects of trade laws in India, Trade Secrets and Trade dress.
(b) Design: Introduction: Nature, Meaning & scope, Scope of protection & procedure for protection,
Enforcement & Remedies.
UNIT-4; Contemporary Trends and Emerging Issues and Challenges for IPR System
(a) Benefit sharing and contractual agreements – International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture – issues on patent policy and farmer's rights
(b) CBD, Nagoya Protocol and Indian law, UNESCO – protection of folklore/cultural expression. Domain
name, Disputes and cyber-squatting,

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 (c) Traditional knowledge, Protection of plant varieties and farmer's rights, Protection of Intellectual, Property
Rights in transit, and Intellectual Property Rights and Human rights.
Unit-5: Multiple Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights:
(b) Plant Breeders Rights: detailed perspectives & Geographical indication.
(c) WTO Mandated negotiations on geographical indications (TRIPS).
(d) Traditional Knowledge.
Suggestive Readings
Acts and Statutes (As Amended)
1. The Copyright Act, 1957
2. The Patents Act, 1970
3. The Trade Marks Act, 1999
4. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
5. The Designs Act, 2000
Text Books
1. Ahuja, V.K.; Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights; LexisNexis
2. Bhandari, M. K.; An Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights; Central Law Publication
Books
1. Narayanan, P.; Intellectual Property Law; Eastern Law House
2. Cornish, William R.; Intellectual Property; Oxford University Press
3. Wadhera, B. L.; Law Relating to Intellectual Property; Universal Publication
4. Paul, Meenu; Intellectual Property Laws; Allahabad Law Agency

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 Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course
Commercial Arbitration (Elective Paper) LL.M-108
Unit-1: Basics of International Commercial Arbitration
(a) Essence and Regulatory Framework of International Commercial Arbitration, Juridical Nature of
Arbitration.
(b) Arbitration Agreement – Autonomy, Validity, Interpretation,
(c) Arbitrability and Competence, Comparative study of judicial decisions on Arbitrability, Arbitration and the
Courts, Arbitration and International Law.
Unit-2: Legal Documents in the Sphere of International Commercial Arbitration: General Overview
(a) UNCITRAL Model Law, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
(b) ICC Arbitration Rules, LCIA Arbitration Rules, SCC Arbitration Rules.
(c) New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958.
Unit-3: Arbitration Agreement
(a) Significance of agreement in arbitration, Forms of arbitration agreement
(b) Functions of an arbitration agreement
(c) Definition and Requirements of a valid arbitrations agreement, Foreign Arbitration Agreement
Unit-4: Arbitrators and Arbitration Procedure
(a) Commencement of Arbitration, Selection and Appointment, Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators.
(b) Determination of Jurisdiction, Arbitration Procedure.
(c) Taking Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration, Interim and Conservatory Measures, Arbitration
Award.
Unit-5: Applicable Substantive Law in International Commercial Arbitration: General Overview
(a) Applicable Substantive Law in International Commercial Arbitration: Choice, Proof, Interpretation,
Application. Conflict of Laws Rules in International Commercial Arbitration.
(b) Substantive National Law in International Commercial Arbitration, Lex moratoria, INCOTERMS 2010,
UCP 600 and UNIDROIT Principles in International Commercial Arbitration.
(c) United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980.

Suggestive Readings
1. Julian D M Lew, Loukas A Mistelis, Stefan M Kroll. Comparative International Commercial Arbitration. The
Hague, 2003.
2. Jonathan Hill, Adeline Chong. International Commercial Disputes. Commercial Conflict of Laws in English
Courts. Oxford, 2010.
3. Gary B. Born. International Arbitration: Law and Practice. The Hague, 2014.
4. T.B Ref.: A.K Bansal, Law of International Commercial Arbitration, (Universal Law Publishing, 2003)

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LL.M (One Year Degree Course) Paper Code- 115
Subject: Cyber law

Unit- I: Introduction to Cyber World and Cyber Law

(a) Definition of Cyber World, Regulation of cyber space, Scope of Cyber laws
(b) Jurisdiction in Cyber Space, Internet Jurisdiction, Indian Context of Jurisdiction
(c) International position of Internet Jurisdiction Cases in Cyber Jurisdiction
Unit-II: Electronic Contracts (Cyber Contracts)
(a) Construction of Electronic Contracts, Issues of Security, Issues of Privacy and other Technical
Issues in Cyber Contracts
(b)Types of Electronic Contracts and Indian Legal Position
(c) Legal Issues in Cyber Contracts, Cyber Contract and IT Act 2000

Unit-III: Nexus of IPR and Cyber Space

(a) Copyright in Digital Environment, Trademarks, Infringement and Passing off,
Trademarks in Digital Environment
(b) Domain name registration, Domain Name Disputes & WIPO UDRP
(c) Databases-Protection of Databases in Information Technology, Legal Position of Database
protection in U.S., European Legal position on Databases and
Indian Law on Databases

Unit-IV: Cyber Crimes

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 (a) Introduction of Computer Crime and Cyber Crimes, Classification of Cyber Crimes.
(b) Cyber Crime and related Concepts, Cyber forensic, Cyber criminals and their objectives
(c) Kinds of Cyber Crimes – Cyber Stalking; Cyber Pornography; Forgery And Fraud; Cyber Terrorism;
Computer Vandalism etc.

Unit-V: Regulatory Framework and Cyber Crimes

(a) Regulation of Cyber Crime, Issues relating to Investigation, Issues relating to Jurisdiction, Issues
relating to Evidence
(b) Obscenity and Pornography-Internet and Potential of Obscenity, Technical and Legal solutions,
International efforts, Changes in Indian Law

(c) Freedom of Speech & Human Rights Issues in Internet, Freedom of Expression in Internet, Issues
of Censorship, Privacy Issues, International Positions on Free Speech in Internet, International
Legal Regime, International legal regime relating to Cyber Crimes, European Convention on
Cyber Crimes.
Suggestive Readings
1. Cyber Law- The Indian Perspective- Pavan Duggal 2014
2. As Cyber Security Law Develops- Pavan Duggal 2017
3. Cyber Law- A Legal Arsenal for Online Brett J.Trout, 2007
4. Handbook of Cyber Law- Vakul Sharma, 2002
5. Cyber Crimes against Women in India 2016
6. Cyber Crime and Law: An Overview-Rohit Arvind Jain, 2018
7. Technology Law Decoded-N.S.Nappinai, 2017
8. Cyber Law: Indian & International Prespective- Aparna Vishwanathan, 2012

Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course

Police Law and Administration (Elective Paper) LL.M-106
Unit-1: Police Law & Administration – Origin & Development
(a) History of development & organization of police. History of Indian Police, Policing in Ancient, Medieval
and Modern India, Police Act of 1861, National Police Commission Recommendations (NPC), 1979,
(b) The Police System Structural Organization of Police, Role of police in modern societies, Police duties,
Responsibilities & powers.
(c) Organization and Structure of police in India under the State government and under central government,
The Police System Structure and hierarchy, functioning of police organizations, Types of police
organizations, State Police, District Police, Central Police Organizations, and International Criminal Police
Organizations
Unit-2: Role of Police and Police Investigation Procedures
(a) Maintenance of crime records & Statistics, Legal functions of police, Discipline & Control of police, Police
Commissioners, The women police, Home Guard Police etc.
(b) Methods of Investigation - Information, Interrogation and Instrumentation. Recording of FIR, Case Diary
and Station, House Diary.
(c) Modus Operandi, Collection of Evidence, Examination of Witnesses and Suspects, Confession, Filling
charge sheet.
Unit-3: Contemporary Policing, Principles of Policing & Training Programs
(a) Modernization of police, Public perception of police, Police self-image: measures to improve police image,
developing healthy police public relationship, zero tolerance policing, Police Reforms and role played by
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 (b) Principles of policing & Training Program, Modernization of Criminal Justice Machinery & Rural Policing
in India.
(c) Police investigation, Court, Trial, Preparatory Police Training Programs, Police Sniffer Dogs, INTERPOL,
International perspectives of police.
Unit-4: Police Deviance & Corruption
(a) Structure of legal restraint on police powers in India.
(b) Unconstitutionality of ‘Third degree’, Methods use of fatal force by Police. Encounter Killings, Police
atrocities, Custodial violence & deaths, the plea of Superiors order-rape & related forms of sander based
aggression.
(c) Corruption & abuse of Authority in Police, National Police Commission & Reforms.

Unit-V: Police –Public Nexus, Role of Media and Welfare Measures for Police Personnel
(a) Police-public Co- operation, NHRC Guidelines on police & public relations.
(b) Citizen’s voluntary force, Role of media & Public accountability of police & media, Police Act, Police in a
Democratic Society.
(c) Police – Community Relationship, Accountability of police of law, People & Society.
Reference:-
1. Krishna Mohan Mathur (1994), Indian Police, Role and Challenges, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi.
2. Parmar. M.S., (1992), Problems of Police Administration, Reliance Publishing House, New Delhi.
3. SankarSen (1986), Police Today, Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi.
4. Gautam, D.N. (1993), The Indian Police: A study in fundamentals, Mittal Publications.
5. Ramanujam .T (1992), Prevention and Detection of Crime, Madras Book Agenc
6. James, Vadackumchery, 1998, Crime, Police & Correction, APH Publishing Company, New Delhi
7. Mayhill, Pamela D, 1985, Police-community relations and administration of justice, Prentice Hall Englewood
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 Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course
Criminology, Penology and Victimology, (Elective Paper) LL.M-112
Unit-1 Nature, Definition, Concept and Theories of Causation of Crime
(a) The definition, concept of crime, Nature and Scope of Criminology, The schools of Criminology, Principles
of Criminal Jurisprudence, Method of Study of Crime
(b) Causation of crime, Theory of crime, Relation between crime and society, Crime, Social Control and Crime
Prevention
(c) Lombroso’s Theory (Positive Theory), Genetic Theory of Crime, Geographical Theory (Crime and
Geographical Environment), Economic Theory, Psychological Theory
Unit-2: Criminal Justice System & Problems of Victim.
(a) Criminal Justice System and victim relationship: Collaborator or evidence, Victim & Police: Lodging of
FIR & recording of statement, Deposition & cross-examination in courts, NGO intervention: Victim-
Witness Association, Victim Association, Concept, meaning & importance for society & criminal justice
system, Restorative Justice for Crime victims & Paroled Justice, Restitution, ex-gratia payment &
insurance.
(b) Compensatory relief to victims & Judicial Trends, Compensatory Provisions in cr. P.C.& Compensation
under probation of offenders Act, compensation to victim under motor vehicle Act, Justice Malimath
committee recommendation on victims of crime. Victim Compensation in India: Provisions under Cr. P.C,
SC, ST Act, etc., Compensation by public authorities as social obligation
(c) Victims & Criminal Justice : Interaction with Police, Courts, Prosecutors, Judges & Correctional Systems,
Victims Service, Continuing education, contributing to Communities, Challenges to victims Services &
Victim Advocacy Civil Justice System.
Unit-3: Impact of Victimization and Victims Assistance Program:
(a) Physical and financial impact of victimization, Victimization: Impact on family, Psychological stress and
trauma, Criminal, victimization, sense of security and socio economic development.
(b) Advisory Groups, Types of Services, Care & Protection of Victim in other countries, South Asian Society
of Criminology & Victim logy (SASCV),
(c) Victim Offender relationship, victim surreys victim offender mediation program.
Unit-4: Sociological Theories, Socio-Economic Crimes, and Prison System in India
(a) Sutherland’s Differential Association Theory, Labeling Theory of Crime, Containment Theory of Crime,
General factors of Crime
(b) Theories of Punishment, Criminal Court in India, International Criminal Court, Constitutional validity of
capital punishment, Deterrent, Retributive, Alternative to imprisonment : Probation, Open Jail, Parole etc.,
Capital Punishment, Juvenile delinquency Preventive and Reformative, Sexual Offence, White Collar
Crime, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Other Socio-Economic Crime
(c) Historical development of prisons, Objectives of imprisonment, United Nation Standard Minimum Rules
for treatment of prisoners and other standard settings, conventions and documents, Legal framework of the
prison system in India, Prison organization in India, Modernization of prisons

Unit-5: Victimology: Origin & Development and Victim's Criminal Victimizations.

(a) Definition of Victims, Historical Perspectives, Meaning, Nature and types of victims of crime, Historical
development of Victimology, Scope and objectives of Victimology, Theories of Victimology, Penal couple
concept, National and International thinking: United Nation, Amnesty International, National Human Right
Commission etc. Development of Victims & Victimology in India.
(b) Role of victims in Criminal Occurrence! Victim – Offender relationship, Victim typologies, Victim of
abuse of power, Women and crime victimization, Children and crime victimization, Who are victims of
crime, How they are victimized, General Response of victims to victimization.

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 (c) Emerging concerns for the victims of crime, Victim – Precipitation, Psychological impact, Financial
Impact, Secondary victimization from criminal justice & Society, Role of police, media & Law of
Safeguards rights of victims, community responses.
Suggestive Readings
1. Singh Makkar, S.P.1993, Global perspectives in Victimology, ABC Publications, Jalandhar
2. Rajan, V.N., 1981, Victimology in India : An Introductory Study, Allied Publishers, New Delhi
3. Chokalingam, K1985, Readings in Victimology : Towards a Victim Perspective in Criminology, Ravi
Raj Publications, Madras
4. Devasia,V.V 1992, Criminology, Victimology and Corrections. Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi
5. Commonwealth Secretariat, 2002, Crime and Social Justice, London.
6. Ebbe, Obi N. Ignatius, 2000, Comparative and International Criminal Justice System: Policing, Judiciary
and Corrections, Butterworth, Boston.
7. Page, Michael von Tangen, 1998, Prisons, Peace and Terrorism: Penal policy in the reduction of Political
Violence in Northern Ireland, Italy and the Spanish Basque country, 1968-97, Dominant Publishers and distributors,
New Delhi.
8. Chakrabarti, Nirmal Kant, 1995, Probation System in the Administration of Criminal Justice, Deep & Deep
Publications, New Delhi
9. Choudhuri, Mrinmaya, 1995, Languishing for Justice: Being a Critical Survey of the Criminal Justice
System, Datt Sons, Nagpur
10. Mehraj-ud-din, Mir, 1984, Crime and Criminal Justice System in India, Deep & Deep Publications, New
Delhi
11. Das, Ram Mohan, 1982, Crime and Punishment in India: With a particular reference to the Manusmrti,
Kanchan Publications, Bodh-Gaya
12. Justice Malimath Committee on Criminal Justice Reforms Delhi Police Act, Universal Law Pub. Co. 2003
13. K Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms, 20011.
14. Sutherland, Edwin H; Principles of Criminology; General Hall
15. Paranjape, N.V.; Criminology and Penology; Central Law Publication
16. Qadri S.M.A Criminology and Penology Eastern Book Company Lucknow

Syllabus of LL.M One Year Degree Course

Sentences and Sentencing (Elective Paper) LL.M-107
Unit-1: Introduction
(a) Meaning of sentence, statutory and judicial guidelines of sentences.
(b) Theories of punishment: Utilitarian Prevention (Deterrence), Utilitarian Intimidation.
(c) The purpose of punishment: Deterrence (Specific and general), Retribution and rehabilitation,
Incapacitation (to protect society by removing the offender from society).
Unit-2: Kinds of Sentences
(a) Punishments/ Sentences under India Penal Code 1860.
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 (c) Suspension, Remission and Commutation of sentences. No conviction recorded, Caution, fine, bond,
Probation, criminal infringement notice.
Unit- 3: Capital Punishment & Other Sentences
(a) Death Sentences, Imprisonment, Levy of fine, executive clemency, Good Time laws and indeterminate
sentence.
(b) Penalty units, Community service order home detention, Periodic detention.
(c) For feature of assets, imprisonment and diversionary programs.
Unit-4: Alternative Methods of Sentencing
(a) Circle Sentencing.
(b) Restorative justice: (i) Youth justice conferencing (ii) Circle sentencing of Indigenous offenders.
(c) Provisions of Indian Penal Laws and Constitution for these alternative methods.
Unit-5: Factors Affecting Sentencing Decision and Post sentencing Considerations
(a) Aggravating factors, Mitigating factors, the role of victim in sentencing and appeals in case of severe
sentences.
(b) Security Classification, Protective custody, Parole preventative detention, Continued detention
(c) Sexual offenders registration, deportation

Syllabus of LL.M. One Year Degree Course

International Criminal Law (Elective
Paper) LL.M

Unit-1 international Criminal Law

(a) Individual Responsibility: Historical Development.

(b) Treaty of Versailles, Nuremberg & Tokyo Trials, Genocide convention 1948, Geneva Convention, 1949,
ILC Draft code of crimes against the peace & Security of mankind.

(c) State sovereignty and International Criminal Law.

Unit-2: General Principles of International Criminal Law

(a) Terrorism & Transactional crimes, Crimes oftenest beace, Crime of aggression, war crimes.

(b) Crimes and elements of crimes, Genocide: Prosecutor v. Akayesh (ICTR 1998), Prosecutor v. Krstic
(ICTY2004).

(c) Modes of criminal Responsibility and Defenses, Prosecutor v. Samuel Hinga No. SCSL-2004-14-
AR729e, Prosecutor v. Balskic (ICTY2004).

Unit- 3: International criminal court & Tribunals

(a) International criminal court: Introduction.

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(c) International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY), International Criminal Tribunal for
Ruanda (ICTR).

Unit-4: Universal Jurisdiction, Special Courts and Extra-ordinary Courts

(a) The Iraqi special Tribunal, Universal Jurisdiction, Immunities Exporte Pinochet (UK House of
Lords): Belgium’s 1993 Universal Jurisdiction Law.

(b) ICJ Arrest warrant of 2000 (Congo v. Belgium) Congo v. France: Decisions of International Court of
justice case concerning the Application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime
of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro) of 26 February 2007.

(c) Special Courts for Sierra Leone, Extra-ordinary Court for Cambodia, Response of South Asia
Countries to the ICC, Indian Perspectives on the ICC.

Unit-5: The Future Perspectives of International Court of Law

(a) Jurisdiction of National Courts and national Prosecution of International Crimes.

(b) Futures objectives and policies of International criminal law including issues of amnesty truth &
justice.

Emerging issues in International criminal law, Sovereign & other immunities, ICC Simulation, grounds for
excluding criminal responsibility and modes of liability in International Criminal Law

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