BLOOM PUBLIC SCHOOL

C-8 Vasant Kunj New Delhi

SYLLABUS FOR THE SESSION 2022-23

Class: XII
Subject: Legal Studies

TERM-1 SYLLABUS
MONTH UNITS CONTENT
(CBSE TEXT BOOK)

April Unit I 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
May Unit II Topics of Law i. Law of Property
ii. Law of Contracts

Project Work
July Unit II Topics of Law iii. Law of Torts
iv. Introduction to Criminal Laws in India

Unit III Arbitration,

Tribunal i. Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems
Adjudicatio ii. Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution
n and iii. Types of ADR
Alternative iv. Arbitration, Administrative, Tribunals
Dispute v. Mediation and Conciliation
Resolution vi. Lok Adalats
vii. Ombudsman
viii. Lokpal and Lokayukta
 August Unit IV Human i.Introduction – International Context
Rights in ii. Constitutional framework and Related laws in India
iii. Complaint Mechanisms of Quasi-judicial Bodies
India

Unit VII International i. Introduction to International Law

Context ii. Sources of International
Law – Treaties, Customs and
ICJ Decisions
iii. International Institutions, International
Human Rights
iv. Customary International Law
v. International law & Municipal Law
vi. International Law & India
vii. Dispute Resolution – ICJ, ICC and Other
Dispute Resolution
Mechanisms
September Unit V Legal Introduction
Profession The Advocates Act, 1961, The Bar Council of India,
Lawyers and
in India
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

Project work

ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS
PERIODIC ASSESSMENT -1 Unit I Judiciary
Unit II Topics of Law
MID TERM EXAMINATION
UNIT II Topics of Law
Unit III Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and
Alternative Dispute Resolution
 UNIT IV Human Rights in India
UNIT VII International Context

TERM-2 SYLLABUS
MONTH UNITS CONTENT
(CBSE TEXT BOOK)

October Unit V Legal Introduction

Profession The Advocates Act, 1961, The Bar Council of India,
Lawyers and
in India
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

November Unit VI Legal i. Legal background – Free Legal Aid under Criminal
Services law, Legal
Aid by the State, Legal Aid under the Indian Constitution,
NALSA
Regulations, 2010
ii. Criteria for giving free Legal Services
iii. Lok Adalats
iv. Legal Aid in Context of Social Justice and Human
Rights
December Revision
January Review of final Revision
projects
Revision
February Preboard Exam/
Revision
March CBSE Board Exam/
TERM-2 EXAM
ASSESSMENT SYLLABUS
PERIODIC ASSESSMENT -2 Unit V: Legal Profession in India
Unit VI: Legal Services

PREBOARD EXAMINATION Unit I: Judiciary

Unit II: Topics of Law
Unit III: Arbitration, Tribunal
Adjudication and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Unit IV: Human Rights in India
Unit V: Legal Profession in India
Unit VI Legal Services
Unit VII International Context

CBSE BOARD EXAMINATION Unit I: Judiciary

Unit II: Topics of Law
Unit III: Arbitration, Tribunal
Adjudication and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Unit IV: Human Rights in India
Unit V: Legal Profession in India
Unit VI Legal Services
Unit VII International Context