IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR UNIT-1

Precedent in English

1. Preliminary Statement – 1st two three paragraphs and last paragraph, Real doctrine of
precedent in English legal system
2. English Doctrine in France – 1st 2 paragraphs
3. European Court of Justice – First 2 paragraphs and Practice
4. USA (just mention American realism), Scotland, Commonwealth

Different Methods of Determining Ratio

1. Wambaugh’s Test
2. Goodhart
3. Julius Stone

IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR UNIT 2

Nature of Judicial Process: Restrict to Summary of Cardozo, Shayra Bano Case and EWS Judgement

Tools and Techniques of Judicial Creativity

Judicial Process in Constitutional Adjudications: Notions of Judicial review,

IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR UNIT 3

Judicial Activism and Creativity of SC

Supreme Court’s Approach to the Question of its own Jurisdiction – Article 32 and 136

IMPORTANT TOPICS OF UNIT 4

Judicial Self Restraint

Judicial and Juristic Activism

IMPORTANT TOPICS OF UNIT 5

Basic Structure

IMPORTANT TOPICS MISC

1. Basic Structure
2. Collegium System