ASSESMENT CRITERIA

Introduction to World’s Legal Systems

S. No Particulars Marks Allocated

A. Internals:
  Class Participation 05 marks
  Class Presentation 20 marks
  Opinion or a write-up (700-1000 words) 25 marks
B. End-term:  
  Book Review (2000-2500 words) 50 marks
  Total marks 100 marks
 Class participation (05 marks)
(continuous assessment)

CONTRIBUTION TO QUALITY OF READINGS DONE

CLASS DISCUSSIONS QUESTIONS YOU ASK BEFORE CLASS
Class Presentation
and
Write-up
Class Presentation (20 marks)
• Class will be divided into 7 groups; allotted
chapters and the date on which the
presentation shall take place
• Duration is 15 mins in class
• Students may make PPTs, but not
necessarily
Write-up (25 marks)
• Opinion based
• On the reading assigned for Class Presentation
• Should be within the range of 700 to 1000 words
(excluding footnotes)
Book review (50 marks)
• Students can discuss the book in groups of 5
(Awaiting 2 groups’ selected biography/ book)
• Must submit individual book reviews; assessed
individually
• Should be within the range of 700 to 1000 words
(excluding footnotes)
• Deadline: 12th December, 2020
Contents of a Book Review:
• Title, author/ editor, publisher or institution of
the book
• Describe the main ideas of the book very
briefly
• Give a critical analysis of the author’s ideas
primarily based on the themes and topics
covered in class.
• Concluding paragraph
Other important instructions:

Formatting (for Write-up and book review):

- Main text: 12pt. Times New Roman, double
spacing and the text should be justified.
- Footnotes: 10 pt. Times New Roman, single
spacing
Plagiarism will attract severe penalty and in
some cases allocation of Zero marks for the
complete assignment

Style guideline: OSCOLA [see links for

Quick Reference guide and a longer version]
Mode of submission:

Email the Assignment along with a cover letter:

- to Professor Dr Prabhakar Singh: prabhakar@jgu.edu.in
and
- CC to Professor Ajita Sharma: ajita@jgu.edu.in

Also mention:
- Name, Student ID, title of the assignment