ILI CAT 2009 Syllabus

• Historical and Anthropological school
• Sociological Jurisprudence and Sociology of Law
• Legal Realism
• Feminist Jurisprudence

3. Legal Concepts

• Personality
• Possession
• Ownership
• Rights - Hohfeldian conceptions, legal, moral and human rights distinguished

Theories of adjudication - role of judges in the judicial process - Lon Fuller's Speluncean Explorer's case, Hart-Dworkin debate

JUDICIAL PROCESS (Paper Code - 002)

1. Individual and the State
2. Independence of Judiciary
3. Hierarchy of Courts
4. Appointment of Judges
5. Interpretation of Constitution
6. Interpretation of Statutes
7. Doctrine of Stare Decisis
8. Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta of a case
9. Value Judgments in Law
10. Judicial Reasoning

LEGAL RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY (Paper Code - 003)

1. Legal Research in India - Its Objectives, Evolution & Contemporary Trends in Legal Research
2. Legal Research and Law Reform - Role of Judges and Jurists, Recommendations of different Commissions and Committees
3. Law and Logic - Use of Induction and Deduction Methods in Research
4. Different Kinds of Legal Research - Doctrinal, Non-Doctrinal, Inter/Multidisciplinary etc.
5. Techniques of Legal Research - Steps involved, Identification of a Research Problem, Formulation of a Research Proposal, Budgeting and Research Supervision
6. Tools of Legal Research - Library: Books, Case Law Reports, Legislative Reports, Encyclopedia etc; Modern Technology: Computer, Internet etc.
7. Sources of Information in Legal Research - Primary and the Secondary sources of Information & Plagiarism as an Offence in Research

ILI CAT 2009 Syllabus