This Course of B.A. (Hons.) POLITICAL SCIENCE entitled ‘Democratic Awareness with Legal literacy’ is a non-technical brief overview of different Laws (including Constitutional Law) operating in the personal, social, political and financial fields of individual and collective lives of the people of this country.In Unit I, the hierarchy of the regular courts-civil and criminal, their power, function and jurisdiction (including the quasi-judicial bodies, special courts, ADR), the system by following of which they operate justice delivery system, will be focused.Unit II covers a wide range of legal and Constitutional areas where fall the Fundamental Rights likes Article 14, Article 19, Article 21, Article 25, Constitutional Jurisprudence of Fundamental Rights, emerging and emerged dimensions of FR, Constitutionally permitted limitations over them, the analysis of personal laws in the backdrop of Fundamental Rights, the Fundamental Duties and their scope and ambit.Basic substantive laws of crime including anti-terrorism laws or cyber crimes and the procedural laws i.e. pre-trial stage, trial stage and appellate/revision stage are also covered in this Unit. Laws enacted for the protection of women, children, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and their implementation are not left out in this Unit. Some elements of Contract and Transfer of Property related laws are also incorporated over here which have vital importance in the economic activity of the people.Unit III basically deals with how does the legal system work, people’s access to judicial, quasi-judicial process and ADR and implementation/application part of laws and Constitution, enforcement of rights i.e. Article 32 and Article 226 of Constitution of India through which the doors of the higher judiciary are knocked at for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights. Most importantly this unit is touches the origin and development of Public interest Litigation (PIL). While teaching this course, the leading judgments of various High Courts and Supreme Court of India will be highlighted.This 30 modules of this course will be delivered over a period of 8 weeks roughly covering the working days of a semester.
DEMOCRATIC AWARENESS WITH LEGAL LITERACY (Our Laws, Our Rights)
Assam University, Silchar and CEC via Swayam
Overview
Syllabus
M
Title of Lecture
Resource Person
WEEK 1
1
A brief overview of the legal system of India
Prof. Gangotri Chakraborty
University of North Bengal
2
System of Courts- Civil and criminal, jurisdictions of courts- Specialized courts
Mrs. Mellissa Gurung
Additional District & Sessions Judge, District of Hoogly
3
Role of the police and executive in criminal justice administration
Hon’ble (Retired) Justice Ranjit Kumar Bag
High Court of Calcutta
4
Law & its different theories- Understanding of the laws operating in India
Prof. Gangotri Chakraborty
University of North Bengal
WEEK 2
5
Concept of State - Pre and Post Constitutional Laws (Part III of Constitution)
Dr. Sanjit Kumar Chakraborty
NUJS-WB, Kolkata
6
Right to Equality
Dr. Prem Kumar Agarwal
Associate Prof.
Hoogly Mahasin Law College, West Bengal
&
Officer-in-Charge, Government Centre of Legal Education, Chinsurah, Hooghly
7
Right to Freedom
Mr. Rajdeep Ghosh
Rashtrita Raksha University, Gandhinagar
8
Right to Life & Personal Liberty and procedure established by law (Article 21)
Dr. Partha Pratim Paul
Assam University, Silchar
WEEK 3
9
(Article 25) Freedom of Religion
Dr. Partha Pratim Paul
Assam University, Silchar
10
Cultural and Educational Rights, Minority Educational Institutions and related matters.
Mr. Rajdeep Ghosh
Rashtrita Raksha University, Gandhinagar
11
Article 51 & Fundamental Duties
Dr. Indra Nath Dey
Amity School of Law, Kolkata
12
Enforcement of Fundamental Rights - Writ Jurisdiction and PIL
Dr. Prem Kumar Agarwal
OIC; Government Centre of Legal Education, Chinsurah, Hooghly, W.B.
WEEK 4
13
Personal laws in India: Pluralism and Democracy-Uniform Civil Code.
Prof Gangotri Chakraborty
University of North Bengal
14
Contract Laws & Transfer of Property Laws (including Premises Tenancy)
Dr. Indrani Kundu
Jogesh Chandra Law College, Kolkata
15
Contempt of Court.
Hon’ble (Retired) Justice Ranjit Kumar Bag
High Court of Calcutta
16
Laws relating to consumer protection- Consumer Dispute Redressal Bodies.
Dr. Ranjeeta Mukherjee
St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata
WEEK 5
17
Criminal Justice administration: Pre-trial stage
Mrs Mellissa Gurung
Additional District & Sessions Judge, Hoogly, West Bengal
18
Criminal Justice administration: Trial stage
Mrs Mellissa Gurung
Additional District & Sessions Judge, Hoogly, West Bengal
19
General Exceptions to Criminal Liability- Abetments & Conspiracy
Dr Samraggi Chakraborty
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences, Bangalore
WEEK 6
20
Offences against Human Body (Part I)
Hon’ble (Retired) Justice Ranjit Kumar Bag
High Court of Calcutta
21
Offences against Human Body (Part II)
Dr. Zubair Ahmed
Department of Law, Alliah University, Kolkata
22
Offences against Individual Property: Theft - Extortion - Robbery etc.
Dr. Zubair Ahmed
Department of Law, Alliah University, Kolkata
23
Laws relating to cyber crime.
Prof. Anirban Mazumdar
WB-NUJS, Kolkata
WEEK 7
24
Anti-terrorist laws: implications on National Security and Human Rights- Offences against State- Offences against Public Tranquility- Sedition
Mr. Subhrajit Roy
Legal Advisor, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India
25
Legal Services Authorities Act and ‘Right to Free Legal Aid.’
Dr. Jhimli Bhattacharjee
Assam University, Silchar
26
Prevention of Atrocities on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Dr. Ponkhi Borah
Assam University, Silchar
27
Laws relating to dowry and various forms of violence and criminal offences against women.
Dr. Ruchira Goswami
WB-NUJS, Kolkata
WEEK 8
28
COLLEGIUM SYSTEM
Dr. Prem Kumar Agarwal
Hoogly Mahasin Law College, West Bengal
29
RTI
Dr. Shameek Sen
National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
30
PIL
Dr. Partha Pratim Paul
Assam University, Silchar
Taught by
DR. PARTHA PRATIM PAUL
