CBCS 4th Semester SEC
Political
Science Syllabus
উত্তরবঙ্গ
বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Honours
Course
DEMOCRATIC AND LEGAL AWARENESS
1.
Outline of the Legal system in India:
(a)
System of courts/tribunals and their jurisdiction in India ‐
criminal and civil courts, writ jurisdiction, specialized courts such as
juvenile courts, Mahila courts and tribunals.
(b) Role
of the police and executive in criminal law administration.
(c)
Alternate dispute mechanisms such as lok adalats, non‐
formal mechanisms.
2. Brief
understanding of the laws applicable in India
(a)
Constitution ‐ fundamental rights,
fundamental duties, other constitutional rights and their manner of
enforcement, with emphasis on public interest litigation and the expansion of
certain rights under Article 21 of the Constitution.
(b) Laws
relating to criminal jurisdiction ‐
provision relating to filing an FIR, arrest, bail search and seizure and some
understanding of the questions of evidence and procedure in Cr. P.C. and
related laws, important offences under the Indian Penal Code, offences against
women, juvenile justice, prevention of atrocities on Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes., Concepts like Burden of Proof, Presumption of Innocence,
Principles of Natural Justice, Fair comment under Contempt laws.
(c)
Personal laws in India: Pluralism and Democracy
(d) Laws
relating to contract, property and tenancy laws.
(e) Laws
relating to dowry, sexual harassment and violence against women
(f) Laws
relating to consumer rights
(g) Laws
relating to cyber crimes
(h) Anti‐terrorist
laws: implications for security and human rights
3.
Practical application: Visit to either a (I) court or (ii) a legal aid center
set up by the Legal Services Authority or an NGO or (iii) a Lok Adalat, and to
interview a litigant or person being counselled. Preparation of a case history.
4. Access
to courts and enforcement of rights
(a)
Critical Understanding of the Functioning of the Legal System
(b) Legal
Services Authorities Act and right to legal aid, ADR systems
(c)
Practical application: What to do if you are arrested; if you are a consumer
with a grievance; if you are a victim of sexual harassment; domestic violence,
child abuse, caste, ethnic and religious discrimination; filing a public
interest litigation. How can you challenge administrative orders that violate
rights, judicial and administrative remedies
5. Using
a hypothetical case of (for example) child abuse or sexual harassment or any other
violation of a right, preparation of an FIR or writing a complaint addressed to
the appropriate authority.
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