Legal Studies for NCET

• 1

  Judiciary

  Unit 1. Covers Structure and hierarchy of courts; Constitution, role and impartiality of courts; Judges; Judicial review.

  • Structure and hierarchy of courts 5 questions
  • Constitution, role and impartiality of courts 5 questions
  • Judges 5 questions
  • Judicial review 5 questions
• 2

  Topics of Law

  Unit 2. Covers Law of property; Law of contracts; Law of torts; Criminal law in India.

  • Law of property 5 questions
  • Law of contracts 5 questions
  • Law of torts 5 questions
  • Criminal law in India 5 questions
• 3

  Alternative Dispute Resolution

  Unit 3. Arbitration, tribunal adjudication and ADR. Covers Adversarial and inquisitorial systems; ADR and its types; Arbitration and tribunals; Mediation, conciliation and Lok Adalats; Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta.

  • Adversarial and inquisitorial systems 5 questions
  • ADR and its types 5 questions
  • Arbitration and tribunals 5 questions
  • Mediation, conciliation and Lok Adalats 5 questions
  • Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta 5 questions
• 4

  Human Rights in India

  Unit 4. Covers International context; Constitutional framework; Complaint mechanisms.

  • International context 5 questions
  • Constitutional framework 5 questions
  • Complaint mechanisms 5 questions
• 5

  Legal Profession in India

  Unit 5. Covers Advocates Act and Bar Council; Professional ethics; Legal education and careers; Changes in the profession.

  • Advocates Act and Bar Council 5 questions
  • Professional ethics 5 questions
  • Legal education and careers 5 questions
  • Changes in the profession 5 questions
• 6

  Legal Services

  Unit 6. Covers Legal aid framework; Criteria for free legal services; Lok Adalats and social justice.

  • Legal aid framework 5 questions
  • Criteria for free legal services 5 questions
  • Lok Adalats and social justice 5 questions
• 7

  International Context

  Unit 7. Covers Introduction and sources of international law; International institutions and human rights; International law and municipal law; International dispute resolution.

  • Introduction and sources of international law 5 questions
  • International institutions and human rights 5 questions
  • International law and municipal law 5 questions
  • International dispute resolution 5 questions
• 8

  Legal Maxims

  Unit 8. Meanings with illustrations. Covers Maxims on crime and liability; Maxims on justice and procedure; Maxims on precedent and interpretation; Maxims on rights and remedies; Maxims on property, contracts and knowledge.

  • Maxims on crime and liability 5 questions
  • Maxims on justice and procedure 5 questions
  • Maxims on precedent and interpretation 5 questions
  • Maxims on rights and remedies 5 questions
  • Maxims on property, contracts and knowledge 5 questions

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