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    Federalism

    Honours-I Paper (Semester VII and IX)


    Rajput Shraddha Bhausingh

    Module - I: Constitutionalism

    6+5 CHS

    1.1. Constitution
    Concept and Meaning
    Distinctive Features of Constitution
    Types of Constitution
    Features of the Constitution
    Objectives of the Constitution
    Functions of the Constitution
    Constitution and Constitutional Law

    1.2. Constitutionalism
    Concept and Meaning
    Types of Constitutionalism
    Important principle of Constitutionalism
    Historical background of Constitutionalism
    Constitutionalism as usage
    Difference between Constitution and Constitutionalism
    Modern Constitutionalism

    Module -II: Federalism

    6+5 CHS

    2.1 Concept and Meaning


    Types of Federalism
    Origin of Federalism
    Importance of Federalism
    Essential requisite for Federalism

    Patterns of Federal Government USA, Australia, Canada and India

    Module -III: Legislative Relations

    6+5 CHS

    4.1 Territorial Jurisdictions


    4.2 Distribution of Legislature powers
    4.3 Principles of Interpretations
    4.4 Repugnancy
    4.5 Residuary Power
    4.6 Parliamentary Legislation in the State field

    .
    Module - IV: Administrative Relations

    6+5 CHS

    5.1 Distribution of Executive Power


    5.2 Central- State Administrative Co-ordination
    5.3 States not to impede the Centre
    5.4 Centers Directives to the States

    Module -V: Union State Financial Relations

    6+5 CHS

    3.1 Factors responsible for sub-ordination of States


    3.2 Distribution of Fiscal Power
    - Scheme of Allocation of taxing
    - Extent of Union Power of Taxation
    - Residuary Power- inclusion of fiscal power
    3.3 Restriction of fiscal power
    - Fundamental Rights
    - Inter-Government tax immunities
    - Difference between tax and Fee
    3.4 Distribution of Tax Revenue
    3.5 Borrowing power of the State
    3.6 Niti Ayog

    Module VI: Local Self-Government

    6+5 CHS

    7.1 Concept of Local Government Aims, Nature, Importance and objectives


    of Local government
    7.2 Local government in Historical Perspective

    7.3 Powers of Local Government - taxing, prosecuting, advising, legislative,


    judicial and summary.
    7.4

    Urban and Rural Local-governing bodies

    References:
    1. Jain, M.P., Indian Constitutional Law
    2. Seervai, H.M. Constitutional Law of India
    3. Dicey, A V, An Introduction to the study of the Law of the Constitution, Ch III
    4. Federalism: A Foreword, 86 Yale Law Journal 1019 (1977)
    5. Friedrich, Carl J, Constitutional Government and Democracy, Ch XI
    6. 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment and Eleventh Schedule
    7. Bates, Crispin, The Development of Panchayati Raj in India.
    8. Friedrich, Carl J, Constitutional Government and Democracy, Ch XII
    9. Colin Turpin, British Government and the Constitution, Ch. 1.
    10. Weingast and Wittman, The Oxford Handbook of Political Economy, Ch. 16, 18
    and 20.
    11. K. C. Wheare, Modern Constitutions
    12. Sarkaria Commission, Ch III, 1983
    13. Blackshield, T and Williams, G, Australian Constitutional Law and Theory, Ch.
    23, 24 and 25.

    *** Students are advised to visit legal database on Westlaw for scholarly writings
    and judgments on various topics.

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