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    CBSE Class 11

    Legal Studies
    Unit I Introduction to Political Institutions
    1. Concept of State
    i. What is a State?

    ii. The concept of State and Article 12 of the Indian Constitution

    iii. What is Government?

    iv. Emergence of the State from Society


    v. Definition of State

    vi. Theories on the Origin of State

    vii. Elements of a State


    viii. Role of a State
    2. Forms and Organs of Government
    I. Introduction to the Organs of Government

    II. Forms of Government

    A. Monarchy

    B. Aristocracy

    C. Dictatorship
    D. Democracy

    III. Main organs of Government and its functions


    • General Functions of Legislature as Organ of Government

    • General Functions of Executive as Organ of Government


    • General Functions of Judiciary as an Organ of the Government

    3. Separation of Power
    IV. Concept of Separation of Powers

    V. Historical Background and Evolution of Montesquieu’s Doctrine of


    Separation of Powers
    E. Montesquieu’s Doctrine of Separation of Powers

    F. Basic Features of the Doctrine Separation of Powers as Enunciated by


    Montesquieu

    G. Checks and Balances of Power


    H. Impact of the Doctrine

    VI. Evaluation of The Doctrine of Separation of Powers

    I. Key Benefits and Advantages of The Doctrine of Separation of Powers

    J. Defects of the Doctrine


    VII. Separation of Powers In Practice

    K. Separation of Powers in Britain

    L. Separation of Powers in the United States of America


    M. Separation of Powers in India
    Unit 2 Basic Features of The Constitution of India
    1. Salient Features of The Constitution of India
    ix. Meaning of the term Constitution

    x. Definition of the term Constitution

    xi. Historical Perspective of Indian Constitution

    xii.Salient Features of The Constitution of India


    N. A Modern Constitution

    O. Lengthiest written Constitution

    P. Preamble to the Constitution


    Q. Fundamental Rights;

    Directive Principles of State Policy;

    Fundamental Duties
    Constitutional Provision for Amendment of the Indian Constitution
    R. Adult Suffrage

    S. Single Citizenship

    T. Independent Judiciary

    U. Emergency Provisions

    V. Federal in form Unitary in character


    W. Division of Power- Centre- State Relations

    X. Schedules to the Constitution

    2. Administrative law
    xiii. Background

    xiv. Administrative Law and Constitutional Law: Key Differences


    xv. Reasons for Growth, Development and Study of Administrative law

    xvi. Types of Administrative Actions

    xvii. Fundamental Principle of Administrative Law: Rule of Law

    xviii. Droit System


    Unit 3 Jurisprudence, Nature and Sources of Laws
    1. Jurisprudence, Nature and Meaning of Law
    xix. Introduction

    xx.Historical Perspective

    xxi. Schools of Law

    xxii. Function and Purpose of Law


    2. Classification of Laws
    xxiii. Classification of Law based on Subject matter

    xxiv. Classification of Law based on Scope of Law

    xxv. Classification of Law based on Jurisdiction


    3. Sources of Law
    xxvi. Where does law come from?

    xxvii. Custom as a source of Law

    xxviii. Importance of Custom as a source of Law in India

    xxix. Judicial Precedent as a Source of Law


    xxx. Legislation as a Source of Law

    4. Law Reform
    xxxi. Need for Law Reform

    xxxii. Law Reforms in India


    xxxiii. Recent Law Reforms in Independent India
    5. Cyber Laws, Safety and Security in India
    xxxiv. Introduction

    xxxv. Why do we need Cyber Laws

    xxxvi. What is Cyber Law?

    xxxvii. What is Cyber safety and Security?


    xxxviii. What is cyber Crime?

    xxxix. Categories of Cyber Crime

    xl. Cyber law in India

    xli.Scope and Extent of The Information and Technology Act, 2000(IT Act)
    xlii. What was Section 66A of IT Act, 2000?

    Unit 4 JUDICIARY : CONSTITUTIONAL, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURTS


    AND PROCESSES
    Judiciary: Constitutional, Civil and Criminal Courts and Processes
    xliii. Introduction: Establishment of the Supreme Court and High Courts

    xliv. Constitution, Roles and Impartiality


    a. Independence and Impartiality of the Supreme Court

    b. Structure and Hierarchy of the Courts in India

    c. The civil process and functioning of Civil courts


    xlv. The Civil Court Structure

    d. Common legal terminology

    e. Types of jurisdiction

    f. Res subjudice and Res judicata in code of civil procedure 1908


    xlvi. Structure and Functioning of Criminal Courts in India

    g. Types of Offences

    h. Criminal Investigations and First Information Report (FIR)


    i. Criminal Process- Investigation and Prosecution

    j. Doctrine of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict (i.e. previously acquitted


    and previously convicted)

    k. Function and Role of Police


    xlvii. Other courts in India

    l. Family Courts

    m. Administrative Tribunals

    Unit 5 Family Justice System


    1. Institutional Framework; Marriage and Divorce
    VIII. Nature of Family law in India

    IX. Human rights and gender perspective

    X. Institutional framework- family Courts

    XI. Role of women in the creation of family courts


    XII. Role of lawyers and counselors in Family courts

    XIII. Role of counselors and gender issues


    XIV. Marriage and Divorce

    2. Child Rights
    xlviii. Child Rights
    xlix. Right to Education

    l. Right to Health
    li. Right to Shelter

    lii. Child Labour

    liii. Sexual Abuse

    liv. Juvenile Justice


    3. Adoption
    lv. Adoption

    lvi. Minor custody and Guardianship

    4. Property, Succession and Inheritance


    lvii. Concept of Property: Joint Family Property and Separate Property

    lviii. Inheritance and Succession

    lix.Intestate Succession

    lx. Rules relating to Intestate Succession


    lxi.Testamentary Succession

    5. Prevention of Violence against Women

    XV. What is Domestic abuse / violence?


    XVI. International legal framework

    XVII. Laws in India on prevention of violence against women

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