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*Teacher Assessment shall be based following components: Quiz/Assignment/
Project/Participation in Class, given that no component shall exceed more than 10 marks.

Course Objectives: After studying this paper the students will know-
1. Concept of research and its methodology.
2. Research methods and various steps involved in a research.
3. Collection of data from various sources and their analysis.
4. Process of legal writing and writing for individual purposes.

Course Outcomes: The students should be able to:

1. Understand the methods of legal research, data collection and the steps involved in the
research.
2. Demonstrate the process of legal writings for individual and court purposes which are
required in the court.

Syllabus:

UNIT I: Research Methods

Research Definition, Objective of research, Types of research, Significance of research,
Research Design, Various Steps in Research: Research Process, Research Problem:
Identification and Formulation, Hypothesis, Use of Library, Use of Modern Technology/
Computer Assisted Research.

UNIT II: Tools & Techniques for Collection of Data

Primary and Secondary Sources, Literature Review, Observation Method, Questionnaire,
Interview, Case study, Sampling, Jurimetrics.

UNIT III: Analysis and Interpretation of Data

Use of Deductive and Inductive Methods in Research, Preparation of Research Report and
Writing of Research report, Budgeting of Research, Ethical and Legal Issues: Plagiarism and
Copyright Violation.

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UNIT IV: Legal Writing

Essentials of Good Legal Writing, Structured Legal Writing: Organization of Legal Materials,
Framing of Write Up: Research Question, Title, identifying relevant areas of law, Identifying
Literature and Case Laws, Analysis, Discussion, Recommendations and Conclusion, Sources of
Authority.

Unit V: Writing Purposes

Kinds: Informative, Persuasive; Writing for Individual Purposes; Writing for Academic
Purposes; Writing for Court Purposes: Briefs, Plaints etc.; Writing for Publication: reviews,
articles, books etc.; Judicial Writing, Citation, Reference and Footnoting, Editing and Proof
reading, Writing of Research Proposal, Dissertation/ Thesis Writing.

References:
1. Bruce, L.B. (2001). Qualitative Research Methods for The Social Sciences. London. Allyn
and Bacon.
2. Kothari, C.R. (1985). Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Delhi.
Wiley Eastern Ltd.
3. Dennis, P. Forcese and Stephen R. (1970). Stages of Social Research - Contemporary
Perspectives. New Jersey. Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs.
4. Goode and Hall. (1985). Methods in Social Research. Singapore. Mac Graw Hill Books
Co.
5. Harvard Law Review Association, The Bluebook: Uniform system of Citation. Harvard
Law Review, Harvard (Latest Edition).
6. Janathan, A. (1971). Thesis and Assignment Writing. New Delhi. Wiley Eastern Ltd.
7. Galtung, J. (1970) Theory and Methods of Social Research. London. George Allen &
Unwin Ltd.
8. Festinger, L. (1953). Research Methods in Behavioural Sciences. New York. Holt,
Rinehart and Winston.
9. Pauline, V. Y. (1984). Scientific Social Surveys and Research. New Delhi. Prentice Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd.
10. Verma, S. K. and Vani, A. (1964). Legal Research and Methodology, ILI, New Delhi
Selltiz, Jahodaet.al., Research Methods in Social Relations. New York. Holt, Rinehart and
Winston.
11. Gupta K. V. (1995). Decision Making In The Supreme Court of India (A Jurimetric
Study)– Alternatives in Judicial Research. New Delhi. Kaveri Books.

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*Teacher Assessment shall be based following components: Quiz/Assignment/
Project/Participation in Class, given that no component shall exceed more than 10 marks.

Course Objectives: After studying this paper the students will know-
1. Meaning of constitution, its nature and goal.
2. Concept of constitutionalism and essential features of constitutionalism.
3. Rule of Law and separation of power.
4. Constitutional review.

Course Outcomes: The students should be able to:

1. Understand the concept of Constitution, difference between Constitution and
Constitutionalism, Constitutional Review and the essential features of Constitution.
2. Demonstrate the Dicey’s Concept of Rule of Law and the role of Separation of Power in
Indian Administrative perspective.

Syllabus:

UNIT I: Concept of Constitution

Meaning and Idea of Constitution, Nature and Goals, Living Constitution, Constitution as
Supreme Law, Relevance, Problems and Concerns in Using Comparison, Concept of
constitutionalism, Distinction between Constitution and Constitutionalism, Essential features of
Constitutionalism -Written Constitution.

UNIT II: Separation of power

Separation of Powers, Fundamental Rights, Independence of Judiciary and Judicial Review,
Supremacy of Legislature in Law Making, Rule of law; Dicey’s Concept of Rule of Law,
Modern Concept of Rule of Law, Social and economic rights as part of rule of law, Concept of
Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers or Separation of Functions.

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UNIT III: Forms of Governments
Federal and Unitary Forms; Features, Advantages and Disadvantages, Models of Federalism and
Concept of Quasi-federalism, Role of Courts in Preserving Federalism, Parliamentary and
Presidential Forms of Government.

UNIT IV: Constitutional Review

Methods of Constitutional Review; Judicial and Political Review, Concentrated and Diffused
Review, Anticipatory and Successive Review, Concept and Origin of Judicial Review,
Limitations on Judicial Review

UNIT V: Amendment of Constitution

Various Methods of Amendment, Limitations on Amending Power: Comparative Perspective,
Theory of Basic Structure: Origin and Development

References:
1. Forsyth, C. Elliott, M. Jhaveri, S. (2010). Effective Judicial Review: A Cornerstone of
Good Governance. New Delhi. Oxford University Press.
2. Basu, D.D. (2014). Comparative Constitutional Law. Nagpur. Wadhwa and Wadhwa, 2nd
ed.
3. Strauss, D. (2010). The Living Constitution. New Delhi. Oxford University Press.
4. Kashyap, S. (2004). Framing of Indian Constitution. New Delhi. Universal Law
Publication.
5. Giussani, E. (2008). Constitutional and Administrative Law. London. Sweet and
Maxwell.
6. Chemerinsky, E. (2006). Constitutional Law, Principles and Policies. Aspen Treatise
Series 3rd ed.
7. Pylee, M.V. (2006). Constitution of the World. New Delhi. Universal Law Publication.
8. Singh, M.P. (1989). Comparative Constitutional Law. Lucknow. Eastern Book Company.
9. Devins, N and Fisher, L. (2010). The Democratic Constitution. London. Oxford
University Press.
10. Ray, S.N. (1974). Judicial Review and Fundamental Rights. Kolkata. Eastern Law House.
11. Swamy, S.K. (2009). Democracy and Constitutionalism in India – A Study of the Basic
Structure Doctrine. New Delhi. Oxford University Press.
12. Khilnani, S. Raghavan, V. Thiruvengadam, A. (2013). Comparative Constitutionalism in
South Asia. New Delhi. Oxford University Press.
13. David, V. and Tushnet, M. (2009). Global Perspectives on Constitutional Law. New
Delhi. Oxford University Press.
14. Elkins, Z Ginsburg, T. Melton, J. (2009). The Endurance of National Constitutions.
Cambridge.Cambridge University Press.

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Articles:
1. Ullah, Aman and Samee, Uzair, (2011). Basic Structure of Constitution: Impact of
Kesavananda Bharati on Constitutional Status of Fundamental Rights, South Asian
Studies Vol. 26 (2) 299-309.
2. Smith, Anne (2011). Internationalization and Constitutional Borrowing in Drafting Bills
of Rights, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 60(4), 867-894.
3. Ackerman, Bruce, (2000). The New Separation of Powers Harvard Law Review, Vol. 113
(3), 634-729.
4. Clark, Bryan and Leiter, Amanda (2011). Regulatory hide and seek: What agencies can
(and can't) do to limit judicial review, Boston College Law Review, Vol. 52(5), 1687-
1732.
5. Agarwal, Chhavi (2010). Rule of Law: Reflection upon we the People and Beyond, Madras
Law Journal, Vol. 252 (1), 8-16 (2010).
6. B. Rodriguez, Daniel (2011). Change that matters: Essay on State Constitutional
Development, Penn State Law Review, Vol. 115(4), 1073-1098.
7. Levinson, Daryl and H. Pildes, Richard (2006). Separation of Parties, Not Powers,
Harvard Law Review, Vol. 119(8), 2311-2386.
8. King, David (2011). Formalizing Local Constitutional Standards of Review and the
Implications for Federalism, Virginia Law Review, Vol. 97 (7), 1685-1726.
9. Staruss, David (2011) Do we Have a Living Constitution, Drake Law Review, Vol. 59 (4),
973-984.
10. Singh, Devi Prasad (2012). Sovereignty, Judicial Review and Separation of Power,
Supreme Court Cases, Vol. 7(5), 1-13.
11. Staszewski, Glen (2012). Political Reasons, Deliberative Democracy and Administrative
Law, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 97(3), 849-912.
12. Bhat, Ishwara (2012). Why and how Federalism matters in Elimination of Disparities and
Promotion of Equal Opportunities for Positive Rights, Journal of the Indian Law Institute,
Vol. 54(3), 324-363.
13. Bulman, Jessica (2012). Federalism as a safeguard of the Separation of Powers,
Columbia Law Review, Vol. 112(3), 459-506.
14. Siegel, Jonathan (2012). Institutional case for Judicial Review, Iowa Law Review, Vol.
97(4), 1147-1200.
15. Venugopal, K.K. (2008). Separation of Power and the Supreme Court of India, Journal of
Law and Social Policy, Vol. 2 (2), 64-82.
16. Bosniak, Linda (2010). Persons and Citizens in Constitutional Thought, International
Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 8 (1), 9-29.
17. Tushnet, Mark (1999). The Possibilities of Comparative Constitutional Law, Yale Law
Journal, Vol. 108, 1225.
18. Chapman, Nathan (2012). Due Process as Separation of Powers, Yale Law Journal, Vol.
121(7), 1672-1807.
19. Rosenkranz, Quinn (2010). Subjects of the Constitution, Stanford Law Review, Vol. 62
(5), 1209-1292.

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20. Sharma, Rajvir (2012). Judiciary as Change Agent: Some insights into the Changing role
of Judiciary in India, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 58(2), 264-286.
21. Brown, Rebecca (2011). Assisted Living for the Constitution, Drake Law Review, Vol. 59
(4), 985-1000.
22. Schapiro, (2011). Judicial Federalism and the Challenges of State Constitutional
Contestation, Penn State Law Review, Vol. 115(4), 983-1006.
23. Ginsburg, Tom & Posner, Eric (2010). Sub Constitutionalism, Stanford Law Review, Vol.
62 (6), 1583-1628.

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LLMFC103 DC 3 0 0 3 60 20 20 0 0
GLOBALIZING
WORLD
Legends: L - Lecture; T - Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P – Practical; C - Credit;
*Teacher Assessment shall be based following components: Quiz/Assignment/
Project/Participation in Class, given that no component shall exceed more than 10 marks.

Course Objectives: After studying this paper the students will know-
1. Meaning and forms of globalization.
2. Impact of globalization on sovereignty of states.
3. Impact of globalization on Human Rights and Trade Law.
4. Globalization and social justice.

Course Outcomes: The students should be able to:

1. Understand the concept and meaning of globalization and its impact on Sovereignity of
states, Human Rights, Trade Law, Employment etc.
2. Demonstrate the concept of globalization and social justice according the John Rawl’s
Theory.

Syllabus:

UNIT I: Introduction to Globalization

Globalization: Meaning, Reach and Form, Social, Political, and Economic Dimensions of
Globalization, Emergence of Transnational Law in a Globalizing World.

Unit II: Impact of Globalization

Impact of Globalization on Sovereignty of States, Impact of Globalization on Federalism and
Democratic Law Making, Impact of globalization on Human Rights and Trade Law.

Unit III: Globalization and Development

Globalization and Free Market, Impact on welfare state, Natural Resources, Environment,
Displacement for Development, Problem of Unemployment and Poverty.

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Unit IV: Concept of Justice and Administration
Concept of Justice in a Globalizing World, Globalization and Social Justice/Distributive Justice,
Impact of Globalization on Judicial Process and Administration of Justice, Globalization and
Universal Values, Concept of Global Justice, Cosmopolitanism.

Unit V: Sustainable Development and Justice

Concept of Environmental justice and its relation to sustainability: historical, geographical and
political-economic perspective, Natural resources and social justice, Unequal development of
Natural Resources in globalised world.

References:
1. Kuper, A. (2006). Democracy Beyond Borders: Justice and Representations in Global
Institution. Oxford. Oxford University Press.
2. McGrew, A. and Held, D. (2002). Governing Globalization: Power, Authority and Global
Governance. Cambridge. Polity Press.
3. Cesar, A. and Garavito, R. (2005). Law and Globalization from Below. Cambridge.
Cambridge University Press.
4. Goldman, D.B. (2008). Globalization and the Western Legal Tradition: Recurring
Patterns of Law and Authority. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
5. Held, D. (2004). A Globalizing World? Culture, Economics, Politics. New York.
Routledge Publication.
6. Kinley, D. (2009). Civilizing Globalization: Human Rights and the Global Economy.
Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
7. Schzeiderman, D. (2008). Constitutionalizing Economic Globalization: Investment Rules
and Democracy’s Promise. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
8. Coicaud, J.M. and Doyle, M.W. et al. (2003). The Globalization of Human Rights. Tokyo.
United Nations University Press.
9. Baylis, J and Smith, S. et al. (2008). The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction
to International Relations. Oxford. Oxford University Press.
10. Ladeur, K.H. (2004). Public Governance in the Age of Globalization. New York.
Routledge Publications.
11. Valentini, L. (2011). Justice in a Globalizing World: A Normative Framework. Oxford.
Oxford University Press.
12. Abouharb, M. and Cingranelli, D. (2007). Human Rights and Structural Adjustment.
Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
13. Greiff, P.D. and Cronin, C. (2002). Global Justice and Transnational Politics: Essays on
the Moral and Political Challenges of Globalization. Cambridge. Massachusetts Institute
of Technology Press.
14. Corbett, P.E. (1971). The Growth of World Law. New Jersey. Princeton University Press.
15. Higgins, R. (1963). Development of International Law through the Political Organs of the
United Nations. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

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16. Coney, S. (2005). Justice Beyond Borders: A Global Political Theory. Oxford. Oxford
University Press.
17. Baxi, U. (2002). The Future of Human Rights. Oxford. Oxford University Press.
18. Menski, W. (2006). Comparative Law in Global Context: The Legal Systems of Asia and
Africa. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
19. Shan, W. and Simons, P. et al. (2008). Redefining Sovereignty in International Economic
Law. Oxford. Hart Publishing.
20. Twining, W. (2009). General Jurisprudence: Understanding Law from a Global
Perspective. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
21. Report on World Commission on Social Dimension of Globalization, A Fair Globalization:
Creating Opportunities for All (2004).

Articles:

1. Singh, A.P. (2008). Globalization and its Impact on National Policies with Reference to
India: An Overview of Different Dimensions. Journal of Constitutional and Parliamentary
Studies, Vol. 42, 62-78.
2. Sinha, A.K. (2010) Human Rights in the Era of Globalization. Madras Law Journal, Vol.
245 (6), 124-136.
3. Hazra, A. (2009). Indians in Need of Rehabilitation. Indian Journal of Public
Administration, Vol. 8(3), 29-35.
4. Bansal, A. (2010). Comparative Study of Special Economic Zones and Land Acquisition:
Magical Similarity or Mere Eyewash. Company Law Journal, Vol. 4(2), 49-58.
5. Chimni, B.S. (2007). A Just World Under Law: A View from South. American University
Law Review, Vol. 22(2), 199- 220.
6. Chimni, B.S. (2004). International Institutions Today: An Imperial Global State in the
Making. European Journal of International Law, Vol. 15, 1-37.
7. Kingsbury, B. and Krisch, N. et al. (2005). The Emergence of Global Administrative Law.
Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 68, 15-62.
8. Boutros and Branislav. (2011). Global Leadership and Global Systematic Issues: South,
North and United Nations in a 21st Century World II. Economic and Political Weekly,
Vol. 46, 23-35.
9. Cameron and Gunningham. (2011). Natural Resources, New Governance and Legal
Regulation: When Does Collaboration Work. New Zealand Universities Law Review, Vol.
24 (3), 309-336.
10. Gohain, H. (2010). Livelihood Losses and National Gains. Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. 45 (51), 79-80.
11. Farooqi, I. (2009). Changing Paradigms of Development: An Assessment. IASSI Quarterly,
Vol. 28, 5-26.
12. Kraska, James (2006). Global and Going Nowhere: Sustainable Development, Global
Governance and Liberal Democracy, Denver Journal of International Law, Vol 34 (2),
1127-1200.

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13. Gathii, James Thuo (2000). Neoliberalism, Colonialism and International Governance,
Michigan Law Review, Vol. 98, 1996-2065.
14. Owada, Judge Hisashi (2003). Some Reflections on Justice in a Globalizing World,
American Society of International Law Proceedings of the 101st Annual Meeting.
15. Ku, Julian and Yoo, John (2011). Globalization and Structure, William and Mary Law
Review, Vol. 53(2), 431-480.
16. Khosla, Madhav (2011). Inclusive Constitutional Comparison: Reflections on India’s
Sodomy Decision, American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 59 (4), 909-934.
17. Piewitt, Martina (2010). Participatory Governance in the WTO: How Inclusive is Global
Civil Society Journal of World Trade, Vol. 44 (2), 467-488.
18. Levien, Michael (2011). Rationalizing Dispossession: Land Acquisition and Resettlement
Bills, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 46 (11), 66-71.
19. Hoffman, Micheal (2010). Job Losses and Perceptions of Globalization, Journal of World
Trade, Vol. 44 (5), 967-984.
20. Adams, Michelle Is Integration a Discriminatory Purpose, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 96
(3) 837-884 (March).
21. Varshney, Nikhil (2011). Devaditya Chakravarti, Displacement Policies: Issues and
People’s Responses, Vitasta Law Review, Vol. 1, 157-176.
22. Goff, Pierrick Le (2007). Global Law: A Legal Phenomenon Emerging from the Process
of Globalization, Indian Journal of Global Legal Studies Vol. 14, 119.
23. Brown, Rebecca (2011). Assisted Living for the Constitution, Drake Law Review, Vol.
59 (4), 985-1000.
24. Adam, S. Distributing Justice, New York University Law Review, Vol. 86 (2), 500-572
(May).
25. Sangita, S.N. and Jyothi, T.K. (2009) Globalization, Participatory Democracy and
Inclusive Governance: Experiences in India, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.
55 (4), 813-828.
26. Singh, Shivani (2009). Globalization and the Issue of Social Citizenship, Indian Journal of
Public Administration, Vo. 55 (2), 145-151.
27. Kaushik, Shyam Krishan (2010) Of Sovereignty: Fresh Look, Journal of the Indian Law
Institute, Vol. 55 (1), 60-79.
28. Deva, Surya (2003). Globalization and its Impact on the Realization of Human Rights:
Indian Perspective on a Global Canvas, Human Rights, Justice and Constitutional
Empowerment, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 237 – 263.
29. Marks, Susan (2011). Human Rights and Root Causes, Modern Law Review, Vol. 74 (1),
57-78.
30. Banerjee, Swapna (2011). Contemporary Globalization and the Politics of Space,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 46, 41-44.
31. Dhar, T.N. (2011). Special Economic Zones and Impacts on Land Resources and
Socioeconomic Implications, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 57 (1), 15-25.
32. Ramanathan, Usha (2011). Land Acquisition, Eminent Domain and the 2011 Bill,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 46, 10-14.

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LLMBL101 DC CORPORATE 3 0 0 3 60 20 20 0 0
LAW
Legends: L - Lecture; T - Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P – Practical; C - Credit;
*Teacher Assessment shall be based following components: Quiz/Assignment/ Project/Participation in
Class, given that no component shall exceed more than 10 marks.

Course Objectives: After studying this paper the students will know-
1. Proprietorships, Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships
2. Advantages and disadvantages of Incorporation.
3. Venture Capital, Institutional Financing and role of SEBI and stock exchanges.
4. Statutory provisions, Powers of the court/tribunal.

Course Outcomes: The students should be able to:

1. Understand the formation of business organization and company capital.
2. Demonstrate the process of amalgamation, joint venture, mergers and takeovers by the
company.

Syllabus:

UNIT I: Introduction

Corporate personality, Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation, Concept of lifting of

Corporate Veil, Convergence of Corporate Legal System in the Present Time – LLP as a type of
Corporate vehicle.

UNIT II: Forms of Business Organizations

Detailed study of Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships,

Corporations and other forms.

Unit III: Corporate Finance

Detailed study of Company capital- Equity Finance, Debt Finance, Offer Documents, Venture
Capital & Angel Financing.

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UNIT IV: Security Exchange Board of India

Public Issues, Under writing of Issues, Corporate Loans, Institutional Financing, Role of SEBI
and stock exchanges.

UNIT V: Amalgamation, Reconstruction, Mergers and takeovers etc.

Meaning of the terms, Detailed study of Statutory provisions, Powers of the court/tribunal.

References:

1. Thomson, J.M. (2012). Palmer’s Company Law, London: Sweet & Maxwell (2018).
2. Gower & Davies, Principles of Modern Company Law, London: Sweet & Maxwell..
3. Ramaiya, A. (2018). Guide to Companies Act, Mumbai: Lexis Nexis Publications.
4. Review on Current Problems of Corporate Law, Journal of Indian Law Institute, New
Delhi (2010).
5. Chandratre, K.R. Acharya, Israni, Bipin S.D., Sethuraman, K. (2010). Compendium on
SEBI, Capital Issues and Listing, New Delhi: Bharat Law House Pvt. Ltd.
6. Damodaran, Aswath (2015). Applied Corporate Finance, John Wiley & Sons, 4th Ed.

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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
LLMBL102 DC 3 0 0 3 60 20 20 0 0
AND PUBLIC
POLICY
Legends: L - Lecture; T - Tutorial/Teacher Guided Student Activity; P – Practical; C - Credit;
*Teacher Assessment shall be based following components: Quiz/Assignment/ Project/Participation in
Class, given that no component shall exceed more than 10 marks.

Course Objectives: After studying this paper the students will know-
1. Basic principle of corporate governance.
2. Foreign Direct Investment and Transfer of Technology
3. Consumer Protection Law in India and Grievance Redressal Mechanism under the Indian
Consumer Protection Law
4. Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation and other forms of ADR.

Course Outcomes: The students should be able to:

1. Understand the impact of globalization on corporate Finance and transnational business.
2. Demonstrate the working of various regulatory authorities under consume protection,
competition law implementation of Alternate Dispute Resolution System in India.

Syllabus:

UNIT I: Corporate Governance

Concept, Significance, Dimensions, Legal framework, Basic Principles and OECD principles of
Corporate, Governance, Impact of globalization.

UNIT II: Transnational Business: Challenges and Opportunities

World Trade Organization, Foreign Direct Investment and Transfer of Technology, E-

Commerce.

UNIT III: Consumers and their Protection

Conceptual Framework, The Consumer Protection Law in India, Grievance Redressal

Mechanism under the Indian Consumer Protection Law, Role of Industry Regulators in
Consumer Protection, Contemporary Issues in Consumer Affairs.

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UNIT IV: Competition Laws

Competition: An Introduction, International co-operation for competition, Anti-competitive

Agreement, Prohibition of anti-competitive agreements, Abuse of Dominant Position,
Competition Commission of India, Competition policy, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and its
applicability to Competition Law.

UNIT V: Law relating to dispute resolution in business

Detailed study of Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation and other forms of ADR & International
Commercial Arbitration.

References:

1. Thomson, J.M. (2018) Palmer’s Company Law, London: Sweet & Maxwell.
2. Gower & Davies, (2012) Principles of Modern Company Law, London: Sweet & Maxwell.
3. Ramaiya, A. (2018) Guide to Companies Act, Mumbai: Lexis Nexis Publications.
4. Review on Current Problems of Corporate Law, Journal of Indian Law Institute, New
Delhi (2010).
5. Chandratre, K.R. Acharya, Bipin, Israni, S.D., Sethuraman, K. (2010) Compendium on
SEBI, Capital Issues and Listing, New Delhi: Bharat Law House Pvt. Ltd.
6. Damodaran, Aswath (2015) Applied Corporate Finance, John Wiley & Sons, 4th Ed.

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