Syllabus Summary

Unit NumberCore Topic / Subject RangeKey Jurists / ConceptsCore Description / Subject Matter
Unit-IMeaning, Schools & SovereigntyAustin, Savigny, PoundAnalytical, Historical, Sociological schools, theories of law, and Austinian sovereignty.
Unit-IISources of LawSalmond, Heydon’s CaseLegislation, precedent (stare decisis), custom validity tests, and codification.
Unit-IIIPersonality & RightsHohfeld, GierkeNatural/legal persons, corporate personality fiction/realist theories, and Hohfeldian rights.
Unit-IVObligation & LiabilityM.C. Mehta, RylandsObligations, mens rea, strict liability, and absolute enterprise liability in India.
Unit-VOwnership, Possession & JusticeSavigny, IheringOwnership bundles, possession elements, possessory remedies, and penal theories.