Civil Service Mains Optional LAW

LAW

PAPER - I

Constitutional and Administrative Law

1.Constitution and Constitutionalism: The distinctive features of the Constitution.

2.Fundamental rights – Public interest litigation; Legal Aid; Legal services authority.

3.Relationship between fundamental rights, directive principles and fundamental duties.

4.Constitutional position of the President

and relation with the Council of Ministers.

5.Governor and his powers.

6.Supreme Court and High Courts:

(a) Appointments and transfer.

(b) Powers, functions and jurisdiction.

7.Centre, States and local bodies:

(a) Distribution of legislative powers

between the Union and the States.

(b) Local bodies.

(c) Administrative relationship among

Union, State and Local Bodies.

(d) Eminent domain – State property –

common property – community

property.

8.Legislative powers, privileges and

immunities.

9.Services under the Union and the States:

(a) Recruitment and conditions of

services; Constitutional safeguards;

Administrative tribunals.

(b) Union Public Service Commission and

State Public Service Commissions –

Power and functions

(c) Election Commission – Power and

functions.

10.Emergency provisions.

11.Amendment of the Constitution.

12.Principles of natural justice – Emerging

trends and judicial approach.

13.Delegated legislation and its consti-tutionality.

14.Separation of powers and constitutional

governance.

15.Judicial review of administrative action.

16.Ombudsman: Lokayukta, Lokpal etc

International Law

1. Nature and definition of international

law.

2. Relationship between international

law and municipal law.

3. State recognition and state

succession.

4. Law of the sea: Inland waters, territorial

sea, contiguous zone, continental

shelf, exclusive economic zone, high

seas.

5. Individuals: Nationality, statelessness;

Human rights and procedures

available for their enforcement.

6. Territorial jurisdiction of States,

extradition and asylum.

7. Treaties: Formation, application,

termination and reservation.

8. United Nations: Its principal organs,

powers, functions and reform.

9. Peaceful settlement of disputes –

different modes.

10. Lawful recourse to force: aggression,

self-defence, intervention.

11. Fundamental principles of internat-ional humanitarian law – International

conventions and contemporary

developments.

12. Legality of the use of nuclear weapons;

ban on testing of nuclear weapons;

Nuclear – non proliferation treaty, CTBT.

13. International terrorism, state

sponsored terrorism, hijacking,

international criminal court.

14. New international economic order and

monetary law: WTO, TRIPS, GATT,

IMF, World Bank.

15. Protection and improvement of the

human environment: International

efforts.

PAPER - II

Law of Crimes

1. General principles of criminal liability:

Mens rea and actus reus, mens rea in

statutory offences.

2. Kinds of punishment and emerging

trends as to abolition of capital

punishment.

3. Preparation and criminal attempt.

4. General exceptions.

5. Joint and constructive liability.

6. Abetment.

7. Criminal conspiracy.

8. Offences against the State.

9. Offences against public tranquility.

10. Offences against human body.

11. Offences against property.

12. Offences against women.

13. Defamation.

14. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

15. Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and

subsequent legislative developments.

16. Plea bargaining.

Law of Torts

1. Nature and definition.

2. Liability based upon fault and strict liability; Absolute liability.

3. Vicarious liability including State liability.

4. General defences.

5. Joint tort feasors.

6. Remedies.

7. Negligence.

8. Defamation.

9. Nuisance.

10. Conspiracy.

11. False imprisonment.

12. Malicious prosecution.

13. Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law

1. Nature and formation of contract/E-contract.

2. Factors vitiating free consent.

3. Void, voidable, illegal and unenfor-ceable agreements.