Osmania University LLB 3ydc Syllabus

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Osmania University is a public state university located in Hyderabad, India. It was established in 1918. It is the third oldest university in southern India. The University is approved by UGC.

OU LL.B. (3YDC) Three-Year Degree Course syllabus

LLB III SEMESTER

PAPER-I: JURISPRUDENCE

Unit-I:

Meaning and Definition of Jurisprudence — General and Particular Jurisprudence - Elements of Ancient
Indian Jurisprudence — Schools of Jurisprudence — Analytical, Historical, Philosophical and Sociological Schools
of Jurisprudence. Theories of Law — Meaning and Definition of Law — The Nature and Function of Law — The
Purpose of Law — The Classification of Law — Equity, Law and Justice — Theory of Sovereignty.

Unit-II :

Sources of Law — Legal and Historical Sources — Legislation - Definition of legislation - Classification
of legislation- Supreme and Subordinate Legislation - Direct and Indirect Legislation - Principles of Statutory
Interpretation. Precedent — Definition of Precedent — Kinds of Precedent — Stare Decisis — Original and
Declaratory Precedents — Authoritative and Persuasive Precedents. Custom – Definition of Custom – Kinds of
Custom – General and Local Custom – Custom and Prescription - Requisites of a valid custom - Relative merits
and demerits of Legislation , Precedent and Custom as a source of Law . Codification — Advantages and
disadvantages of codification.

Unit-III:

Persons — Nature of personality — Legal Status of Lower Animals, Dead Persons and Unborn persons
— Legal Persons — Corporations — Purpose of Incorporation — Nature of Corporate Personality Rights and
Duties — Definition of Right — Classification of Rights and Duties — Absolute and Relative Rights and Duties —
Rights and Cognate concepts like Liberty, Power, Immunity, Privilege etc.

Unit-IV :

Obligation — Nature of Obligation — Obligation arising out of Contract, Quasi Contract, trust and
breach of obligation etc. — Liability — Nature and kinds of liability — Acts — Men’s Rea — Intention and Motive
— Relevance of Motive — Negligence — Strict Liability — Accident — Vicarious Liability — Measure of Civil
and Criminal Liability.

Unit-V:

Ownership — Definition and kinds of Ownership - Possession — Elements of Possession - Relation
between Ownership and Possession — Possessory Remedies — Property — Meaning — Kinds of Property —
Modes of Acquisition of Property — Legal Sanctions - Meaning of Sanction — Classification of Sanctions — Civil
and Criminal Justice — Concept of Justice — Theories regarding purpose of Criminal Justice — Deterrent,
Preventive, Reformative and Retributive theories


OU LL.B. (3YDC) Three-Year Degree Course syllabus







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Osmania University Main Rd
Hyderabad, Telangana 500007