Judiciary

• Structure and Hierarchy of Courts and Legal Offices in India
• Constitution, Roles, and Impartiality
• Appointments, Training, Retirement, and Removal of Judges
• Courts and Judicial Review

Topics of Law

• Law of Property
• Law of Contracts
• Law of Torts
• Introduction to Criminal Laws in India

Arbitration, Tribunal Adjunction, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems
• Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Types of ADR
• Arbitration, Administrative, Tribunals
• Mediation and Conciliation
• Lok Adalats
• Ombudsman
• Lokpal and Lokayukta

Human Rights in India

• Introduction – International Context
• Constitutional framework and Related laws in India
• Complaint Mechanisms of Quasi-judicial Bodies

Legal Profession in India

• Introduction
• The Advocates Act, 1961
• The Bar Council of India
• Lawyers and Professional Ethics
• Advertising by Lawyers
• Opportunities for Law graduates
• Legal Education in India
• Liberalization of the Legal Profession
• Women and the Legal Profession in India

Legal Services

• Legal background – Free Legal Aid under Criminal law, Legal Aid by the State, Legal Aid under the Indian Constitution, NALSA Regulations, 2010
• Criteria for giving free Legal Services
• Lok Adalats
• Legal Aid in Context of Social Justice and Human Rights

International Context

• Introduction to International Law
• Sources of International Law – Treaties, Customs and ICJ Decisions
• International Institutions, International Human Rights
• Customary International Law
• International law & Municipal Law
• International Law & India
• Dispute Resolution – ICJ, ICC and Other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Legal Maxims

• Important Legal Maxims and their meanings with illustrations, including:
  • Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
  • Ad valorem
  • Amicus Curiae
  • Audi alterem partum
  • And many more legal maxims as listed in the original tablet