Jurisprudence

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This course in Jurisprudence is designed primarily, to induct students into a realm of questions
concerning nature of law. Accordingly, the first part of the course sheds vivid light on various
schools of law explaining, what is law, what are the purposes of law? What is the relationship
between law and justice? This course aims to educate students on various legal concepts, such
as, Rights, Persons, Property, Possession, Ownership, Title and Obligation and attempts to
shape up a general and more comprehensive picture of each concept as a whole. This course is
proposed predominantly on English model but native Indian orientation is given wherever
possible with help of case laws. The course aims at developing an analytical approach to
understand the nature of law and development of legal system. The concerns of jurisprudence
are an inescapable feature of the law and legal system. Overall, the course aims to identify and
elucidate several major principles of legal theory.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Know various theories of Law with their merits, demerits and their application in legal
   system.
2. Identify and acquaint themselves with the various formal and material sources of law
3. Understand the function and purpose of law.
4. Understand thoroughly the concept of right, its elements, its kinds including rights in the
   wider sense i.e., the Hofliedian analysis on rights
5. Know the concepts of Custody, Possession, Ownership, Title and the distinction
   between and among them
6. Grasp and understand the different Legal Concepts: Legal Personality, Property,
   Obligations.
7. Fathom the jurisprudential aspect of legal concepts, legal statutes, legal interpretations