Legal Theory and Law Relating to Women

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Week-1

  1. Introduction to Legal Theory
  2. Classification of Legal Thought
  3. The Definition of Law
  4. Natural law: Greek and Roman Legal Philosophy
  5. Assignments


Week-2

  1. Natural Law: Theological Approach
  2. Natural Law: Renaissance Period
  3. Natural Law: Modern Theories
  4. Analytical Positivism: Bentham
  5. Assignments


Week-3

  1. Austin’s Positivism-1
  2. Austin’s Positivism-2
  3. The Pure Theory of Law: Kelsen
  4. Hart’s Concept of Law
  5. Assignments


Week-4

  1. Criticism of Hart’s Positivism
  2. The Historical Approach: Savigny
  3. The Anthropological Approach: Henry Maine
  4. Economic Theory of Law: The Marxist Approach
  5. Assignments


Week-5

  1. The Sociological Approach: Ihering, Duguit, Ehrlich
  2. The Sociological Approach: Roscoe Pound
  3. Sociological Jurisprudence in India
  4. American Realism
  5. Assignments


Week-6

  1. Scandinavian Realism
  2. American Jurisprudence: Rawls, Nozick, Dworkin
  3. Elements of Hindu Jurisprudence
  4. Indian Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends
  5. Assignments


Week-7

  1. Feminist Jurisprudence
  2. Legal Maxims
  3. Classification of Law & Hierarchy of courts
  4. Legal and Judicial systems in India and search of law material
  5. Assignments


Week-8

  1. Present status of women – Role of law and the Constitution
  2. Personal Laws and Women -1 Marriage
  3. Personal Laws and Women -2 Matrimonial causes
  4. Personal Laws and Women -3 Property Rights
  5. Assignments


Week-9

  1. Personal Laws and Women -4 Adoption and Maintenance Rights of Women
  2. Criminal Law and Women
  3. Women and Employment
  4. Sexual Harassment of Women at work place
  5. Assignments


Week-10

  1. Law on Social evils faced by women in India
  2. Women and Reproductive Rights
  3. Dowry and Domestic Violence
  4. International Law and Women Empowerment
  5. Recent Developments in Law relating to Women in India
  6. Assignments

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