Legal Theory and Law Relating to Women
Week-1
- Introduction to Legal Theory
- Classification of Legal Thought
- The Definition of Law
- Natural law: Greek and Roman Legal Philosophy
- Assignments
Week-2
- Natural Law: Theological Approach
- Natural Law: Renaissance Period
- Natural Law: Modern Theories
- Analytical Positivism: Bentham
- Assignments
Week-3
- Austin’s Positivism-1
- Austin’s Positivism-2
- The Pure Theory of Law: Kelsen
- Hart’s Concept of Law
- Assignments
Week-4
- Criticism of Hart’s Positivism
- The Historical Approach: Savigny
- The Anthropological Approach: Henry Maine
- Economic Theory of Law: The Marxist Approach
- Assignments
Week-5
- The Sociological Approach: Ihering, Duguit, Ehrlich
- The Sociological Approach: Roscoe Pound
- Sociological Jurisprudence in India
- American Realism
- Assignments
Week-6
- Scandinavian Realism
- American Jurisprudence: Rawls, Nozick, Dworkin
- Elements of Hindu Jurisprudence
- Indian Jurisprudence: Emerging Trends
- Assignments
Week-7
- Feminist Jurisprudence
- Legal Maxims
- Classification of Law & Hierarchy of courts
- Legal and Judicial systems in India and search of law material
- Assignments
Week-8
- Present status of women – Role of law and the Constitution
- Personal Laws and Women -1 Marriage
- Personal Laws and Women -2 Matrimonial causes
- Personal Laws and Women -3 Property Rights
- Assignments
Week-9
- Personal Laws and Women -4 Adoption and Maintenance Rights of Women
- Criminal Law and Women
- Women and Employment
- Sexual Harassment of Women at work place
- Assignments
Week-10
- Law on Social evils faced by women in India
- Women and Reproductive Rights
- Dowry and Domestic Violence
- International Law and Women Empowerment
- Recent Developments in Law relating to Women in India
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