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Here is the syllabus

Unit I:
Analytical Views of Law:- Austinian Theory of Law, Criticisms of Command Theory; Pure Theory of Law, Criticisms of Pure Theory, Implications of the Theory; Historical School of Law; Savigny’s View of Law; Theory of Volksgeist, Criticisms of Volksgeist. Henry Maine’s view on the development of Law. Natural Law Theory: Thomas Aquinas Theory on Law

Unit II:
Natural Law and Social Contract-Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Rousseau, HLA Hart, John Rawls, - American Realism: Frank’s rule- skeptics and ‘fact skeptics’. Llewellyn’s Concept of Law. Sociological School of Law: Theory of Social Engineering (Roscoe Pound) Criticisms on Social Engineering Theory. Marxian School of law

Unit III:
Concept of Person - Kinds of Legal Persons, Theories of Corporate Personality – Fiction Theory, Realistic Theory, Concession Theory, and Purpose Theory. Property-Concept of Property; Kinds of property, Corporeal property, Incorporeal property: Theories of property – Natural Law Theory, Metaphysical theory, Historical theory and Sociological Theory.

Unit IV:
Vicarious Liability- Master and Servants Relationship- Legal representatives and dead man’s relationship. Strict liability- Absolute liability, Mistake of Law, Mistake of Fact and accidents, Mens rea (guilty mind), Exceptions to mens rea. Negligence – Theories of Negligence.






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