Syllabus for
Master of Law (Corporate and Commercial Law)
Academic Year  (2023)

The School of Law offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes in law as per the guidelines of the Bar Council of India and the University Grants Commission.  It has a flexible curriculum offering several options in different areas of specialization. It is devised keeping in mind the requirements of legal profession and academia.

The programmes offered at the School of Law incorporate a number of special opportunities such as internships, clinical programme, supervisory research and writing. In order to promote interaction between students and legal professionals, seminars, guest lectures and workshops are conducted on various subjects of law at regular intervals. In addition to the mandatory courses spanning across a ten semester programme, the School of Law has also introduced numerous other value-added courses and programmes for the benefit of students.

Vision: Excellence and Service 

Mission: To Create and Proactively create in-depth legal knowledge in the Student Community so that they can transfer their acquired knowledge to the larger benefit of society in accordance with professional ethics and values. 

This Specialization is designed to serve the interests of students who intend to practice in the area of Corporate Law. It aims at aligning the objectives of a Corporate Lawyer with the goals of business organizations. The subjects range from foundational papers to advanced ones such as International Trade Law, Commercial Arbitration, Corporate Governance, etc.

Continuous internal assessments for theory course 50%, End semester examination 50%.

The paper intends to undertake a comparative analysis of the growth of public law, structure of governments and polities, legislative process, fundamental rights and the role of the judiciary in USA, UK and France in order to have a better understanding and assessment of the public law principles, practices and institutional mechanisms that work the polity in India.

History and rationale for study of comparative public law -Evolution of public law - ancient to modern - distinguished from Private law 

Concepts of public law - Rule of law - Separation of powers - Sovereignty  

Accountability and liability of state - transparency - right to information - Sovereign immunity - restorative & compensatory justice 

Presidential, parliamentary and hybrid systems - distinctive features - comparison and advantages - powers of the president - Prime minister - the parliament - pattern of relationships - Comparative evaluation. 

Federal & Unitary form of state - characteristics, differences & advantages - Distribution of powers - legislative, administrative and financial - Legislative process – executive law making - The amendment process 

Evolution of fundamental rights- civil rights legislations - equality provisions - approaches to affirmative action. 

Organisation of the judiciary - issues of judicial independence - appointment - terms of service and removal - Tribunalisation of justice – an evaluation - Ambit of judicial review - Enforcement of fundamental rights - Public interest litigation. 

2.      Brandt, E.M.; An Introduction to Constitutional Law ; Oxford University Press

3.      Bernard Schwartz Commentary on American Constitution

4.      Bhagwan Vishnoo, Bhushan Vidya, World Constitutions

5.      Cane, Peter; Administrative Law ; Oxford University Press

6.      Dauglus W.O, Studies in Indian and American Constitutional Law.

7.      E.S.Venkataramaiah, Federalism Comparative Study

8.      Finer, S.E.; Comparative Government ; Penguin Books

9.      Godfrey and Blondel, The French Constitution and Government.

2.      K.C.Wheare, Modern Constitutions.

3.      Loughlin, Martin; The Idea of Public Law; Oxford University Press

4.      Mason and Beany, American Constitutional law

5.      Rodney Brazier, Constitutional Practice.

6.      Rotunda and Nowak, Treatise on American Constitution.

7.      Singh, M. P.; V.N Shukla’s Constitution of India; Eastern Book Company

8.      Tom Ginsburg, Rosalind Dixon, Comparative Constitutional Law

End Semester Examination – 50%
TOTAL100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES: International Trade Law has two aspects: public and private. The public aspect deals with the harmonization  and coordination of national commercial policies and private aspect seeks  to   provide  a legal framework  for  International  commercial  transactions  between  individuals  belonging  to  different  nationalities.  This course covers both public and private aspects.

1. To familiarize the students about the World Trade Organization and its role in International trade.

2. To give an insight into the Origin of the WTO, sources of WTO law, structure, functions, dispute settlement mechanism, principles of the WTO, dumping and anti-dumping and allied matters related thereto.

3. To familiarize the students about the various agreements entered into under the auspices of the WTO.

4. 4.  To acquaint the students with the transnational commercial law covering history of lexmercatoria, UNDROIT and UNCITRAL, International Sales Contract, Structure and features of the Vienna Convention.  To give an over-view of law relating to   International Carriages, multi-modal transportation, International payments, Role of ICC, International commercial arbitration and the related matters thereto.

5. To give an over- view of the law and policy of India in relation to international trade.

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. To discuss the structure, functions and sources of WTO.

2. To trace the historical background of WTO.

3. To examine the principles of WTO law.

4. To analyse the dispute settlement mechanism of WTO.

5. To discuss various agreements entered into under the auspices of the World Trade Organization.

6. To explain the various aspects relating to international sales transactions and allied matters related thereto.

7. The students will be able to give an over-view of FDI, Customs Act, SEZ’s in relation to International trade.

8. To apply the concepts, principles and provisions learnt to the contemporary issues in International trade law.

9. To identify, analyse and propose solutions to the issues involved in the field of International trade law.

1. Concept of market, Open market- Regulated market, Market functions of role of competition law 

2. Nature & Scope of competition law and policy

3. Evolution & Growth of competition law

4. Theoretical foundations of competition law 

5. Competition Act, 2002- overview, definitions and ideas of agreement, dominant position, combination and effects of anti- competitive activities

2.1.   Anti-competitive agreements: Concept, forms and treatment in India

2.2.   Parallel import

2.3.   Treatment of anti- competitive agreements under USA, EU, UK, Australia

3.1.   Abuse of dominant position: Concept, forms and treatment in India

3.2.   Essential facilities doctrine

3.3.   Refusal and abuse of dominant position.

3.4.   Pricing strategies and abuse of dominant position

3.5.Treatment of abuse of dominant position under USA, EU, UK, Australia

4.1.    Combinations:  Concept, forms, reasons and regulatory framework in India

4.2.    Different tests for studying the impacts of combinations in the market

4.3.    Unilateral and co- ordinate effects of combinations

4.4.    Foreclosure

4.5.    Failing firm

4.6.    Creeping acquisitions

4.7.    Regulation of Cross- border combinations

4.8.   Treatment of combinations under USA, EU, UK, Australia

5.1.   Composition, powers and function of CCI

5.2.   Role of the DG

5.3.   Appellate Tribunal

5.4.   Penalties and remedies

6.1. Theoretical basis of IPR and Competition law

6.2. TRIPs and its impact on competition law regime

6.3. Abuse of IPR and competition law (agreements, abuse of dominant position, combination)

6.4. Doctrine of exhaustion and its treatment

6.5.Modern trend to the conflict in IPR and Competition law 

7.1.   WTO norms for investment

7.2.   OECD guidelines in investment

7.3.   FDI policies and it’s impacts on Competition in domestic market

7.4.   Regulation of FDI in India, USA, EU, UK, Australia

8.1.   WTO and its impacts on Competition Laws with reference to UNCTAD

8.2.   International enforcement and judicial assistance

8.3.   Applicability of competition law into agricultural sector

8.4.   Dumping

8.5.   State aid

8.6.   Recession

1. Andrew T. Guzman. "Dispute Resolution in SPS Cases"Ten Years of WTO Dispute Settlement. Ed. Horovitz, Moulis, and Steger. London: International bar Association, 2007. 215-233.
   Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andrew_guzman/4

2. B.S.Chimni, WTO and Environment-Shrimp Turtle and EC-Hormone Cases, Economic & PolitiCCL weekly, Vo. 35, No. 20, PP.1752-1761.

3. David Palmeter&Petros C. Maurois, The WTO Legal System, Sources of Law,The American Journal of International Law, Vol.92, No.3 (July 1998) PP. 398-418

4.  Debra P. Steger & Peter van den bossche, WTO dispute settlement, emerging practice and procedure, www.jstor.org/stable/25659196

5. Harold J. Berman, Law of International Trade: Contract, Custom and Codification, Harvard International Review, Vol.6, No.3 (December 1983), pp.44-46, http://www. Jstor.org/stable/42759682

6. INGEBORG SCHWENZER and PASCCL HACHEM The CISG, Successes and pitfall, The American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 57, No. 2 (SPRING 2009), pp. 457-478

7. John. H. Jackson, Robert E. Huedec, Donald Davis, The Role and effectiveness of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, Brooking Trade Forum (2000) pp. 179-236.

8. John.H. Jackson, Case of  the WTO, pp. 437-454), http://www.jstor.org/stable/25144810

9.  K Iida,  WTO dispute settlement effective, www.jstor.org/stable/27800522

10. K. Ravi Srinivas, WTO and Asbestos: Dispute Settlement at work,  Economic and PolitiCCL Weekly, Vol. 36, No. 36 (Sep. 8-14, 2001), pp. 3442-3447 

11. Marc. L. Busch and Eric Reinhardt, Three’s  A crowd, Third Parties and Dispute  Settlement, World Politics, Vol. 58, No. 3 (Apr., 2006), pp. 446-477

12. Michael M. Weinstein, Steve Charnovitz, The Greening of the WTO,Foreign Affairs, Vol. 80, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 2001), pp. 147-156 

13. P.   M. Roth, Passing of Risk, The American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 27, No. 2/3, Unification of International Trade Law: UNCITRAL's First Decade (Spring - Summer, 1979), pp. 291-310

14. P.Ranjan, Applicable law in the dispute settlement body of the WTO, Vol. 44, No. 15, Apr. 11 - 17, 2009  Economic and PolitiCCL Weekly.

15. Steve Charnovitz, Environment and Health under WTO Dispute settlement, The International Lawyer, Vol. 32, No. 3, Symposium on the First Three Years of the WTO Dispute Settlement System (FALL 1998), pp. 901-92

16. Thomas J. Shoenbaum, International Trade and protection of the Environment, The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 91, No. 2 (Apr., 1997), pp. 268-313

• CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation – 10%

• CIA II – Mid Semester Examination – 25% 

• CIA III – Research Topic – 10% 

• Attendance – 05% 

• End Semester Examination – 50% 

    TOTAL 100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES: The processes of globalization and liberalization have brought a considerable awareness towards improving the competitive process in developing economies such as India. Until recently most of the developing countries operated without a structured competition policy, and have justified the intervention by the state over economic activities. India owing to its WTO obligations enacted Competition Act, 2002. The course seeks provide fundamentals of market economy and extensive knowledge of application of competition policy in India.

The course aims to study the developments of the policy of free and fair competition in India. The course will provide an analysis of the legal developments, from MRTP to the Competition Act. The course will analyze the progress of the Competition Law in various legal systems and also determine the role of WTO in its policies.

1.1.          Concept of market, Open market- Regulated market, Market functions of role of competition law

1.2.          Nature & Scope of competition law and policy

1.3.          Evolution & Growth of competition law

1.4.          Theoretical foundations of competition law

1.5.      Competition Act, 2002- overview, definitions and ideas of agreement, dominant position, combination and effects of anti- competitive activities

2.1.   Anti-competitive agreements: Concept, forms and treatment in India

2.2.   Parallel import

2.3.   Treatment of anti- competitive agreements under USA, EU, UK, Australia

3.1.   Abuse of dominant position: Concept, forms and treatment in India

3.2.   Essential facilities doctrine

3.3.   Refusal and abuse of dominant position.

3.4.   Pricing strategies and abuse of dominant position

3.5.Treatment of abuse of dominant position under USA, EU, UK, Australia

4.1.    Combinations:  Concept, forms, reasons and regulatory framework in India

4.2.    Different tests for studying the impacts of combinations in the market

4.3.    Unilateral and co- ordinate effects of combinations

4.4.    Foreclosure

4.5.    Failing firm

4.6.    Creeping acquisitions

4.7.    Regulation of Cross- border combinations

4.8.   Treatment of combinations under USA, EU, UK, Australia

5.1.   Composition, powers and function of CCI

5.2.   Role of the DG

5.3.   Appellate Tribunal

5.4.   Penalties and remedies

6.1. Theoretical basis of IPR and Competition law

6.2. TRIPs and its impact on competition law regime

6.3. Abuse of IPR and competition law (agreements, abuse of dominant position, combination)

6.4. Doctrine of exhaustion and its treatment

6.5.Modern trend to the conflict in IPR and Competition law

7.1.   WTO norms for investment

7.2.   OECD guidelines in investment

7.3.   FDI policies and it’s impacts on Competition in domestic market

7.4.   Regulation of FDI in India, USA, EU, UK, Australia

8.1.   WTO and its impacts on Competition Laws with reference to UNCTAD

8.2.   International enforcement and judicial assistance

8.3.   Applicability of competition law into agricultural sector

8.4.   Dumping

8.5.   State aid

8.6.   Recession

2.     Alphen aan den Rijn, The reform of EC competition law : new challenges

3.     Avtar Singh; Competition Law; Eastern Law House, 2012-11-27

4.     Competition Law and Cartels ICFAI University,

5.     Competition Law in India; Srinivasan Parthsarthy; Wolter Kluwer, 2012

6.     Competition Law-Emerging Trends: ICFAI University

7.     D P Mittal, Competition Law and Practice : New Delhi Taxmanns Allied Services 2008

8.     Dabbah, Maher M,.EC and UK competition law : commentary, cases, and materials /Cambridge, UK

9.     Dugar,S.M ,Guide to Competition Law : Containing commentary on Competition Act, MRTP Act & Consumer Protection Act LexiNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur, 2010

10.  Furse, Mark., Competition law of the EC and UK,  Oxford University Press, 2008

11.  Gurbax Singh, Law of Consumer Protection.

12.  Haracoglou, Irina, Competition law and patents : a follow-on innovation perspective in the biopharmaceutical industry Cheltenham, UK

13.  Haracoglou, Irina, Competition law and patents : a follow-on innovation perspective in the biopharmaceutical industry Cheltenham, UK ;

14.  Indian Competition Law: An International Perspective; Suzanne Rab; CCH - A Wolters Kluwer Business, 2012

15.  Ioannis, N Kessides, Reforming Infrastructure: Privatization, Regulation, and Competition, Washington D C World Bank 2004.

16.  Law of Monopolistic, Restrictive and Unfair Trade Practices, Wadhwa & Co.

17.  Ritter European ,Competition Law: A Practitioners Guide Netherlands Kluwer Law International 2004

18.  Martin Smith, Competition Law-Enforcement and Procedure, Oxford University Press 2001.

19.  Renato Nazzini, Concurrent Proceedings in Competition Law, Oxford University Press 2007

20.  Rodger, Barry J. Competition law and policy in the EC and UK London : Cavendish, 1999

21.  Rodriguez, A. EThe limits of competition policy : the shortcomings of antitrust in developing and reforming economies Aspen Pub, 2010

22.  T Ramappa, Competition Law in India: Policy, Issues, and Developments, New Delhi Oxford University Press 2006

23.  Taxmann’s Guide to Competition Act.

24.  Telecommunications, Broadcasting and the Internet EU Competition Law and Regulation  London : Thomson Reuters Limited,

25.  Van Der Jones Woude, Ec Competition Law Handbook, Lib London Sweet And Maxwell

26.  Vinod Dhall ,Competition Law Today: Concepts, Issues, and the Law in Practice New Delhi Oxford University Press 2007

27.  Vinod Dhall, Competition Law Today, Oxford University Press.

28.  Whish, Richard, Competition law, Oxford University Press, 2009.

29.  Yang-Ching Chao , International And Comparative Competition Law And Policies India Kluwer Law International 2008

2.     Alphen aan den Rijn, The reform of EC competition law : new challenges

3.     Avtar Singh; Competition Law; Eastern Law House, 2012-11-27

4.     Competition Law and Cartels ICFAI University,

5.     Competition Law in India; Srinivasan Parthsarthy; Wolter Kluwer, 2012

6.     Competition Law-Emerging Trends: ICFAI University

7.     D P Mittal, Competition Law and Practice : New Delhi Taxmanns Allied Services 2008

8.     Dabbah, Maher M,.EC and UK competition law : commentary, cases, and materials /Cambridge, UK

9.     Dugar,S.M ,Guide to Competition Law : Containing commentary on Competition Act, MRTP Act & Consumer Protection Act LexiNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur, 2010

10.  Furse, Mark., Competition law of the EC and UK,  Oxford University Press, 2008

11.  Gurbax Singh, Law of Consumer Protection.

12.  Haracoglou, Irina, Competition law and patents : a follow-on innovation perspective in the biopharmaceutical industry Cheltenham, UK

13.  Haracoglou, Irina, Competition law and patents : a follow-on innovation perspective in the biopharmaceutical industry Cheltenham, UK ;

14.  Indian Competition Law: An International Perspective; Suzanne Rab; CCH - A Wolters Kluwer Business, 2012

15.  Ioannis, N Kessides, Reforming Infrastructure: Privatization, Regulation, and Competition, Washington D C World Bank 2004.

16.  Law of Monopolistic, Restrictive and Unfair Trade Practices, Wadhwa & Co.

17.  Ritter European ,Competition Law: A Practitioners Guide Netherlands Kluwer Law International 2004

18.  Martin Smith, Competition Law-Enforcement and Procedure, Oxford University Press 2001.

19.  Renato Nazzini, Concurrent Proceedings in Competition Law, Oxford University Press 2007

20.  Rodger, Barry J. Competition law and policy in the EC and UK London : Cavendish, 1999

21.  Rodriguez, A. EThe limits of competition policy : the shortcomings of antitrust in developing and reforming economies Aspen Pub, 2010

22.  T Ramappa, Competition Law in India: Policy, Issues, and Developments, New Delhi Oxford University Press 2006

23.  Taxmann’s Guide to Competition Act.

24.  Telecommunications, Broadcasting and the Internet EU Competition Law and Regulation  London : Thomson Reuters Limited,

25.  Van Der Jones Woude, Ec Competition Law Handbook, Lib London Sweet And Maxwell

26.  Vinod Dhall ,Competition Law Today: Concepts, Issues, and the Law in Practice New Delhi Oxford University Press 2007

27.  Vinod Dhall, Competition Law Today, Oxford University Press.

28.  Whish, Richard, Competition law, Oxford University Press, 2009.

29.  Yang-Ching Chao , International And Comparative Competition Law And Policies India Kluwer Law International 2008

·       CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation            – 10%

·       CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                 – 25%

·       CIA III – Research Topic                                                     – 10%

·       Attendance                                                                           – 05%

·       End Semester Examination                                                – 50%

                                                                                                TOTAL 100%

This subject aims at an understanding of the basic principles of E-Commerce and gives an insight into the application of this important area. It also analyses the impact of other areas such as IP and attempts a holistic view. It would make the students aspiring for corporate jobs more up-to-date.

1.1.       Concept of e- commerce and differences with e- business

1.2.       Advantages and disadvantages of e- commerce

1.3.       Types of e- commerce

1.4.       Medium and Transactions in e- commerce

1.5.       UNCITRAL Model Law on e-commerce,

1.6.       Information Technology Act,2000

E-contracts – concept, offer and acceptance,

2.2.Acceptance of contract: applicability of postal rule

2.3.   E-commerce directives and Regulations

2.4.Incorporation of terms

2.5. Identity of contracting parties

2.6. E-contracts: extent of details

2.7. Breach of contract

3.1.   Provisions under IT Act

3.2.   Certifying authorities

3.3.   Issuing authorities

3.4.PKI

3.5.   Electronic Signature Certificate

3.6.Grant, Revocation and withdrawal of ESC

4.1. Modes and mechanism of payment in electronic environment

4.2. Fraud Risk and Protection

4.3. Breach of contract

4.4.Charge back agreements

4.5. EDI

4.6. Electronic fund transfer

5.1. Concept of the rights of consumer

5.2. Problems of protection of consumers in virtual world

5.3. Consumer Protection Act, 1986

5.4. EC Directive on distance selling

5.5. E-commerce Directives and consumer protection

6.1. Digital copyright, linking, caching

6.2. Digital rights management, DMCA, Patents, Trademarks and domain names

6.3. Brand identities, search engines and secondary market

6.4. ICANN,

6.5. Database Right – Digital Copyrights

6.6. Open Source

6.7. Software Patents

6.8. Right to forgetting

7.1. Problem of taxation in virtual world

7.2.OECD guidelines on taxation

7.3   Tax structure on e- commerce in India (Direct, Indirect, and VAT)

7.4. EU, US practice on taxation on electronic commerce

8.1.   Theoretical framework to address multiple jurisdictions

8.2.   Application of the principles of Private International law

8.3.   Hague Convention, EC Regulations (Brussels & Rome)

8.4.   Minimum contact test, Effect test, Zippo Test

8.5.   Current trends

9.1. Impacts of e- commerce in traditional market

10.1.    Concept of cloud computing

10.2.    Impacts of cloud computing in e- commerce

SUGGESTED READINGS

1.             Paul Todd. Law of E-commerce. London: Cavendish, 2008.

2.             Sharma, Vakul. Information Technology: Law and Practice. 2^nded. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co., 2007.

3.             Ramappa, T. Legal Issues in Electronic Commerce. Delhi: Macmillan, 2003.

4.             Schellekens, M. H. M. Electronic Signatures: Authentication Technology from a Legal Perspective. The Hague: T. M. C. Asser Press, 2004.

5.             Ahmad, Tabrez. Cyberlaws, e-commerce & m-commerces. New Delhi: A. P. H. Publishing Corporation, 2009.

6.             Phillips, Jeremy. Butterworths E-commerce and IT Law Handbook. 4^th ed. London: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2007.

7.             Seth, Karnika. Cyber Laws in the Information Technology Age. New Delhi: LexisNexis ButterworthsWadhwa, 2009.

8.             Ryder, Rodney. Guide to Cyber Laws. 3^rded. New Delhi: Wadhwa& Co., 2007.

SUGGESTED READINGS

1.             Paul Todd. Law of E-commerce. London: Cavendish, 2008.

2.             Sharma, Vakul. Information Technology: Law and Practice. 2^nded. New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co., 2007.

3.             Ramappa, T. Legal Issues in Electronic Commerce. Delhi: Macmillan, 2003.

4.             Schellekens, M. H. M. Electronic Signatures: Authentication Technology from a Legal Perspective. The Hague: T. M. C. Asser Press, 2004.

5.             Ahmad, Tabrez. Cyberlaws, e-commerce & m-commerces. New Delhi: A. P. H. Publishing Corporation, 2009.

6.             Phillips, Jeremy. Butterworths E-commerce and IT Law Handbook. 4^th ed. London: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2007.

7.             Seth, Karnika. Cyber Laws in the Information Technology Age. New Delhi: LexisNexis ButterworthsWadhwa, 2009.

8.             Ryder, Rodney. Guide to Cyber Laws. 3^rded. New Delhi: Wadhwa& Co., 2007.

SCHEME OF VALUATION

·         CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation            – 10%

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                  – 25%

·         CIA III – Research Topic                                                     – 10%

·         Attendance                                                                            – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                                                – 50%

                                                                                                TOTAL 100%

Course Description: Commercial arbitration is the preferred method of resolving commercial disputes both globally as well as within India. Disputes relating to international trade, foreign investments, insurance and reinsurance, and construction are generally resolved by arbitration. In India, the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 has been enacted in pursuance of the UNCITRAL model law incorporating provisions enacted as per the Geneva Convention and the New York Convention.

Course Objectives: The course intends to describe and explain the principles and specific legal requirements in a commercially arbitration, including the limitations of matters that may be legally arbitrated. The course also includes the legal framework for, and major legal issues relating to, international commercial arbitration under the New York Convention of 1958 and the Geneva Convention. It identifies the rights and responsibilities of parties to the arbitration and powers and functions of arbitrator.

The object of the course is to impart, theoretical as well as practical, knowledge and understanding, to the students of international arbitration. After the end of the course, the students shall have gained a thorough knowledge of the new Swedish Arbitration Act, UNCITRAL’s model law, its arbitral rules, the New York Convention of 1958, and of the legal issues that might arise in this context. Additionally, the students shall gain an overall knowledge of the world’s leading arbitration institutions, and their rules of procedure. The course also focuses on international commercial arbitration outlining the legal issues in the choice of law and forum for arbitration.

1.1. Importance of ADR, concept and nature of arbitration, dispute resolution ininternational trade

1.2.   Important terms used in commercial arbitration

1.3    Types of arbitration,

1.4 Overview of Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996

2.1.   Significance of arbitration agreement

2.2.   Forms of arbitration agreement & definitions and validity

2.3.   Foreign arbitration agreement

2.4.   Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal

2.5. Theory of competence-competence

3.1.   UNCITRAL model law on arbitration

3.2 Governing law of arbitration, applicable law and choice of law and principles and judicial intervention

3.3. Conflict rules

4.1. Appointment of arbitrators -Choice of law (Seat Theory)

4.2.    Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal -Independence and impartiality of the tribunal

4.3.    Arbitral process -Party autonomy and arbitral award

4.4.    Grounds for setting aside arbitral award

4.5.    Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

1.      Bansal A K ‘Law of International Commercial Arbitration’ 2^ndEdn. Universal Law Publishers

2.      Bansal Ashwinie Kumar, Arbitration Awards - Law on Setting Aside and Execution of Arbitration Awards, Agreements and Appointment of Arbitration, 3rd Edn.

3.      Saraf, B.P. and M. Jhunjhunwala; Law of Arbitration and Conciliation; Snow White Publication

4.      S.K. Chawla, Law of Arbitration & Conciliation –Including other ADRs, 3rd Edn 2012  Eastern Law House, New Delhi

5.      Dr. Markanda P.C., Law Relating to Arbitration and Conciliation 8^thEdn., 2013 Lexis Nexis

6.      Mohta VA.,  Arbitration Conciliation and Mediation, Manupatra

7.      Justice SB Malik, Commentary on The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 2013, Universal Law Publishing Co.,

8.      A K Ganguli, Arbitration Law, Annual Survey of Indian Law – 2012,pp27-47  Indian Law Institute, New Delhi

9.      Nigel Blackabyet. al., Redlam& Hunter on International Arbitration 23^rdEdn. Thomson Reuters

10.  Avtar Singh, ‘Arbitration and Conciliation Act’10th Edition, 2013,  EBC, Lucknow

11.  Reports on International Commercial Arbitration including  Bachawat on Law of Arbitration

12.  Gary B Born., International Commercial Arbitration 1 ( WolterKluer) 2009

13.  Bijoylashmi Das and Harsimran Singh -Commercial Arbitration In India - An Update 2013 www.mondaq.com/india/.../Arbitration.../Commercial+Arbitration+In+In.

14.  Lavin Hirani-The Legal Regimes Affecting International Commercial Arbitration In India & Singapore- A Comparative Studyhttps://www.academia.edu/200741/THE_LEGAL_REGIMES_AFFECTING _INTERNATIONAL_COMMERCIAL_ARBITRATION_IN_INDIA_and_ SINGAPORE-_A_COMPARITIVE_STUDY

15.  William W. Park -Arbitrators and Accuracy -Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2010), pp. 25–53, available at http://www.arbitration-icca.org/media/0/12771033387160/ww_park_accuracy_and_arbitration.pdf

16.  Prof. A.V.V. Giorgio Bernini-International Arbitration: A Contemporary Perspective http://www.arbitrationicca.org/media/0/12641363465510/bernini_loyola_law_school.pdf

17.  Ajay Kr. Sharma -Judicial Intervention In International Commercial Arbitration: Critiquing the Indian Supreme Court’s Interpretation of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 http://www.ijal.in/sites/default/files/Volume%20III%20Issue%20I.pdf

18.  Law Commission of India Report No. 246 Amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 August , 2014

19.  Amendments to the Arbitration & Conciliation Act,1996 - A Consultation Paperhttp://lawmin.nic.in/la/consultationpaper.pdf

1.      Bansal A K ‘Law of International Commercial Arbitration’ 2^ndEdn. Universal Law Publishers

2.      Bansal Ashwinie Kumar, Arbitration Awards - Law on Setting Aside and Execution of Arbitration Awards, Agreements and Appointment of Arbitration, 3rd Edn.

3.      Saraf, B.P. and M. Jhunjhunwala; Law of Arbitration and Conciliation; Snow White Publication

4.      S.K. Chawla, Law of Arbitration & Conciliation –Including other ADRs, 3rd Edn 2012  Eastern Law House, New Delhi

5.      Dr. Markanda P.C., Law Relating to Arbitration and Conciliation 8^thEdn., 2013 Lexis Nexis

6.      Mohta VA.,  Arbitration Conciliation and Mediation, Manupatra

7.      Justice SB Malik, Commentary on The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 2013, Universal Law Publishing Co.,

8.      A K Ganguli, Arbitration Law, Annual Survey of Indian Law – 2012,pp27-47  Indian Law Institute, New Delhi

9.      Nigel Blackabyet. al., Redlam& Hunter on International Arbitration 23^rdEdn. Thomson Reuters

10.  Avtar Singh, ‘Arbitration and Conciliation Act’10th Edition, 2013,  EBC, Lucknow

11.  Reports on International Commercial Arbitration including  Bachawat on Law of Arbitration

12.  Gary B Born., International Commercial Arbitration 1 ( WolterKluer) 2009

13.  Bijoylashmi Das and Harsimran Singh -Commercial Arbitration In India - An Update 2013 www.mondaq.com/india/.../Arbitration.../Commercial+Arbitration+In+In.

14.  Lavin Hirani-The Legal Regimes Affecting International Commercial Arbitration In India & Singapore- A Comparative Studyhttps://www.academia.edu/200741/THE_LEGAL_REGIMES_AFFECTING _INTERNATIONAL_COMMERCIAL_ARBITRATION_IN_INDIA_and_ SINGAPORE-_A_COMPARITIVE_STUDY

15.  William W. Park -Arbitrators and Accuracy -Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2010), pp. 25–53, available at http://www.arbitration-icca.org/media/0/12771033387160/ww_park_accuracy_and_arbitration.pdf

16.  Prof. A.V.V. Giorgio Bernini-International Arbitration: A Contemporary Perspective http://www.arbitrationicca.org/media/0/12641363465510/bernini_loyola_law_school.pdf

17.  Ajay Kr. Sharma -Judicial Intervention In International Commercial Arbitration: Critiquing the Indian Supreme Court’s Interpretation of The Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 http://www.ijal.in/sites/default/files/Volume%20III%20Issue%20I.pdf

18.  Law Commission of India Report No. 246 Amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 August , 2014

19.  Amendments to the Arbitration & Conciliation Act,1996 - A Consultation Paperhttp://lawmin.nic.in/la/consultationpaper.pdf

·         CIA I – 10%

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination – 25%

·         CIA III – 10%

·         Attendance– 05%

·         End Semester Examination– 50%

TOTAL 100%

The course aims at understanding the various jurisprudential theories and concepts, the basics of law and economics and also to hone their soft skills in order to enhance their capacities to build a strong foundation for the study of Master of Law course.

 1.1         Nature of Jurisprudence

1.2         Schools of Jurisprudence-Natural law, Positivism, Pure science of law, Historical, Sociological, Realism, teleological school

1.3         Evolution and definition of law

1.4          Sources of Law

1.5         The Technique of the law-Classification, Titles, Acts, Events

1.6         Public Law-Law and the State, Criminal law

1.7         The concept of Legal Personality

1.8         Rights  and Duties

1.9         The Concept of Property

1.10      Possession and Ownership

1.11      Law of Procedure

2.1  Laws, commands and Orders

2.2  The variety of Laws

2.3  Sovereign and subject

2.4  Law as the Union of Primary and Secondary Rules

2.5  The foundations of a Legal system

2.6  Formalism and Rule Skepticism

2.7  Justice and Morality

2.8  International Law

3.1  Introduction

3.2  Model Rules I and II

3.3  Hard cases, Constitutional Case

3.4   Justice and Rights

3.5  Taking Rights seriously

3.6  Civil Disobedience

3.7  Reverse discrimination

3.8  Liberty and Moralism; Liberty and Liberalism

4.1  Introduction-The Method of Philosophy

4.2  The Methods of History, Tradition and Sociology

4.3  The Method of Sociology, The Judge as a Legislator

4.4  Adherence to Precedent- The Subconscious element in the Judicial Process

5.1  The English Doctrine of Precedent

5.2  Ratio Decendi and Obiter Dictum

5.3  Stare decisis and exceptions to stare decisis

5.4  Precedent as a source of law; Precedent and Judicial Reasoning; Precedent and legal theory

6.1  Basics of Law and economics

7.1  Public speaking

7.2  Communication skills-Reading and writing

8.1. Basics of legal research

This course intends to enhance the legal research skills among students. Students would be able to appreciate the nuances of legal research by discussions outlined in Unit I of the syllabus with basics of legal research. Unit II deals with Research problem, hypothesis, Research design and sampling. Unit III deals with Research Methods and tools. Unit IV deals with Tabulation, analysis, interpretation and Report Writing. Unit V deals with Legal Writing.

       2.5. Research design- Meaning, significance and types of research design

3.4. Tabulation, analysis and interpretation of data in non-doctrinal legal research

1.          How to Research a Legal Problem –American Association of Law Libraries, see www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp

2.          A Guide to India's Legal Research and Legal System - www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/india_legal_research.htm

3.          Legal Research Methodology- Indian Case Laws-http://indiancaselaws.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/legal-research-methodology1.pdf

4.          Research Methodology - http://www.newagepublishers.com/samplechapter/000896.pdf

5.          A Guide to India’s Legal Research and Legal System-http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/india_legal_research.htm

6.          Sarah E. Valentine- Legal Research as a Fundamental Skill http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1537871

7.          How to Research a Legal Problem, http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Publications/products/How-To-Research-A-Legal-Problem

CIA I – Submission of Survey             20%

of Literature Review    

CIA II – Mid Semester Exam               20%

CIA III – Completed Coursera             15%

Certificate       

End Semester Exam                              30%

(Publication of research

Paper in UGC care

Listed Journals)

Viva                                                       10%

Attendance                                             05%

Total                                                     100%

It is said that we are now living in a global neighborhood, which is not yet global village.  This is the result of the so called “globalization” which refers to those processes that tend to create and consolidate a unified economy, a single ecological system, and a complex network of communications that covers the whole globe, even if it doesnot penetrate into every part of it.  We find in every discipline studies under the titles global, globalism and globalization but not much in the discipline of law and now it is entering it also.  The process of globalization has its own impact on every discipline and this paper or course intends to study its influence on the discipline of law. The purpose is to sensitize students of law about implications of the process of globalization on basic principles, concepts and ideas underlying the discipline of law. To name a few the concept of law itself, justice, human rights and legal process.  The thrust is to analyze and evaluate them from a global perspective. 

1.1.Concept of Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization, Meaning and definition of globalization, nature, scope and limits of globalization,   Different kinds.

1.2.History and evolution of globalization.

1.3.Causes and consequence of globalization, effect of globalization on economic, social, cultural and political aspects of life in twenty-first century.

1.4 Effect of globalization on law and justice-an introduction

2.1    Jurisprudence, globalization and the discipline of law

2.2    Globalization and legal theory, the need for the study of concept of law from a global perspective.

2.3  Basic concepts of law in western legal thought.  A brief analysis of positivist, normative and   realist theories of law in western tradition.

2.4 The concept of justice and its relation to law in Western and Indian Legal thought and    concept of Dharma as a legal tradition.  The relation between law and justice.

2.5 Normative Jurisprudence, the western heritage, classical utilitarianism, Benthamite and modified Benthamite utilitarianism.

2.6 Theories of Justice Rawls and Pogge.

3.1Globalization and Democracy

3.2 Rule of Law-economic development-political development

3.3. Globalization and Justice

3.4. Globalization and Security

Human rights theory: Five Perspectives

4.2. Human Rights law as universal-criticism and rhetoric or Rights

4.3. Human Rights and the challenges-pluralist theories and Sen’s challenge

4.4. Human Rights and Southern voice-UpendraBaxi.

5.1  Public and Private International Law governance

5.2. Regulation of International banks and money laundering

5.3 Harmonization of private commercial law-lexmercatoria

5.4 Harmonization of Intellectual Property law

5.5 Jurisdictional Issues in the era of globalization.

2.      Jarrod Wiener – Globalization and the harmonization of law

3.      Michael Goodhart – Democracy as Human Rights – Freedom  and Equality in the age of Globalization

4.      James H Mitelman, The Globalization Syndrome

5.      Manfred B. Steger, Globalization –A very Short introduction-Oxford introductory series.

6.      Thomas Fleiner&Lidija R. BastaFleiner, Constitutional democracy in a multicultural and globalised world, Springer.

2.      William Twining, General Jurisprudence; Understanding Law from a Legal perspective, Cambridge, Cambridge University, 2009

3.      William Twining, Globalization and Legal Theory, New York: Butterworths, 2006.

4.      Boaventura d Sousa Santos, Towards a New Legal Common Sense: Law, Globalization and Emanicipation, London: Butterworths, 2002.

5.      Otto A Bird, The Idea of Justice, New York: Frederick A Praeger, 1968

6.      M.D.A. Freeman, Lloyd’s Introduction to Jurisprudence, London: Sweet and Maxwell, 2010

7.      AmartyaSen, The idea of Justice, New Delhi: Allen Lane, 2009.

8.      UpendraBaxi, The Future of Human Rights, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006.

9.      Thomas Pogge, Global Justice, Oxford: Blackwell, 2001

10.  B.S. Santos and Cesar A. Rodriquez-Gravito (ed.,) Law and Globalization from below: Towards a Cosmopolitan Legality, New York Cambridge University Press, 2005.

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                  – 25%

·         CIA III – Research Topic                                                     – 10%

·         Attendance                                                                            – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                                                – 50%

This course seeks to provide the investment mechanism in India and the regulatory framework for the protection of investor and other stake holders of the market.

1.1         Meaning of investment and market

1.2         Nature and risk associated with investment

1.3         Evolution of Investment  and bargaining norms 

2.1.            Definition and nature

2.2.            Shares and Shareholders

2.3.            Stock and Shares

2.4.            Certificate of shares

2.5.            Call on shares

2.6.            Lien on shares

2.7.            Minimum subscription

2.8.            Share capital

2.9.            Issue and allotment of shares

2.10.        Transfer and Transmission of shares

2.11.        Debentures, Charges and Deposits

2.12      Inter-Corporate loans and investments  

3.1.            Basic Features of the Securities Contracts

3.2.            Recognition of Stock Exchange

3.3.            Derivatives

3.4.            Options and futures

3.5.            Debt & Money Market Instruments

3.6.            Mutual Funds, Venture Capital, Collective Investment Schemes

3.7.            Methods of Resource Mobilization in International Capital Market

3.8.            Listing of securities

3.9.            Penalties and procedure for adjudication

4.1.           4.1                 SEBI constitution

4.2.            Powers and Functions of SEBI

4.3.            Securities Appellate Tribunal

4.4.            SEBI (Disclosure & Investor Protection) Guidelines     

5.1.            Salient features

5.2.            Agreement between  depository and participant

5.3.            Registration of transfer of securities with depository

5.4.            Stamp duty on transfer

5.5.            Non-Banking Financial Institutions         

6.1.            International treaties

6.2.            Types of Investment contracts

6.3.            Applicable law

6.4.            Stabilization clauses

6.5.            Renegotiation and adaptation

2.      Ferran,Eilis. Principles of Corporate Finance Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

3.      Khilnani,D.T. FEMA Ready Reckoner. 2Vol, 12th Ed. New Delhi: Snow White Publications Pvt., 2007.

4.      Myneni, S.R. Law of Investment and Securities. Hyderabad: Asia Law House, 2006.

5.      Puliani,Ravi, et,al,eds. Bharat's Manual of SEBI Act,Rules,Regulations,Guidelines,Circulars,ETC. 2Vol, New Delhi : Bharat Law House Pvt,2007.

6.      Saxena, Ashok. Bharat's Foreign Exchange Management Manual. 3Vol, 5th Ed. New Delhi: Bharat Law House, 2008.

7.      Singh,Avtar. Company Law. 14th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2004.

8.      Taxman. Taxman's Foreign Exchange Management Manual: With Foreign Exchange Laws Ready Reckoner. 2Vol, 18th Ed. New Delhi: Taxman Publications, 2011.

9.      Taxman. Taxman's SEBI Manual. 2Vol, 15th Ed. New Delhi: Taxman Publications, 2010.

1.      Chandratre,K.R, et,al. Bharat's SEBI Compendium. 2Vol, 4th Ed. New Delhi: Bharat Law House, 2010.

2.      Ferran,Eilis. Principles of Corporate Finance Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

3.      Khilnani,D.T. FEMA Ready Reckoner. 2Vol, 12th Ed. New Delhi: Snow White Publications Pvt., 2007.

4.      Myneni, S.R. Law of Investment and Securities. Hyderabad: Asia Law House, 2006.

5.      Puliani,Ravi, et,al,eds. Bharat's Manual of SEBI Act,Rules,Regulations,Guidelines,Circulars,ETC. 2Vol, New Delhi : Bharat Law House Pvt,2007.

6.      Saxena, Ashok. Bharat's Foreign Exchange Management Manual. 3Vol, 5th Ed. New Delhi: Bharat Law House, 2008.

7.      Singh,Avtar. Company Law. 14th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2004.

8.      Taxman. Taxman's Foreign Exchange Management Manual: With Foreign Exchange Laws Ready Reckoner. 2Vol, 18th Ed. New Delhi: Taxman Publications, 2011.

9.      Taxman. Taxman's SEBI Manual. 2Vol, 15th Ed. New Delhi: Taxman Publications, 2010.

2.      Ferran,Eilis. Principles of Corporate Finance Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

3.      Khilnani,D.T. FEMA Ready Reckoner. 2Vol, 12th Ed. New Delhi: Snow White Publications Pvt., 2007.

4.      Myneni, S.R. Law of Investment and Securities. Hyderabad: Asia Law House, 2006.

5.      Puliani,Ravi, et,al,eds. Bharat's Manual of SEBI Act,Rules,Regulations,Guidelines,Circulars,ETC. 2Vol, New Delhi : Bharat Law House Pvt,2007.

6.      Saxena, Ashok. Bharat's Foreign Exchange Management Manual. 3Vol, 5th Ed. New Delhi: Bharat Law House, 2008.

7.      Singh,Avtar. Company Law. 14th ed. Lucknow: Eastern Book Company, 2004.

8.      Taxman. Taxman's Foreign Exchange Management Manual: With Foreign Exchange Laws Ready Reckoner. 2Vol, 18th Ed. New Delhi: Taxman Publications, 2011.

9.      Taxman. Taxman's SEBI Manual. 2Vol, 15th Ed. New Delhi: Taxman Publications, 2010.

·         CIA II – Mid Semester Examination                                  – 25%

·         CIA III – Research Topic                                                     – 10%

·         Attendance                                                                            – 05%

·         End Semester Examination                                                – 50%

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Trade in goods protected by various forms of intellectual

property rights is a common feature of today’s market economy. IPR plays a prominent

role in regulating the availability and accessibility of information based goods. It often

depicts the conflicting interest of the owners and users of intellectual property and the

policy options various countries adopt to achieve a level playing field for different

stakeholders. This paper aims to give an account of the four major classes of IPR that

are commercially significant and hotly debated. The objective of this paper is to expose

the students to the commercial law of intellectual property with respect to their

acquisition, maintenance and enforcement.

1.1. Philosophy and justification for the patent system in a market economy

1.2. Paris Convention

1.3. Eligibility and subject matter: TRIPS and Indian law

1.4. Acquisition of patents and the rights granted

1.5. Compulsory Licensing, Government use, Infringement and parallel imports

1.6. Remedies for infringement

2.1. Historical Development of Copyright Law, Berne Convention

2.2. Originality, Idea-expression dichotomy

2.3. Meaning and subject matter of copyright – commercial significance of computer

software, cinematograph films and sound recordings, neighboring rights

2.4. Ownership and transfer of copyright and related rights, collecting societies

2.5. Infringement, fair dealing/fair use - comparison with US and UK

2.6. Remedies for infringement

3.1. Purpose of Protecting Trademarks, Historical Development of trademark law,

definition of trademark, Function of trademark

3.2. International Conventions – Lisbon, Madrid; Role of WIPO – different forms and

types of trademarks; purpose of registration of trademarks

3.3. Criteria for protection - The concept of distinctiveness and consumer deception;

deceptively similar trademarks; Procedure for registration; grounds for refusal to

register

3.4. Infringement and passing off; well known marks; the concept of dilution;

character merchandizing, ambush marketing,

3.5. Cyber-squatting - Registration of Domain names; Role of ICANN; Uniform

Dispute Resolution Policy

4.1. Historical evolution of GI protection – Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement and

TRIPS

4.2. Meaning scope, features of geographical indication, goods protected

4.3. Conditions for registration – contents of application – rights granted – beneficiaries

– nature of protection

4.4. Infringement – remedies – conflict between Geographical Indications and

trademark

4.5. Areas of Conflict with IPR – Bio-diversity, Traditional knowledge, Farmers Rights

1. A.S. Srivastava (ed.) Lai's Commentary on Law of Copyright, 3" 1 edn. 1999. Delhi

Law House.

2. Akhil Prasad and Aditi Agarwala, Copyright Law Desk Book: Knowledge, Access

and Development, Universal Law Publishing Co. 2009

3. Alan S. Guttcrman & Bentby J. Anderson - Intellectual Property

4. Bibek Dcbroy (ed). - Intellectual Property Rights.

5. Carlos M. Correa (Ed.). Intellectual Property and International Trade Patent

Cooperation Treaty Hand Book (1995) Sweet and Maxwell.

6. Catharine Colstone -Principles of Intellectual Property Law. Cavendish. London.

1999.

7. Christopher Wadlow. The Law of Passing-Off (1998), Sweet and Maxwell

8. Cohen, Loren et.al, Copyright in the Global Information Economy, Aspen, 2 nd ed.,

2006

9. Copinger & Skone James- Copyright, 13 th edn. Sweet & Maxwell, Lo

10. David Bainbridge, Software Copyright Law (1999), ButterworthsSookman, Computer

Law (1998), Carswell

11. Gomulkiewics, Nguyen, Conway-Jones, Licensing Intellectual property: Law and

Application, Aspen 2008

12. Gopalakrishnan, N. S. &Agitha T. G, Principles of Intellectual Property, Eastern Book

Company, 2009

13. J.S. Sarkar - Trade Marks; Law and Practice. Kamal Law House. Calcutta. 2000.

14. K.R.U. Nair & Ashok Kumar - Intellectual Property Rights

15. K.V.Swaminathan - Guiding Principles in the Decisions on Patent Law. Bahari

Brothers, Delhi, 2000.

16. Lee B. Burgunder, Legal Aspects of Managing Technology, West Legal Series in

Business, 2 nd ed.,2001

17. Martin Howe, Russel-Clarke & Howe on Industrial Designs, Sweet& Maxwell 8 th ed.

2006

18. N.R.Subbaram - Patent Law.

19. NunoPires de Carvalho, The TRIPS Regime of Trademarks and Designs, Kluwer

Law International 2006

20. P. Narayanan - Trade Marks Trade Name and Passing of Cases. Easter Law House,

CCLcutta. 1977.

21. P.Narayanan - Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House. Calcutta.

56 | Page

22. P.Narayanan - Law of Trade Marks (Trade Marks Act 1999) and Passing off.

Eastern Law House. House. Calcutta. 2000.

23. P.Narayanan - Patent Law, 3' d edn. Eastern Law House.

24. Paul Torremans and Jan Holyoak - Intellectual Property Law. 2nJ edn.

Butterworths. 1998.

25. Peter K. Yu, Intellectual property and Information Wealth: Issues and Practices in

the Digital Age, Pentagon Press 2009 Vol. I-IV

26. RG. Chaturvedi (ed.) Iyengar's The Copyright Act 1957, 6thedn. Butterworths. India

2000.

27. Robert F. Braunies, Intellectual Property Protection of Fact-based Works: Copyright

and Its Alternatives, Edward Elgar 2009

28. S. Venkateshwaran - The Law of Trade Marks and Passing - off. Reprint 1999.

29. Special attention should be given to literature of the U.N.System, WIPO and the

UNESCO.

30. StavroulaKarapapa, Private Copying, Routledge 2012

31. Terenee P. Stewart (Ed.). The GATT Uruguay Round : A Negotiating History (1986-

1994) the end game (Part-1) (1999), Kluwer

32. Terrell on the Law of Patents, Sweet& Maxwell, 2011

33. V. J. Taraporewala, The Law of Intellectual Property, Thomson Reuters 2 nd ed, 2013

34. W.R.Cornish - Intellectual property Rights. 4 m edn. Sweet & Maxwell. 1999.

35. Watal, Jayashree, Intellectual Property Rights in the WTO and Developing

Countries, Oxford University Press 2001

1. A.S. Srivastava (ed.) Lai's Commentary on Law of Copyright, 3" 1 edn. 1999. Delhi

Law House.

2. Akhil Prasad and Aditi Agarwala, Copyright Law Desk Book: Knowledge, Access

and Development, Universal Law Publishing Co. 2009

3. Alan S. Guttcrman & Bentby J. Anderson - Intellectual Property

4. Bibek Dcbroy (ed). - Intellectual Property Rights.

5. Carlos M. Correa (Ed.). Intellectual Property and International Trade Patent

Cooperation Treaty Hand Book (1995) Sweet and Maxwell.

6. Catharine Colstone -Principles of Intellectual Property Law. Cavendish. London.

1999.

7. Christopher Wadlow. The Law of Passing-Off (1998), Sweet and Maxwell

8. Cohen, Loren et.al, Copyright in the Global Information Economy, Aspen, 2 nd ed.,

2006

9. Copinger & Skone James- Copyright, 13 th edn. Sweet & Maxwell, Lo

10. David Bainbridge, Software Copyright Law (1999), ButterworthsSookman, Computer

Law (1998), Carswell

11. Gomulkiewics, Nguyen, Conway-Jones, Licensing Intellectual property: Law and

Application, Aspen 2008

12. Gopalakrishnan, N. S. &Agitha T. G, Principles of Intellectual Property, Eastern Book

Company, 2009

13. J.S. Sarkar - Trade Marks; Law and Practice. Kamal Law House. Calcutta. 2000.

14. K.R.U. Nair & Ashok Kumar - Intellectual Property Rights

15. K.V.Swaminathan - Guiding Principles in the Decisions on Patent Law. Bahari

Brothers, Delhi, 2000.

16. Lee B. Burgunder, Legal Aspects of Managing Technology, West Legal Series in

Business, 2 nd ed.,2001

17. Martin Howe, Russel-Clarke & Howe on Industrial Designs, Sweet& Maxwell 8 th ed.

2006

18. N.R.Subbaram - Patent Law.

19. NunoPires de Carvalho, The TRIPS Regime of Trademarks and Designs, Kluwer

Law International 2006

20. P. Narayanan - Trade Marks Trade Name and Passing of Cases. Easter Law House,

CCLcutta. 1977.

21. P.Narayanan - Intellectual Property Law, Eastern Law House. Calcutta.

56 | Page

22. P.Narayanan - Law of Trade Marks (Trade Marks Act 1999) and Passing off.

Eastern Law House. House. Calcutta. 2000.

23. P.Narayanan - Patent Law, 3' d edn. Eastern Law House.

24. Paul Torremans and Jan Holyoak - Intellectual Property Law. 2nJ edn.

Butterworths. 1998.

25. Peter K. Yu, Intellectual property and Information Wealth: Issues and Practices in

the Digital Age, Pentagon Press 2009 Vol. I-IV

26. RG. Chaturvedi (ed.) Iyengar's The Copyright Act 1957, 6thedn. Butterworths. India

2000.

27. Robert F. Braunies, Intellectual Property Protection of Fact-based Works: Copyright

and Its Alternatives, Edward Elgar 2009

28. S. Venkateshwaran - The Law of Trade Marks and Passing - off. Reprint 1999.

29. Special attention should be given to literature of the U.N.System, WIPO and the

UNESCO.

30. StavroulaKarapapa, Private Copying, Routledge 2012

31. Terenee P. Stewart (Ed.). The GATT Uruguay Round : A Negotiating History (1986-

1994) the end game (Part-1) (1999), Kluwer

32. Terrell on the Law of Patents, Sweet& Maxwell, 2011

33. V. J. Taraporewala, The Law of Intellectual Property, Thomson Reuters 2 nd ed, 2013

34. W.R.Cornish - Intellectual property Rights. 4 m edn. Sweet & Maxwell. 1999.

35. Watal, Jayashree, Intellectual Property Rights in the WTO and Developing

Countries, Oxford University Press 2001

 CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation – 10%

 CIA II – Mid Semester Examination – 25%

 CIA III – Research Topic – 10%

 Attendance – 05%

 End Semester Examination – 50%

TOTAL 100%

Course description:

Corporate governance course has been conceptualized in order to impart to the students a conceptual and theoretical understanding of Corporate governance. It is one of the most important fields of study for the corporate law students as it helps them to identify the issues related to corporate failures through cases studies.  Students will also be given an insight into the legal and regulatory framework of corporate governance in India.  A comparative perspective will also be delved into in order to understand the best practices and standards that differentiate the Indian corporate governance standards from the global corporate governance norms.  Corporate frauds is one of key areas which will be dealt with in order to understand the reasons for corporate governance failure and the remedial measures that need to be in place.

This course is spread into 6 units.

Unit-1 deals with, theories, models, evolution of corporate governance.

Unit-2 deals with the legislative frame work of corporate governance.

Unit-3 deals with Board of directors and their role in corporate governance.

Unit-4 deals with Corporate Governance and Shareholder rights.

  Unit-5 emphasizes upon ESG in Global Perspective

  Unit-6 deals with Corporate Social Responsibility.

Course Objectives: Corporations wield enormous economic power and impact the society as the way they carry on business and therefore, governance of such institutions should be done in a prudent and transparent manner. Purpose of the course is to ponder and analyse the various pillars of corporate governance and study its regulation through Corporate legislations and regulations issued from time to time.

1.1.  Corporate governance-Introduction,  need and scope

1.2.  Evolution of Corporate governance- in India, US & UK

1.3.  Corporate Structure & management-Separation of ownership & control

1.4.  Corporate governance committees-Initiatives, developments & recommendations 

1.5.  Principles of Corporate Governance-OECD principles

1.6.  Corporate Governance and stakeholders

1.7.  Theories of Corporate Governance

1.8.  Models of Corporate governance

1.9.  Paradigms of Corporate governance- Changing dimensions & trends; Best practices, codes and standards for good corporate governance

1.10. Corporate Ethics

2.1.  Companies Act, 2013

2.2.  SEBI

2.3.  Listing agreement

2.4. Allied Corporate Legislations 

3.1.  Directors-Introduction, types of directors, duties and responsibilities, independence

3.2.  Board composition, diversity in board, board’s role and responsibility

3.3.  Board Charter, Meetings, Performance evaluation of Board and Directors.

3.4.  Board committees-composition, role and responsibilities, contribution to board governance, Auditors, Audit committee, Shareholders Grievance committee, Remuneration committee, Corporate Governance committee, Nomination committee, Corporate Compliance committees.

3.5.  Board Processes

3.6.  Corporate governance issues-Shareholder engagement;ESG; oversight of corporate conduct; cyber-security; insider trading;  Mergers & Acquisitions decision-making

3.7.  Risk management and Internal control; classification of risks;Risk management and oversight function; internal control and disclosures

3.8. Corporate frauds; Major Corporate frauds-case studies; Whistle-blowing and Corporate governance

4.1. Rights of shareholders

4.2. Challenges in exercising shareholder’s rights

4.3. Corporate governance and related party transactions

4.4. Investor protection in India; Role of institutional investors

4.5. Corporate governance & shareholder activism

5.1.      ESG-Introduction 

5.2.      Environmental Concerns and Corporations 

5.3.      Industrial Pollution

5.4.      Evidence of Pollutants

5.5.      Natural Environment and Business

5.6.      Role of Corporates in Pollution Prevention

5.7.      Improving Corporate Environmental Performance

5.8.    Environment, Sustainability and Corporate Governance-Comparative study

6.1.  CSR-Concept, perspective and law

6.2. CSR Policy

6.3.  CSR projects planning, monitoring and implementation

6.4.  CSR project impact assessment

6.5.  CSR audit

6.6.  Case Studies in CSR

1. Prof. N. Balasubramanian, ‘ Corporate Governance and Stewardship’

2. Petri Mantyasaari, ‘Comparative Corporate Governance’ Springer

3. Jonathan Charkham, ‘Keeping Better Company’ Oxford

4. Kevin Keasey, Steve Thompson, Michael Wright, Corporate Governance,

Accountability, Enterprise and International Comparisons

5. Christine Mallin, International Corporate Governance- A case Study approach

6. Frederick Lipman & Keith Lipman, Corporate Governance Best Practices,

Strategies for Public, Private and NGOs

7. A.C. Fernando, Policies and Practices

1. Prof. N. Balasubramanian, ‘ Corporate Governance and Stewardship’

2. Petri Mantyasaari, ‘Comparative Corporate Governance’ Springer

3. Jonathan Charkham, ‘Keeping Better Company’ Oxford

4. Kevin Keasey, Steve Thompson, Michael Wright, Corporate Governance,

Accountability, Enterprise and International Comparisons

5. Christine Mallin, International Corporate Governance- A case Study approach

6. Frederick Lipman & Keith Lipman, Corporate Governance Best Practices,

Strategies for Public, Private and NGOs

7. A.C. Fernando, Policies and Practices

●      CIA I – Class Test / Assignment / Presentation–10%

●       CIA II – Mid Semester Examination– 25% 

●       CIA III – Research Topic– 10% 

●       Attendance– 05% 

●       End Semester Examination – 50% 

TOTAL 100%

To implement and evaluate an innovative approach to a law seminar course intended to develop students' presentation skills and encourage them to think critically about contemporary legal issues. Further, the objectives of this course are to enhance verbal and written presentation skills of students and to develop analytical skills as students learn about sides of a contemporary issue in legal practice. The students also enhance their skills in providing peer evaluations Specific School curricular competencies addressed by the course are: (1) maintain professional competence by identifying and analyzing emerging issues; and (2) participate in self-learning and professional development

1.1.      Abstract writing

1.2.      Learning Objectives

1.3.    Use of Visual aids

Students will be able to better learning on contemporary issues

Students will be able to better learning on presentation of case laws

students will be able engage themselves for LEGAL AWARENESS CAMP

To equip the students to teach UG law students and make them understand art of preparing for the classes. This course is in continuation of the Practical –II

Students will be assigned a topic from UG courses and they have to prepare and teach the UG students in classroom. Students are required to research and prepare teaching report and notes for the class. Students have to make their presentations before the panel constituted for the purpose before engaging a UG class. Students are required to prepare for the UG class under the guidance of a Teacher. Students have to engage 10 sessions to satisfy the requirement of this course.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to test the research prowess of the

students and their analytical skills. It is aimed at enabling the students to hone their

skills as a researcher that would be of immense help to them in their career.

Students are required to select their dissertation topic at the beginning of the academic

year (1 st Semester) and register with a faculty member for Guidance.

Dissertation work carries 200 marks in total and research report has to be submitted

before the commencement of the examination of 2 nd Semester.

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1. Research Proposal - 15%

2. Submission of Progress Report – 15 %

3. Research Report – 60 %

4. Viva - 10 %

TOTAL 100%