Master of Laws [LLM] Course - Syllabus and Subjects

LLM Syllabus and Subjects:

The following list of subjects is followed and pursued in most colleges in India throughout their curriculum. While a few colleges adopt minor variations, the core of the syllabus remains the same throughout most colleges.

LLM Subjects - Semester I
Sl. No.	Subjects
1	Constitutional Law- I
2	Legal Theory - I
3	Research Methodology

LLM Subjects - Semester II
Sl. No.	Subjects
1	Constitutional Law- II
2	Legal Theory - II
3	Law and Social Change

LLM Subjects - Semester III
Sl. No.	Subjects
1	Law Relating to Industrial Relations
2	Law Relating to Labour Welfare

LLM Subjects - Semester IV
Sl. No.	Subjects
1	Law Relating to Industrial Injuries and Social Securities
2	Law Relating to Service Regulation

LLM Syllabus:

LLM program syllabus is tabulated below:

LLM Syllabus - Semester I
Sl.No	Legal Theory - I
1	Nature of Jurisprudence
2	Meaning of Law
3	Natural Law Theories
4	Classical Positivism
5	Pure Theory of Law
6	Analytical School of Law
7	Sociological School of Law
8	American Realism
9	Scandinavian Realism
10	Historical and Anthropological Jurisprudence
11	Feminist Jurisprudence
12	Postmodernist Jurisprudence

LLM Syllabus - Semester I
Sl.No	Constitutional Law - I
1	Preamble
2	Fundamental Rights
3	Definition of State
4	Enforceability of Fundamental Rights
5	Test for infringement of Fundamental Rights
6	Right to Equality
7	Right to Freedom
8	Freedom of the Person
9	Right against exploitation
10	Freedom of Religion
11	Right to Property
12	Right to Constitutional Remedies
13	Restriction, Abrogation and Suspension of Fundamental Rights
14	Directive Principles of State Policy

LLM Syllabus - Semester I
Sl.No	Research Methodology
1	Concept of Reflective thinking
2	Research problem
3	Hypothesis
4	Basic methods of research
5	The technique of Research Observation
6	Analysis of data
7	Report writing
8	Internet material

LLM Syllabus - Semester II
Sl.No	Legal Theory - II
1	Introduction to Precedents
2	Approach to the Interpretation of the statute
3	Hierarchy of Courts
4	Ratio Decidendi and Obiter dicta
5	Precedent and problems
6	Introductory to the constitutional background
7	Forms of Legislation
8	Parliamentary practice

LLM Syllabus - Semester II
Sl.No	Constitutional Law - II
1	Principles of Parliamentary and Presidential forms of Govt
2	Nature of the Executive power
3	Composition of Houses of the legislature
4	Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High Courts
5	Doctrine of Pleasure
6	The concept of Federalism
7	Legislative relations under the Indian Constitution
8	Administrative Relations between Union and States
9	Restrictions on the power of State Legislatures on fiscal powers

LLM Syllabus - Semester II
Sl.No	Law and Social Change
1	Conceptions of Society
2	Social Integration
3	Theories of Social Change
4	Conceptions of Law and Legal System
5	The notion of legal impact and effectiveness
6	Symbolic and instrumental uses of the law
7	Problems in the study of impact and effectiveness

LLM Syllabus - Semester III
Sl.No	Law Relating to Industrial Relations
1	History of Trade Union
2	Collective Bargaining
3	Freedom of Association
4	Industrial Disputes Act
5	Industrial Dispute Resolutions

LLM Syllabus - Semester III
Sl.No	Law Relating to Labour Welfare
1	Constitution and Labour Welfare
2	Minimum Wage
3	ILO
4	Labour and Human Rights Equality
5	Unorganized Sector

LLM Syllabus - Semester IV
Sl.No	Law Relating to Industrial Injuries and Social Securities
1	Workmen’s Compensation
2	Fatal Accidents Act
3	Industrial safety Factories Act
4	Occupational Health and Industrial Injuries
5	Social Security

LLM Syllabus - Semester IV
Sl.No	Law Relating to Service Regulation
1	Service Law
2	Conditions of Service Terms
3	Contractual Employment
4	Misconduct and discipline of the employees
5	Judicial Review