UGC NET Law Syllabus

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UGC NET Law Paper 2 Syllabus is based on Law. It tests your depth of knowledge and expertise in the respective subject.

Unit Name/ Subject Name	Topics in Details
UNIT – I: JURISPRUDENCE	Nature and sources of law Schools of jurisprudence Law and morality Concept of rights and duties Legal personality Concepts of property, ownership, and possession Concept of liability Law, poverty, and development Global justice Modernism and post-modernism
UNIT – II: CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW	Preamble, fundamental rights, and duties, directive principles of state policy. Union and State executives and their interrelationship Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers Judiciary Emergency provisions Temporary, transitional, and special provisions in respect of certain states Election Commission of India Nature, scope, and importance of administrative law Principle of natural justice Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.
UNIT – III: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IHL	International law – Definition, nature, and basis Sources of International law Recognition of states and governments Nationality, immigrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) Extradition and asylum United Nations and its organs Settlement of international disputes World Trade Organization (WTO) International humanitarian law (IHL) – Conventions and protocols Implementation of IHL – Challenges
UNIT – IV: LAW OF CRIMES	General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and men’s rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability Stages of crime and inchoate crimes – Abetment, criminal conspiracy, and attempt General exceptions Offenses against the human body Offenses against state and terrorism Offenses against property Offenses against women and children Drug trafficking and counterfeiting Offenses against public tranquility Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime
UNIT – V: LAW OF TORTS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION	Nature and definition of tort General principles of tortious liability General defenses Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass, and defamation Remoteness of damages Strict and absolute liability Tortious liability of the State The Consumer Protection Act 1986 – Definitions, consumer rights, and redressal mechanism The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – No-fault liability, third party insurance, and claims tribunal The Competition Act, 2002 – Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations
UNIT – VI: COMMERCIAL LAW	Essential elements of contract and e-contract Breach of contract, the frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements The standard form of contract and quasi-contract Specific contracts – Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee, and agency Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Partnership and limited liability partnership Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares, and debentures Company law – Directors and meetings Corporate social responsibility
UNIT-VII: FAMILY LAW	Sources and schools Marriage and dissolution of marriage Matrimonial remedies – Divorce and theories of divorce Changing dimensions of the institution of marriage – Live-in relationship Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce Maintenance, dower, and stridhan Adoption, guardianship, and acknowledgment Succession and inheritance Will, gift, and wakf Uniform Civil Code
UNIT –VIII: ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW	Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution International environmental law and UN Conferences Constitutional and legal framework for the protection of the environment in India Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India National Green Tribunal Concept and development of human rights Universalism and cultural relativism International Bill of Rights Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections Protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, and National Commission for Backward Classes
UNIT – IX: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW	Concept and meaning of intellectual property Theories of intellectual property International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations, and exceptions, infringement and remedies Law of patent – Patentability, the procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement, and remedies Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies Protection of Geographical Indications Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records, and duties of subscribers Cybercrimes, penalties, and adjudication
UNIT – X: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE	Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems, and concerns in Comparison Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal Models of federalism – USA, Canada, and India Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions Separation of powers – India, UK, USA, and France Independence of judiciary, judicial activism, and accountability – India, UK, and the USA Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland, and France Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA, and South Africa Ombudsman –Sweden, UK, and India Open Government and Right to Information – USA, UK, and India