B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 Legal Methods 2023 Sep Question Paper - KSLU

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 (a) What are the various sources of laws ?
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2. Q1 OR Explain the arguments in favour of necessity of law.
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3. Q1 (b) Definition of law.
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4. Q1 OR Essence of law.
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1. Q2 (a) Explain how law and society impact each other.
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2. Q2 OR What are the typical attributes of law ?
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3. Q2 (b) Factors impacting law.
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4. Q2 OR Essential functions of legal process.
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1. Q3 (a) How to make effective use of law library ?
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2. Q3 OR Explain the different legal materials.
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3. Q3 (b) Substantive and procedural law.
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4. Q3 OR Use of text books in study of law.
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1. Q4 (a) Explain the mischief rule of interpretation.
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2. Q4 OR What is precedent ? What are different kinds of precedent ?
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3. Q4 (b) Obiter dicta.
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4. Q4 OR Donoghue V. Stevenson.
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1. Q5 (a) What is legal research and what are different purposes of legal research ?
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2. Q5 OR Explain the different parts of report writing.
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3. Q5 (b) Problem solving method.
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4. Q5 OR Research problem.
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