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1. English I

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   English I

   B.L.S. LL.B. 5 YEARS · SEMESTER 1

   Strictly as per the revised CBCS syllabus of the University of Mumbai

   For students of the University of Mumbai and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in First Year

   English I

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   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

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   Contents

   Module I Law and Literature: Texts*

   1. How to Read a Set Text for a Law Paper 1
   2. The Merchant of Venice: the Play, and Why a Law Course Sets It 7
   3. The Merchant of Venice: Act I 11
   4. The Merchant of Venice: Act II 17
   5. The Merchant of Venice: Act III 22
   6. The Merchant of Venice: the Trial Scene, Act IV Scene i 28
   7. The Merchant of Venice: the Rings, and Act V 36
   8. The Bond as a Contract 42
   9. Mercy, Equity and the Letter of the Law 47
   10. The Alien Statute and the Sentence on Shylock 52
   11. Shylock 57
   12. Portia, Antonio, Bassanio and the Others 62
   13. Themes of The Merchant of Venice 67
   14. Reference to Context: The Merchant of Venice 71
   15. Joseph Andrews: Fielding, the Magistrate Who Wrote Novels 79
   16. Joseph Andrews: the Story, Books I and II 83
   17. Joseph Andrews: the Story, Books III and IV 87
   18. Law in Joseph Andrews 92
   19. Characters in Joseph Andrews 98
   20. Themes and Reference to Context: Joseph Andrews 103

   Contents continued

   Module I continued Law and Literature: Texts*

   1. The Pickwick Papers: Dickens, and the Law He Knew From Inside 109
   2. The Pickwick Papers: the Road to the Trial 113
   3. Bardell against Pickwick: the Trial 117
   4. Dodson and Fogg, Costs and the Fleet 123
   5. Breach of Promise of Marriage 128
   6. Characters in The Pickwick Papers 132
   7. Themes and Reference to Context: The Pickwick Papers 136
   8. Adam Bede: George Eliot and the World of the Novel 142
   9. Adam Bede: the Story, Books First to Fourth 146
   10. Adam Bede: the Story, Books Fifth and Sixth 150
   11. Hetty Sorrel's Trial 154
   12. Child Murder, Concealment of Birth and the Reprieve 159
   13. Characters in Adam Bede 164
   14. Themes and Reference to Context: Adam Bede 169
   15. Pudd'nhead Wilson: Twain, and a Plot Made Out of Law 174
   16. Pudd'nhead Wilson: the Story, Chapters I to X 178
   17. Pudd'nhead Wilson: the Story, Chapters XI to XXI 182
   18. The Trial and the Fingerprint Evidence 186
   19. Slavery, and the Law That Makes the Plot Possible 191

   Contents continued

   Module I continued Law and Literature: Texts*

   1. Characters in Pudd'nhead Wilson 195
   2. Themes and Reference to Context: Pudd'nhead Wilson 199

   Module II Law & Literature: Speeches & Essays*Marks allotted 25

   1. Plato's Apology: the Trial of Socrates 204
   2. Apology: the Defence Speech 208
   3. Apology: the Counter-Penalty and the Last Words 213
   4. Apology: Themes, and How to Answer on It 218
   5. Bacon, Of Judicature: the Essay 224
   6. Of Judicature: the Four Parts of a Judge's Duty 228
   7. Of Judicature: Bacon in Practice, and How to Answer on It 234
   8. Gandhi: Some Reminiscences of the Bar 238
   9. Gandhi: Truth in Practice, and Professional Ethics 244
   10. Kalam: Joy of Reading 249
   11. How to Write a Book Review 256
   12. Ambedkar: Why Indian Labour is Determined to Win the War 260
   13. Ambedkar: the Argument, Nationalism and the New Social Order 265

   Module III Language Development

   1. Critical Analysis: Theme, Character and Language 271

   Contents continued

   Module III continued Language Development

   1. The Cop and the Anthem: the Story 275
   2. The Cop and the Anthem: Soapy, Irony and the Law 280
   3. Murder!: the Story 284
   4. Murder!: Lomax Harder, and the Perfect Crime 290
   5. A Time to Kill: the Novel and the Trial 295
   6. A Time to Kill: Characters, Themes and the Law of the Case 300
   7. Oral Communication: What It Is, and Why It Matters in Law 305
   8. Types of Oral Communication 309
   9. Formal Speech: Preparing and Delivering 313
   10. Speech Writing, With Model Speeches 317
   11. Elocution and Pronunciation 321
   12. Mock Trials 325
   13. Meetings: Notice, Agenda and Minutes 329

   Module IV Language Enhancement

   1. Written Communication and Its Types 333
   2. Effective Letter Writing 337
   3. The Letter of Application, and the Resume 340
   4. Internship Application Letters 344
   5. Email Correspondence 347

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued Language Enhancement

   1. The Letter of Complaint and Other Official Letters 351
   2. Report Writing 355
   3. Essay Writing 359
   4. Precis Writing: the Method 364
   5. Precis Writing: Worked Examples 368
   6. Grammar: the Sentence and Its Parts 374
   7. Verbs and Tenses 378
   8. Active and Passive Voice 383
   9. Reported Speech 387
   10. Question Tags, and the Do As Directed Question 391
   11. Common Errors in English 395
   12. Vocabulary for a Law Student 400

   Page 1 onwards

   406 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 406 pages.

   Papers

   Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

   Every chapter in the notes: 85 chapters across 4 modules

   Module I 41 chapters

   1. 1 How to Read a Set Text for a Law Paper pages 1 to 6
   2. 2 The Merchant of Venice: the Play, and Why a Law Course Sets It pages 7 to 10
   3. 3 The Merchant of Venice: Act I pages 11 to 16
   4. 4 The Merchant of Venice: Act II pages 17 to 21
   5. 5 The Merchant of Venice: Act III pages 22 to 27
   6. 6 The Merchant of Venice: the Trial Scene, Act IV Scene i pages 28 to 35
   7. 7 The Merchant of Venice: the Rings, and Act V pages 36 to 41
   8. 8 The Bond as a Contract pages 42 to 46
   9. 9 Mercy, Equity and the Letter of the Law pages 47 to 51
   10. 10 The Alien Statute and the Sentence on Shylock pages 52 to 56
   11. 11 Shylock pages 57 to 61
   12. 12 Portia, Antonio, Bassanio and the Others pages 62 to 66
   13. 13 Themes of The Merchant of Venice pages 67 to 70
   14. 14 Reference to Context: The Merchant of Venice pages 71 to 78
   15. 15 Joseph Andrews: Fielding, the Magistrate Who Wrote Novels pages 79 to 82
   16. 16 Joseph Andrews: the Story, Books I and II pages 83 to 86
   17. 17 Joseph Andrews: the Story, Books III and IV pages 87 to 91
   18. 18 Law in Joseph Andrews pages 92 to 97
   19. 19 Characters in Joseph Andrews pages 98 to 102
   20. 20 Themes and Reference to Context: Joseph Andrews pages 103 to 108
   21. 21 The Pickwick Papers: Dickens, and the Law He Knew From Inside pages 109 to 112
   22. 22 The Pickwick Papers: the Road to the Trial pages 113 to 116
   23. 23 Bardell against Pickwick: the Trial pages 117 to 122
   24. 24 Dodson and Fogg, Costs and the Fleet pages 123 to 127
   25. 25 Breach of Promise of Marriage pages 128 to 131
   26. 26 Characters in The Pickwick Papers pages 132 to 135
   27. 27 Themes and Reference to Context: The Pickwick Papers pages 136 to 141
   28. 28 Adam Bede: George Eliot and the World of the Novel pages 142 to 145
   29. 29 Adam Bede: the Story, Books First to Fourth pages 146 to 149
   30. 30 Adam Bede: the Story, Books Fifth and Sixth pages 150 to 153
   31. 31 Hetty Sorrel's Trial pages 154 to 158
   32. 32 Child Murder, Concealment of Birth and the Reprieve pages 159 to 163
   33. 33 Characters in Adam Bede pages 164 to 168
   34. 34 Themes and Reference to Context: Adam Bede pages 169 to 173
   35. 35 Pudd'nhead Wilson: Twain, and a Plot Made Out of Law pages 174 to 177
   36. 36 Pudd'nhead Wilson: the Story, Chapters I to X pages 178 to 181
   37. 37 Pudd'nhead Wilson: the Story, Chapters XI to XXI pages 182 to 185
   38. 38 The Trial and the Fingerprint Evidence pages 186 to 190
   39. 39 Slavery, and the Law That Makes the Plot Possible pages 191 to 194
   40. 40 Characters in Pudd'nhead Wilson pages 195 to 198
   41. 41 Themes and Reference to Context: Pudd'nhead Wilson pages 199 to 203

   Module II 13 chapters

   1. 42 Plato's Apology: the Trial of Socrates pages 204 to 207
   2. 43 Apology: the Defence Speech pages 208 to 212
   3. 44 Apology: the Counter-Penalty and the Last Words pages 213 to 217
   4. 45 Apology: Themes, and How to Answer on It pages 218 to 223
   5. 46 Bacon, Of Judicature: the Essay pages 224 to 227
   6. 47 Of Judicature: the Four Parts of a Judge's Duty pages 228 to 233
   7. 48 Of Judicature: Bacon in Practice, and How to Answer on It pages 234 to 237
   8. 49 Gandhi: Some Reminiscences of the Bar pages 238 to 243
   9. 50 Gandhi: Truth in Practice, and Professional Ethics pages 244 to 248
   10. 51 Kalam: Joy of Reading pages 249 to 255
   11. 52 How to Write a Book Review pages 256 to 259
   12. 53 Ambedkar: Why Indian Labour is Determined to Win the War pages 260 to 264
   13. 54 Ambedkar: the Argument, Nationalism and the New Social Order pages 265 to 270

   Module III 14 chapters

   1. 55 Critical Analysis: Theme, Character and Language pages 271 to 274
   2. 56 The Cop and the Anthem: the Story pages 275 to 279
   3. 57 The Cop and the Anthem: Soapy, Irony and the Law pages 280 to 283
   4. 58 Murder!: the Story pages 284 to 289
   5. 59 Murder!: Lomax Harder, and the Perfect Crime pages 290 to 294
   6. 60 A Time to Kill: the Novel and the Trial pages 295 to 299
   7. 61 A Time to Kill: Characters, Themes and the Law of the Case pages 300 to 304
   8. 62 Oral Communication: What It Is, and Why It Matters in Law pages 305 to 308
   9. 63 Types of Oral Communication pages 309 to 312
   10. 64 Formal Speech: Preparing and Delivering pages 313 to 316
   11. 65 Speech Writing, With Model Speeches pages 317 to 320
   12. 66 Elocution and Pronunciation pages 321 to 324
   13. 67 Mock Trials pages 325 to 328
   14. 68 Meetings: Notice, Agenda and Minutes pages 329 to 332

   Module IV 17 chapters

   1. 69 Written Communication and Its Types pages 333 to 336
   2. 70 Effective Letter Writing pages 337 to 339
   3. 71 The Letter of Application, and the Resume pages 340 to 343
   4. 72 Internship Application Letters pages 344 to 346
   5. 73 Email Correspondence pages 347 to 350
   6. 74 The Letter of Complaint and Other Official Letters pages 351 to 354
   7. 75 Report Writing pages 355 to 358
   8. 76 Essay Writing pages 359 to 363
   9. 77 Precis Writing: the Method pages 364 to 367
   10. 78 Precis Writing: Worked Examples pages 368 to 373
   11. 79 Grammar: the Sentence and Its Parts pages 374 to 377
   12. 80 Verbs and Tenses pages 378 to 382
   13. 81 Active and Passive Voice pages 383 to 386
   14. 82 Reported Speech pages 387 to 390
   15. 83 Question Tags, and the Do As Directed Question pages 391 to 394
   16. 84 Common Errors in English pages 395 to 399
   17. 85 Vocabulary for a Law Student pages 400 to 406
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2. Economics

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   Economics

   B.L.S. LL.B. 5 YEARS · SEMESTER 1

   Strictly as per the revised CBCS syllabus of the University of Mumbai

   For students of the University of Mumbai and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in First Year

   Economics

   Copyright © 2026 munotes.in. All rights reserved.

   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

   Licensing and permissions: contact@munotes.in

   The text of statutes and of judgments reproduced in this book is in the public domain under section 52(1)(q) of the Copyright Act 1957. The commentary, arrangement, examples and questions are the original work of munotes.in.

   munotes.in is an independent study resource for MU students. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to the University of Mumbai. Course names and university references describe the students and syllabus the material relates to.

   Contents

   Module I Foundation of Economics

   1. What Economics Is 1
   2. Why a Law Student Studies Economics 9
   3. Microeconomics and Macroeconomics 14
   4. Positive and Normative Economics 19
   5. Demand and the Law of Demand 23
   6. Elasticity of Demand 29
   7. Income Elasticity, Cross Elasticity and What Elasticity Is For 35
   8. Supply and the Law of Supply 41
   9. How Demand and Supply Together Set a Price 48
   10. Market Structure: The Four Forms 53
   11. Perfect Competition 59
   12. Monopoly 65
   13. Monopolistic Competition 73
   14. Oligopoly 79
   15. The Circular Flow of Income 86
   16. National Income: The Concepts 92
   17. Measuring National Income 99
   18. Green GDP and What GDP Leaves Out 105
   19. The Difficulties of Measuring National Income in India 111
   20. Trade Cycles and Their Phases 117

   Contents continued

   Module I continued Foundation of Economics

   1. Why Trade Cycles Happen, and What Governments Do About Them 123

   Module II Indian Economy

   1. The Salient Features of the Indian Economy 132
   2. Structural Change in the Indian Economy 140
   3. The Three Phases of Indian Economic Policy 146
   4. Indian Agriculture and Its Place in the Economy 152
   5. The Causes of Low Agricultural Productivity 158
   6. Government Measures to Raise Agricultural Productivity 165
   7. Poverty and the Poverty Line 173
   8. The Causes of Poverty in India 180
   9. Poverty Alleviation Strategies 187
   10. India's Population: Size and Composition 194
   11. The Causes of High Population Growth 200
   12. The Demographic Dividend 208
   13. NITI Aayog: Why It Replaced the Planning Commission 215
   14. The Structure of NITI Aayog 221
   15. The Functions of NITI Aayog 227
   16. Food Security: What It Means and How India Provides It 233
   17. Recent Trends in Food Security 240

   Contents continued

   Module II continued Indian Economy

   1. Industrial Policy Before 1991 247
   2. The New Industrial Policy 1991 254
   3. What the 1991 Policy Achieved, and What It Did Not 263
   4. MSMEs: What They Are and Why They Matter 269
   5. The Problems of MSMEs 275
   6. Policies for MSMEs 284

   Module III Financial Markets and Fiscal System

   1. The Financial System: Two Markets, One Job 292
   2. The Indian Money Market: Structure and Instruments 298
   3. The Features and the Defects of the Indian Money Market 304
   4. Recent Trends in the Indian Money Market 310
   5. The Indian Capital Market: Structure 318
   6. Features of the Indian Capital Market and the Role of SEBI 324
   7. The Growth of the Indian Capital Market 331
   8. What Money Is, and Why Its Supply Is Measured 337
   9. The Measures of Money Supply in India 344
   10. What Determines the Money Supply, and How the RBI Controls It 351
   11. Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure 359

   Contents continued

   Module III continued Financial Markets and Fiscal System

   1. Direct Taxes in India 366
   2. Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax 373
   3. The Sources of Public Revenue 382
   4. Public Expenditure and Its Classification 389
   5. Why Public Expenditure Grows 396
   6. Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act 404
   7. Fiscal Federalism: How the Constitution Divides Money 414
   8. The Finance Commission 423
   9. The GST Council, Grants and State Borrowing 435

   Module IV External Sector

   1. India's Foreign Trade Before 1991 446
   2. Structural Changes Since 1991: What India Buys and Sells 455
   3. Structural Changes Since 1991: Volume, Direction and Services 463
   4. The Balance of Payments: What It Is 472
   5. The Structure of the Balance of Payments 480
   6. Disequilibrium in the Balance of Payments 487
   7. Correcting a Disequilibrium 496
   8. The World Trade Organization 506

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued External Sector

   1. SAARC 516
   2. BRICS 526
   3. Commercial Trade Policy 538
   4. India's Trade Policy: The Institutions and the Current Policy 551

   Page 1 onwards

   562 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 562 pages.

   Papers

   Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

   Every chapter in the notes: 76 chapters across 4 modules

   Module I 21 chapters

   1. 1 What Economics Is pages 1 to 8
   2. 2 Why a Law Student Studies Economics pages 9 to 13
   3. 3 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics pages 14 to 18
   4. 4 Positive and Normative Economics pages 19 to 22
   5. 5 Demand and the Law of Demand pages 23 to 28
   6. 6 Elasticity of Demand pages 29 to 34
   7. 7 Income Elasticity, Cross Elasticity and What Elasticity Is For pages 35 to 40
   8. 8 Supply and the Law of Supply pages 41 to 47
   9. 9 How Demand and Supply Together Set a Price pages 48 to 52
   10. 10 Market Structure: The Four Forms pages 53 to 58
   11. 11 Perfect Competition pages 59 to 64
   12. 12 Monopoly pages 65 to 72
   13. 13 Monopolistic Competition pages 73 to 78
   14. 14 Oligopoly pages 79 to 85
   15. 15 The Circular Flow of Income pages 86 to 91
   16. 16 National Income: The Concepts pages 92 to 98
   17. 17 Measuring National Income pages 99 to 104
   18. 18 Green GDP and What GDP Leaves Out pages 105 to 110
   19. 19 The Difficulties of Measuring National Income in India pages 111 to 116
   20. 20 Trade Cycles and Their Phases pages 117 to 122
   21. 21 Why Trade Cycles Happen, and What Governments Do About Them pages 123 to 131

   Module II 23 chapters

   1. 22 The Salient Features of the Indian Economy pages 132 to 139
   2. 23 Structural Change in the Indian Economy pages 140 to 145
   3. 24 The Three Phases of Indian Economic Policy pages 146 to 151
   4. 25 Indian Agriculture and Its Place in the Economy pages 152 to 157
   5. 26 The Causes of Low Agricultural Productivity pages 158 to 164
   6. 27 Government Measures to Raise Agricultural Productivity pages 165 to 172
   7. 28 Poverty and the Poverty Line pages 173 to 179
   8. 29 The Causes of Poverty in India pages 180 to 186
   9. 30 Poverty Alleviation Strategies pages 187 to 193
   10. 31 India's Population: Size and Composition pages 194 to 199
   11. 32 The Causes of High Population Growth pages 200 to 207
   12. 33 The Demographic Dividend pages 208 to 214
   13. 34 NITI Aayog: Why It Replaced the Planning Commission pages 215 to 220
   14. 35 The Structure of NITI Aayog pages 221 to 226
   15. 36 The Functions of NITI Aayog pages 227 to 232
   16. 37 Food Security: What It Means and How India Provides It pages 233 to 239
   17. 38 Recent Trends in Food Security pages 240 to 246
   18. 39 Industrial Policy Before 1991 pages 247 to 253
   19. 40 The New Industrial Policy 1991 pages 254 to 262
   20. 41 What the 1991 Policy Achieved, and What It Did Not pages 263 to 268
   21. 42 MSMEs: What They Are and Why They Matter pages 269 to 274
   22. 43 The Problems of MSMEs pages 275 to 283
   23. 44 Policies for MSMEs pages 284 to 291

   Module III 20 chapters

   1. 45 The Financial System: Two Markets, One Job pages 292 to 297
   2. 46 The Indian Money Market: Structure and Instruments pages 298 to 303
   3. 47 The Features and the Defects of the Indian Money Market pages 304 to 309
   4. 48 Recent Trends in the Indian Money Market pages 310 to 317
   5. 49 The Indian Capital Market: Structure pages 318 to 323
   6. 50 Features of the Indian Capital Market and the Role of SEBI pages 324 to 330
   7. 51 The Growth of the Indian Capital Market pages 331 to 336
   8. 52 What Money Is, and Why Its Supply Is Measured pages 337 to 343
   9. 53 The Measures of Money Supply in India pages 344 to 350
   10. 54 What Determines the Money Supply, and How the RBI Controls It pages 351 to 358
   11. 55 Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure pages 359 to 365
   12. 56 Direct Taxes in India pages 366 to 372
   13. 57 Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax pages 373 to 381
   14. 58 The Sources of Public Revenue pages 382 to 388
   15. 59 Public Expenditure and Its Classification pages 389 to 395
   16. 60 Why Public Expenditure Grows pages 396 to 403
   17. 61 Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act pages 404 to 413
   18. 62 Fiscal Federalism: How the Constitution Divides Money pages 414 to 422
   19. 63 The Finance Commission pages 423 to 434
   20. 64 The GST Council, Grants and State Borrowing pages 435 to 445

   Module IV 12 chapters

   1. 65 India's Foreign Trade Before 1991 pages 446 to 454
   2. 66 Structural Changes Since 1991: What India Buys and Sells pages 455 to 462
   3. 67 Structural Changes Since 1991: Volume, Direction and Services pages 463 to 471
   4. 68 The Balance of Payments: What It Is pages 472 to 479
   5. 69 The Structure of the Balance of Payments pages 480 to 486
   6. 70 Disequilibrium in the Balance of Payments pages 487 to 495
   7. 71 Correcting a Disequilibrium pages 496 to 505
   8. 72 The World Trade Organization pages 506 to 515
   9. 73 SAARC pages 516 to 525
   10. 74 BRICS pages 526 to 537
   11. 75 Commercial Trade Policy pages 538 to 550
   12. 76 India's Trade Policy: The Institutions and the Current Policy pages 551 to 562
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3. Logic I

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   Logic I

   B.L.S. LL.B. 5 YEARS · SEMESTER 1

   Strictly as per the revised CBCS syllabus of the University of Mumbai

   For students of the University of Mumbai and all its affiliated law colleges

   munotes.in First Year

   Logic I

   Copyright © 2026 munotes.in. All rights reserved.

   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is for individual students to read at munotes.in. No part of it may be reproduced, distributed, stored, translated or used for institutional or classroom purposes in any form without a prior written licence from munotes.in.

   Licensing and permissions: contact@munotes.in

   The text of statutes and of judgments reproduced in this book is in the public domain under section 52(1)(q) of the Copyright Act 1957. The commentary, arrangement, examples and questions are the original work of munotes.in.

   munotes.in is an independent study resource for MU students. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to the University of Mumbai. Course names and university references describe the students and syllabus the material relates to.

   Contents

   Module I Introduction to Logical and Legal Reasoning

   1. What Logic Is: the Traditional Definitions 1
   2. The Modern Definition of Logic 8
   3. What an Argument Is 13
   4. Identifying an Argument 18
   5. Analysing an Argument: Purpose, Content, Language and Form 23
   6. Evaluating an Argument 29
   7. Constructing an Argument 33
   8. Deductive Reasoning 37
   9. Inductive Reasoning 42
   10. Deduction and Induction in the Courts 47
   11. Truth and Validity 53
   12. Inference and Implication 58
   13. The Correspondence Theory of Truth 63
   14. The Coherence Theory of Truth 67
   15. The Pragmatic Theory of Truth 72
   16. The Laws of Thought 77
   17. Terms and Their Meaning 82
   18. Connotation and Denotation 87
   19. Positive and Negative Terms 92
   20. Contrary and Contradictory Terms 96

   Contents continued

   Module I continued Introduction to Logical and Legal Reasoning

   1. Induction by Simple Enumeration 100
   2. Analogy: What Makes One Good or Bad 105
   3. Analogy in Law, and Circumstantial Evidence 110

   Module II Propositions

   1. What a Proposition Is 117
   2. Proposition, Judgment and Fact 121
   3. Constituent and Component 126
   4. The Traditional Classification: Categorical and Conditional 130
   5. The Fourfold Classification: A, E, I and O 136
   6. Conditional Propositions: Hypothetical and Disjunctive 140
   7. Reduction of Sentences to Their Logical Forms 145
   8. Distribution of Terms in A, E, I and O 150
   9. The Failure of the Traditional Classification 154
   10. The Modern Classification: What It Is For 159
   11. Kinds of Simple and Compound Propositions 163
   12. Basic Truth Tables for Compound Propositions 168
   13. General Propositions: Universal and Existential 174
   14. The Two Classifications Compared 180
   15. Traditional and Modern General Propositions Distinguished 184

   Contents continued

   Module II continued Propositions

   1. Predication and the Copula 188

   Module III Inference

   1. Inference and Its Kinds: Immediate and Mediate 193
   2. The Square of Opposition 197
   3. Inference by Opposition of Propositions 203
   4. Opposition of Singular Propositions 207
   5. Eduction and Its Types 211
   6. Conversion 215
   7. Obversion 219
   8. The Obverted Converse 223
   9. Contraposition, Partial and Full 227
   10. Inversion, Partial and Full 231
   11. Material Obversion 236
   12. Inference by Added Determinants 240
   13. Inference by Complex Conception 245
   14. Inference by Converse Relation 250

   Module IV Definition And Logical Division

   1. The Purpose of Definition 254

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued Definition And Logical Division

   1. Traditional Definition: Genus and Differentia 258
   2. Rules and Fallacies of Definition 263
   3. Modern Definitions: the Kinds 268
   4. Methods and Purposes of Definition 273
   5. Précising Definition in Law 278
   6. Private and Public Nuisance 284
   7. Consent in the Law of Contract 290
   8. Medical Negligence 299
   9. Logical Division and Its Rules 306
   10. Fallacies of Division 312
   11. Division by Dichotomy 317
   12. Kinds of Evidence as a Logical Division 322
   13. Wigmorean Analysis and Fact Management 328

   Page 1 onwards

   334 pages in this book. The cover and the contents are above. Everything from page one is in the pass.

   Notes

   2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 334 pages.

   Papers

   Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

   Every chapter in the notes: 67 chapters across 4 modules

   Module I 23 chapters

   1. 1 What Logic Is: the Traditional Definitions pages 1 to 7
   2. 2 The Modern Definition of Logic pages 8 to 12
   3. 3 What an Argument Is pages 13 to 17
   4. 4 Identifying an Argument pages 18 to 22
   5. 5 Analysing an Argument: Purpose, Content, Language and Form pages 23 to 28
   6. 6 Evaluating an Argument pages 29 to 32
   7. 7 Constructing an Argument pages 33 to 36
   8. 8 Deductive Reasoning pages 37 to 41
   9. 9 Inductive Reasoning pages 42 to 46
   10. 10 Deduction and Induction in the Courts pages 47 to 52
   11. 11 Truth and Validity pages 53 to 57
   12. 12 Inference and Implication pages 58 to 62
   13. 13 The Correspondence Theory of Truth pages 63 to 66
   14. 14 The Coherence Theory of Truth pages 67 to 71
   15. 15 The Pragmatic Theory of Truth pages 72 to 76
   16. 16 The Laws of Thought pages 77 to 81
   17. 17 Terms and Their Meaning pages 82 to 86
   18. 18 Connotation and Denotation pages 87 to 91
   19. 19 Positive and Negative Terms pages 92 to 95
   20. 20 Contrary and Contradictory Terms pages 96 to 99
   21. 21 Induction by Simple Enumeration pages 100 to 104
   22. 22 Analogy: What Makes One Good or Bad pages 105 to 109
   23. 23 Analogy in Law, and Circumstantial Evidence pages 110 to 116

   Module II 16 chapters

   1. 24 What a Proposition Is pages 117 to 120
   2. 25 Proposition, Judgment and Fact pages 121 to 125
   3. 26 Constituent and Component pages 126 to 129
   4. 27 The Traditional Classification: Categorical and Conditional pages 130 to 135
   5. 28 The Fourfold Classification: A, E, I and O pages 136 to 139
   6. 29 Conditional Propositions: Hypothetical and Disjunctive pages 140 to 144
   7. 30 Reduction of Sentences to Their Logical Forms pages 145 to 149
   8. 31 Distribution of Terms in A, E, I and O pages 150 to 153
   9. 32 The Failure of the Traditional Classification pages 154 to 158
   10. 33 The Modern Classification: What It Is For pages 159 to 162
   11. 34 Kinds of Simple and Compound Propositions pages 163 to 167
   12. 35 Basic Truth Tables for Compound Propositions pages 168 to 173
   13. 36 General Propositions: Universal and Existential pages 174 to 179
   14. 37 The Two Classifications Compared pages 180 to 183
   15. 38 Traditional and Modern General Propositions Distinguished pages 184 to 187
   16. 39 Predication and the Copula pages 188 to 192

   Module III 14 chapters

   1. 40 Inference and Its Kinds: Immediate and Mediate pages 193 to 196
   2. 41 The Square of Opposition pages 197 to 202
   3. 42 Inference by Opposition of Propositions pages 203 to 206
   4. 43 Opposition of Singular Propositions pages 207 to 210
   5. 44 Eduction and Its Types pages 211 to 214
   6. 45 Conversion pages 215 to 218
   7. 46 Obversion pages 219 to 222
   8. 47 The Obverted Converse pages 223 to 226
   9. 48 Contraposition, Partial and Full pages 227 to 230
   10. 49 Inversion, Partial and Full pages 231 to 235
   11. 50 Material Obversion pages 236 to 239
   12. 51 Inference by Added Determinants pages 240 to 244
   13. 52 Inference by Complex Conception pages 245 to 249
   14. 53 Inference by Converse Relation pages 250 to 253

   Module IV 14 chapters

   1. 54 The Purpose of Definition pages 254 to 257
   2. 55 Traditional Definition: Genus and Differentia pages 258 to 262
   3. 56 Rules and Fallacies of Definition pages 263 to 267
   4. 57 Modern Definitions: the Kinds pages 268 to 272
   5. 58 Methods and Purposes of Definition pages 273 to 277
   6. 59 Précising Definition in Law pages 278 to 283
   7. 60 Private and Public Nuisance pages 284 to 289
   8. 61 Consent in the Law of Contract pages 290 to 298
   9. 62 Medical Negligence pages 299 to 305
   10. 63 Logical Division and Its Rules pages 306 to 311
   11. 64 Fallacies of Division pages 312 to 316
   12. 65 Division by Dichotomy pages 317 to 321
   13. 66 Kinds of Evidence as a Logical Division pages 322 to 327
   14. 67 Wigmorean Analysis and Fact Management pages 328 to 334
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