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

   Module II 13 chapters

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

   Module III 14 chapters

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

   Module IV 17 chapters

   1. 69 Written Communication and Its Types pages 333–336
   2. 70 Effective Letter Writing pages 337–339
   3. 71 The Letter of Application, and the Resume pages 340–343
   4. 72 Internship Application Letters pages 344–346
   5. 73 Email Correspondence pages 347–350
   6. 74 The Letter of Complaint and Other Official Letters pages 351–354
   7. 75 Report Writing pages 355–358
   8. 76 Essay Writing pages 359–363
   9. 77 Precis Writing: the Method pages 364–367
   10. 78 Precis Writing: Worked Examples pages 368–373
   11. 79 Grammar: the Sentence and Its Parts pages 374–377
   12. 80 Verbs and Tenses pages 378–382
   13. 81 Active and Passive Voice pages 383–386
   14. 82 Reported Speech pages 387–390
   15. 83 Question Tags, and the Do As Directed Question pages 391–394
   16. 84 Common Errors in English pages 395–399
   17. 85 Vocabulary for a Law Student pages 400–406
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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 free 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 131
   2. Structural Change in the Indian Economy 139
   3. The Three Phases of Indian Economic Policy 145
   4. Indian Agriculture and Its Place in the Economy 151
   5. The Causes of Low Agricultural Productivity 157
   6. Government Measures to Raise Agricultural Productivity 164
   7. Poverty and the Poverty Line 172
   8. The Causes of Poverty in India 179
   9. Poverty Alleviation Strategies 186
   10. India's Population: Size and Composition 193
   11. The Causes of High Population Growth 199
   12. The Demographic Dividend 207
   13. NITI Aayog: Why It Replaced the Planning Commission 214
   14. The Structure of NITI Aayog 220
   15. The Functions of NITI Aayog 226
   16. Food Security: What It Means and How India Provides It 232
   17. Recent Trends in Food Security 239

   Contents continued

   Module II continued Indian Economy

   1. Industrial Policy Before 1991 246
   2. The New Industrial Policy 1991 253
   3. What the 1991 Policy Achieved, and What It Did Not 261
   4. MSMEs: What They Are and Why They Matter 267
   5. The Problems of MSMEs 273
   6. Policies for MSMEs 282

   Module III Financial Markets and Fiscal System

   1. The Financial System: Two Markets, One Job 290
   2. The Indian Money Market: Structure and Instruments 296
   3. The Features and the Defects of the Indian Money Market 302
   4. Recent Trends in the Indian Money Market 308
   5. The Indian Capital Market: Structure 316
   6. Features of the Indian Capital Market and the Role of SEBI 322
   7. The Growth of the Indian Capital Market 329
   8. What Money Is, and Why Its Supply Is Measured 335
   9. The Measures of Money Supply in India 342
   10. What Determines the Money Supply, and How the RBI Controls It 349
   11. Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure 357

   Contents continued

   Module III continued Financial Markets and Fiscal System

   1. Direct Taxes in India 364
   2. Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax 371
   3. The Sources of Public Revenue 379
   4. Public Expenditure and Its Classification 386
   5. Why Public Expenditure Grows 393
   6. Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act 400
   7. Fiscal Federalism: How the Constitution Divides Money 409
   8. The Finance Commission 418
   9. The GST Council, Grants and State Borrowing 430

   Module IV External Sector

   1. India's Foreign Trade Before 1991 441
   2. Structural Changes Since 1991: What India Buys and Sells 450
   3. Structural Changes Since 1991: Volume, Direction and Services 458
   4. The Balance of Payments: What It Is 467
   5. The Structure of the Balance of Payments 475
   6. Disequilibrium in the Balance of Payments 482
   7. Correcting a Disequilibrium 491
   8. The World Trade Organization 501

   Contents continued

   Module IV continued External Sector

   1. SAARC 511
   2. BRICS 521
   3. Commercial Trade Policy 533
   4. India's Trade Policy: The Institutions and the Current Policy 545

   Page 1 onwards

   556 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. 556 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 1–8
   2. 2 Why a Law Student Studies Economics pages 9–13
   3. 3 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics pages 14–18
   4. 4 Positive and Normative Economics pages 19–22
   5. 5 Demand and the Law of Demand pages 23–28
   6. 6 Elasticity of Demand pages 29–34
   7. 7 Income Elasticity, Cross Elasticity and What Elasticity Is For pages 35–40
   8. 8 Supply and the Law of Supply pages 41–47
   9. 9 How Demand and Supply Together Set a Price pages 48–52
   10. 10 Market Structure: The Four Forms pages 53–58
   11. 11 Perfect Competition pages 59–64
   12. 12 Monopoly pages 65–72
   13. 13 Monopolistic Competition pages 73–78
   14. 14 Oligopoly pages 79–85
   15. 15 The Circular Flow of Income pages 86–91
   16. 16 National Income: The Concepts pages 92–98
   17. 17 Measuring National Income pages 99–104
   18. 18 Green GDP and What GDP Leaves Out pages 105–110
   19. 19 The Difficulties of Measuring National Income in India pages 111–116
   20. 20 Trade Cycles and Their Phases pages 117–122
   21. 21 Why Trade Cycles Happen, and What Governments Do About Them pages 123–130

   Module II 23 chapters

   1. 22 The Salient Features of the Indian Economy pages 131–138
   2. 23 Structural Change in the Indian Economy pages 139–144
   3. 24 The Three Phases of Indian Economic Policy pages 145–150
   4. 25 Indian Agriculture and Its Place in the Economy pages 151–156
   5. 26 The Causes of Low Agricultural Productivity pages 157–163
   6. 27 Government Measures to Raise Agricultural Productivity pages 164–171
   7. 28 Poverty and the Poverty Line pages 172–178
   8. 29 The Causes of Poverty in India pages 179–185
   9. 30 Poverty Alleviation Strategies pages 186–192
   10. 31 India's Population: Size and Composition pages 193–198
   11. 32 The Causes of High Population Growth pages 199–206
   12. 33 The Demographic Dividend pages 207–213
   13. 34 NITI Aayog: Why It Replaced the Planning Commission pages 214–219
   14. 35 The Structure of NITI Aayog pages 220–225
   15. 36 The Functions of NITI Aayog pages 226–231
   16. 37 Food Security: What It Means and How India Provides It pages 232–238
   17. 38 Recent Trends in Food Security pages 239–245
   18. 39 Industrial Policy Before 1991 pages 246–252
   19. 40 The New Industrial Policy 1991 pages 253–260
   20. 41 What the 1991 Policy Achieved, and What It Did Not pages 261–266
   21. 42 MSMEs: What They Are and Why They Matter pages 267–272
   22. 43 The Problems of MSMEs pages 273–281
   23. 44 Policies for MSMEs pages 282–289

   Module III 20 chapters

   1. 45 The Financial System: Two Markets, One Job pages 290–295
   2. 46 The Indian Money Market: Structure and Instruments pages 296–301
   3. 47 The Features and the Defects of the Indian Money Market pages 302–307
   4. 48 Recent Trends in the Indian Money Market pages 308–315
   5. 49 The Indian Capital Market: Structure pages 316–321
   6. 50 Features of the Indian Capital Market and the Role of SEBI pages 322–328
   7. 51 The Growth of the Indian Capital Market pages 329–334
   8. 52 What Money Is, and Why Its Supply Is Measured pages 335–341
   9. 53 The Measures of Money Supply in India pages 342–348
   10. 54 What Determines the Money Supply, and How the RBI Controls It pages 349–356
   11. 55 Public Finance and the Shape of the Indian Tax Structure pages 357–363
   12. 56 Direct Taxes in India pages 364–370
   13. 57 Indirect Taxes and the Goods and Services Tax pages 371–378
   14. 58 The Sources of Public Revenue pages 379–385
   15. 59 Public Expenditure and Its Classification pages 386–392
   16. 60 Why Public Expenditure Grows pages 393–399
   17. 61 Deficits, Public Debt and the FRBM Act pages 400–408
   18. 62 Fiscal Federalism: How the Constitution Divides Money pages 409–417
   19. 63 The Finance Commission pages 418–429
   20. 64 The GST Council, Grants and State Borrowing pages 430–440

   Module IV 12 chapters

   1. 65 India's Foreign Trade Before 1991 pages 441–449
   2. 66 Structural Changes Since 1991: What India Buys and Sells pages 450–457
   3. 67 Structural Changes Since 1991: Volume, Direction and Services pages 458–466
   4. 68 The Balance of Payments: What It Is pages 467–474
   5. 69 The Structure of the Balance of Payments pages 475–481
   6. 70 Disequilibrium in the Balance of Payments pages 482–490
   7. 71 Correcting a Disequilibrium pages 491–500
   8. 72 The World Trade Organization pages 501–510
   9. 73 SAARC pages 511–520
   10. 74 BRICS pages 521–532
   11. 75 Commercial Trade Policy pages 533–544
   12. 76 India's Trade Policy: The Institutions and the Current Policy pages 545–556
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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

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   Written and first published by munotes.in, 2026.

   This book is free 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.

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

   Module II 16 chapters

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

   Module III 14 chapters

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

   Module IV 14 chapters

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