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  1. Indian Constitutional Law New Challenges

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    Indian Constitutional Law New Challenges

    LL.M. · SEMESTER 1

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

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    Indian Constitutional Law New Challenges

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    Contents

    Module I

    1. How to Read the Constitution 1
    2. What Federalism Is 6
    3. Is India a Federation? 10
    4. The Union and Its Territory 16
    5. Making and Remaking States 20
    6. The Legislative Lists 25
    7. Pith and Substance 30
    8. Colourable Legislation and Incidental Encroachment 35
    9. Repugnancy and the Occupied Field 40
    10. Residuary Power 45
    11. When Parliament May Legislate on a State Subject 49
    12. The Reach of a Legislature 54
    13. Administrative Relations and Federal Comity 58
    14. Inter-State Water Disputes 63
    15. The Inter-State Council and the Commissions 68
    16. Fiscal Federalism 72
    17. The Goods and Services Tax and Its Council 78
    18. Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse 83
    19. The Governor 88
    20. Emergency and the Federal Balance 94
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    Module I continued

    1. President's Rule 100
    2. Article 370 105
    3. Asymmetric Federalism: Articles 371 to 371-J 110
    4. Union and State Disputes in Court 115
    5. Cooperative and Competitive Federalism 119
    6. Why the Definition of "State" Decides Everything 124
    7. The Named Authorities 128
    8. "Other Authorities": The Early Cases 132
    9. The Instrumentality Test 136
    10. The Retreat, and What Survived It 141
    11. Is the Judiciary "State"? 146
    12. Private Bodies and Public Functions 150
    13. Liberalisation, Privatisation and the Case for Widening Article 12 154
    14. Article 13: Laws Inconsistent with Fundamental Rights 159
    15. Eclipse, Severability and Waiver 164

    Module II

    1. The Equality Code 170
    2. Equality Before the Law and Equal Protection 174
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    Module II continued

    1. Reasonable Classification 178
    2. Arbitrariness 183
    3. Articles 15 and 16: The Prohibited Grounds 188
    4. Reservation in Education 192
    5. Reservation in Public Employment 196
    6. The Ceiling on Reservation 200
    7. The Creamy Layer 204
    8. Reservation in Promotion 209
    9. Economically Weaker Sections 213
    10. The Lists, and the Commissions That Watch Them 217
    11. Protective Discrimination 222
    12. Privatisation and Affirmative Action 226
    13. Saving of Laws: Articles 31A, 31B and 31C 231
    14. Untouchability and Titles 236
    15. The Empowerment of Women: The Constitutional Scheme 240
    16. Special Provision for Women 244
    17. Women at Work 248
    18. Sexual Harassment at the Workplace 253
    19. Women, Religion and Personal Law 258
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    Module II continued

    1. Women in Local Government 263
    2. The 106th Amendment, and Why It Has Not Started 267
    3. Freedom of Speech, and the Freedom of the Press Inside It 271
    4. The Grounds of Reasonable Restriction 275
    5. Prior Restraint and Pre-Censorship 279
    6. The Press and the Legislature 283
    7. The Right to Information 287
    8. Speech Online 291
    9. Privacy, Surveillance and Data 296
    10. Hate Speech, Fake News and Broadcasting 300
    11. New Scientific Development and the Freedom of Speech 305

    Module III

    1. Article 21: From Gopalan to Maneka 309
    2. Procedure Established by Law 315
    3. The Expansion of "Life" 320
    4. Livelihood and Shelter 325
    5. Health and the Environment 331
    6. Education Before Article 21A 337
    7. Article 21A and the Right to Education Act 343
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    Module III continued

    1. Privacy 349
    2. Dignity, Autonomy and the End of Life 354
    3. Article 20: The Protections of an Accused 360
    4. Preventive Detention 366
    5. The Right Against Exploitation 372
    6. Article 32 and the Writs 378
    7. Article 226 384
    8. Limits: Articles 33, 34 and 35 390
    9. Public Interest Litigation 396
    10. Compensatory Jurisprudence 402
    11. Continuing Mandamus and Judicial Guidelines 408
    12. Hartal and Bandh 414
    13. The Right to Property 420
    14. The Directive Principles 426
    15. The Fundamental Duties 432
    16. Who Is a Minority? 438
    17. Article 29: The Right to Conserve 444
    18. Article 30: To Establish and to Administer 450
    19. State Control and Regulation 456
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    Module III continued

    1. The Eleven-Judge Answer 462
    2. After the Eleven-Judge Answer 467
    3. Minority Institutions and the Right to Education Act 473
    4. Linguistic Minorities 479
    5. What Secularism Means Here 485
    6. Articles 25 and 26 491
    7. Essential Religious Practices 497
    8. Religious Taxation and Religious Instruction 503
    9. Secularism as a Basic Feature 509
    10. Religious Fanaticism 515
    11. A Uniform Civil Code 521

    Module IV

    1. Separation of Powers: The Doctrine 527
    2. The Indian Scheme 533
    3. Delegated Legislation 539
    4. Judicial Review 545
    5. Ultra Vires 551
    6. The Amending Power 557
    7. The Basic Structure 563
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    Module IV continued

    1. The Appointment of Judges 569
    2. The National Judicial Appointments Commission 575
    3. Transfer and Removal of Judges 581
    4. Judicial Independence 587
    5. Judicial Accountability 593
    6. Judicial Activism, Restraint and Overreach 599
    7. Legislative Privilege 605
    8. Advisory Jurisdiction 611
    9. Complete Justice: Article 142 617
    10. The Supreme Court 623
    11. The High Courts 629
    12. The Subordinate Judiciary 635
    13. Tribunals 640
    14. The Rule of Law 646
    15. Democracy and Free and Fair Elections 652
    16. The Election Commission 658
    17. Articles 325 to 329 664
    18. The Voter's Right to Know 670
    19. Electoral Reform and the Criminalisation of Politics 675
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    Module IV continued

    1. The Funding of Elections 681
    2. Defection and the Tenth Schedule 687
    3. Grass Root Democracy: The Panchayats 693
    4. Urban Local Government: The Municipalities 699
    5. The Nexus of Politics, Crime and Business 705
    6. The New Challenges 711
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    Notes
    2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 715 pages.
    Papers
    Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    Every chapter in the notes: 136 chapters across 4 modules

    Module I 35 chapters

    1. 1 How to Read the Constitution pages 1 to 5
    2. 2 What Federalism Is pages 6 to 9
    3. 3 Is India a Federation? pages 10 to 15
    4. 4 The Union and Its Territory pages 16 to 19
    5. 5 Making and Remaking States pages 20 to 24
    6. 6 The Legislative Lists pages 25 to 29
    7. 7 Pith and Substance pages 30 to 34
    8. 8 Colourable Legislation and Incidental Encroachment pages 35 to 39
    9. 9 Repugnancy and the Occupied Field pages 40 to 44
    10. 10 Residuary Power pages 45 to 48
    11. 11 When Parliament May Legislate on a State Subject pages 49 to 53
    12. 12 The Reach of a Legislature pages 54 to 57
    13. 13 Administrative Relations and Federal Comity pages 58 to 62
    14. 14 Inter-State Water Disputes pages 63 to 67
    15. 15 The Inter-State Council and the Commissions pages 68 to 71
    16. 16 Fiscal Federalism pages 72 to 77
    17. 17 The Goods and Services Tax and Its Council pages 78 to 82
    18. 18 Freedom of Trade, Commerce and Intercourse pages 83 to 87
    19. 19 The Governor pages 88 to 93
    20. 20 Emergency and the Federal Balance pages 94 to 99
    21. 21 President's Rule pages 100 to 104
    22. 22 Article 370 pages 105 to 109
    23. 23 Asymmetric Federalism: Articles 371 to 371-J pages 110 to 114
    24. 24 Union and State Disputes in Court pages 115 to 118
    25. 25 Cooperative and Competitive Federalism pages 119 to 123
    26. 26 Why the Definition of "State" Decides Everything pages 124 to 127
    27. 27 The Named Authorities pages 128 to 131
    28. 28 "Other Authorities": The Early Cases pages 132 to 135
    29. 29 The Instrumentality Test pages 136 to 140
    30. 30 The Retreat, and What Survived It pages 141 to 145
    31. 31 Is the Judiciary "State"? pages 146 to 149
    32. 32 Private Bodies and Public Functions pages 150 to 153
    33. 33 Liberalisation, Privatisation and the Case for Widening Article 12 pages 154 to 158
    34. 34 Article 13: Laws Inconsistent with Fundamental Rights pages 159 to 163
    35. 35 Eclipse, Severability and Waiver pages 164 to 169

    Module II 32 chapters

    1. 36 The Equality Code pages 170 to 173
    2. 37 Equality Before the Law and Equal Protection pages 174 to 177
    3. 38 Reasonable Classification pages 178 to 182
    4. 39 Arbitrariness pages 183 to 187
    5. 40 Articles 15 and 16: The Prohibited Grounds pages 188 to 191
    6. 41 Reservation in Education pages 192 to 195
    7. 42 Reservation in Public Employment pages 196 to 199
    8. 43 The Ceiling on Reservation pages 200 to 203
    9. 44 The Creamy Layer pages 204 to 208
    10. 45 Reservation in Promotion pages 209 to 212
    11. 46 Economically Weaker Sections pages 213 to 216
    12. 47 The Lists, and the Commissions That Watch Them pages 217 to 221
    13. 48 Protective Discrimination pages 222 to 225
    14. 49 Privatisation and Affirmative Action pages 226 to 230
    15. 50 Saving of Laws: Articles 31A, 31B and 31C pages 231 to 235
    16. 51 Untouchability and Titles pages 236 to 239
    17. 52 The Empowerment of Women: The Constitutional Scheme pages 240 to 243
    18. 53 Special Provision for Women pages 244 to 247
    19. 54 Women at Work pages 248 to 252
    20. 55 Sexual Harassment at the Workplace pages 253 to 257
    21. 56 Women, Religion and Personal Law pages 258 to 262
    22. 57 Women in Local Government pages 263 to 266
    23. 58 The 106th Amendment, and Why It Has Not Started pages 267 to 270
    24. 59 Freedom of Speech, and the Freedom of the Press Inside It pages 271 to 274
    25. 60 The Grounds of Reasonable Restriction pages 275 to 278
    26. 61 Prior Restraint and Pre-Censorship pages 279 to 282
    27. 62 The Press and the Legislature pages 283 to 286
    28. 63 The Right to Information pages 287 to 290
    29. 64 Speech Online pages 291 to 295
    30. 65 Privacy, Surveillance and Data pages 296 to 299
    31. 66 Hate Speech, Fake News and Broadcasting pages 300 to 304
    32. 67 New Scientific Development and the Freedom of Speech pages 305 to 308

    Module III 37 chapters

    1. 68 Article 21: From Gopalan to Maneka pages 309 to 314
    2. 69 Procedure Established by Law pages 315 to 319
    3. 70 The Expansion of "Life" pages 320 to 324
    4. 71 Livelihood and Shelter pages 325 to 330
    5. 72 Health and the Environment pages 331 to 336
    6. 73 Education Before Article 21A pages 337 to 342
    7. 74 Article 21A and the Right to Education Act pages 343 to 348
    8. 75 Privacy pages 349 to 353
    9. 76 Dignity, Autonomy and the End of Life pages 354 to 359
    10. 77 Article 20: The Protections of an Accused pages 360 to 365
    11. 78 Preventive Detention pages 366 to 371
    12. 79 The Right Against Exploitation pages 372 to 377
    13. 80 Article 32 and the Writs pages 378 to 383
    14. 81 Article 226 pages 384 to 389
    15. 82 Limits: Articles 33, 34 and 35 pages 390 to 395
    16. 83 Public Interest Litigation pages 396 to 401
    17. 84 Compensatory Jurisprudence pages 402 to 407
    18. 85 Continuing Mandamus and Judicial Guidelines pages 408 to 413
    19. 86 Hartal and Bandh pages 414 to 419
    20. 87 The Right to Property pages 420 to 425
    21. 88 The Directive Principles pages 426 to 431
    22. 89 The Fundamental Duties pages 432 to 437
    23. 90 Who Is a Minority? pages 438 to 443
    24. 91 Article 29: The Right to Conserve pages 444 to 449
    25. 92 Article 30: To Establish and to Administer pages 450 to 455
    26. 93 State Control and Regulation pages 456 to 461
    27. 94 The Eleven-Judge Answer pages 462 to 466
    28. 95 After the Eleven-Judge Answer pages 467 to 472
    29. 96 Minority Institutions and the Right to Education Act pages 473 to 478
    30. 97 Linguistic Minorities pages 479 to 484
    31. 98 What Secularism Means Here pages 485 to 490
    32. 99 Articles 25 and 26 pages 491 to 496
    33. 100 Essential Religious Practices pages 497 to 502
    34. 101 Religious Taxation and Religious Instruction pages 503 to 508
    35. 102 Secularism as a Basic Feature pages 509 to 514
    36. 103 Religious Fanaticism pages 515 to 520
    37. 104 A Uniform Civil Code pages 521 to 526

    Module IV 32 chapters

    1. 105 Separation of Powers: The Doctrine pages 527 to 532
    2. 106 The Indian Scheme pages 533 to 538
    3. 107 Delegated Legislation pages 539 to 544
    4. 108 Judicial Review pages 545 to 550
    5. 109 Ultra Vires pages 551 to 556
    6. 110 The Amending Power pages 557 to 562
    7. 111 The Basic Structure pages 563 to 568
    8. 112 The Appointment of Judges pages 569 to 574
    9. 113 The National Judicial Appointments Commission pages 575 to 580
    10. 114 Transfer and Removal of Judges pages 581 to 586
    11. 115 Judicial Independence pages 587 to 592
    12. 116 Judicial Accountability pages 593 to 598
    13. 117 Judicial Activism, Restraint and Overreach pages 599 to 604
    14. 118 Legislative Privilege pages 605 to 610
    15. 119 Advisory Jurisdiction pages 611 to 616
    16. 120 Complete Justice: Article 142 pages 617 to 622
    17. 121 The Supreme Court pages 623 to 628
    18. 122 The High Courts pages 629 to 634
    19. 123 The Subordinate Judiciary pages 635 to 639
    20. 124 Tribunals pages 640 to 645
    21. 125 The Rule of Law pages 646 to 651
    22. 126 Democracy and Free and Fair Elections pages 652 to 657
    23. 127 The Election Commission pages 658 to 663
    24. 128 Articles 325 to 329 pages 664 to 669
    25. 129 The Voter's Right to Know pages 670 to 674
    26. 130 Electoral Reform and the Criminalisation of Politics pages 675 to 680
    27. 131 The Funding of Elections pages 681 to 686
    28. 132 Defection and the Tenth Schedule pages 687 to 692
    29. 133 Grass Root Democracy: The Panchayats pages 693 to 698
    30. 134 Urban Local Government: The Municipalities pages 699 to 704
    31. 135 The Nexus of Politics, Crime and Business pages 705 to 710
    32. 136 The New Challenges pages 711 to 715
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  2. Law and Social Transformation of India

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    Law and Social Transformation of India

    LL.M. · SEMESTER 1

    Strictly as per the University of Mumbai LL.M. syllabus in force

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

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    Law and Social Transformation of India

    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.

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    Contents

    Module I

    1. Law and Society: How Each Shapes the Other 1
    2. Law as an Instrument of Social Change 6
    3. What Law Cannot Do: The Limits of Legislating Change 12
    4. Law as the Product of Tradition and Culture 17
    5. Custom as a Source of Law 22
    6. Roscoe Pound and Social Engineering 26
    7. Pound's Scheme of Interests 30
    8. The Criticisms of Social Engineering 34
    9. Bentham, Marx and Ehrlich: The Other Answers 38
    10. The Preamble: The Charter of Transformation 43
    11. The Directive Principles and the Welfare State 47
    12. Social Security Legislation 53
    13. The Fundamental Duties 57
    14. The Judiciary as an Engine of Social Change 61
    15. Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation 66
    16. Social Justice 70
    17. Religion and the Law: The Two Questions 74
    18. Freedom of Religion: Articles 25 to 28 78
    19. The Essential Religious Practices Doctrine 83
    20. Secularism 88
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    Module I continued

    1. The State and Religion: No State Religion 92
    2. Religion as a Divisive Factor 95
    3. No Discrimination on the Ground of Religion 99
    4. Who Is a Minority 103
    5. Articles 29 and 30: The Minority's Educational Rights 107
    6. The National Commission for Minorities 111
    7. Conversion and the Law 115
    8. Personal Law: What It Is, and Why India Has Several 119
    9. The Hindu Code Bills 124
    10. Muslim Personal Law and Maintenance: Shah Bano to Danial Latifi 128
    11. Triple Talaq 134
    12. Christian and Parsi Law, and the Special Marriage Act 139
    13. The Uniform Civil Code 143
    14. Religious Freedom against Social Reform 148
    15. Temple Entry 152
    16. Places of Worship, and the Character Frozen in 1947 157

    Module II

    1. Language and the Law: Why a Country Legislates about Language 162
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    Module II continued

    1. Language as a Divisive Factor 167
    2. The Official Language of the Union 171
    3. The Official Languages Act 1963 176
    4. Many Languages, One Union 181
    5. Constitutional Guarantees to Linguistic Minorities 185
    6. The Formation of Linguistic States 190
    7. The Commissions That Redrew the Map 194
    8. The Medium of Instruction 199
    9. Enforcing Language Rights 204
    10. Regionalism, and India as One Unit 208
    11. The Language of the Courts and of the Statute Book 212
    12. Community and the Law: Caste, Tribe and a Plural Society 217
    13. Caste as a Divisive Factor 222
    14. Non-discrimination on the Ground of Caste 226
    15. Untouchability, and the Act That Abolished It 230
    16. The Atrocities Act 1989 236
    17. Manual Scavenging and Bonded Labour 242
    18. Reservation: The Constitutional Scheme 247
    19. Protective Discrimination 251
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    Module II continued

    1. Backward Classes, the Creamy Layer and the Ceiling 255
    2. Reservation in Promotion, and the Ten Per Cent for the Economically Weaker 260
    3. Substantive Equality 265
    4. The Safeguards: Seats, Services and Commissions 269
    5. Tribal India: The Fifth and Sixth Schedules 274
    6. Land, Forest and the Gram Sabha's Consent 281
    7. The Naxalite Movement: Origin and Development 289
    8. The Causes: Land, Dispossession and the Failure of Law 294
    9. The Cure: What the State Has Tried 301
    10. Internal Security, Social Justice and Development 307
    11. The Human Rights Commissions 314

    Module III

    1. Women and the Law: Where the Constitution Started 320
    2. Article 15(3): Special Provision for Women 326
    3. Gender Injustice and Its Forms 331
    4. Dignity and the Right to Privacy 336
    5. Empowerment of Women 341
    6. Women in Public Employment and the Armed Forces 346
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    Module III continued

    1. Equal Pay and Maternity Benefit 352
    2. Sexual Harassment at the Workplace 357
    3. Crimes against Women 366
    4. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 373
    5. Dowry 379
    6. Domestic Violence 386
    7. Sati 395
    8. Sex Selection and the Missing Daughters 401
    9. Reproductive Autonomy 408
    10. Trafficking and Prostitution 415
    11. Indecent Representation 423
    12. The National Commission for Women 429
    13. Women in the Legislatures 435
    14. Women's Property Rights 441
    15. Adultery and Marital Autonomy 448
    16. Who Counts as a Woman 454
    17. The Judiciary and Women's Rights: The Record 461
    18. Children and the Law: The Child as a Rights-Holder 467
    19. The Constitution and the Child 472
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    Module III continued

    1. India and the Convention on the Rights of the Child 477
    2. Child Abuse 483
    3. The Sexual Exploitation of Children 489
    4. POCSO: Objects and Scheme 495
    5. How Far POCSO Has Worked 504
    6. Child Labour: Causes and Consequences 510
    7. The Law against Child Labour 515
    8. The Courts and the Enforcement against Child Labour 522
    9. The Right to Education 528
    10. Juvenile Justice 537
    11. The Child in Need of Care and Protection 547
    12. Adoption 557
    13. Inter-country Adoption 564
    14. The Child Rights Commissions 570
    15. Child Marriage 577

    Module IV

    1. Modernisation and the Law 584
    2. Modernisation as a Value 589
    3. Modernising Social Institutions Through Law 595
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    1. Agrarian Reform: Abolishing the Intermediary 600
    2. Ceilings, Tenancy and Redistribution 606
    3. The Ninth Schedule and the Property Amendments 611
    4. Industrialisation and the Law 618
    5. Industrialisation against Environmental Protection 624
    6. What the Courts Built out of Article 21 631
    7. Industrialisation and the Sustainable Development Goals 638
    8. Urbanisation and the Pavement Dweller 643
    9. Science, Technology and the Law Behind Them 651
    10. Democratic Decentralisation and Local Self-Government 657
    11. The Prison in India 664
    12. The Committees on Prison Reform 671
    13. The Prisoner's Rights 677
    14. Alternative Approaches to Law 685
    15. Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code 690
    16. The Types of Alternative Dispute Mechanism, and What Each Is Good For 696
    17. Arbitration 701
    18. Mediation and Conciliation 708
    19. Lok Adalat 716
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    Module IV continued

    1. Legal Aid 724
    2. Nyaya Panchayats 734
    3. Gram Nyayalayas 740
    4. Plea Bargaining 752
    5. Reform of Court Processes and of the Justice Delivery System 761
    6. Legal Pluralism, and the Forums the State Did Not Create 770
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    Notes
    2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 778 pages.
    Papers
    Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    Every chapter in the notes: 135 chapters across 4 modules

    Module I 36 chapters

    1. 1 Law and Society: How Each Shapes the Other pages 1 to 5
    2. 2 Law as an Instrument of Social Change pages 6 to 11
    3. 3 What Law Cannot Do: The Limits of Legislating Change pages 12 to 16
    4. 4 Law as the Product of Tradition and Culture pages 17 to 21
    5. 5 Custom as a Source of Law pages 22 to 25
    6. 6 Roscoe Pound and Social Engineering pages 26 to 29
    7. 7 Pound's Scheme of Interests pages 30 to 33
    8. 8 The Criticisms of Social Engineering pages 34 to 37
    9. 9 Bentham, Marx and Ehrlich: The Other Answers pages 38 to 42
    10. 10 The Preamble: The Charter of Transformation pages 43 to 46
    11. 11 The Directive Principles and the Welfare State pages 47 to 52
    12. 12 Social Security Legislation pages 53 to 56
    13. 13 The Fundamental Duties pages 57 to 60
    14. 14 The Judiciary as an Engine of Social Change pages 61 to 65
    15. 15 Judicial Activism and Public Interest Litigation pages 66 to 69
    16. 16 Social Justice pages 70 to 73
    17. 17 Religion and the Law: The Two Questions pages 74 to 77
    18. 18 Freedom of Religion: Articles 25 to 28 pages 78 to 82
    19. 19 The Essential Religious Practices Doctrine pages 83 to 87
    20. 20 Secularism pages 88 to 91
    21. 21 The State and Religion: No State Religion pages 92 to 94
    22. 22 Religion as a Divisive Factor pages 95 to 98
    23. 23 No Discrimination on the Ground of Religion pages 99 to 102
    24. 24 Who Is a Minority pages 103 to 106
    25. 25 Articles 29 and 30: The Minority's Educational Rights pages 107 to 110
    26. 26 The National Commission for Minorities pages 111 to 114
    27. 27 Conversion and the Law pages 115 to 118
    28. 28 Personal Law: What It Is, and Why India Has Several pages 119 to 123
    29. 29 The Hindu Code Bills pages 124 to 127
    30. 30 Muslim Personal Law and Maintenance: Shah Bano to Danial Latifi pages 128 to 133
    31. 31 Triple Talaq pages 134 to 138
    32. 32 Christian and Parsi Law, and the Special Marriage Act pages 139 to 142
    33. 33 The Uniform Civil Code pages 143 to 147
    34. 34 Religious Freedom against Social Reform pages 148 to 151
    35. 35 Temple Entry pages 152 to 156
    36. 36 Places of Worship, and the Character Frozen in 1947 pages 157 to 161

    Module II 31 chapters

    1. 37 Language and the Law: Why a Country Legislates about Language pages 162 to 166
    2. 38 Language as a Divisive Factor pages 167 to 170
    3. 39 The Official Language of the Union pages 171 to 175
    4. 40 The Official Languages Act 1963 pages 176 to 180
    5. 41 Many Languages, One Union pages 181 to 184
    6. 42 Constitutional Guarantees to Linguistic Minorities pages 185 to 189
    7. 43 The Formation of Linguistic States pages 190 to 193
    8. 44 The Commissions That Redrew the Map pages 194 to 198
    9. 45 The Medium of Instruction pages 199 to 203
    10. 46 Enforcing Language Rights pages 204 to 207
    11. 47 Regionalism, and India as One Unit pages 208 to 211
    12. 48 The Language of the Courts and of the Statute Book pages 212 to 216
    13. 49 Community and the Law: Caste, Tribe and a Plural Society pages 217 to 221
    14. 50 Caste as a Divisive Factor pages 222 to 225
    15. 51 Non-discrimination on the Ground of Caste pages 226 to 229
    16. 52 Untouchability, and the Act That Abolished It pages 230 to 235
    17. 53 The Atrocities Act 1989 pages 236 to 241
    18. 54 Manual Scavenging and Bonded Labour pages 242 to 246
    19. 55 Reservation: The Constitutional Scheme pages 247 to 250
    20. 56 Protective Discrimination pages 251 to 254
    21. 57 Backward Classes, the Creamy Layer and the Ceiling pages 255 to 259
    22. 58 Reservation in Promotion, and the Ten Per Cent for the Economically Weaker pages 260 to 264
    23. 59 Substantive Equality pages 265 to 268
    24. 60 The Safeguards: Seats, Services and Commissions pages 269 to 273
    25. 61 Tribal India: The Fifth and Sixth Schedules pages 274 to 280
    26. 62 Land, Forest and the Gram Sabha's Consent pages 281 to 288
    27. 63 The Naxalite Movement: Origin and Development pages 289 to 293
    28. 64 The Causes: Land, Dispossession and the Failure of Law pages 294 to 300
    29. 65 The Cure: What the State Has Tried pages 301 to 306
    30. 66 Internal Security, Social Justice and Development pages 307 to 313
    31. 67 The Human Rights Commissions pages 314 to 319

    Module III 40 chapters

    1. 68 Women and the Law: Where the Constitution Started pages 320 to 325
    2. 69 Article 15(3): Special Provision for Women pages 326 to 330
    3. 70 Gender Injustice and Its Forms pages 331 to 335
    4. 71 Dignity and the Right to Privacy pages 336 to 340
    5. 72 Empowerment of Women pages 341 to 345
    6. 73 Women in Public Employment and the Armed Forces pages 346 to 351
    7. 74 Equal Pay and Maternity Benefit pages 352 to 356
    8. 75 Sexual Harassment at the Workplace pages 357 to 365
    9. 76 Crimes against Women pages 366 to 372
    10. 77 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 pages 373 to 378
    11. 78 Dowry pages 379 to 385
    12. 79 Domestic Violence pages 386 to 394
    13. 80 Sati pages 395 to 400
    14. 81 Sex Selection and the Missing Daughters pages 401 to 407
    15. 82 Reproductive Autonomy pages 408 to 414
    16. 83 Trafficking and Prostitution pages 415 to 422
    17. 84 Indecent Representation pages 423 to 428
    18. 85 The National Commission for Women pages 429 to 434
    19. 86 Women in the Legislatures pages 435 to 440
    20. 87 Women's Property Rights pages 441 to 447
    21. 88 Adultery and Marital Autonomy pages 448 to 453
    22. 89 Who Counts as a Woman pages 454 to 460
    23. 90 The Judiciary and Women's Rights: The Record pages 461 to 466
    24. 91 Children and the Law: The Child as a Rights-Holder pages 467 to 471
    25. 92 The Constitution and the Child pages 472 to 476
    26. 93 India and the Convention on the Rights of the Child pages 477 to 482
    27. 94 Child Abuse pages 483 to 488
    28. 95 The Sexual Exploitation of Children pages 489 to 494
    29. 96 POCSO: Objects and Scheme pages 495 to 503
    30. 97 How Far POCSO Has Worked pages 504 to 509
    31. 98 Child Labour: Causes and Consequences pages 510 to 514
    32. 99 The Law against Child Labour pages 515 to 521
    33. 100 The Courts and the Enforcement against Child Labour pages 522 to 527
    34. 101 The Right to Education pages 528 to 536
    35. 102 Juvenile Justice pages 537 to 546
    36. 103 The Child in Need of Care and Protection pages 547 to 556
    37. 104 Adoption pages 557 to 563
    38. 105 Inter-country Adoption pages 564 to 569
    39. 106 The Child Rights Commissions pages 570 to 576
    40. 107 Child Marriage pages 577 to 583

    Module IV 28 chapters

    1. 108 Modernisation and the Law pages 584 to 588
    2. 109 Modernisation as a Value pages 589 to 594
    3. 110 Modernising Social Institutions Through Law pages 595 to 599
    4. 111 Agrarian Reform: Abolishing the Intermediary pages 600 to 605
    5. 112 Ceilings, Tenancy and Redistribution pages 606 to 610
    6. 113 The Ninth Schedule and the Property Amendments pages 611 to 617
    7. 114 Industrialisation and the Law pages 618 to 623
    8. 115 Industrialisation against Environmental Protection pages 624 to 630
    9. 116 What the Courts Built out of Article 21 pages 631 to 637
    10. 117 Industrialisation and the Sustainable Development Goals pages 638 to 642
    11. 118 Urbanisation and the Pavement Dweller pages 643 to 650
    12. 119 Science, Technology and the Law Behind Them pages 651 to 656
    13. 120 Democratic Decentralisation and Local Self-Government pages 657 to 663
    14. 121 The Prison in India pages 664 to 670
    15. 122 The Committees on Prison Reform pages 671 to 676
    16. 123 The Prisoner's Rights pages 677 to 684
    17. 124 Alternative Approaches to Law pages 685 to 689
    18. 125 Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code pages 690 to 695
    19. 126 The Types of Alternative Dispute Mechanism, and What Each Is Good For pages 696 to 700
    20. 127 Arbitration pages 701 to 707
    21. 128 Mediation and Conciliation pages 708 to 715
    22. 129 Lok Adalat pages 716 to 723
    23. 130 Legal Aid pages 724 to 733
    24. 131 Nyaya Panchayats pages 734 to 739
    25. 132 Gram Nyayalayas pages 740 to 751
    26. 133 Plea Bargaining pages 752 to 760
    27. 134 Reform of Court Processes and of the Justice Delivery System pages 761 to 769
    28. 135 Legal Pluralism, and the Forums the State Did Not Create pages 770 to 778
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  3. Global Trade Under World Trade Organisation

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    Global Trade Under World Trade Organisation

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    Module I

    1. The World Before the System: Trade Law to 1944 1
    2. The Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 6
    3. The International Monetary Fund 11
    4. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 16
    5. The Havana Charter and the Organization That Never Was 20
    6. GATT 1947: The Agreement That Stood In 24
    7. How GATT Worked, and How Far It Succeeded 28
    8. The Rounds: Geneva 1947 to Tokyo 1979 33
    9. The Uruguay Round 37
    10. The Final Act and the Single Undertaking 42
    11. The Marrakesh Agreement, Article by Article 45
    12. Objectives, Scope and Functions of the WTO 50
    13. The Organisational Chart: Ministerial Conference to the Committees 54
    14. The Secretariat and the Director-General 58
    15. Decision-Making: Consensus, Voting, Interpretations and Waivers 62
    16. Membership, Accession, Non-Application and Withdrawal 66
    17. Amending the Agreements 70
    18. GATT and the WTO Compared 74
    19. The Trade Policy Review Mechanism 78
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    Module I continued

    1. The Plurilateral Agreements of Annex 4 81
    2. The Ministerial Conferences: Singapore to Yaounde 85
    3. Developing Countries, Least-Developed Countries and Special Treatment 89
    4. India and the WTO 94
    5. The Sources of Law for Global Trade, and the Constitution of India 99
    6. The Mission Statement, and Whether the Trade Is Fair and Free 103

    Module II

    1. What GATT 1994 Consists Of 108
    2. Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment: Article I 112
    3. Schedules of Concessions and Tariff Bindings: Article II 116
    4. National Treatment I: Internal Taxation, Article III:2 121
    5. National Treatment II: Regulation and Procurement, Article III:4 and III:8 125
    6. The Exceptions to MFN: Preferences, the Enabling Clause and Waivers 129
    7. Freedom of Transit: Article V 133
    8. The Working Articles: Films, Fees, Marks and Publication, Articles IV and VII to X 137
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    1. The General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions: Article XI 141
    2. The Balance-of-Payments Exceptions: Articles XII, XIV, XV and XVIII:B 146
    3. State Trading Enterprises: Article XVII 150
    4. Governmental Assistance to Economic Development: Article XVIII 154
    5. The General Exceptions: Article XX 158
    6. The Security Exceptions: Article XXI 163
    7. Customs Unions and Free-Trade Areas: Article XXIV 168
    8. The Institutional Articles and Part IV: Articles XXII to XXXVIII 172
    9. Dumping I: The Concept and Article VI 176
    10. Dumping II: The Investigation, the Duty and the Review 180
    11. Dumping III: India's Law and Practice 186
    12. Subsidies I: Definition, Specificity and the Prohibited List 190
    13. Subsidies II: Countervailing Duties, and India's Cases 196
    14. Safeguards: Article XIX and the Agreement 200
    15. Customs Valuation: Article VII and the Agreement 206
    16. Preshipment Inspection 212
    17. Rules of Origin 217
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    1. Import Licensing Procedures 221
    2. The Agreement on Agriculture 226
    3. Agriculture and India: Public Stockholding to the Sugar Dispute 232
    4. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 237
    5. Technical Barriers to Trade 244
    6. Trade-Related Investment Measures 249
    7. Textiles: The MFA, the ATC and Its Self-Termination 254
    8. The Agreement on Trade Facilitation 259
    9. The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies 264
    10. Trade and the Environment: Tuna Dolphin to Shrimp and After 268

    Module III

    1. Why Services Entered the Trading System 273
    2. Trade in Services Defined: The Four Modes 278
    3. Scope and Definitions: Articles I and XXVIII 282
    4. MFN under the GATS: Article II and the Exemptions 286
    5. The General Obligations: Articles III to V bis 290
    6. Domestic Regulation: Article VI 294
    7. Recognition of Qualifications: Article VII 298
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    1. Monopolies, Exclusive Suppliers and Business Practices: Articles VIII and IX 302
    2. The Unfinished Rules: Articles X to XIII and XV 306
    3. The GATS Exceptions: Articles XIV and XIV bis 310
    4. Market Access: Article XVI 314
    5. National Treatment and Additional Commitments: Articles XVII and XVIII 318
    6. Schedules of Specific Commitments, and How to Read One 322
    7. Progressive Liberalisation and Modifying a Schedule: Articles XIX and XXI 326
    8. Consultation, Dispute Settlement and the Final Provisions: Articles XXII to XXIX 330
    9. The Annexes: Movement of Persons, Air Transport, Telecommunications 334
    10. Financial Services 339
    11. Maritime Transport Services 343
    12. Professional Services, and the Lawyers' Question 347
    13. India's Services Trade, Sector by Sector 351
    14. The Salient Features of the GATS, Drawn Together 356

    Module IV

    1. Intellectual Property Before TRIPS: Paris, Berne and WIPO 361
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    1. Why Intellectual Property Entered the Trade System 365
    2. The Structure of TRIPS: Seven Parts 370
    3. General Provisions and Basic Principles: Articles 1 to 8 374
    4. Copyright and Related Rights: Articles 9 to 14 379
    5. Trademarks: Articles 15 to 21 384
    6. Geographical Indications: Articles 22 to 24 390
    7. Industrial Designs: Articles 25 and 26 396
    8. Patents: Articles 27 to 34 400
    9. Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits: Articles 35 to 38 406
    10. Undisclosed Information: Article 39 410
    11. Anti-Competitive Practices in Contractual Licences: Article 40 415
    12. Enforcement: Articles 41 to 61 420
    13. Acquisition, Transparency and Dispute Settlement: Articles 62 to 64 427
    14. Transitional Arrangements and the Institutions: Articles 65 to 73 432
    15. TRIPS and Public Health: Doha, Article 31bis and the Pandemic 438
    16. What TRIPS Changed in India I: The Patents Act 444
    17. What TRIPS Changed in India II: Trademarks and Geographical Indications 450
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    1. What TRIPS Changed in India III: Copyright, Designs, Circuits, Secrets and Plants 456
    2. The Patent Co-operation Treaty 461
    3. Dispute Settlement under GATT, and Why It Had to Change 464
    4. The Dispute Settlement Body and the Coverage of the DSU: Articles 1 to 3 469
    5. Consultations, Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation: Articles 4 and 5 474
    6. Panels: Articles 6 to 15 478
    7. Appellate Review: Article 17 484
    8. Adoption and the Reverse Consensus Rule: Articles 16, 19 and 20 489
    9. Implementation, Compensation and Retaliation: Articles 21 and 22 493
    10. The System's Discipline: Articles 23 to 27 498
    11. The Stages of a WTO Dispute, End to End 503
    12. Developing Countries in Dispute Settlement 508
    13. India and the Dispute Settlement Process 513
    14. The Sugar Dispute 518
    15. The Brazil-Canada Aircraft Dispute 523
    16. The Appellate Body Crisis and the MPIA 528
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    Module I 25 chapters

    1. 1 The World Before the System: Trade Law to 1944 pages 1 to 5
    2. 2 The Bretton Woods Conference of 1944 pages 6 to 10
    3. 3 The International Monetary Fund pages 11 to 15
    4. 4 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development pages 16 to 19
    5. 5 The Havana Charter and the Organization That Never Was pages 20 to 23
    6. 6 GATT 1947: The Agreement That Stood In pages 24 to 27
    7. 7 How GATT Worked, and How Far It Succeeded pages 28 to 32
    8. 8 The Rounds: Geneva 1947 to Tokyo 1979 pages 33 to 36
    9. 9 The Uruguay Round pages 37 to 41
    10. 10 The Final Act and the Single Undertaking pages 42 to 44
    11. 11 The Marrakesh Agreement, Article by Article pages 45 to 49
    12. 12 Objectives, Scope and Functions of the WTO pages 50 to 53
    13. 13 The Organisational Chart: Ministerial Conference to the Committees pages 54 to 57
    14. 14 The Secretariat and the Director-General pages 58 to 61
    15. 15 Decision-Making: Consensus, Voting, Interpretations and Waivers pages 62 to 65
    16. 16 Membership, Accession, Non-Application and Withdrawal pages 66 to 69
    17. 17 Amending the Agreements pages 70 to 73
    18. 18 GATT and the WTO Compared pages 74 to 77
    19. 19 The Trade Policy Review Mechanism pages 78 to 80
    20. 20 The Plurilateral Agreements of Annex 4 pages 81 to 84
    21. 21 The Ministerial Conferences: Singapore to Yaounde pages 85 to 88
    22. 22 Developing Countries, Least-Developed Countries and Special Treatment pages 89 to 93
    23. 23 India and the WTO pages 94 to 98
    24. 24 The Sources of Law for Global Trade, and the Constitution of India pages 99 to 102
    25. 25 The Mission Statement, and Whether the Trade Is Fair and Free pages 103 to 107

    Module II 35 chapters

    1. 26 What GATT 1994 Consists Of pages 108 to 111
    2. 27 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment: Article I pages 112 to 115
    3. 28 Schedules of Concessions and Tariff Bindings: Article II pages 116 to 120
    4. 29 National Treatment I: Internal Taxation, Article III:2 pages 121 to 124
    5. 30 National Treatment II: Regulation and Procurement, Article III:4 and III:8 pages 125 to 128
    6. 31 The Exceptions to MFN: Preferences, the Enabling Clause and Waivers pages 129 to 132
    7. 32 Freedom of Transit: Article V pages 133 to 136
    8. 33 The Working Articles: Films, Fees, Marks and Publication, Articles IV and VII to X pages 137 to 140
    9. 34 The General Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions: Article XI pages 141 to 145
    10. 35 The Balance-of-Payments Exceptions: Articles XII, XIV, XV and XVIII:B pages 146 to 149
    11. 36 State Trading Enterprises: Article XVII pages 150 to 153
    12. 37 Governmental Assistance to Economic Development: Article XVIII pages 154 to 157
    13. 38 The General Exceptions: Article XX pages 158 to 162
    14. 39 The Security Exceptions: Article XXI pages 163 to 167
    15. 40 Customs Unions and Free-Trade Areas: Article XXIV pages 168 to 171
    16. 41 The Institutional Articles and Part IV: Articles XXII to XXXVIII pages 172 to 175
    17. 42 Dumping I: The Concept and Article VI pages 176 to 179
    18. 43 Dumping II: The Investigation, the Duty and the Review pages 180 to 185
    19. 44 Dumping III: India's Law and Practice pages 186 to 189
    20. 45 Subsidies I: Definition, Specificity and the Prohibited List pages 190 to 195
    21. 46 Subsidies II: Countervailing Duties, and India's Cases pages 196 to 199
    22. 47 Safeguards: Article XIX and the Agreement pages 200 to 205
    23. 48 Customs Valuation: Article VII and the Agreement pages 206 to 211
    24. 49 Preshipment Inspection pages 212 to 216
    25. 50 Rules of Origin pages 217 to 220
    26. 51 Import Licensing Procedures pages 221 to 225
    27. 52 The Agreement on Agriculture pages 226 to 231
    28. 53 Agriculture and India: Public Stockholding to the Sugar Dispute pages 232 to 236
    29. 54 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures pages 237 to 243
    30. 55 Technical Barriers to Trade pages 244 to 248
    31. 56 Trade-Related Investment Measures pages 249 to 253
    32. 57 Textiles: The MFA, the ATC and Its Self-Termination pages 254 to 258
    33. 58 The Agreement on Trade Facilitation pages 259 to 263
    34. 59 The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies pages 264 to 267
    35. 60 Trade and the Environment: Tuna Dolphin to Shrimp and After pages 268 to 272

    Module III 21 chapters

    1. 61 Why Services Entered the Trading System pages 273 to 277
    2. 62 Trade in Services Defined: The Four Modes pages 278 to 281
    3. 63 Scope and Definitions: Articles I and XXVIII pages 282 to 285
    4. 64 MFN under the GATS: Article II and the Exemptions pages 286 to 289
    5. 65 The General Obligations: Articles III to V bis pages 290 to 293
    6. 66 Domestic Regulation: Article VI pages 294 to 297
    7. 67 Recognition of Qualifications: Article VII pages 298 to 301
    8. 68 Monopolies, Exclusive Suppliers and Business Practices: Articles VIII and IX pages 302 to 305
    9. 69 The Unfinished Rules: Articles X to XIII and XV pages 306 to 309
    10. 70 The GATS Exceptions: Articles XIV and XIV bis pages 310 to 313
    11. 71 Market Access: Article XVI pages 314 to 317
    12. 72 National Treatment and Additional Commitments: Articles XVII and XVIII pages 318 to 321
    13. 73 Schedules of Specific Commitments, and How to Read One pages 322 to 325
    14. 74 Progressive Liberalisation and Modifying a Schedule: Articles XIX and XXI pages 326 to 329
    15. 75 Consultation, Dispute Settlement and the Final Provisions: Articles XXII to XXIX pages 330 to 333
    16. 76 The Annexes: Movement of Persons, Air Transport, Telecommunications pages 334 to 338
    17. 77 Financial Services pages 339 to 342
    18. 78 Maritime Transport Services pages 343 to 346
    19. 79 Professional Services, and the Lawyers' Question pages 347 to 350
    20. 80 India's Services Trade, Sector by Sector pages 351 to 355
    21. 81 The Salient Features of the GATS, Drawn Together pages 356 to 360

    Module IV 34 chapters

    1. 82 Intellectual Property Before TRIPS: Paris, Berne and WIPO pages 361 to 364
    2. 83 Why Intellectual Property Entered the Trade System pages 365 to 369
    3. 84 The Structure of TRIPS: Seven Parts pages 370 to 373
    4. 85 General Provisions and Basic Principles: Articles 1 to 8 pages 374 to 378
    5. 86 Copyright and Related Rights: Articles 9 to 14 pages 379 to 383
    6. 87 Trademarks: Articles 15 to 21 pages 384 to 389
    7. 88 Geographical Indications: Articles 22 to 24 pages 390 to 395
    8. 89 Industrial Designs: Articles 25 and 26 pages 396 to 399
    9. 90 Patents: Articles 27 to 34 pages 400 to 405
    10. 91 Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits: Articles 35 to 38 pages 406 to 409
    11. 92 Undisclosed Information: Article 39 pages 410 to 414
    12. 93 Anti-Competitive Practices in Contractual Licences: Article 40 pages 415 to 419
    13. 94 Enforcement: Articles 41 to 61 pages 420 to 426
    14. 95 Acquisition, Transparency and Dispute Settlement: Articles 62 to 64 pages 427 to 431
    15. 96 Transitional Arrangements and the Institutions: Articles 65 to 73 pages 432 to 437
    16. 97 TRIPS and Public Health: Doha, Article 31bis and the Pandemic pages 438 to 443
    17. 98 What TRIPS Changed in India I: The Patents Act pages 444 to 449
    18. 99 What TRIPS Changed in India II: Trademarks and Geographical Indications pages 450 to 455
    19. 100 What TRIPS Changed in India III: Copyright, Designs, Circuits, Secrets and Plants pages 456 to 460
    20. 101 The Patent Co-operation Treaty pages 461 to 463
    21. 102 Dispute Settlement under GATT, and Why It Had to Change pages 464 to 468
    22. 103 The Dispute Settlement Body and the Coverage of the DSU: Articles 1 to 3 pages 469 to 473
    23. 104 Consultations, Good Offices, Conciliation and Mediation: Articles 4 and 5 pages 474 to 477
    24. 105 Panels: Articles 6 to 15 pages 478 to 483
    25. 106 Appellate Review: Article 17 pages 484 to 488
    26. 107 Adoption and the Reverse Consensus Rule: Articles 16, 19 and 20 pages 489 to 492
    27. 108 Implementation, Compensation and Retaliation: Articles 21 and 22 pages 493 to 497
    28. 109 The System's Discipline: Articles 23 to 27 pages 498 to 502
    29. 110 The Stages of a WTO Dispute, End to End pages 503 to 507
    30. 111 Developing Countries in Dispute Settlement pages 508 to 512
    31. 112 India and the Dispute Settlement Process pages 513 to 517
    32. 113 The Sugar Dispute pages 518 to 522
    33. 114 The Brazil-Canada Aircraft Dispute pages 523 to 527
    34. 115 The Appellate Body Crisis and the MPIA pages 528 to 534
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  4. Fundamental Principles of Law of Contract and Allied Laws

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    Fundamental Principles of Law of Contract and Allied Laws

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    Module I

    1. What the Law of Contract Is 1
    2. Why a Promise Binds 6
    3. Will Theory 11
    4. Bargain and Reliance 17
    5. Individualism 22
    6. Freedom of Contract 27
    7. Inequality of Bargaining Power 31
    8. Sanctity of Contract 36
    9. Encroachment on Freedom of Contract: the Statutes 41
    10. Public Policy under Section 23 46
    11. Agreements in Restraint of Trade, Marriage and Legal Proceedings 51
    12. Wagering Agreements 57

    Module II

    1. Legislative Intervention 62
    2. Socio-economic Factors 67
    3. Limitations on Sanctity of Contract 72
    4. Proposal, Promise, Agreement, Contract 77
    5. Void, Voidable, Illegal and Unenforceable 82
    6. The Offer 87
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    1. Acceptance 92
    2. Consideration 97
    3. Privity of Contract and Privity of Consideration 102
    4. Capacity to Contract 107
    5. Free Consent: Coercion 112
    6. Undue Influence 117
    7. Fraud and Misrepresentation 122
    8. Mistake 128
    9. Lawful Object and Lawful Consideration 134
    10. Contingent Contracts 139
    11. Performance of Contracts 144
    12. Discharge of Contract 150
    13. Contracts of Indemnity 155
    14. Contracts of Guarantee 160
    15. Bailment 166
    16. Pledge 173
    17. Agency: Creation and Authority 178
    18. Agency: Relations and Termination 184
    19. The Contract of Sale of Goods 191
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    Module II continued

    1. Conditions and Warranties 197
    2. Transfer of Property and of Title 204
    3. Performance, and the Unpaid Seller 211
    4. Suits for Breach of the Contract of Sale 219
    5. The Standard-form Contract 226
    6. Exemption Clauses 231
    7. Protective Measures 236
    8. Quasi-Contract 241
    9. Unjust Enrichment and Restitution 247
    10. The Doctrine of Frustration 252
    11. The Effects of Frustration 257
    12. Breach of Contract 262
    13. Damages 266
    14. The Other Remedies for Breach 272
    15. The CISG: Sphere of Application 278
    16. The CISG: Formation of the Contract 286
    17. The CISG: Obligations and Remedies 293

    Module III

    1. Arbitration Before 1996 305
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    1. The UNCITRAL Model Law, and Why the Act Was Passed 309
    2. The 1940 Act and the 1996 Act Compared 313
    3. What Arbitration Is 318
    4. What May Be Referred to Arbitration 323
    5. The Arbitration Agreement 328
    6. Section 8: Referring the Parties to Arbitration 333
    7. Interim Measures: Sections 9 and 17 338
    8. The ADR Family 343
    9. Section 89 of the Code, and Court-Referred Settlement 348
    10. The Act: Its Extent, and How It Is Arranged 353

    Module IV

    1. Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal 359
    2. Appointment of Arbitrators 363
    3. Independence and Impartiality: the Grounds of Challenge 369
    4. The Challenge Procedure 374
    5. Termination of the Arbitrator's Mandate 379
    6. Jurisdiction of the Tribunal: Section 16 383
    7. Separability of the Arbitration Clause 388
    8. Equal Treatment, and the Tribunal's Freedom of Procedure 393
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    1. The Conduct of the Proceedings 397
    2. The Rules Applicable to the Substance 403
    3. Settlement, and the Award on Agreed Terms 408
    4. Form and Contents of the Award 412
    5. Time Limits for the Award 417
    6. Correction, Interpretation and Termination of Proceedings 422
    7. Finality and Enforcement of the Award 427
    8. Recourse: Setting Aside under Section 34 432
    9. Public Policy, and Patent Illegality 438
    10. Appeals under Section 37 443
    11. Foreign Awards: the New York Convention 448
    12. Foreign Awards: the Geneva Protocol and Convention 454
    13. Commercial Arbitration: Institutional and Ad Hoc 460
    14. International Commercial Arbitration 464
    15. Conciliation: Part III 469
    16. The Settlement Agreement 475
    17. Confidentiality, and the Conciliator's Position 480
    18. Costs, Deposits and the Tribunal's Lien 485
    19. The Arbitration Council of India 491
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    1. The Supplementary Provisions 497
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    Notes
    2026 Edition, as per the latest syllabus. 501 pages.
    Papers
    Previous year question paper solutions. Revised edition 2026. 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
    Every chapter in the notes: 93 chapters across 4 modules

    Module I 12 chapters

    1. 1 What the Law of Contract Is pages 1 to 5
    2. 2 Why a Promise Binds pages 6 to 10
    3. 3 Will Theory pages 11 to 16
    4. 4 Bargain and Reliance pages 17 to 21
    5. 5 Individualism pages 22 to 26
    6. 6 Freedom of Contract pages 27 to 30
    7. 7 Inequality of Bargaining Power pages 31 to 35
    8. 8 Sanctity of Contract pages 36 to 40
    9. 9 Encroachment on Freedom of Contract: the Statutes pages 41 to 45
    10. 10 Public Policy under Section 23 pages 46 to 50
    11. 11 Agreements in Restraint of Trade, Marriage and Legal Proceedings pages 51 to 56
    12. 12 Wagering Agreements pages 57 to 61

    Module II 42 chapters

    1. 13 Legislative Intervention pages 62 to 66
    2. 14 Socio-economic Factors pages 67 to 71
    3. 15 Limitations on Sanctity of Contract pages 72 to 76
    4. 16 Proposal, Promise, Agreement, Contract pages 77 to 81
    5. 17 Void, Voidable, Illegal and Unenforceable pages 82 to 86
    6. 18 The Offer pages 87 to 91
    7. 19 Acceptance pages 92 to 96
    8. 20 Consideration pages 97 to 101
    9. 21 Privity of Contract and Privity of Consideration pages 102 to 106
    10. 22 Capacity to Contract pages 107 to 111
    11. 23 Free Consent: Coercion pages 112 to 116
    12. 24 Undue Influence pages 117 to 121
    13. 25 Fraud and Misrepresentation pages 122 to 127
    14. 26 Mistake pages 128 to 133
    15. 27 Lawful Object and Lawful Consideration pages 134 to 138
    16. 28 Contingent Contracts pages 139 to 143
    17. 29 Performance of Contracts pages 144 to 149
    18. 30 Discharge of Contract pages 150 to 154
    19. 31 Contracts of Indemnity pages 155 to 159
    20. 32 Contracts of Guarantee pages 160 to 165
    21. 33 Bailment pages 166 to 172
    22. 34 Pledge pages 173 to 177
    23. 35 Agency: Creation and Authority pages 178 to 183
    24. 36 Agency: Relations and Termination pages 184 to 190
    25. 37 The Contract of Sale of Goods pages 191 to 196
    26. 38 Conditions and Warranties pages 197 to 203
    27. 39 Transfer of Property and of Title pages 204 to 210
    28. 40 Performance, and the Unpaid Seller pages 211 to 218
    29. 41 Suits for Breach of the Contract of Sale pages 219 to 225
    30. 42 The Standard-form Contract pages 226 to 230
    31. 43 Exemption Clauses pages 231 to 235
    32. 44 Protective Measures pages 236 to 240
    33. 45 Quasi-Contract pages 241 to 246
    34. 46 Unjust Enrichment and Restitution pages 247 to 251
    35. 47 The Doctrine of Frustration pages 252 to 256
    36. 48 The Effects of Frustration pages 257 to 261
    37. 49 Breach of Contract pages 262 to 265
    38. 50 Damages pages 266 to 271
    39. 51 The Other Remedies for Breach pages 272 to 277
    40. 52 The CISG: Sphere of Application pages 278 to 285
    41. 53 The CISG: Formation of the Contract pages 286 to 292
    42. 54 The CISG: Obligations and Remedies pages 293 to 304

    Module III 11 chapters

    1. 55 Arbitration Before 1996 pages 305 to 308
    2. 56 The UNCITRAL Model Law, and Why the Act Was Passed pages 309 to 312
    3. 57 The 1940 Act and the 1996 Act Compared pages 313 to 317
    4. 58 What Arbitration Is pages 318 to 322
    5. 59 What May Be Referred to Arbitration pages 323 to 327
    6. 60 The Arbitration Agreement pages 328 to 332
    7. 61 Section 8: Referring the Parties to Arbitration pages 333 to 337
    8. 62 Interim Measures: Sections 9 and 17 pages 338 to 342
    9. 63 The ADR Family pages 343 to 347
    10. 64 Section 89 of the Code, and Court-Referred Settlement pages 348 to 352
    11. 65 The Act: Its Extent, and How It Is Arranged pages 353 to 358

    Module IV 28 chapters

    1. 66 Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal pages 359 to 362
    2. 67 Appointment of Arbitrators pages 363 to 368
    3. 68 Independence and Impartiality: the Grounds of Challenge pages 369 to 373
    4. 69 The Challenge Procedure pages 374 to 378
    5. 70 Termination of the Arbitrator's Mandate pages 379 to 382
    6. 71 Jurisdiction of the Tribunal: Section 16 pages 383 to 387
    7. 72 Separability of the Arbitration Clause pages 388 to 392
    8. 73 Equal Treatment, and the Tribunal's Freedom of Procedure pages 393 to 396
    9. 74 The Conduct of the Proceedings pages 397 to 402
    10. 75 The Rules Applicable to the Substance pages 403 to 407
    11. 76 Settlement, and the Award on Agreed Terms pages 408 to 411
    12. 77 Form and Contents of the Award pages 412 to 416
    13. 78 Time Limits for the Award pages 417 to 421
    14. 79 Correction, Interpretation and Termination of Proceedings pages 422 to 426
    15. 80 Finality and Enforcement of the Award pages 427 to 431
    16. 81 Recourse: Setting Aside under Section 34 pages 432 to 437
    17. 82 Public Policy, and Patent Illegality pages 438 to 442
    18. 83 Appeals under Section 37 pages 443 to 447
    19. 84 Foreign Awards: the New York Convention pages 448 to 453
    20. 85 Foreign Awards: the Geneva Protocol and Convention pages 454 to 459
    21. 86 Commercial Arbitration: Institutional and Ad Hoc pages 460 to 463
    22. 87 International Commercial Arbitration pages 464 to 468
    23. 88 Conciliation: Part III pages 469 to 474
    24. 89 The Settlement Agreement pages 475 to 479
    25. 90 Confidentiality, and the Conciliator's Position pages 480 to 484
    26. 91 Costs, Deposits and the Tribunal's Lien pages 485 to 490
    27. 92 The Arbitration Council of India pages 491 to 496
    28. 93 The Supplementary Provisions pages 497 to 501
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