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LL.B. (Three Years) Comparative Constitution Syllabus - SPPU 2026

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Semester 2 · First Year · Elective course, any one · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Comparative Constitution

Semester 2 · First Year · Elective course, any one · 4 credits

Objectives of the Course

  • This course aims to acquaint the students with scope and significance of comparative study of the constitutional law from the point of view of its making and it’s contemporary working. It will help the students to appreciate the constitutional developments from the national and international perspectives. It takes in its fold the basic principles of interpretation of Constitution. It will enhance the comprehension of Constitutional law as a branch of public law.

Module 01: Scope and Significance of Comparative Study of Constitutional Law

  • 1. Forms of Government - Parliamentary-Presidential-Monarchial
  • 2. Types of Constitutions
  • 3. Scope and significance of comparative study of Constitution in Constitution making of comparative study of Constitution in interpretation
  • 4. Common law of England
  • 5. American Constitution
  • 6. The Common law heritage
  • 7. Indian position

Module 02: History of Constitution Making and its Development in India

  • 1. Applicability of foreign precedents in interpretation of the Constitution ofIndia
  • 2. Fundamental Rights: Bill of Rights
  • 3. Instances of application of foreign precedents
  • 4. Instances of departures from foreign precedents
  • 5. Forms of Government: Article 74 and 75

Module 03: Federalism- Comparative Study

  • 1. Principles of federalism
  • 2. Legal features of federalism
  • 3. Co-operative federalism
  • 4. Transition from comparative federalism to co-operative federalism
  • 5. Distribution of legislative and financial power in a federal system
  • 6. Federalism - Indo-U.S. comparative perspectives
  • 7. Separation of power: Checks and balance mechanism
  • 8. Amending power in India, U.S. and Australia: comparative perspective

Module 04: Judicial Review

  • 1. Evolution and concept of judicial review
  • 2. Meaning of judicial review
  • 3. Characteristics of modern Constitutions and their impact on JudicialReview
  • 4. Constitutional growth in India under judicial review and its impact

Module 05: Justification and Limitation of Written Constitution

  • 1. Incidents of written Constitution - a legal instrument
  • 2. Justiciability of written Constitution
  • 3. Written Constitutions which are not justiciable: France, U.S.S.R., China
  • 4. Indian Constitution: Justiciability and non-justiciability

Module 06: Interpretation of Constitution

  • 1. Interpretation as a legal instrument
  • 2. Limitations of liberal interpretation
  • 3. Spirit of Constitution
  • 4. Indian Constitution and instances of interpretation

Module 07: Constitution as Higher Law

  • 1. Higher law distinguished from ‘Rule of Law’
  • 2. Elements of Rule of Law
  • 3. Parliamentary supremacy under the Indian Constitution
  • 4. Distinction between Constitutional Law and Ordinary law

Module 08: Role of Judiciary and Doctrine of State Action

  • 1. Court as guardian of the Constitution
  • 2. Exceptions to judicial review
  • 3. Special functions of judiciary in federation
  • 4. Constitutional Law as a branch of public law

Recommended Readings

  • 1. D.D. Basu, Comparative Constitutional Law, LexisNexis Butterwoths Wadhwa, Nagpur.
  • 2. D.D. Basu, Comparative Federalism, Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur.
  • 3. Dr. Chakradhar Jha, Judicial Review of Legislative Acts, LexisNexis Butterwoths Wadhwa, Nagpur.
  • 4. M. V. Pylee, Constitutions of The World, Universal Law Publishing, Delhi, Vol.1&2.
  • 5. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law, Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur.
  • 6. H.R. Khanna, Making of India’s Constitution, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow. Law Generic Elective (Open Elective) course:

Reproduced from the Savitribai Phule Pune University Revised CBCS Rule and Syllabus for LL.B., the 2023 pattern as amended on 18 July 2024. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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