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(Syllabus) Karnataka PSC: Preliminary Examination : Law
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Syllabus For Civil Service Examination (Preliminary)
Subject: Law
JURISPRUDENCE:
- Schools of jurisprudence; Analytical, Historical. Philosophical and Sociological.
- Sources of Law; custom; precedent and legislation.
- Rights and Duties.
- Legal Personality.
- Ownership and possession.
CONSTlTUTIONAL LAW OF INDIA
- Salient features of the Indian Constitution
- Preamble
- Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties.
- Constitutional position of the President and Governor and their powers;
- Supreme Court and High Court, their powers and Jurisdiction;
- Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commission their powers and functions;
- Distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States.
- Emergency provisions;
- Amendment of the Constitution.
INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Nature of International Law.
- Sources; Treaty, Custom, General Principles of Law recognized by civilized Nations and subsidiary means for the determination of law.
- State Recognition and State Succession.
- The United Nations; its objectives and principal organs; the constitution, role and jurisdiction of the international Court of Justice.
TORTS:
- Nature and definition of tort.
- Liability based on fault and strict liability;
- Vicarious Liability;
- Joint Tort-feasors;
- Negligence;
- Defamation;
- Conspiracy;
- Nuisence;
- False imprisonment and malicious procecution;
CRIMINAL LAW:
- General principles of Criminal Liability.
- Mens rea .
- General exceptions.
- Abatement and conspiracy.
- Joint and constructive liability.
- Criminal attempts.
- Murder and Culpuble homicide.
- Sedition.
- Theft; extortion, robbery and dacoit.
- Misappropriation and criminal breach of trust.
LAW OF CONTRACT:
- Basic elements of contract; offer, acceptance, consideration, contractual capacity.
- Factors vitiating consent.
- Void, Voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements.
- Performance of contracts.
- Disolution of contractual obligations, frustration of contracts.
- Quasi-contracts.
- Remedies for breach of contract.
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