(Syllabus) Karnataka PSC: Preliminary Examination : Law

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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