MASTERS DEGREE OF LAWS

‘Admissions for the Two Year LLM. Programme for the academic year 2024-25 have started’

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Post Graduate Department in Law (LL.M.)

The LL.M program affiliated to SPPU commenced in 2010 with different specializations. Its intake capacity for admissions is 60 students annually. It has a dedicated faculty with four Assistant Professors inclusive of Head of the Department. Apart the Department runs a rigorous curriculum schedule as prescribed by SPPU. The students have to undertake a creative and original research work by way of dissertation in their last semester. They undergo a dedicated course on Research Methodology and Department invites Domain Experts to expose the students to research skills. The important competitions organised by department; National Level ‘Book Chapter Appreciation Competition’ since 2016-2017 for post-graduate students from various law schools in India, the State Level ‘Short Case Analysis Competition’. Students are also encouraged to participate in ‘Avishkar’- a flagship research initiative of SPPU.

Syllabus

FIRST YEAR LLM

SEMESTER: I

Paper No. Name of Paper Category No. Of Credits

Paper 1

Introduction of Legal Theory

Compulsory

04

Paper 2

Constitution Law of India

Compulsory

04

Paper 3

Legal Research Methodology

Compulsory

04

Paper 4

Specialization Subject (as given below)

(Students should opt any one among the following two clusters as their specialization subject)
Cluster I (International Law) – Paper 4- Introduction to International Law
Cluster II (Business Law) – Paper 4 – Principles of Corporate Law
(Students once they opt any one Clusters as their specialization,
they are bound to continue the papers mentioned under the same cluster in semester II, III and IV)

Compulsory

04

SEMESTER II

Paper No. Name of Paper Category No. Of Credits

Paper 5

Practical Research Methodology

Compulsory

04

Paper 6

Comparative Constitutional Law

Compulsory

04

Paper 7

Law Making in Indian Polity & Statutory Interpretation

Compulsory

04

Paper 8

Specialization Subject (as given below)
Cluster I (International Law) – Paper 8-International Institution
Cluster II (Business Law) – Paper 8- Law of Contract- General Principles

Compulsory

04

SECOND YEAR LLM

SEMESTER III

Paper No. Name of Paper Category No. Of Credits

Paper 9

Law and Social Transformation in India

Compulsory

04

Paper 10

Law, Science and Technology

Compulsory

04

Paper 11

Specialisation Subject (as given below)
Cluster I (International Law) – Paper 11-Private International Law
Cluster II (Business Law) – Paper 11- Consumer Law

Compulsory

04

Paper 12

Optional Paper to be chosen by the student*

 

(The students of both Clusters have to choose one paper from the options offered
by the P.G. Department of the College or from any other
Faculty (such as Arts, Commerce, and Management etc.) P. G. Departments of
Affiliated Colleges of University of Pune subject to condition that the optional paper chosen by the
Student from other Faculties of P.G.
Departments of Affiliated of Colleges should be relevant to the subject of their study
and this can be done with the approval of College P.G.
Departmental committee).

Compulsory

04

SEMESTER IV

Paper No. Name of Paper Category No. Of Credits

Paper 13

Specialization Subject (as given below)
Cluster I (International Law) – Paper 13-International Economic Law
Cluster II (Business Law) – Paper 13- Banking and Negotiable instrument

Compulsory

04

Paper 14

Optional Paper to be chosen by the student*

 

(The students of both Clusters have to choose one paper from the options
offered by the P.G. Department of the College or from any other Faculty
(such as Arts, Commerce, and Management etc.) P. G. Departments of
Affiliated Colleges of University of Pune subject to condition that the
optional paper chosen by the Student from other Faculties of P.G.
Departments of Affiliated of Colleges should be relevant to the subject of
their study and this can be done with the approval of College P.G.
Departmental committee)

Compulsory

04

Paper 15

Seminar Paper

Compulsory

04

Paper 16

Dissertation

Compulsory

04

*Note: For the Paper 12 & Paper 14, the students of both clusters can choose a paper from the below mentioned list of optional papers offered by the P.G. Department of the college or can choose an optional paper from any other Department/college of any other faculty other than law i.e. relevant to the subject of their study with approval of P. G. Departmental committee of the college.

List of Optional Papers offered by P. G. Department of the college: (These Optional papers will be offered by the concerned P. G. Department of the college by considering the availability of the teacher having specialization of the subject.)

  1. Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution
  2. Introduction to Human Rights
  3. Law of Insurance
  4. Law and Medicine
  5. Criminology and Penology
  6. Mass Media Laws
  7. Administrative Law
  8. Criminal Law
  9. Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights
  10. Legal Theory and Feminist Jurisprudence II
  11. Corporate Finance

Note: For any changes/updated syllabus please refer following link:

http://www.unipune.ac.in/Syllabi_PDF/revised_2014/law/two-year-LLM-credit-system-syllabus-2014-15-13-10-15.pdf

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