LLM Kashmir university syllbus

LL.M First Semester

Paper I                                      Jurisprudence I
Paper II                               Constitutional Law – I
Paper III                     Indian Legal History
Paper IV                      Interpretation of Statutes133

LL.M Second Semester

Paper I                                        Jurisprudence II
Paper II                                   Constitutional Law – II
Paper III                                 Indian Legal History
Paper IV                               Research Methodology

LL. M Third and Fourth Semesters


Group A                                       Constitutional Law
Group B                                        Criminal Law
Group C                                          Business Laws
Group D                                       Labour Laws
Group E                                          International Law

Group F Family Laws

Regulation III
The seminar paper shall be evaluated by the Head of the
Department and the teacher concerned. The seminar will be
open to all the teachers of the Faculty.
Regulation IV
For the purposes of dissertation in fourth Semester‟s
candidate shall:
(i) furnish at least 10 copies of the synopsis of the topic
of research at the commencement of the fourth
semester;
(ii) Choose the topic for dissertation of current
relevance.134
(iii) Submit the dissertation within one year from the
date of commencement of the fourth semester
classes. However, the Dean may extend the period
of submission of the dissertation on the
recommendation of the concerned supervisor and
the Head of the upto 6 months.
Regulation V
The scheme for determining division shall be as follows:
Percentage of marks Division
75% or more  Distinction
60% or more but  First Division
less than 75%
50% or more but less than 60% Second
The candidate is required to obtain 50% marks in each
paper and in aggregate for qualifying the semester
examination.
Provided that deficiency of 1% marks required for first or
second division shall be condoned for purpose of placing a
candidate in the first or second division, as the case may be.
Regulation VI
The breakup of marks in theory, dissertation, viva-voce and
seminar paper shall be as under:

Semester

Theory
General
Viva Voce -
Dissertation
Viva voce of
Dissertation

Seminar

paper

Max. Marks
First 400 25 Nil Nil 40 465
Second 400 25 Nil Nil 40 465
Third 400 25 Nil Nil 40 465
Fourth 300 25 100 50 30 505135
Regulation VII
(1) In Research Methodology course, the students are
expected to develop a scientific approach to sociolegal problems. They should be able to design and
execute small scale research problems.
(2) The practical skill in conducting research will be
evaluated on the basis of their performance in the
workshop/ seminar. Each student shall be required
to submit a term paper before the commencement of
the examination of that semester. The term paper
shall be evaluated by a team comprising of teacher
in charge, Head of the Department and Dean of the
Faculty. In case Head and Dean being one person,
next senior teacher will be the third evaluator. The
evaluation shall be done jointly. The workshop/
seminar will be open to all the teacher of the
Faculty.
Regulation VIII
The viva-voce of the student in dissertation shall be
conducted by the examiner (who evaluated the dissertation)
and the Head of the Department and the supervisor. In case
the said examiner is unable to conduct the viva-voce
examination, the viva-voce may be conducted by any other
examiner of the panel. The viva-voce will be open to all the
teachers of the Faculty.