Paper – II L4 RTDA2 C5 Subject: System of Governance Paper Code: GEN-103 Objective: The objective is to enable the students understands and appreciate various forms and systems of Governance. The students should particularly appreciate the role of judicial institutions in promotion of governance, its limitations and challenges. Unit - I : Introduction (Lectures 10) Meaning and Concept of Governance Systems of Governance Constitutional Governance: Democracy, Rule of Law and Separation of Powers Law and Governance in India Unit - II : Federalism as a Pattern of Governance (Lectures 10) Nature and Principles of Federal Governance : Classical and Modern Comparative Analysis of American, Canadian and Indian Systems Corporative Federalism in India: Legislative, Administrative and Financial Relations between Union and States. Unit - III: Judicial process and its role in Governance (Lectures 10) Concept and Practice of Judicial Review in India and USA Judicial Accountability, Administrative and Parliamentary Ethics Role of Judiciary in Promoting Governance: Human Rights, Criminal Justice System, Environment, Public Health etc. Research and Development in Governance Unit-IV: Emerging Trends and Challenges to Governance (Lectures 10) Challenges to Governance: Corruption, Criminalization, Caste, Poverty, Terrorism etc. State Responsibility & PPP Principles of compensatory discrimination, Religious and Linguistic Minorities Role of Media in Governance Text Books: Joseph Minattur, Indian Legal System, ILI Publication, 2006 ( 2nd Revised Edn) Allot, A.N. “African Law”, in J.D. M. Derret, Ed., An Introduction to Legal Systems (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1968), 131. ASEAN Law Association, ASEAN Legal Systems (Hong Kong/Malaysia/Singapore: Butterworths, 1995). Basu, D. D., Comparative Federalism, New Delhi: Prentice-Hall, 1987.
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Paper – IV L4 RTDA2 C5 Subject: Evolution and Concept of ADR Paper Code: ADR 115 UNIT – I: Introduction to ADR-I (Lectures 10) Disputes – meaning and Kinds of Disputes Dispute Resolution in adversary system, Justiciable court structure and jurisdiction ADR- Meaning and philosophy, Need for ADR Overview of ADR processes UNIT – II: Indian Perspective of ADR (Lectures 10) Types of ADR in India Current Trends Acceptability UNIT –III: Dispute Resolution at grass root level (Lectures 10) Lok Adalats, Nyaya Panchayath, Legal Aid, Preventive and Strategic legal aid. UNIT – IV: ADR Application (Lectures 10) Commercial and Financial Disputes Real estate and Land Disputes Consumer Disputes Accident Claims Matrimonial Disputes Text Books: P.C. Rao and William Sheffield, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Universal Law Publication, 2004 Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan, Lok Adalat: An Effective Alternative Dispute Resolution, New APCON Publication, Daryaganj, 2006. Madabhushi Sridhar - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Butterworth Lexis Nexis, (Reprint 2010) Ist edition. References: Federal Judicial Centre, Manual for Litigation Management and Cost and Delay Reduction (1992). Henry J Brown and Arthur L. Marriott, ADR Principles and Practices (2nd ed.) Sweet and Maxwell, 1999. J. G. Merrills, International Dispute Settlement. U.K : Cambridge University Press, 2005(Fifth Edition)