Annexure AAB-CD-01

Course Title: Law , Poverty and Development

Course Code: LAW 511

Credit Units:
! Course Title - Law , Poverty and Development
1 Course "#$e%tives:
The objective of this paper is to provide an understanding of basic
concepts of poverty and development and their relationship with law.
& rere!uisites"
#tudent should have an idea about poverty and development.
#tudent should have idea about fundamental rights and fundamental
duties under $ndian %onstitution.
#tudent should &now about criminal justice system in $ndia.
#tudent should have idea about legislation protecting labour'
women and children'

(tudent Learnin) "ut%omes:
Analy(e various parameters of poverty and involvement of law.
Appraise the various provisions of law protecting poor.
)xamine the procedural aspects whereby poor' women' disabled
and children can be given protection.
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Course Contents * (ylla#us:
1 2odule /: Understandin) Poverty and
Development
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overty" ,eaning and %oncept' -elative .imensions' ,easurement and
.eterminants' $ssues related to overty in $ndia/ .evelopment"
erspectives' .evelopmental index
3 2odule //: Constitutional 6uarantees 7or t5e Poor &34
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)!uality and rotective .iscrimination' -ight to 0asic 1eeds and Welfare'
Abolition of 2ntouchability and rotection of %ivil -ights' -ight to
.evelopment.
8 2odule ///: Criminal 9usti%e (ystem and t5e Poor &34
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Treatment of the poor by olice' $nability to get 0ail' roblems of oor
2nder trials' Wor&ing of free legal aid schemes.

: 2odule /;: /mpoveris5ment o7 +omen, C5ildren and Disa#led
Persons
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.eprivations of women under family laws' roblems of women wor&ers in
organi(ed and unorgani(ed sectors' %hild labour' Approaches to disability
and rights of the disabled persons' -ight to education and dignity.

Peda)o)y 7or Course Delivery:
The class will be taught using theory and case based method. $n addition to assigning the case studies' the course instructor will spend considerable time in
understanding the concept of innovation through new case laws. The instructor will cover the ways to thin& innovatively liberally using thin&ing techni!ues.
The instructor will conduct moc& trial sessions by giving various situations to understand the application of evidence law.
Assessment* .<amination (%5eme:
T5eory L*T =4> La#*Pra%ti%al*(tudio =4> .nd Term .<amination
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T5eory Assessment =L?T>:
Continuous Assessment*/nternal Assessment .nd Term
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Te<t:
,aj.6en.1ilendra 7umar " Law' overty 8 .evelopment
Alte&ar' A.#. #tate and 6overnment in Ancient $ndia
#orabjee' #oli 9. Law and 9ustice " an anthology
Agnes' :lavia Law and 6ender $ne!uality
Atal' ;ogesh overty <uestion " #earch :or #olution
Amarendra overty' -ural .evelopment and ublic
:inance
Law' endra 2pendra 0axi Law'overty and .evelopment