CBSE Class 12 Legal Studies Syllabus 2023-24

CBSE Class 12 Legal Studies Syllabus 2023-24 includes Judiciary, Arbitration, Tribunal Adjudication and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Human Rights in India, Legal Profession in India, Legal Services, International Context etc for the session 2023 – 2023. Here is the detailed syllabus. To download class 12 Legal Studies CBSE latest sample question papers for the 2023 exams, please install the myCBSEguide App which is the best mobile app for CBSE students. The myCBSEguide app not only provides you the CBSE class 12 Legal Studies model question papers but it also provides class 12 Legal Studies chapter-wise test papers, class 12 Legal Studies best revision notes and other study material for class 12 Legal Studies students.

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CBSE Class 12
Legal Studies (Code No. 074)
Syllabus (2023-24)

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CBSE Class 12 Legal Studies Syllabus

(BASED ON REVISED BOOK WITH NEW CHAPTERS)
(Textbook Revised in the Academic Year 2023-2024)

S.No.	Units	Periods	Marks
Unit 1	Judiciary	25	08
Unit 2	Alternative Dispute Resolution in India (ADR)	20	08
Unit 3	Topics in Law- I (Business Laws) Chapter 3 (A) – Law of Contract Chapter 3 (B) – Law of Torts Chapter 3 (C) – Law of Property Chapter 3 (D) – Intellectual Property Law	35	20
Unit 4	Topics in Law- II (General Laws) Chapter 4 (A) – Law and Sustainable Development Chapter 4 (B) – Forms of Legal Entities Chapter 4 (C) – Criminal Laws in India	35	10
Unit 5	Concept of Human Rights Chapter 5 (A) – Human Rights in India Chapter 5 (B) – Human Rights Violations-Complaint Mechanism (Quasi-Judicial Bodies)	30	10
Unit 6	International Law	20	08
Unit 7	Legal Profession in India	20	08
Unit 8	Legal Services	15	08
	Project	20	20
	Total	220	100

Theory- 80 marks (One Paper)
Internal Assessment- Project Based Assessment- 20 marks

CBSE Class 12 Legal Studies Syllabus Contents

S.No	Unit	Topics
Unit 1	Judiciary	Structure and Hierarchy of Courts and Legal Offices in India Constitution, Roles and Impartiality Appointments, Trainings, Retirement and Removal of Judges Tribunals Courts and Judicial Review
Unit 2	Alternative Dispute Resolution in India (ADR)	Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems Meaning and scope of ADR Arbitration Mediation Conciliation Lok Adalat Ombudsman Lokpal and Lokayukta
Unit 3	Topics in Law I (Business Laws)
Chapter 3A	Law of Contract	Introduction to Contracts Formation of Contract Intention to Contract Consideration Capacity to Contract Consent Types of Contracts Discharge of Contract Remedies in case of breach
Chapter 3B	Law of Torts	Concept of law of Torts Sources of Law of Torts Intentional Tort Defamation Negligence Strict Liability Absolute Liability
Chapter 3C	Law of Property	Types of Property Who can transfer property Essential of a valid transfer Types of Transfer- Sale, Lease, Exchange, Gift
Chapter 3D	Intellectual Property	Meaning of Intellectual Property Law International Obligations that have shaped Indian IPR WIPO Copyright Patent Trademark Geographical Indication Design
Unit 4	Topics in Law II (General Laws)
Chapter 4A	Law and Sustainable Development	Introduction Initiatives under International Scenario Provisions under Indian Constitution Environment Protection Act, 1986 Pollution Control Boards
Chapter 4B	Forms of Legal Entities	Types of Legal Entities in India Sole Proprietorship Partnership Limited Liability Partnership Private Limited company Public Limited Company One Person Company
Chapter 4C	Criminal Laws in India	Objectives of Criminal law Legislations for Criminal laws in India Distinction between Intention and Motive Stages of crime The Indian Evidence Act Admission and Confession
Unit 5	Concept of Human Rights
Chapter 5A	Human Rights in India	Introduction Historical Context Indian Constitutional framework on Human Rights and related Laws in India The Preamble Fundamental Rights-Part III of the Constitution Directive Principles-Part IV- Articles 36-51 Fundamental Duties- Part IV (A)- Article 51 A
Chapter 5B	Human Rights Violations-Complaint Mechanism (Quasi-Judicial bodies)	What are Quasi- Judicial Bodies? Various Human Rights Commissions National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) National Commission for Minorities National Commission for Women (NCW) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes National Commission for Protection of Child’s Rights (NCPCR)
Unit 6	International Law	Introduction Historical Evolution of International Law What is International Law? Sources of International Law International Human Rights International Law & Municipal Law International Law & India Dispute Resolution
Unit 7	Legal Profession in India	The Advocate Act,1961 Lawyers and Professional Ethics Advertising by Lawyers Liberalization and Globalization of legal profession Women and Legal Profession Legal Education in India, USA and UK Opportunities for Law Graduates
Unit 8	Legal Services	Brief history of Legal services Free Legal Aid under Criminal law Legal aid by the State Legal Aid under the Indian Constitution National Legal Services Authority(NALSA) Legal Services Authority Act,1987 Legal Aid in context of social justice and Human Rights
	PROJECT WORK

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