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Objective:
The primary objective of this paper is to answer the question how and why the present has evolved from
the past in the manner it has.
The way we recognize our past constructs our identity in the present and also builds our vision of the
future.
History helps us to understand the socio, economic and political context in which legal system emerge and
evolve.
A study of the nature of the state and administrative apparatus is required for proper understanding of the
legal systems in ancient and medieval India.
The paper will offer a close study of select themes, focusing specifically on the intersections in history and
law.
Unit No. of
No. Sessions
Module I Introduction
3.1 Concept of Dharma and sources of Dharma: Veda, tradition and good custom 3
3.2 Dharma Sutras- Apastamba, Goutama, Baudhayana, Vasasta and Vishnu dharma 4
Sutras
3.3 Dharma Sastras : Manu Smriti, 2
3.4 Yajnavalkya 2
3.5 Narada 2
3.6 Commentaries and Digests 2
3.7 The Scope and method of interpretation of Law in Ancient India 2
3.8 Dharma and custom 2
3.9 Dharma and Royal Ordinances 2
3.10 Judicial System - Types of courts and procedures 2
Module IV Medieval India
4.1 Introduction-Society, economic and administrative apparatus of Delhi Sultanate 3
4.3 Sources of Islamic law and salient Features of Islamic Criminal Law 2
4.3 Judicial Organization: King, Chief Qazi, Judicial officers and Punishments 4
1
4.4 Law with regard to non-Muslims 1
Module V Mughal period
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