Syllabus of Law for IAS (Mains)
PAPER-I
- Constitutional and Administrative Law
- International Law
PAPER-II
- Law of Crime
- Law of Torts
- Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law
- Contemporary Legal Developments
Strategy and Suggested Reading For LAW Optional
- Examinations Developments
- Writing the Mains Examination Paper
- Constitutional and Administrative Law
- Constitution And Constitutinalism
- Fundamental Rights
- Relationship between Fundamental Rights,
- Directive Principles & Fundamental Duties
- Constitutional Position of the President & relation with the Council of Ministers
- Governor and his Powers
- Supreme Courts and High Courts: Appointments and Transfer
- Supreme Court & High Courts: Powers, functions and Jurisdiction
- Centre, States and Local Bodies: Distribution of Legislative Powers
- Centre, States and Local Bodies: Distribution of Administrative Relationship
- Emergency Provisions
- Constitutional Safegards for Civil Servants
- Parliamentary Privileges and Immunities
- Amendment of the Constitution
- Principles of Natural Justice
- Delegated Legislation and its constitutionality
- Separation of Powers
- Nature and Definition of International Law
- International Law
- Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law
- State Recognition and State Succession
- Law of the Sea
- Individuals
- Territorial jurisdiction of States, Extradition and Asylum
- Treaties : Formation, application, termination and reservation
- United Nations : Its principal organs, powers and functions and reform
- Peaceful Settlement of Disputes– different modes
- Lawful recourse to force: aggressions, self-defence, intervention
- Fundamental principles of international humanitarian law
- Legality of the use of nuclear weapons; ban on testing of nuclear weapons; NPT, CTBT
- International Terrorism, State Sponsored Terrorism, Hijacking, ICC
- New International Economic order and Moneraty Law : WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF, World Bank
- Protection and Improvement of the Human Environment: International Efforts
- Law of Crimes
- General Principles of Criminal Liability
- Kinds of Punishment and Emerging Trends
- Preparations & criminal attempt
- General exceptions
- Joint and constructive liability
- Abetment
- Criminal Conspiracy
- Offences against the State
- Offences against public tranquilty
- Offences against human body
- Offences Against Property
- Offences Related to Marriage
- Dowry Protection Act, 1961
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1998
- Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
- Plea Bargaining
- Nature and Definition
- Law of Torts
- Liability based upon fault and strict liability, absoluble liability
- Vicarious liability including State Liability
- General defences
- Joint tort Feasors
- Remedies
- Negligence
- Defamation
- Conspiracy
- False Imprisonment
- Malicious Prosecution
- Consumer Protection Act, 1986
- Nature and Formation of Contract/e-Contract
- Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law
- Factors Vitiating Free Consent
- Void, voidable, illegal and unforceable agreements
- Performance and discharge of contracts
- Quasi - contracts
- Consequences of breach of contract
- Contract of indemnity, guarantee and insurance
- Contract of Agency
- Sale of goods & hire purchase
- Formation & Dissolution of Partnership
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996
- Intellectual Property Rights—Public Interest Litigation
- Information Technology Law
- Competition Law: Alternate Dispute Resolution
- Public Interest Litigation
- Alternate dispute Resolution
- Contemporary Legal Developments
- Previous Years Question Paper
- Legal Terms for IAS Mains of Law
