COURSE CURRICULUM

LEGAL LITERACY

Course Title: Legal Literacy

L T P/S SW/F TOTAL
W CREDIT
Course Code: 555 UNITS
Credit Units: 02 1 0 0 2 2

Course Objectives:
To understand the concept of Legal Literacy;
To deliver legal literacy to economic weaker sections of the society;
To analyze various aspects of legal literacy with regard to particular part of society.
Pre-requisites: Knowledge of basic legal provisions.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Till the end of this course students will be able to:

Aware of the importance of Legal Literacy.
Illustrate the actual use of Legal Literacy.
Provide legal literacy to various sections of Society.

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Introduction to Legal Literacy 50%

Meaning of Legal Literacy

Object and importance of Legal Literacy
National Legal Service Authority Act
Judicial System in India (Courts, Tribunals etc.)
Module II: Legal Literacy Camp 50%

Working In Legal Literacy Camp In The Following Areas:

Right to Education
Right of Consumers
Right to Information
Right To Literacy

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

The course will be delivered through class room teaching and other different methods including literacy camps, discussion on case studies,
court orders, judgments etc.

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio/ Field Work (%) End Term Examination

100
100
Field Work Assessment:
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment total
Components (Drop HOME ASSIGNMENT PRESENTATION REPORT WRITING VIVA Voce PROJECT

down)

Weightage (%) 100

20 10 20 30 20

Text and References:

Public Interest Litigation: Potential and Problems, by Ashok H. Desai and S. Muralidhar
The Unbearable Lightness ofIndia's Legal Aid Programme, by Rajeev Dhavan
Public Interest Lawyering Legal Aid and Para Legal Services by Prof. Kailash Raj
Public Interest Litigation by J. Gulab Gupta
 Legal Aid to the Poor by S.S. Sharma