FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES RECOGNIZED BY THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA

FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES

RECOGNIZED BY THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA

Syllabus for Bar Council qualifying examination for Indian Nationals holding foreign Law Degrees

The examination will consist of six papers covering certain aspects of substantive and procedural laws essential for every legal practitioner licensed to practice in India. The standard of examination will be that of the law courses in Universities recognised by the Bar Council of India.

Each paper will be of three hours duration consisting of five of six questions to be answered in English. For procedural subjects, consultation of bare acts in answering questions is permissible. Questions will be both descriptive theory based as well as problem type short answer ones.


            The tentative syllabi of the six papers are as given below :-

PART - I : SUBSTANTIVE LAW PAPERS

Paper I : Indian Legal System and the Constitution of India

The Legal System will comprise of the legal and constitutional history of India during the British period and the making of the Indian Constitution.

            The module on Constitution of India will include the structure of Government, the basic features of the Constitution, the bill of rights. Centre - State relations, the union judiciary including central tribunals and the system of democratic decentralisation.

Recommended Readings :

Constitution of India by H. M. Sreevai or D. D. Basu 
Legal History of India - by Justice Rama Jois
Legal History of India - by M. P. Jain


Paper II : Family ( Personal Laws of India )

            This paper will include the law relating to marriage, separation, divorce, maintenance, custody of children, adoption, inheritance and succession, which are spread in both customary law and statutory law. Apart from Secular Statutes like Special Marriage Act and the law of maintenance under Criminal Procedure Code, the paper will expect the examinees to be familiar with the religion based personal laws on all the above topics of Hindus and Muslims, the major religious groups in India.

Recommended Readings :

Hindu Law - by Tahir Mahmood
Muslim Law - by Tahir Mahmood


Paper III. Environmental and Consumer Laws

            This paper is intended to test the familiarity of the candidate with the Indian environmental law regime evolved mostly through statutes enacted in the last 25 years and cases decided by the Courts in the recent past.

            Similarly, the candidates are expected to be familiar with the consumer Protection Act and its provisions which are increasingly becoming a major part of litigation in India

Recommended Readings :

Environmental Law - by Shyam Divan & Armin
Resencranz O. U. P. (2000)
Consumer Protection Act.

PART II : PROCEDURAL LAWS

Paper IV : Criminal Procedure Code and Criminal Evidence

            Basic understanding of the structure of criminal courts and the various stages of a criminal proceeding is what is expected in this paper. Similarly, the law of evidence as contained in the Indian Evidence Act and as applicable to criminal proceeding will be examined in this paper.

Recommended Reading:

The Criminal Procedure Code
The Evidence Act


Paper V : Civil Procedure Code and Transfer of Property Act.

            In the field of civil litigation, the controlling statute is the Civil Procedure Code and the relevant provisions of the Evidence Act. The hierarchy of courts and their jurisdiction as well as the procedure for conduct of trials are spelt out in the Sections and orders of the Code.

            A related matter on which basic knowledge is essential for every practicing lawyer late to the transfer of immovable property for which the law is laid down in the Transfer of Property Act.

Recommended Readings :

The Civil Procedure Code
The Evidence Act
The Transfer of Property Act


Paper VI : The Indian Legal Prodfession and Code of Ethics

            The sixth paper in the Bar Council examination relates to the structure, conduct and management of the Legal profession. Basically, it expects an understanding of the Indian Advocates Act, 1961 and the Rules framed thereunder by the Bar Council of India. The Rules of Supreme Court and High Court relevant to legal practice are also part of syllabus. Finally, the law of contempt of court in India is also to be studied in this regard.

Recommended Readings:

Advocates Act, 1961
Bar Council of India Rules
Contempt of Courts Act

FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES

RECOGNIZED BY THE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA AT ITS MEETING HELD ON 22^ND AND

23^RD AUGUST 2009

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSITY NAME                                              DEGREE

1. BANGOR UNIVERSITY                                             LL.B Degree

2. KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, LONDON                         LL.B. DEGREE

3. UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON                       LL.B. (HONS.) DEGREE

    SCHOOL OF LEGAL STUDIES

4. SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY                               LL.B.(HONS.) DEGREE

    OF SHEFFIELD               

5. KENT LAW SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY                          LLB DEGREE (H)

    OF KENT, CANTERBURY

6. SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF                         LLB DEGREE (H)

     EAST LONDON

7. SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF                         LLB DEGREE (H)

    SOUTHAMPTON

8. UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINISTER                        LL.B. DEGREE

9. BURNEL LAW SCHOOL, BRUNEL                        LL.B. DEGREE

     UNIVERSITY, WEST LONDON

10. SCHOOL OF LAW, BIRMINGHAM                     LL.B.(HONS.) DEGREE

      CITY UNIVERSITY

Conditions:

(a)Three years’ LLB degree only if taken after a three years’ bachelor degree course in any subject ( that is after obtaining BA / BSc /BCom /BBA); or

(b) Three Years’ LL.B. course followed immediately by 1 year whole time LPC/BVC and followed by a contract of service with a Law Firm for two years to be entitled to be enrolled as a solicitor or take pupilage for a year in a Chamber of a qualified Barrister to be a Master, or

(c) Four Years’ of LLB jointly with another subject like Finance, Accounts, Management or a Language to be immediately followed by one year full time LPC/BVC from a College of Inns of courts/ Solicitors Society or a Master degree in Law. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

UNIVERSITY NAME                                                                      DEGREE

1. WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL                                          LL.B. DEGREE

     OF LAW, WILMINGTON

2. CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW,                      J.D. DEGREE

     CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

3. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW                                LL.B. DEGREE

     SCHOOL, PHILADELPHIA

4. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN,                                             J. D. DEGREE 

5. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY                          3 YEAR LAW DEGREE 

                                                                                            (JURIES DOCTOR)

6. FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK                                 J. D. DEGREE 

7. SCHOOL OF LAW, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY                      DEGREE OF

    CHICAGO                                                              JURIS DOCTOR

8. SCHOOL OF LAW, SANTA CLARA                              JURIES DOCTOR   

    UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA                                        PROGRAMME

9. SCHOOL OF LAW, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY,                   JURIS DOCTOR

     NEW YORK

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