• Introduction to Intellectual Property

• • Meaning of Intellectual Property
• • Competing Rationales of Legal Regimes
• • Kinds of IP: Copyright, Trademark, Patents
• • Competing Rationales for Protection of Rights
• • International Instruments: Paris Convention, TRIPS, WIPO, WTO

• Copyright Law in India

• • Meaning of Copyright
• • Kinds of Copyright: Literary, Artistic, Musical, Dramatic, Computer Programs
• • Ownership and Assignment of Copyright
• • Authors' Special Rights
• • Infringement and Remedies

• Trademarks

• • Definition and Concept
• • Kinds: Service Mark, Property Mark, Landmark
• • Distinction and Deceptive Similarity
• • Grounds of Registration and Infringement
• • Trademarks in Internet: Domain Name Disputes

• Patents

• • Definition and Essentials
• • Process of Obtaining Patents
• • Rights and Duties of Patentee
• • Compulsory Licenses and Grounds of Registration
• • Criteria of Infringement and Remedies

📖 Recommended Books:

• • Narayana P. - Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights
• • Reddy, G.B. - The Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights
• • Wadhera B.L. - The Law relating to Intellectual Property Rights
• • Cornis W.R - Intellectual Property
• • Das, Jatindra Kumar - Law of Copyright (2015)

• Introduction to Insurance Law

• • Historical Developments
• • General Principles
• • Essentials of Insurance Contract
• • Uberrima Fides (Utmost Good Faith)
• • Insurable Interest and Indemnity
• • Proximate Cause and Subrogation
• • Contribution and Double Insurance

• Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956

• • Cause and Objectives of Nationalization
• • Objectives of LIC of India
• • Functions of LIC

• Marine Insurance

• • Definition and Classification
• • Warranties in Marine Insurance
• • Nature of Warranty
• • Assignment of Policy and Loss of Abandonment
• • Included and Excluded Losses
• • Partial and Total Loss Actual Loss
• • Perils of the Sea, Voyage, Marine in Transit

📖 Recommended Books:

• • Insurance Act with Case Laws
• • Marine Insurance Principles
• • LIC Operations and Management

• International Law Fundamentals

• • Meaning, Nature and Sources of International Law
• • Subjects of International Law
• • Relation between International Law and Municipal Law

• State and Sovereignty

• • State Succession
• • Intervention in International Relations
• • Recognition of States and Governments

• Personal Status and Rights

• • Nationality, Extradition and Asylum

• Maritime and Treaty Law

• • The Law of the Sea
• • Law of Treaties

• Dispute Resolution and United Nations

• • Amicable Settlement of International Disputes
• • United Nations: General Assembly, ICJ, Security Council

📖 Recommended Books:

• • Kapoor, S.K - International Law along with Human Rights
• • Tandon, M.P. - International Law and Human Rights
• • Agarwal, H.O. - International Law and Human Rights
• • Starke - Introduction to International Law
• • Scott, Shirley.V. - International Law in World Politics

• Basic Principles of Statutory Interpretation

• • Intention of the Legislature
• • Statute Must be Read as a Whole
• • Statute Must be Construed to Make it Effective and Workable

• Rules of Interpretation

• • Literal Rule
• • Golden Rule
• • Mischief of Rule
• • Harmonious Construction

• Subsidiary Rules of Interpretation

• • Reddendo Singula Singulis
• • Noscitur a Sociis
• • Ejusdem Generis
• • Generalia Specialibus Non Derogant

• Aids to Interpretation

• • External and Internal Aids to Construction
• • Interpretation of Constitution, Taxing Statute, Penal Statute
• • Presumptions in Statutory Interpretation

• Specific Statutes

• • Interpretation of Directory and Mandatory Statutes
• • Codifying and Consolidating Statutes
• • General Clauses Act 1897

📖 Recommended Books:

• • Singh, G.P. - Principles of Statutory Interpretation
• • N.S. Bindra's Interpretation of Statutes
• • Mexwell on the Interpretation of Statutes
• • Chatterjee, A.P - Interpretation of Statutes

Group - A: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

• • Arbitration - Meaning and Scope
• • Arbitration Agreement
• • Arbitral Award
• • Appeal Mechanism
• • Enforcement of Awards and Foreign Awards
• • New York Convention Award
• • Geneva Convention Award
• • Conciliation - Meaning and Scope
• • Commencement and Termination of Conciliation Proceeding
• • Appointment of Conciliator and Role of Conciliator
• • Settlement Agreement
• • Impact of UNCITRAL Rules

Group - B: Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

• • Justice Mallimath Committee Report
• • Mediation and Negotiation Council (Salishi Sabha)
• • Judicial Settlement (Section 89 of CPC)

Group - C: Legal Services

• • The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
• • Special Emphasis on Lok Adalat

📖 Recommended Books:

• • Paranjape N.V - Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• • Singh, Avtar - Law of Arbitration and Conciliation
• • Tewari, O.P. - Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
• • Bhardwaj, H.R. - Arbitration and Conciliation
• • Bachawat, R.H. - Law of Arbitration and Conciliation
• • Johari - Commentary on Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996