Exam Details

Subject Introduction to the Legal System
Paper
Exam / Course Diploma in Paralegal Practice
Department School of Law (SOL)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Discuss in detail Dicey's theory on Rule of Law with the help of constitutional provisions and case laws.

2. Discuss the salient features of the Constitution of India.

3. Discuss in detail the Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in the Constitution of India. Is there any difference between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy? Explain.

4. Explain in detail the different kinds of writs available for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India.

5. Discuss the establishment and functioning of subordinate courts at different levels in India.

6. Discuss the functions of National Human Rights Commission.

7. Discuss various authorities created and the beneficiaries under the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987.

8. Discuss the concept of Public Interest Litigation with the help of Judicial decisions.

9. Discuss the profile, functions and composition of 'Jati Panchayat' as a traditional Justice System.

10. Discuss the provisions relating to Appeal under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

Write short notes on any four of the following in about 150 words each. Each note carries 5 marks.

11. Secularism

12. Fundamental Rights

13. Federalism

14. Tribunals

15. National Commission for Women

16. Legal Aid


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Introduction to Laws
  • Introduction to the Legal System
  • Laws relating to Vulnerable Groups
  • Rural Local self Governance