This course explains the law of India, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.
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Indian Law
The law of India in one course: the foundations and the Constitution of 1950, federal government and its institutions, the courts and the legal profession, fundamental rights and public law, private law, business and labour law, and the new criminal codes.
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India has the world’s largest democracy, one of its longest constitutions and one of its oldest common law systems. Its law grew from ancient dharma and custom, Islamic law and the codes of British rule, and today it rests on a Constitution that guarantees fundamental rights, divides power between the Union and the States, and is protected by courts that will not allow even Parliament to alter its basic structure. This course gives a complete first map. It starts with the history and the sources of Indian law and the hierarchy of norms; then the Constitution, federalism and the main institutions; then the courts and the legal profession; then fundamental rights and public law; then private law, including contract, tort, property, family and personal laws, succession and procedure; then business, consumer, competition, intellectual property and labour law; and finally the criminal law, as recodified in 2023. It uses landmark decisions that have lasted, invented people and businesses, and three working tools.
The Curriculum
Foundations of the Indian legal system: history, sources, the Constitution, the hierarchy of norms, the rule of law and the basic structure→
History, sources, the Constitution, the hierarchy of norms, the rule of law and the basic structure. Practice: Which Source, Which Norm Prevails and Spot the Mistake.
Constitutional government and federal institutions: federalism, Parliament, lawmaking, the President, the Prime Minister, the States, constitutional bodies, local government and emergencies→
Federalism, Parliament, lawmaking, the President, the Prime Minister, the States, constitutional bodies, local government and emergencies. Practice: Who Has the Power, Which Institution and Spot the Mistake.
Courts, judges and the legal profession: the integrated hierarchy, the Supreme Court, High Courts, subordinate courts, judicial independence, public interest litigation, advocates and legal education→
The court hierarchy, the Supreme Court, High Courts, subordinate courts, judicial independence, PIL, advocates and legal education. Practice: Which Court, Which Writ and Spot the Mistake.
Fundamental rights and public law: equality, liberty, directive principles, reservation, religion, minorities, administrative law, anti-corruption and the environment→
Fundamental rights, directive principles, reservation, religion, minorities, administrative law, anti-corruption and the environment. Practice: Which Right, Which Test and Spot the Mistake.
Private law, civil liability and procedure: contract, remedies, tort, property, land, family and personal laws, succession, civil procedure, arbitration, mediation and the protection of children→
Contract, remedies, tort, property, land, family and personal laws, succession, civil procedure, arbitration, mediation and child protection. Practice: Which Rule, Void or Voidable and Spot the Mistake.
Business, commerce and regulatory law: commercial transactions, companies, insolvency, consumers, competition, intellectual property and employment→
Commercial law, companies, insolvency, consumers, competition, intellectual property and labour. Practice: Which Form, Which Rule and Spot the Mistake.
Criminal law and the administration of justice: the three new codes, offences and defences, investigation and arrest, trial, evidence, sentencing, appeals and cooperation→
The three new codes, offences and defences, investigation, arrest, bail, trial, evidence, sentencing, appeals and cooperation. Practice: Which Step, Which Rule and Spot the Mistake.
Capstone: Capstone: Meera Iyer and the handloom business→
A handloom business in Bengaluru, a closure order, a supplier dispute, a non-compete clause, a father’s estate, a bounced cheque and an arrest. Choose the forum, the rule, the shares and the rights of the arrested.
What It Covers
“You will be able to say, for any Indian legal problem, which source and which forum apply, which rule governs it, which time limit runs and what the likely remedy is.”
- Follows the problem: a four-question order of thought (which forum, which rule in the hierarchy of norms, which ground or time limit, and what remedy) that works on every problem in the course and the capstone.
- Teaches the structure behind the rules, so that a student who knows how the Constitution, the integrated courts and the personal laws fit together can read any new statute or decision, and compare Indian law with other common law systems.
- Three tools with invented facts: a Court and Forum Finder, a Contract Validity Checker and a Hindu Intestacy Calculator, each showing how the answer changes when a fact does.
- Honest about limits: it teaches durable provisions and landmark decisions, flags the recent reforms (the 2023 criminal codes and the labour codes), and does not state changing figures. It is general education, not advice, and it links to the site’s India portal and to AIBE Prep.
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Common questions
- How is this different from AIBE Prep?
- AIBE Prep is exam practice for the All India Bar Examination. This course explains how the Indian legal system works, with a capstone and tools. They fit together: the course gives the map, and AIBE Prep gives the practice.
- Does it cover the new criminal codes?
- Yes. Module 7 covers the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, in force from 1 July 2024, and tells you where section numbers should be checked in the current text.
- Does it give the current law on every point?
- It teaches the provisions and landmark decisions that have lasted. Amounts, thresholds, the status of the labour codes and recent reforms change, so check the current law for any real matter.
- Are the tools real data?
- No. The tools apply well-known rules in simplified form to invented facts. They show the structure of the answer and cannot decide a case.
- Is it useful for practice or for exams?
- Yes. It covers the core subjects of Indian legal study at a first-map level and is useful for anyone who needs to understand Indian law and its courts, including lawyers from other countries who deal with India.
- How do I get the Certificate of Completion?
- Sign in, pass each module quiz and keep a course average of at least 75. The certificate is then issued and emailed to you automatically.
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