Subjective / Written Questions (25)
1. Critically analyse the sentence faults prescribed in Unit I—fragment, comma splice, squinting construction, split infinitive, dangling construction and illogical comparison—and explain how a legal writer should correct them. / Critically analyse the sentence faults prescribed in Unit I—fragment, comma splice, squinting construction, split infinitive, dangling construction and illogical comparison—and explain how a legal writer should correct them.
2. Compare subordination, sentence variety, parallelism, emphasis, directness and appropriateness as techniques of effective legal writing. / Compare subordination, sentence variety, parallelism, emphasis, directness and appropriateness as techniques of effective legal writing.
3. Distinguish a summary, précis, report and proposal in terms of purpose, organisation, compression and audience; explain where each would be appropriate in legal work. / Distinguish a summary, précis, report and proposal in terms of purpose, organisation, compression and audience; explain where each would be appropriate in legal work.
4. Analyse the rhetorical structure and persuasive purpose of Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' and explain its relevance to public speech. / Analyse the rhetorical structure and persuasive purpose of Nehru's 'Tryst with Destiny' and explain its relevance to public speech.
5. Distinguish power, authority and legitimacy and analyse why political authority cannot be reduced merely to coercive capacity. / Distinguish power, authority and legitimacy and analyse why political authority cannot be reduced merely to coercive capacity.
6. Compare Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau on the foundations of political obligation, identifying the principal conceptual disagreement among them. / Compare Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau on the foundations of political obligation, identifying the principal conceptual disagreement among them.
7. Critically examine Weber's conception of legitimate domination and its relevance to the contemporary crisis of political legitimacy. / Critically examine Weber's conception of legitimate domination and its relevance to the contemporary crisis of political legitimacy.
8. Compare Marx and Durkheim on the social foundations of political order and obligation. / Compare Marx and Durkheim on the social foundations of political order and obligation.
9. Distinguish truth, validity and probability and explain why a valid argument may have false premises. / Distinguish truth, validity and probability and explain why a valid argument may have false premises.
10. Compare deduction and induction and analyse the different standards by which their conclusions are assessed. / Compare deduction and induction and analyse the different standards by which their conclusions are assessed.
11. Explain the functions and uses of language and show how ambiguity can generate defective reasoning. / Explain the functions and uses of language and show how ambiguity can generate defective reasoning.
12. Critically analyse informal fallacies of relevance and ambiguity with original legal examples. / Critically analyse informal fallacies of relevance and ambiguity with original legal examples.
13. Analyse marriage as a social institution and distinguish major types of marriage with reference to Indian society. / Analyse marriage as a social institution and distinguish major types of marriage with reference to Indian society.
14. Compare Hindu and Muslim marriage as sociological institutions, focusing on social organisation rather than merely legal rules. / Compare Hindu and Muslim marriage as sociological institutions, focusing on social organisation rather than merely legal rules.
15. Explain family and kinship, distinguish their major forms, and assess changes in the joint-family system in India. / Explain family and kinship, distinguish their major forms, and assess changes in the joint-family system in India.
16. Critically analyse caste and Jajmani relations and explain how economic change affects caste-class relationships. / Critically analyse caste and Jajmani relations and explain how economic change affects caste-class relationships.
17. Compare major sociological explanations of crime and assess their usefulness in understanding juvenile delinquency. / Compare major sociological explanations of crime and assess their usefulness in understanding juvenile delinquency.
18. Critically compare retributive, deterrent and reformative theories of punishment and relate them to probation, parole and prison systems. / Critically compare retributive, deterrent and reformative theories of punishment and relate them to probation, parole and prison systems.
19. Examine corruption and white-collar crime as social problems and explain why their social context complicates conventional crime-control strategies. / Examine corruption and white-collar crime as social problems and explain why their social context complicates conventional crime-control strategies.
20. Discuss crime against women and children as a social problem and evaluate structural, cultural and institutional approaches to prevention. / Discuss crime against women and children as a social problem and evaluate structural, cultural and institutional approaches to prevention.
21. Explain the maxims ubi jus ibi remedium, injuria sine damno and damnum sine injuria through difficult hypothetical situations. / Explain the maxims ubi jus ibi remedium, injuria sine damno and damnum sine injuria through difficult hypothetical situations.
22. Compare volenti non fit injuria, act of God, inevitable accident, statutory authority and necessity as general defences. / Compare volenti non fit injuria, act of God, inevitable accident, statutory authority and necessity as general defences.
23. Analyse vicarious liability, including master-servant relationship, state liability, joint tortfeasors, strict liability and absolute liability. / Analyse vicarious liability, including master-servant relationship, state liability, joint tortfeasors, strict liability and absolute liability.
24. Explain assault, battery, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution and distinguish their essential elements. / Explain assault, battery, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution and distinguish their essential elements.
25. Design an integrated framework for a lawyer preparing a public-facing legal speech: logical validity, persuasive technique, social context and legal responsibility must all be addressed. / Design an integrated framework for a lawyer preparing a public-facing legal speech: logical validity, persuasive technique, social context and legal responsibility must all be addressed.