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UP JUDICIARY Jurisprudence Syllabus

Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service (UPPCS J)

3
Topics
13
Sub-topics
31
Sections in exam

Jurisprudence is one of 31 sections in the UP JUDICIARY syllabus. It has 3 topics and 13 sub-topics, tested in General Knowledge.

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UP JUDICIARY Jurisprudence: topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Schools of Jurisprudence

    • Natural Law School: Ancient to Modern
    • Analytical Positivism: Austin's Command Theory, Kelsen's Pure Theory
    • Historical School: Savigny, Maine
    • Sociological School: Ehrlich, Roscoe Pound
    • Realist School: American (Holmes, Frank) & Scandinavian (Hagerstrom)
  2. 2

    Sources of Law

    • Legislation: Process, Delegated Legislation
    • Precedent: Stare Decisis, Ratio Decidendi, Obiter Dicta
    • Custom: Essentials of Valid Custom
  3. 3

    Fundamental Legal Concepts

    • Rights and Duties: Hohfeld's Analysis
    • Possession: Elements, Kinds
    • Ownership: Kinds, Incidents
    • Personality: Natural and Legal Persons
    • Obligation and Liability: Civil, Criminal, Strict, Vicarious

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Jurisprudence for UP JUDICIARY has 3 topics: Schools of Jurisprudence, Sources of Law and Fundamental Legal Concepts, with 13 sub-topics in all.

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