Philosophy of Law

The course deals with the basic issues related to the nature and function of law in society. It deals with issues such as natural justice, the logic of legal reasoning, legal responsibility, legal rights, judicial procedure, law and morality as well as the sources of law. It also considers the conversion of the natural law doctrine into natural rights doctrine in the modern period.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Course Objective:

• To give students a balanced view of law in society which avoids the extremes of excessive legalism and anarchism by showing the significance of society’s right to control, to some extent, the behaviour of its citizens