Third Semester

1. Economics - I

General Principles
a) Economics as a science and its relevance to Law
b) Economics as basis of social welfare and social justice
c) Free enterprise planned economics and mixed economics.

General Principles of Economics
a) Demand and supply
b) Markets, determination of prices, business organizations
c) Labour and wages
d) Capital and money
e) Saving, Consumption, Investment
f) Intentional comparisons of development strategies and experiences - Theories of economic growth and problems of development
g) Control of monopolies and prevention of economic concentration
h) Banking and Fiscal policy
i) Resource Mobilization and fiscal resources: Taxation
j) The role of credit and banking system : Rural money markets:
k) International financial institutions:
l) International financial institutions
m) Technology and economic growth.

RECOMMENDED SOURCE MATERIALS
1. Alfred W. Stonier and Douglas C. Haque - The Essentials of Economics, London, Longman 1955.
2. Ruddar Datt and Sundaram - Indian Economy, Delhi, S. Chand & Co., 1982.
3. N. Agrawala - Indian Economics, New Delhi, Vikas, 1979.
4. Paul Samuelson - Economics - An Introductory Analysis (International Student Edition, 1961)
5. Fredrthue Lewis - Theory of Economic Growth (Unwin University Books 1954, 9th Impression, 1970)
6. V. Y. Gupta - Working of Stock Exchanges in India, Delhi (Thomson Press, 1972)
7. S. Ghatak - Rural Money Markets in India, Delhi (Macmillan 1976)
8. C. H. Hanumanthae Rao & P. C. Joshi - Reflections of Economic Development and Social Change Essays in honor of V. K. R. V. Rao (Allied, 1979)
9. P. K. Chaudhari - The Indian Economy - Poverty and Development (Vikas, 1978)
10. C. T. Kurien - Planning, Poverty and Social Transformation (Allied 1976)
11. M. Dipton - Why Poor People Stay Poor - Urban Bias in World Development (Heritage Publishers, New Delhi 1980)
12. Myrdal, Gunnar - The Challenge of World Poverty (Penguin, 1971)
13. Laxmi Narain - Principles and Practice of Public Enterprise Management (S. Chand)
14. Muhbub Ul Haq - The Poverty : Certain Choices for the Third World Oxford, 1976)
15. H. W. Singer and J. S. Ansari - Rich and Poor Countries (Allen and Unwin, Third (Edn.) 82.
16. L. N. Rangarajan - Commodity Conflict - The Political Economy of International Commodity Negotiations (Croom, Helm Ltd., 1978)
17. V. Gauri Shankar - Taming the Giants (Multinational Corporations in India) Sterling, 1980.
18. I. Livingstone (ed.) - Economic Policy for Development (Penguin 1971)
19. P. C. Joshi - Land Reforms in India (Allied, 1976)

2. Computer Applications - I

Course content :

Introduction to Computers * Using the Personal Computer
*Getting to know the different parts of a computer
*Start and Shut down a PC

DOS : * Using the various DOS commands

Windows *Familiarity with WINDOWS operating system
*Using a mouse
*Using utilities like paint, calculator
*Ability to manage records
*Customizing user interface
*Files and folders
*Using Help

M. S. Word *Create simple documents using Word
*Opening files and saving text
*Using different fonts
*Word Art - special fonts
*Inserting Graphics and Pictures
*Spell check and grammar check
*Using header and footer
*Print preview and printing features
*Creating Tables

MS Excel *Creating a spreadsheet
*Entering data
*Editing
*Saving and printing
*Some formulae
*Drawing graphs
*Sharing spreadsheet
*Using charts
*Everyday use functions e.g. Sum, Average, Count Max,
Min.

MS Powerpoint *Creating a presentation
*Using different view for presentation
*Entering and editing text
*Using Clip Art

Internet *What is Internet
*How to access Internet
*Browsing the Internet
*Web Mail
*Web Chat
*Using various Search Engines
*Creating Home Page
*What is E-Commerce

E mail *Sending and receiving e-mail

3. Political Science III

International Relations and Organizations

Part I
The world community; sovereign states, transnational political parties and transnational non official organizations such as the churches, multinational corporations, scientific, cultural and other organizations.
Components of national power; population, geography, resources, economic organization, technology and military force. Limitations on national power; international morality, public opinion, international law, fear of violence and destruction, war with conventional and nuclear weapons. Major sources of conflict: East and West, North and South rivalries , territorial claims, resources, populations migrations, international trade, balance of payments and protectionism.
Avoidance of war and facilitation of peaceful change: alliances and balance of power approach : collective security and disarmament, diplomacy and peaceful resolution of conflicts by negotiation, mediation, conciliation and recourse to international organization, arbitration and judicial settlement; the cultural approach and the UNESCO; promotion of international cooperation and the functional approach the specialized agencies, the case for and against world government.

Part II
Inter governmental organizations and their constituent instruments; the standard pattern of organization: the annual or periodical plenary conference, the committee or council to take decisions during the period between the plenary conferences, the secretariat. The special features of the I.L.O. and international financial institutions. The United Nations and its principal organs; the relationship between the United Nations and Regional Organizations, specialized agencies and international non governmental organizations.

4. General Principles of Contract

1. General principles of contract I
Section 1 - 75 of the Indian contract Act
2. Special Contract, Indemnity , Guarantee, Bailment, and Agency
Sections 124 - 238 of the Indian Contract Act.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED
1. Mulla: Indian Contract Act
2. Dessai : Indian Contract Act
3. Avtar Singh : Law of contract
4. Ponnuswami : Cases and materials on contract
5. Anson : English law of contract

Fourth Semester

1. History - II

a) The advent of Islam: Interaction between ancient Indian cultural heritage and Islamic culture and emergence of synthetic Indian culture. Innovation by rulers of medieval period in the area of revenue administration, District administration, Court system.

b) Indian contact with the European: Impact of European culture on Indian history and Indian National Movement; impact of European liberal thought on the Indian National Movement and Constitutional Development in India unto 1947.Study of social reform movements in modern India and its impact on legal culture.

c) Economic history of India during the British period.

RECOMMENDED SOURCE MATERIAL
1. A.R. Desai - Social background of Indian nationalism, Popular Prakashan,Bombay (1948)
2. R.C Majumdar - History of the freedom movement in India, Calcutta Mukhopadhyaya.
3. V.P. Meneon - The transfer of Power in India Bombay,Orient longman (1972)
4. B. Shiva rao - India`s Freedom Movements, New Delhi, Orient Longman, (1972)
5. Pattabhi Sitaramayya - History of the Indian national Congress ,Bombay Padma Publications.
6. Tara Chand - History of Freedom movement in the Indian states
7. V.P. Menon - The Story of Integration of Indian Sates, Calcutta , Orient Longman.

2. Economics - II

1. Introduction to Indian Economy
a. trends in population growth
b. estimates of national income in India
c. post independence economic policies in India

2. Poverty and Income Distribution
a. trends and inter regional variations in the incidence of rural poverty
b. unemployment trends and employment generation schemes
c. labour, productivity and wages

3. The Logic of India's development strategy
a. planning process
b. priorities between agriculture and industry
c. choice of technology
d. the role of public, private and joint sectors.
e. large, medium and small industries.

4. Problem of controlling economic concentration
a. regulation of the private corporate sector ( controls, licences and quotas)
b. anti monopolies and restrictive practices, regulations
c. deficit financing
d. pricing
e. labour relations

5. Foreign Investments
a. international investment
b. international aid
c. international corporations
d. trends in new economic order

6. Export and Import Policies: Import substitution and export promotion

7. Agricultural Economics
a. basic characteristics of the economy and its transformation since independence
b. evolution of agrarian relations, integrated rural development
c. commercialization of agriculture
d. economics of farm management
e. agricultural credit

7. Role of capital formation, credit and banking system.

3. Computer Applications - II

1. Power Point 97: Introduction, creating presentation and using masters
2. Editing and formatting text
3. Drawing objects, drawing lines, arcs etc., modifying colors, adding headers, footers etc.
4. Word 97 - introduction, creating, opening, locating, sorting, saving, editing, inserting, selecting, moving documents.
5. Viewing and formatting documents
6. Using mail merge and tables
7. Micro soft excel 97
8. Formatting worksheets
9. Printing, auditing, worksheets etc.
10. Lists, working with data form, sorting, filtering data etc.

(Detailed syllabus will be provided during the Semester).

3. Law of Torts

General principles of the Law of Torts, evolution of Torts, creation of various kinds of torts, detailed study of various non-statutory and statutory torts.

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

Ratanlal Law of Torts
R.K. Bangia Law of Torts
Iyer Law of Torts
Pillai Law of Torts
Sinha Law of Torts
Salmond Law of torts
Winfield Law of torts

Contact Information

The Principal,
V.M. Salgaocar College of Law,
Miramar - Panjim, Goa,
403 001 - India.
Phone: +91-832-462225
Fax: +91-832-421571
Email: principal@vmslaw.edu