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COURSE DESIGN

HAMDARD INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH (HILSR)

Name of the Academic Programme: BALLB

Course Code: BALLB-805 Title of the Course: Clinical Legal Course –II

L-T-P: 4-0-0 Credit 4

(L= Lecture Hours, T= Tutorial Hours, P= Practical Hours)

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

After completing this Course, the students should be able to:

CLO-1Assess the importance of facts in legal world as they form the bulwark of any case that is
pursued in Courts (Cognitive Level: Analyze).

CLO-2 Develop the skill of applying legal provisions to intricate factual situation (Cognitive
Level: Evaluate).

CLO-3 Create their own art/skill of oral advocacy. (Cognitive Level: Create).

CLO-4 Embrace the fact that role of a law student /advocate is no less than of a social engineer
who contributes immensely towards the good of society by rendering pro-bono legal services and
assistance. (Cognitive Level: Analyze).

CLO-5Grasp the ground level functioning of Courts, such as drafting and filing of documents;
presenting of case before the Court; different stages of cases; and others (Cognitive Level:
Apply).

CLO-6 Develop critical decision making skills in challenging work environment. (Cognitive
Level: Evaluate).

Mapping of Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) with Programme Learning Outcomes

(PLOs)

PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO PLO1 PLO1 PLO1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
CLO 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 3
1
CLO 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 3
2
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CLO 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
3
CLO 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
4
CLO 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3
5
CLO 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
6

Detailed Syllabus:

UNIT-I: Mooting 12 Hrs

Principles of mooting
Practical Relevance of Mooting
Process of Mooting
Tools of Advocacy
Mandatory Moot Problems
Students will form Teams of minimum three members. Two Moot Court Problems will
be supplied to the teams to work upon. Extensive research followed by preparation of
Memorials will be done by them. Thereafter, a panel of Judges (comprising of Faculty
Members or reputed Bar members) may be invited to evaluate the submissions and
presentation of arguments by each team. Building of such real Court like environment
will enable the students to enhance their research and oral advocacy skill.

Unit-II: Court Visits-Experience

Students will do internships. During their internship, they will visit the courts and observe the
proceedings therein. They will maintain a court diary and enter their day-to-day observations in
it. The students will have to make a presentation of that before a panel of internal and external
examiners (2 internal and 1 external). While the diary shall be evaluated by the concerned
teacher.

During the court visits the students are required to observe the
following stages andwrite reports of their observations in the diary:

Framing of charges/issues
Examination-in-chief
Cross examination
Final Argument
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Students are required to do and record the following:

Read minimum 5 case files and understand how files are prepared and
maintained.
Do legal research in atleast 3 cases
Draft minimum one document in an on-going case in the chamber
Observe client interviewing and counselling with the permission of the lawyer
and the client in atleast 2 cases.

UNIT-III: Legal Literacy

Students will undertake legal aid assistance and awareness activities. They may choose to visit
different schools/colleges/university departments to perform the activities. A format of
evaluation will be prepared by the concerned teacher.

This Unit will familiarize the students with:

Importance of Legal Aid

Significance of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987; right to legal aid; and ADR
systems
Concept of Legal Counselling
What to do if you are arrested; if you are a consumer with a grievance; if you are a
victim of sexual harassment; domestic violence, child abuse, caste, ethnic and religious
discrimination; filing a public interest litigation

Reference Material:

1. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

2. David Chavkin, A Textbook for Law School Clinical Programs, Ed-2001
3. N.R.Madhava Menon, Clinical Legal Education, Eastern Book Co; Reprinted 2008
edition.
4. Creating Legal Awareness, edited by Kamala Sankaran and Ujjwal Singh (Delhi: OUP,
2007).
5. Prakash Sharma and Abhishek Kumar Pandey S. Sivakumar, Clinical and Continuing
Legal Education - A Roadmap for India, Thomson Reuters: Ed-2021.
6. Dr. G. P. Tripathi, Legal Education in India, Central Law Publications,
7. Abhinandan Malik, Moot Courts & Mooting, Eastern Book Company; 1st Edition.
8. BibhutiBhushan Mishra, Singhal's Moot Court and Mock Trial: A Practical Exposure,
Singhal Law Publications; Ed-2019.
9. Dr. Kailash Rai, Moot Court Pre-Trial Preparation and Participation in Trial Proceedings,
Central law Publication.
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10. Prof. Dr. KL Bhatia, Moot Court and Mock Trials - Art to And Art of Advocacy:
Essentials of Court Craft, Universal Law Publishing - an imprint of LexisNexis; Second
edition-2018.
11. ShyamSundar Sharma, Legal Aid to the Poor: The Law and Indian Legal System, Deep
& Deep Publications.
12. Vicky Ling, Legal Aid Handbook 2020/21, Legal Action Group; New edition (17
February 2020).

Teaching-Learning Strategies in Brief:

5. Usage of ICT tools to enhance the visualisation capacity of students to understand the
concepts better in broader context.
6. Establishing learning goals before beginning with a new activity help students form a
clear objective in mind.
7. Holding discussions to allow students to share their views. This boost students’
confidence and enable them to speak their mind and adopt analytical approach.
8. Demonstrating the skills which are essential to build while giving enough leeway to
students come up with their own style of presentation.

Assessment Methods and Weightages in Brief:

The course has a weightage of 100 marks. The bifurcation is as follows:

Practical 90% Mooting 30 Marks

Skills Submission of Court Visit Report 30 Marks
Evaluation
Legal Literacy Activities 30 Marks
Grand Viva 10% Viva-voce 10 Marks