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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.A.LL.B - B.A.LL.B. (Honours) SAL1502 State and Political Obligations Syllabus

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology School of Law

SAL1502 STATE AND POLITICAL OBLIGATION
L T P Credit Total Marks
4 1 0 4 100

UNIT 1 – INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL OBLIGATION 15Hrs.
Meaning, nature and scope of Political Obligation - Evolution of the concept of political obligation – contemporary
developments - Political obligation and right - Political obligation and Duty.Theories of Political obligation – Voluntarism –
Utilitarian theory -Deontological theory - Anarchist theory.

UNIT 2 – POLITICAL OBLIGATION AND CONSENT 18Hrs.
Nature and extent of consent – Political obligation and Social contract (Hobbes, Locke & Rousseau) - Types of
Political obligation.Philosophical foundations of Political obligation - T.H. Green on Political obligation - Moral or Ethical
foundations of Political obligation - Ancient Indian ideas and Institutions on Political obligation.

UNIT 3 – DIMENSIONS OF POLITICAL OBLIGATIONS IN A MODERN STATE 18Hrs.
Political obligation and family - Political obligation and identity - Membership and political obligation.Legal and
Political obligations - Nature and extent of the Authority in a State and Political Obligation - History and Theory of Justice -
Joseph Raz.

UNIT 4 – CONSTITUTION 17Hrs.
Constitution of India and the nature of Political obligation under the Constitution - Upendra Baxi on Crisis in the
Indian Legal system - Dilution of Political obligation - Impact of such dilution of Political obligation. D.D. Raphael and T. H.
Green on Political Obligation

UNIT 5 – POLITICAL OBLIGATION AND THE RIGHT TO DISSENT 17Hrs.
Legal and moral issues- legal and social issues - social and political issues - Right to disobey the law - D.H. Thoreau
- Gandhian Principles - Edmund Burke. Political Obligation and Revolution - Role of State in balancing political obligations -
Role of international society in political obligation of a State.
Max. 85 Hours

COURSE OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course the student will be able to
CO1: Acquaint Knowledge of basic factual information about politics within an area of specialization.
CO2: Develop a deeper understanding of philosophical, moral and ethical foundation of political obligations.
CO3: Organize several key concepts into a larger theory that provides insight into aspects of society
CO4: An understanding of role of state in balancing political obligation and role of international society in political obligation of
state
CO5: Understands how political obligation emerge, how it operate, how they influence with their external environment
CO6: This Course will equip the students with the required Professional Skills.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Chatterjee, P, “State and Politics in India”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
2. Sabine, George, “History of Political Theory”, Oxford IBH Publishers, New Delhi.
3. John Horton, “Political Obligation”, MacMillan, London, 1992.
4. Ernest Barker, “Principles of Social and Political Theory”, Surjit Publications, New Delhi, 2005.
5. Margaret Gilbert, “A Theory of Political obligation ; Membership, Commitment and the Bonds of Society”, Clarendon
Press, Oxford, London, 2006.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks:100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 6 Questions to be answered out of 8 questions and each question carries 5 Marks 30 Marks
PART B: 4 questions to be answered out of 8 questions (Internal Choice) and each question carries 10 Marks 40 Marks
PART C: 2 Questions to be answered out of 4 questions and each carries 15 marks 30 Marks