Paper I

Jurisprudence

Nature and sources of law, legal personality, rights and duties, obligation, liability, ownership, possession and theories of punishment.

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Unit I: Nature and function of law

Definition, purpose and classification of law 2 cases Law and morals; functions of law 2 cases

Unit II: Sources: custom, precedent and legislation

Custom and precedent 2 cases Legislation and codification 2 cases

Unit III: Persons, rights and Hohfeldian analysis

Natural and legal persons 2 cases Rights, duties, liberty and privilege 2 cases

Unit IV: Obligation and liability

Sources of obligation and vicarious liability 2 cases Mens rea, accident and theories of liability 2 cases

Unit V: Ownership, possession, property and sanctions

Ownership and possession 2 cases Property, sanctions and theories of punishment 2 cases