Ascent's Chapterwise Solved Papers – Jurisprudence-I (First Semester) by Dr. Ashok K. Jain

Ascent Publications' Q&A series for LL.B. and B.A. LL.B. students, written by Dr. Ashok K. Jain — the author whose guides are a fixture of law-school revision in India. This volume covers Jurisprudence-I as taught in the First Semester, and presents past university examination questions arranged chapter by chapter, each with a model answer.

How the book is built

• Chapterwise arrangement — questions are grouped under the syllabus topic they belong to, so you revise one chapter at a time instead of hunting through year-wise papers.
• Previous years' university questions with model answers written to examination length.
• Q&A format throughout — the answer shows what the examiner expects, how much to write, and which authorities and illustrations to bring in.
• Short notes and repeat questions flagged by topic, which is where most of the marks sit in a Jurisprudence paper.

Topics covered in Jurisprudence-I

• Nature, meaning and scope of jurisprudence, and its value to the study of law.
• Schools of jurisprudence — analytical and positivist (Austin, Bentham, Kelsen, Hart), historical (Savigny, Maine), sociological (Ihering, Pound, Duguit), philosophical and natural law, and realist thought.
• Sources of law — custom, legislation and precedent; stare decisis, ratio decidendi and obiter dicta.
• The Indian legal system, the rule of law and the separation of powers.
• Legal services and Lok Adalats.
• Methods of legal study and rules of interpretation.
• The legal profession in India.

Why students pick this series

• Revision-first. It is written to be read in the weeks before the semester examination, not as a first textbook.
• Answers in the examiner's own vocabulary — the phrasing, structure and length a university answer-sheet rewards.
• Pattern recognition. Reading the questions chapter by chapter shows at once which topics come back every year.
• Compact and inexpensive, and designed to sit alongside Dr. Ashok K. Jain's main Jurisprudence-I textbook rather than replace it.

Who should buy this book

• LL.B. (3-year) and B.A. LL.B. / B.B.A. LL.B. (5-year) First Semester students preparing for the Jurisprudence-I paper.
• Students of Delhi University, GGSIPU, CCS, MDU, Lucknow, Rajasthan and other Indian universities following a comparable Jurisprudence syllabus.
• Judicial service and APO aspirants revising jurisprudence basics.
• Anyone sitting a supplementary or improvement paper who needs ready, examination-ready answers fast.

About the author

Dr. Ashok K. Jain writes the Ascent Publications series of law guides and examination books, widely used by LL.B. students and judicial service aspirants across India.