Lahore University of Management Sciences

Law-210 – Concept of Law

Fall Semester 2017

Instructor Angbeen Atif Mirza
Room No.
Office Hours
Email
Telephone
Secretary/TA Muhammad Imran/Khalid Mahmood Siddiqi
TA Office Hours
Course URL (if any)

Course Basics
Credit Hours 4
Lecture(s) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week Duration 1 hour 50 minutes
Recitation/Lab (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week Duration
Tutorial (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week Duration

Course Distribution
Core
Elective
Open for Student Category
Close for Student Category

COURSE DESCRIPTION

COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)

•
•
•

COURSE OBJECTIVES

•
•
•

Learning Outcomes

•
•
•
 Lahore University of Management Sciences
Grading Breakup and Policy

Assignment(s):
Home Work:
Quiz(s): 15%
Class Participation and Attendance: 15%
Midterm Examination: (Research Paper) 20%
Presentation/Debate: 10%
Final Examination: 40%

Examination Detail

Yes/No:
Combine Separate:
Midterm
Duration:
Exam
Preferred Date:
Exam Specifications:

Yes/No:
Combine Separate:
Final Exam
Duration:
Exam Specifications:

COURSE OVERVIEW
Week/
Recommended Objectives/
Lecture/ Topics
Readings Application
Module

Session 1 Introduction to the Course

What is Jurisprudence? - Morrison, Wyne, “Jurisprudence: From the This section explores the
Greeks to Post-modernism” PP 1-13 need for the Philosophy of
- Freeman, MDA Lloyd’s Introduction to Law. It shall lay the
Jurisprudence,” UK Sweet and Maxwell, Philosophy foundations for
Session 2 2000 pp 1-16 questions to be tackled
- Freeman, MDA Lloyd’s Introduction to later in the course
Jurisprudence,” UK Sweet and Maxwell,
2000 pp 20-23
The birth of Philosophy, - Sophooles; “Antigone.” This session shall start with
Rationality and the - Morrison, Wyne. “Jurisprudence: From the the classic of Greek
Jurisprudence question. Greeks to Post-modernism” pp. 34-40 Rationality. The Greek
- Plato “The Republic” spirit of Nousel, tried to
- Aristotle: Nichomean Ethics, “The philosophize previously
Politics” unanswered questions. The
Session 3 - Morrison, Wyne, “Jurisprudence: From the Greek tragedy, in the form
Greeks to Post-modernism” pp 41-48 of anthormophic gods, also
talks about the same
questions which are then
philosophized by Plato and
Aristotle.

Medieval and Theological Natural - Morrison, Wyne, “Jurisprudence” From The rise of Christianity led
Session 4 Law. the Greeks to Post-modernism” pp 51-73 to major theological debate
 Lahore University of Management Sciences
. - Freeman MDA “Lloyd’s Introduction to surrounding the
Jurisprudence.” UK: Sweet and Maxwell, jurisprudential question.
2000 pp.79-97. This was no a break from
- Freeman MDA “Lloyd’s Introduction to the Greek rational spirit.
Jurisprudence.” UK: Sweet and Maxwell, Contrary to popular
2000 pp.132-137 perception, philosophy was
a tool used by Theology to
direct its enquiries
The rupture of Modernity, - Kant “What is Enlightenment?” Descartes, Ergo
Renaissance and the advent - Freeman MDA “Lloyd’s Introduction Cogito Sum,
of State. to Jurisprudence.” UK: Sweet and revolutionized the
Maxwell, 2000 pp.97-113. manner in which
- Freeman MDA “Lloyd’s Introduction human beings
to Jurisprudence.” UK: Sweet and conducted enquiry. It
Maxwell, 2000 pp.137-144. was a break from the
- Thomas Ertman, State Formation and theological conception
State Building in Europe’ (in Thomas of existence. Man was
Janoski et al. eds. The Handbook of now the center, or
Political Sociology, Cambridge focal point of all
University Press, 2005 pp 367-383. knowledge. This
Session 5 - Tilly, Charles. “War-making and Archimedean point,
state-making” in Peter Evans, Dietrich coupled with the rise
Rueschemeyer and Theda Skoopol of positivism and
(eds) Bringing the State Back In. scienticism, altered the
London; Cambridge University Press; answers to the
1985 (Chapter 5). jurisprudential
- Entry Name: Islamic State” by Nazih questions. State as a
N. Ayubi in Oxford Encyclopedia of collective unit of
Modern Islamic World, First Edition human organization
Vol. 2 arose. It had absolutist
tendencies inherent to
the design.

- Morrison, Wyne. “Jurisprudence:

Austin and Legal Positivism From the Greeks to Post-modernism” Positivism was
pp. 231-244. advocated by Auguste
- Freeman MDA “Lloyd’s Introduction Comte, French
to Jurisprudence.” UK: Sweet and thinker, as the mode of
Maxwell, 2000 pp.205-229. enquiry in Sociology.
- Freeman MDA “Lloyd’s Introduction The rise of science,
to Jurisprudence.” UK: Sweet and and its ability to solve
Maxwell, 2000 pp.251-264. many of the
unresolved questions
Session 6 in the brief period of
time, raised
confidence in it. It was
expected that
positivism would seek
answers to
Jurisprudential
questions, free from
personal biases and
universal in nature:
Kelson and the Pure Theory - Morrison, Wyne. “Jurisprudence: Kelson’s Pure Theory
Session 7 From the Greeks to Post-modernism” of Law is claimed to
of Law
 Lahore University of Management Sciences
pp. 323-348. be the apex of
- Freeman, M.D.A. “Lloyd’s Positivism enquiry in
Introduction to Jurisprudence.” UK: Jurisprudence.
Sweet and Maxwell, 2000. pp. 271- Ideological
281. consideration and
- Freeman, M.D.A. “Lloyd’s moral subjectivity
Introduction to Jurisprudence.” UK: were rejected in the
Sweet and Maxwell, 2000. pp. 291- quest for answers.
304. Pakistan’c
- Iyer, T.K.K. “Constitutional Law in Constitutional and
Pakistan” Kelsen in the Courts.” The Political history is
American Journal of Competitive chequered with the
Law, Vol.21, No.4 (Autumn, 1973), application of
pp. 759-771. “Doctrine of
Necessity” and the
change of Grund
norm, inspired by
Kelsen’s writings.

Modern Trends in Analytic and - Morrison, Wyne. “Jurisprudence: This session studies
Normative Jurisprudence From the Greeks to Post-modernism” modern trends in Analytic
pp. 383-408. and Normative
- Freeman, M.D.A. “Lloyd’s Jurisprudence, and its
Introduction to Jurisprudence.” UK: relationship to Positivist
Sweet and Maxwell, 2000. pp. 339- conception of Law. It tries
Session 8 374. to situate Jurisprudence
- Freeman, M.D.A. “Lloyd’s within the frame work of
Introduction to Jurisprudence.” UK: advances in Social theory.
Sweet and Maxwell, 2000. pp. 393-
419.

Economy and Society - The Disenchantment of logically formal

The Session will cover “Economy
and Society”; an outline of
Interpretive sociology edited
Guenther Roth and Claus Wittich,
Session 9 Max Weber, Pages 641 to 752
legal rationality; Or Max Weber’s
Sociology in the Genealogy of the
Contemporary Mode of Western Legal
by thoughts by Duncan Kennedy, Pages from
323 to 365.
- From History of Sociology; An
International Biography, by Fritz Ringer
Max Weber; Pages 176 to 201.

This session shall discuss; - The Disenchantment of logically formal

legal rationality; Or Max Weber’s
Sociology in the Genealogy of the
Contemporary Mode of Western Legal
Session 10 thoughts by Duncan Kennedy, Pages from
323 to 365.
- From History of Sociology; An
International Biography, by Fritz Ringer
Max Weber; Pages 176 to 201.
 Anghie, Antony “Imperialism,
Sovereignty and the making of
International Law.” US:
Cambridge, 2007 pp. 1-28

Weston, Burtis H., Richard A. Falk

and Andrew C. Strauss
“International Law and World
Order; A problem oriented
coursebook.” US: Thompson/West,
2006 pp. 35-39

Evans, Malcolm D. (Eds)

“International Law,” US: Oxford,
2003 pp. 31-59 and pp. 89-112

Mahmud, T (2006) “Geography and

International Law: Towards a
postcolonial mapping”

Riles, A (1999) “The view from the

International Plane” from The Laws
History of of the Postcolonial
Session 11 International Law
Subjects of International Law. Evans, Malcolm D. (Eds) “International Law.” Law in its modern form
Session 12 US: Oxford, 2003 pp. 239-386. seeks to create subjects.

Law in its modern form seeks to The subjects of

 Lahore University of Management Sciences
create subjects. The subjects of International aw are
International aw are “States.” The “States.” The evolution of
evolution of States has already been States has already been
talked about in Session number 4. talked about in Session
This session shall seek to number 4. This session
understand the how States operate shall seek to understand the
in the community of States, they how States operate in the
create as International, and the community of States, they
relationship of International Law to create as International, and
its domestic questions. the relationship of
International Law to its
domestic questions.

International Institutions and - Evans, Malcolm D. (Eds) “International This session studies how
International Law. Law.” US: Oxford, 2003 pp. 559-587. International Institutions
- Shaw, Malcolm N. “International Law.” administer International
UK: Cambridge, 2003 pp. 1013-1022. Law. It studies their role in
Session 13 Internationals Crime and
Justice (I.C.J.) and in
general (U.N.O.).

The relevance of International - Weston, Burtis H., Richard A. Falk, Hilary This session deals with the
Law. Charlesworth and Andrew C. Strauss. objection raised by Austin
“International Law and world Order: A (Session 6) against
problem Oriented Course book.” US: International Law: i.e.
Thomson/West, 2006 pp. 60-79. International Law with out
- Evans, Malcolm D. (Eds) “International a Sovereign does not
Session 14 Law.” US: Oxford, 2003 pp. 415-441. deserve to be called
International Law. It also
discusses the relevance of
International Law to
Domestic system of Law.

Constitutional Law of USA and - Stanley De, Smith, and Brazier Rodney. These two sessions try to
UK. Constitutional and Administrative Law. overview the Unwritten
England: Penguin Group, 1994. nature of the UK
- Turpin, Colin. British government and the Constitution and the
constitution text, cases and materials. Written Constitution and
London: Butterworths, 1995. the Republican ideas which
- Smith, Page. Constitution, a documentary motivated it. It is aimed to
and narrative history. New York: Morrow introduce the main tenants
Quill Paperbacks, 1980. of the modern Constitution
- Stephens, Otis H. American Constitutional through a comparison of
Law. Belmont, CA: Thomson/West, 2003. USA and UK.
Session 15 - Theen, Rolf T. W., Frank L. Wilson.
Comparative Politics: An introduction to
Seven Countries. USA: Prentice Hall,
1996.
- Thomas, Paine. “The Rights of Man.”
Project Gutenberg. Project Gutenberg. 29
June 2009 http://www.gutenberg.org/.
- Alexis de, Tocquille. “AMERICAN
INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR
INFLUENCE”. Main Page – Gutenberg.
28 June 2009
 Lahore University of Management Sciences
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/7a
min11.txt
- Hamilton, Alexander, John Jay, and James
Madison. Main Page – Gutenberg. 28 June
2009
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext91/fed
er16.txt.
Session 16 Constitutional Law in Pakistan. - Pala R. Newberg. “Judging the State.” UK: This session gives a
CUP, 1995. general introduction to the
- Redding, Jeffery A. “Constitutionalizing major Constitutional
Islam: Theory and Pakistan.” questions and controversies
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and Political in Pakistan. The rest of the
History of Pakistan.” Pakistan: O.U.P, sessions shall study the
2003 pp. 849-923 Constitutional history of
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and Political Pakistan, and the manner
History of Pakistan.” Pakistan: O.U.P, in which the questions
2003 pp. 91-106. raised were answered by
studying cases.

Session 17 Form a Colonial Constitution to the - Karve, D. G. “The new Indian Constitution
Constitution of 1956 till the Principles and Prospects.” The University
Constitution of 1962. of Toronto Law Journal, Vol.3, No.2
(1940), 581-300.
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and Political
History of Pakistan.” Pakistan: O.U.P,
2003 pp. 31-50.
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and Political
History of Pakistan.” Pakistan: O.U.P,
2003 pp. 106-111.
- Choudhury, G.W “Constitution Making
Dilemmas in Pakistan” The Western
Political Quarterly, Vol.8, No.4 (Dec.,
1955), 589-600.
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and Political
History of Pakistan.” Pakistan: O.U.P,
2003 pp. 166-194
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and Political
History of Pakistan.” Pakistan: O.U.P,
2003 pp. 224-282.
Session 18 Moulvi Tamizzuddin Case (1955). - Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and
Political History of Pakistan.”
Pakistan: O.U.P, 2003 pp. 130-153.
Session 19
Session 20 State v. Dosso (1958) - Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and
Political History of Pakistan.”
Pakistan” O.U.P, 2003 pp. 212-216
Session 21 Asma Jillani v. Government of - Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and
Pakistan (1972) Political History of Pakistan.”
Pakistan” O.U.P, 2003 pp. 486-508.

Session 22 Constitution of 1973 and - Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and

Constitutional Amendments by Zia- Political History of Pakistan.”
ul-Haq Pakistan” O.U.P, 2003 pp. 849-923.
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and
Political History of Pakistan.”
 Lahore University of Management Sciences
Pakistan” O.U.P, 2003 pp. 647-680.
- Siddique, Osama “The Jurisprudence
of Dissolutions: Presidential Power to
dissolve Assemblies under the
Pakistani Constitution and its
discontents.” Arizona Journal of
International and Comparative Law
Vol.23, No.3, 2006.

Session 23 Begum Nusrat Bhutto (1977) - Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and

Political History of Pakistan.”
Pakistan” O.U.P, 2003 pp. 579-595
Session 24 A Decade of Dissolution till Zafar - Kennedy, Charles H. “Presidential-
Ali Shah (2000) and after. Prime Ministerial Relations: The role
of the Superior Courts” in Charles
Kennedy and Rasul Baksh Rais (Eds)
“Pakistan 1995”, AIPS, 1995.
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and
Political History of Pakistan.”
Pakistan” O.U.P, 2003 pp. 817-845.
- Khan, Hamid “Constitutional and
Political History of Pakistan.”
Pakistan” O.U.P, 2003 pp. 934-939.
- Hamid, Shahid. “Constitutional
change and Continuity.”

Session 25 PCO Judges Case

Session 26 NRO Case

th
The 18 Amendment and the
aftermath.
Session 27 Judgment by the Supreme Court on
Art 175 - A

Session 28 Devolution and the Challenges.

Asghar Khan Case
Azhar Siddiqui v. Federation of
Pakistan (dismissal of prime minister
Gillani)
Session 29 (discussion)

Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings