2-YEAR M.A. (CORPORATE LAW)

(offered in association with Eastern Book Company)

 

SEMESTER – I

 

1.1.1. Introduction to Law and Legal Methods

Module I: Introduction to Legal Systems,

• Common Law
• Civil Law
• Mixed Systems
• Public Law
• Private Law

Module II: Sources of Law

• Understanding the Sources of Law
• Primary Sources of Law
• Secondary Sources of Law
• Hierarchy of Law

Module III: Getting Familiar with Sources of Corporate Law

• Framework of Corporate Law
• Corporate Law Regime

Module IV: Legal Research and Writing

• Selecting your Topic and Identifying Legal Issues
• Literature Review
• Undertaking Comparative and Interdisciplinary Research
• Editing and Refinements

1.1.2. Fundamentals of Corporate Law

Module I: Corporate Form

• Separate Legal Identity
• Limited Liability
• Corporate Veil

Module II: Kinds of Business Entities

• Partnership, LLP, Cooperative Societies, Sole Proprietorship
• Public, Private, Limited, Unlimited, Guarantee Companies
• OPC, Small Companies, Producer Companies
• Section 8 Company

Module III: CSR, Corporate Sustainability and ESG

Module IV: Incorporation and Winding-up of Business Entities

• Incorporation and registration
• Conversions
• Winding up under the Companies Act

1.1.3 Administration of Company

Module I: Directors, KMP, & Promoters

• Directors - Kinds, Power & Duties, Appointment, Removal, Disqualification, Resignation
• Related Party Transactions
• Loans to Directors and Inter-corporate Loans
• Promoters and KMP

Module II: Shareholders and Meetings

• Members and Shareholders of a Company
• Shareholders and Board of Directors Meetings
• Statutory Committees
• Notice, Quorum, Proxies, Agenda
• Resolution, Minutes, Annual Report

Module III: Shareholder Litigation & Class Action

• Majority v. Minority Shareholder Conflict
• Oppression and Mismanagement
• Class action

Module IV: Corporate Governance

• Development of Corporate Governance Norms in India
• Comparative Analysis of Corporate Governance
• Corporate Fraud
• Insider Trading