Your Course Instructor: Law 101C126012021

Video Link of one of my Lectures on this course

Objectives of the Course: 

This course is an attempt to discover the roots of the current legal system of Bangladesh. It will primarily examine the historical background of the Bangladesh legal system and the influence of history on the evolution of Bangladeshi laws and legal institutions. Since Bangladesh has gone through different regimes ranging from ancient age to present day, this course will look at the contribution of all these periods to the development of today’s legal system.

Expected Learning Outcomes from the Course: 

It is expected that students will be able to:

1. Explain the development of Bangladesh’s legal system, including the Hindu, Muslim, and British backgrounds. 
2. Understand the jurisprudential basis of legal history. 
3. Analyze and evaluate information from a wide variety of sources and experiences.
4. Be aware of the incompleteness of the law and the continuous state of development of legal principles
5. Appreciate the evolution of the roles of lawyers and judges, and the ethical dimensions of the development of law and legal systems.
6.  Refine critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and develop skills to independently undertake historical research.

Course Content: 

The course will focus on the Genesis of Law from a philosophical and historical points of view. It will look at the history from five different time frames; Hindu period, Muslim period, British period, Pakistan period and Bangladesh period. The course will evaluate the history from various sources including the religious text books, other books, commentaries of the historians and legal documents.

Instructions/Guidelines/Requirement for this Course:

• Classes will be conducted through google meet during the pandemic.
• All the students registered for this course have to enroll in Moodle.
• The link of the classes will be provided in the Moodle. 
• Students can find all the course materials from Moodle.
• All the students have to submit the soft copy of their "Assignment" in Moodle under assignment section created here and for this they will be graded here.
• One discussion or feedback forum is created under each of the lecture Students have to give their feedback on these forum and marks will be given for their feedback
• Any announcement regarding the class will be posted on Moodle. So they have to keep themselves always active on Moodle.
• All the quizzes and presentations will be held on this platform and students will be informed accordingly.
• The question pattern and the syllabus for the quizzes, midterm and final exam will be given along with the announcement for these tests.
• Two special discussion forums will be created before mid-term and final examination for analyzing both the question and exam methods.