LLB (OUSL) – Level03
2024
Constitutional Law
• Constitutional Law: An Introduction
• Core Principles and Values of Constitutionalism
• Concept of the Sovereignty of the People and Constitutional
Law
• Constitutional History of Sri Lanka I and 11
• Separation of Powers
• Rule of Law
• Parliament and Legislative Power
• Parliament and Legislative Power in Sri Lanka
• Independence of the Judiciary (I & II)
• The Executive and the Constitution of 1978
• The Franchise
• Constitutional Making Process and Interpretation
LLB [OUSL] Level 03
Interpretation of Statutes and Documents
• Fundamental Jurisprudential Concepts and the
Constitutional Foundations of Interpretation of Statutes
and Documents-
• Theories of Interpretation I
• Theories of Interpretation II
• Traditional Rules of Interpretation
• Constitutional Interpretation
• Internal Aids to Construction
• External Aids to Construction
• Secondary Rules of Interpretation
• Presumptions in Interpretation: General and Special
Presumptions
• Legal Drafting
• Interpretation of International Treaties
LLB [OUSL] Level 03
Equity and Trust Law
• Introduction to Equity
• The Maxims of Equity (Part 01)
• The Maxims of Equity (Part 02)
• Equitable Remedies
• An overview of trusts
• Trusts Ordinance No. 09 of 1917
• Express Trusts (Part 01)
• Express Trusts (Part 02)
• Constructive Trusts (Part 01)
• Constructive Trusts (Part 02)
• Charitable Trusts (Part 01)
• Charitable Trusts (Part 02)
• The Duties, Powers, and Liabilities of Trustees
• The Rights and Liabilities of Beneficiaries
LLB [OUSL] Level 03
Romen Law
• Introduction to Roman Law
• Sources of Roman Law
• Perspectives on status,
• patria potestas and parental rights
• Law of marriage, guardianship and curatorship
• Law of Universal Succession
• Law of Things I
• Law of Things II
• Law of Obligations I
• Law of Obligations II
• Law relating to Actions
LLB [OUSL] Level 03
Legal Method and Legal Writing
PART I
• Introduction to law
• Constitution and legislation as a source of law
• Judicial Precedent and case law
• Opinions of Jurists as a source of lawl
• Equity as a source of law
• Custom and Religion as a source of law
• International treaties as a source of law
• The Judiciary and the Legal Profession
PART II
• Searching legal sources
• Developing reading skills of legal sources
• Developing effective note taking skills
• Developing arguments and critical writing
• How to write a legal answer
• How to write case notes and assignments
• Fundamentals of plagiarism and referencing
LLB [OUSL] Level 03
Legal Systems and Legal History of Sri Lanka
• A brief overview of the laws and institutions for the
administration of justice in Sri Lanka in the Pre-Colonial
period
• Reception of Dutch laws during the British Period
• Colonialism and its Impact on the legal system of Sri
Lanka: Reception of Roman Dutch Law
• Colonialism and its impact on the legal system of Sri
Lanka - Reception of English Law through Legislation
• Colonialism and its impact on the legal system of Sri
Lanka - Reception of English law through Judicial
Decisions
• Kandyan Law Part I - History and The Application of Law
• Kandyan Law Part II - Contemporary Developments in
Kandyan Law
LLB [OUSL] Level 03
• Tesawalamai Law Part I - History and the Application of
Law
• Tesawalamai Law Part II- Contemporary developments
in Tesawalamai Law
• Muslim Law Part I - History and the Application of Law
• Muslim Law Part II- Contemporary Developments in
Muslim Law
• Pluralism in the Sri Lankan Legal System and current
trends, scope and Application
• Administration of Justice in Sri Lanka: The Pre-Colonial
Period
• Administration of Justice in Sri Lanka: The Colonial
Period
• Administration of Justice in Sri Lanka: The Post-Colonial
Period
• Contemporary Challenges in the Administration of
Justice in Sri Lanka
LLB [OUSL] Level 03
