University of Asia Pacific
Department of Law and Human Rights
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1
03-11-13
05-11-13
06-11-13
07-11-13
2
10-11-13
12-11-13
13-11-13
14-11-13
Lesson Plan
Law-113: Government and Politics
1st Year 2nd Semester
Dr. M. Shamsur Rahman
Room No. 203, House No.53/1 (1st Floor),
Road No. 4/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Day 1 (Sunday) 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Day 2 (Tuesday) 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Day 3 (Wednesday)12:00pm to 1:00pm
Day 4 (Thursday) 05:00pm to 6:00pm
rehmanmshamsur@yahoo.com
+8801936953172/029339921
Definition, Meaning and Significance of State, Structure and
Functions of State, Organ of Govt., Forms of govt., Separation of
Powers, Sphere of State Activity and Philosophy, Processes of
formation of democratic government, Electorate and Political Parties.
Fundamental Concepts, Forms of Government, Organs of
Government, The Electorate, Political Party.
To familiarize the students with theoretical and applied knowledge of
structure and role of government. The students can learn “what is and
how of government” and occasional setbacks of government. This
course is highly relevant to the graduates of Law whose main concern
is framing and interpreting laws at the state and international levels.
Reading this course will help the students understand the working of
political institutions aiming at the realization of goals for which the
state has come into being.
Lectures, assignments, interactive sessions, etc.
N/A
Course schedule/ Class schedule
Topic
Reading
Work
assignment
assignment
Definition and meaning of state, State, society,
Is
Elements of state.
government,
Bangladesh a
and essence of
welfare
State and individual and other welfare state.
state?
associations.
State and government: Theories of the
origin of the state.
Ends and functions of the state. Concept
of Welfare State.
Sovereignty,
meaning
and Sovereignty,
Evaluate
characteristics .
Legalistic
monistic
Origin and development of Sovereignty. Character of
theory of
Sovereignty,
sovereignty
Kinds of Sovereignty.
and its
Austin’s theory of Sovereignty and its Monistic and
Pluralistic
application
in
criticism.
concept of
state.
Holiday (Ashura)
Sovereignty.
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17-11-13
19-11-13
20-11-13
21-11-13
4
24-11-13
26-11-13
27-11-13
28-11-13
5
01-12-13
03-12-13
04-12-13
6
05-12-13
08-12-13
10-12-13
11-12-13
12-12-13
7
15-12-13
17-12-13
18-12-13
19-12-13
Pluralistic Concept of Sovereignty.
Relevance of pluralistic Sovereignty to
state and society.
Law- Definition and its Sources.
Meaning and definition of liberty:
Relation between law and liberty:
Relation between law and morality.
Equality – its importance in social life,
Elation between Equality and liberty.
Kinds of Liberty- Marxist view of
equality.
Rights-definition and kinds.
Fundamental Rights in Bangladesh
constitution .
List and limitation of Fundamental
Rights in Bangladesh constitution.
Human Rights, Universal rights, and
Moral rights.
Law
Liberty
Morality
Find out safe
guards of
liberty in
Bangladesh
constitution.
Equality ,
Rights ,
Fundamental
rights in
Bangladesh
constitution .
Incorporation
of
fundamental
rights and
their
restrictions in
Bangladesh
constitution.
Constitution,
Constitutionalism,
Constitutional Government.
Constitution,
Government
constitutionalis
with a
m, and
constitution
is not
Features of constitutional government, constitutional
government .
necessarily a
Rule of Law-Its implication.
Classification of constitutional
modern
governmentClassification
of
Government:
government.
discuss.
Aristotelian and Modern.
Tutorial No. 1
Theory of Democratic Government : Democracy is
Procedural and Substantial .
not only a form
of government
but also a way
Institutional model of Democracy .
of life.
Democracy: Essential conditions for its
success.
Failures of democracy: Objective
conditions.
Dictatorial, Totalitarian, Govt, Meaning
Dictatorship,
and Characteristics .
Military,
Parliamentary
and Presidential
systems of
Government.
Military Government:
Legitimacy for intervention .
Parliamentary and Presidential system
of government with relative advantages
and disadvantages.
Tutorial No. 2
Challenges to
the workings
of
democratic
government
in developing
country.
A brief
assessment
of working
of
parliamentar
y
government
of
Bangladesh
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29-12-13
01-01-14
9
02-01-14
05-01-14
07-01-14
08-01-14
09-01-14
12-01-14
10
14-01-14
15-01-14
16-01-14
19-01-14
11
21-01-14
22-01-14
23-01-14
26-01-14
12
28-01-14
29-01-14
30-01-14
02-02-14
13
05-02-14
06-02-14
09-02-14
11-02-14
MID TERM EXAM
Unitary
government
definition
Unitary federal
features and practices
government –Recent
trends of Federal
Federal government-multi faceted
government.
characteristics.
Continuation of the same topic.
Recent trends of federal government
Organization of the legislature.
Composition of
legislature,
Function of the legislature.
committees of
Types of legislature: Unicameral and
legislature,
Bicameral.
Committees in legislative Assembly legislative over sight
on executive.
and
their
control
over
administration.
Executive, Meaning, Nature, and
Leadership of
Functions.
executive duties and
responsibility is of
Types of Executives.
civil service.
Mood of Choice of executive.
Recruitment and functions of the
civil service .
Judiciary, importance and functions Judiciary, Judicial
reforms in
Organization of Judiciary:
Judiciary vs Legislature, Judiciary Bangladesh.
vs executive.
Tutorial No. 3
Independence of Judiciary, Role of
Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Doctrine of separation of power.
Separation of
Growth of Separation of Powers. Its powers, check and
balance between
application in UK and USA.
organs of
Political party and its constituents .
government,
Electorate – Theories of franchise,
Political party and
Methods of Election.
electorate.
Individualism:
Traditional and modern ,
Socialism : Democratic socialism
and Marxian Socialism .
Communism, and Fascism: Tenets
and their application .
Principles of Islamic States :
A Review Medina Charter.
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Basic text(s):
Reference text(s):
Additional reading material:
Individualism,
Socialism Fascism
and Islamic State.
Justification for a
unitary government
in Bangladesh .
Examination of
having advantages
from bicameral
legislature.
Reasons for increase
of executive power in
all democratic state.
To what extent is
Judiciary independent
in Bangladesh?
i) Examine
application of
Separation powers in
Bangladesh
Constitution.
ii) Examine the
dysfunctional aspects
of bi partisan
Political system in
Bangladesh .
Decay of Marxian
Socialism and Rise of
Democratic
Socialism in all
modern states
whether Islamic or
secular .
Preparatory Leave
FINAL EXAM
R.G Gettle, Principles of Political Science.
W. E. Willoughby: Government of Modern state.
R.M. MacIver: The Web of Government
Herman Finer, The theory and Practice of Modern Government.
B.D. Mahajan: Political theory.
Harold Laski: A Grammar of Politics
M. A Halim, Constitutional, Constitutional Law and Politics,
Bangladesh Perspective.
Assessment / Assignment Methods:
Marks for assessment will be given by the course
teacher through class tests, quizzes, assignments,
presentation, class performance, class attendance etc.
There should be at least (n+1) where ‘n’ is the number
of class tests for a course. The course teacher must
submit a copy of marks of Assessment (mentioning the
fractions in class tests, quizzes etc.) of his course to the
Head of the respective departments.
Grading Systems:
Each course has a letter grade equivalent to a certain
number of grade points. Letter grades and their
corresponding grade points are as follows:
Numerical Grade
Quiz Test: Description of components of
assessment (Class test, class participation,
midterm, final exams etc) 100%
Assessment Marks 30 includes: Class test/
Assignment 10+ Class attendance 10 + Class
performance & Viva voce 10.
Total Marks 100 includes : Assessment 30+
Midterm examination 20+ Final Examination
50
Grading systems to be followed for the course
Letter Grade Grade Point
80% and above
A+
4.00
75% to less than 80%
A
3.75
70% to less than 75%
A-
3.50
65% to less than 70%
B+
3.25
60% to less than 65%
B
3.00
55% to less than 60%
B-
2.75
50% to less than 55%
C+
2.50
45% to less than 50%
C
2.25
40% to less than 45%
D
2.00
Less than 40%
F
0.00
Exemption
E
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Incomplete
I
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Satisfactory
S
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Students’ responsibilities:
(Dr. M Shamsur Rahman)
Professor
Department of Law and Human Rights
University of Asia Pacific
The students should attain the classes regularly
and fulfill their work and reading assignments
according to the instructions to extract the
most out of the course.