Jurisprudence-II is where examiners test precision: define the concept, classify it correctly, and then apply it to a concrete legal situation. Here is the unit-wise list of the most important questions for the B.A.LL.B. 3rd Semester (New Course) paper Jurisprudence-II (LAW5201), arranged exactly in the order of the official 2025 syllabus.
Who is this for? B.A.LL.B. 3rd Semester (new 2025 course) students preparing for the LAW5201 board examination — and LL.B. students of Jurisprudence (LAW301), since the concepts largely overlap. Full marks 100 (40% internal + 60% board), pass marks 50%.
Unit-wise important questions
Unit 1: Concept of Rights and Duties
- Define a legal right. Explain its essential elements and critically examine the theories of legal rights. (15)
- Explain the classification of legal rights with suitable examples. (15)
- “Rights and duties are correlative.” Explain the relationship between rights and duties with reference to the jural correlatives. (15)
- Distinguish between legal rights and moral rights. (10)
- Define duty and explain its classification. (10)
- Write short notes on: (a) elements of a legal right; (b) correlatives and opposites. (2×5)
Unit 2: Person
- Define “person”. Distinguish between natural persons and legal persons with examples from Nepali law. (15)
- Explain the theories of corporate personality. Which theory best explains the separate legal personality of a company in Nepal? (15)
- Discuss the legal status of an unborn person, a dead person and animals. (15)
- Explain the concepts of double capacity and double personality with examples. (10)
- Write short notes on: (a) legal status of animals; (b) legal status of a dead person. (2×5)
Unit 3: Property
- Define property. Explain its kinds and importance in the modern legal order. (15)
- Critically examine the theories of property. Which theory best explains Nepal’s land-reform legislation? (15)
- “Property is not a thing but a bundle of legal relations.” Discuss. (10)
Unit 4: Liability
- Define liability. Explain the kinds of liability: civil, remedial, penal, vicarious and absolute (strict). (15)
- Explain the general conditions of liability with reference to act, omission and mental element. (15)
- Distinguish civil liability from penal liability with examples. (10)
- Write short notes on: (a) vicarious liability; (b) absolute liability. (2×5)
Unit 5: Obligation
- Define obligation and explain its types with examples. (15)
- “Obligation and liability are often confused but are distinct concepts.” Discuss. (10)
- Distinguish contractual obligation from obligation arising out of tort. (10)
Unit 6: Possession
- Define possession. Explain its constituent elements — corpus possessionis and animus possidendi. (15)
- Explain the kinds of possession with suitable examples. (15)
- Discuss the acquisition, continuation and termination of possession. (10)
- Write short notes on possessory remedies under Nepali law. (10)
Unit 7: Ownership
- Define ownership. Explain its kinds. (15)
- Distinguish between ownership and possession and explain the relationship between them. (15)
- “Possession is the external fact; ownership is the legal title.” Explain, with illustrations from the Muluki Civil Code, 2074. (10)
How to answer Jurisprudence-II questions well
- Define before you discuss: almost every jurisprudence answer should open with a precise definition — and, where the syllabus names a jurist, credit the author of the definition.
- Classify visibly: examiners award marks for the correct classification (kinds of rights, kinds of liability, kinds of possession). Use numbered sub-points rather than paragraphs.
- Anchor in Nepali law: cite the Muluki Civil Code, 2074 and the Constitution of Nepal where the abstract concept has a Nepali manifestation — it separates a first-class answer from a textbook recitation.
- Use examples: one concrete illustration per classification (e.g., a company as a legal person, a tenant as a possessor) is worth more than an extra paragraph of theory.
Free resources
Start with the free Unit 1: Jurisprudence-II Unit 1 (free). Unit 1 of every subject is free to read on this site.