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Book Recommendations for BA LLB 1st Year Students

The BA LLB programme spans five years, divided into ten semesters — two per year. The first year lays the groundwork for everything that follows, covering a broad mix of one major law subject and five supporting disciplines that build your legal thinking from the ground up.

The subjects covered in the first year are:

  • Political Science (Government Systems)
  • Political Science (International Relations)
  • Legal History
  • Legal English
  • Legal Methods
  • Economics
  • Sociology
  • Law of Torts (including Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 & Consumer Protection Act, 2019)

The book recommendations listed below have been carefully curated based on the collective experience of law students and practitioners across the legal field — tried, tested, and trusted.

📌 Note: Any purchase links provided alongside the book recommendations are strictly for reference purposes only. You are absolutely free to buy these books from any bookstore, platform, or seller of your choice — online or offline. The links are not endorsements, and no obligation to use them is implied in any way.


Legal Methods

Book/Source NameLink to the book
Legal Language, Legal Writing & General English by B.M. GandhiLink
Legal Language, Legal Writing & General English by Dr. S.C. TripathiLink
Blacks’ Law Dictionary (Online)Link
SCC Online (Online Database)Link
Manupatra (Online Database)Link
Case Miners (Online Search Tool)Link

Legal History

Book NameLink to the book
History of India Part-I by H.V. Sreenivasa MurthyLink
History of India Part-II by H.V. Sreenivasa MurthyLink
Indian Legal & Constitutional History by J.K. MittalLink

Law of Torts

Book NameLink to the book
Law of Torts by Dr. R.K. BangiaLink
Durga Das Basu: The Law of Torts, Prentice Hall of India, New DelhiLink
Law of Torts (5th Edition) by Dr. S.P. Singh, Universal Law PublishingLink
Bare Act: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988Link
Bare Act: Consumer Protection Act, 2019Link

Political Science (International Relations)

Book NameLink to the book
International Relations by Pavneet SinghLink
Web Resources (Various Materials) especially for BA LLB / LLBLink

Sociology

Book NameLink to the book
Principles of Sociology with an Introduction to Sociological Thought by C.N. Shankar RaoLink
Sociological Theory by George RitzerLink
Web Content (especially for BA LLB / LLB)Link

Political Science (Government Systems)

Book NameLink to the book
Principles of Political Obligation and Political Theory by T.H. GreenLink
An Introduction to Political Theory by O.P. GaubaLink
A History of Political Thought: Plato to MarxLink

Legal English

Book NameLink to the book
Wren & Martin’s Primary School English Grammar & CompositionLink
Oswaal Handbook of EnglishLink

Economics

Book NameLink to the book
Macro Economic Theory by M.L JhinganLink
Microeconomics: Theory and Applications by D.N. DwivediLink

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