Nature and classification of law
Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Third Year
Subject: Business Law (MGT 204)
Unit 1: Introduction to Law and Business Law
Academic Year: 2083/84
Topic Objectives
After studying this topic, students should be able to:
- Explain the scope and key elements of nature and classification of law.
- Identify the relevant legal concepts, distinguish parties' positions and analyze a syllabus-based case using the specified legal materials.
Curriculum Scope
- Concept, nature and characteristics of law
- Classification and sources of law
Detailed Microsyllabus
Legal foundations
- Concept, nature and characteristics of law.
- Legal rules and their institutional enforcement.
- Distinguish legal standards from ethical or social expectations.
Classification and sources
- Public and private law and other prescribed classifications.
- Legislation, precedent and other recognized sources.
- Identify the source relevant to a business problem.
Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 16–18.
Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Legal examples must identify the governing law and amendment version supplied for the course; a curriculum heading does not by itself establish a currently applicable legal rule.
Legal reading reference: Consult the Nepal Law Commission's index of Acts and its Civil Code, 2074 page for the prescribed primary legal materials.