UGC NET LAW (058) · UNIT 10 · REVISION

Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance Rapid-Recall Sheet

Each line is a typical direct-recall item. Use it in the last days of revision, after you have read the topics and the exam traps.

High-yield facts

Rapid-recall facts
Item	Key fact
Comparative law	Lambert, Saleilles (Paris 1900); Zweigert and Kötz (functional method); Watson, Kahn-Freund, Legrand, Teubner (transplants); Sacco (formants)
Forms of government	Bagehot, Dicey, Jennings, Wheare, Linz, Duverger; Switzerland (Federal Council of 7)
Federalism	Corwin (layer cake), Grodzins (marble cake); McCulloch 1819; Bommai 1994; POGG (Canada); Quebec Secession Reference 1998
Rule of law	Dicey (3), Fuller (8), Raz (formal), Hayek, Dworkin (rights), Bingham (8), Delhi Declaration 1959
Separation of powers	Locke, Montesquieu 1748, Madison (Federalist 47, 51), Ram Jawaya 1955, Chadha 1983, Youngstown 1952, CRA 2005 (UK), Articles 34 and 37 (France)
Judiciary	Judges cases 1981, 1993, 1998, 2015; Veeraswami 1991; Chase 1804; Schlesinger 1947
Constitutional review	Marbury 1803; Kelsen 1920; Article 190 (Swiss); 1971 and 2008 (France); Kesavananda 1973
Amendment	Article 368; Article V; Section 74 (South Africa); 24th, 42nd, 44th, 101st, 103rd, 106th Amendments
Ombudsman	Sweden 1809; Denmark 1955; New Zealand 1962; UK 1967; ARC 1966; Lokpal Act 2013 (in force 2014)
Open government	Sweden 1766; FOIA 1966; FOIA 2000; RTI 2005; Raj Narain 1975; S.P. Gupta 1981

Open the topic for the concept behind any line you cannot recall.

Last updated: 22 October 2026.