Must Read Books for Law Students in India

 Must Read Books for Law Students in India

1. Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography by Fali S Nariman

Fali Sam Nariman is an Advocate for the Supreme Court of India. Mr. Nariman is one the most distinguished jurist of our country. Known as ‘The Lion of the bar’ He explains his stand over why he took the case of the accused in the Bhopal Gas tragedy case and why it is not right to declare the accused as convicted at the face.

2. Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future by Richard Susskind

3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression. 

4. Nani Palkhivala: The Courtroom Genius by Soli J Sorabjee and Arvind P Datar

5. Learning the Law by Glanville Williams 

6. 10 Judgements That Changed India by Zia Mody

Must read for those who want to understand how these landmark judgements impacted society at large.

7. Legal Eagles: Stories of the Top Seven Indian Lawyers by Indu Bhan

8. We, the People by Nani A. Palkhivala

This book is a consolidation of essays, lectures, convocations addresses and thoughts of Nani Palkhivala. 

9. We, the Nation: the Lost Decades by Nani A. Palkhivala

10. Bleak House by Charles Dickens

11. The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of A Nation by Granville Austin

The Indian Constitution provides a history of the Indian Constituent Assembly, of how and why the members of the Assembly wrote their constitution as they did.

12. Working in a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience by Granville Austin

The Indian Constitution provides a history of the Indian Constituent Assembly. It discusses how and why the members of the Assembly wrote their constitution as they did. 

13. The Trial by Franz Kafka

it tells the story of Josef K., a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed neither to him nor to the reader.

14. Letters to a Law Student by Nicholas J. McBride

Letters to a Law Student relay all that a prospective law student needs to know before embarking on their studies. It provides a useful guide to those considering a law degree or conversion course and helps students prepare for what can be a daunting first year of study.

15. Landmark Judgments That Changed India by Ashok K. Ganguly

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