CSS Constitutional Law Syllabus 2025

CSS Constitutional Law Syllabus 2025

CSS Constitutional Law 2025 Group 6

CSS Constitutional Law Syllabus 2025

This article covers the CSS Constitutional Law complete Syllabus 2025.

The syllabus of CSS Constitutional Law consists of 4 parts of a collective 100 marks.

The examination for CSS Constitutional Law is the Group 5 exam for CSS candidates.

CSS Constitutional Law Syllabus 2025

Paper (100-Marks)

  • Definition and Scope of Constitutional Law: 

    • Basic Constitutional Concepts: 
        • Constitutional Conventions, Rule of Law, Due Process 
    • Constitutional Structures: 
        • Parliamentary, Presidential, Separation of Powers 
    • Judiciary:
      •  Independence of Judiciary, Judicial Review, Theories of Constitutional Interpretation  
      • Freedom of speech, association, assembly, movement and Right to Counsel, life, property, religion, privacy, self-incrimination, double jeopardy 
  • Principles of Constitutional Law: 

      • with special reference to 
        • United Kingdom 
        • United States of America 
        • France 
        • Russia 
        • China 
        • Pakistan 
        • India 
        • Turkey 
  • Constitutional History of Pakistan: 

    • Principles of Constitutional Law of Pakistan 
    • Salient feature of the Government of India Act, 1935 
    • Indian Independence Act 1947 
    • Objectives Resolution 1949 
    • Constitutions of 1956, 1962 and 1973 
    • Abrogation and Suspension of the Constitutions and the Martial Laws 
    • Legal Framework Order, 1970 
    • The PCO of 1981 
    • The RCO of 1985 
    • The LFO-2002 
    • Amendments in the 1973 Constitution 
  • Legal Development: 

    • Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan v. Federation of Pakistan PLD 1955 Sindh 96. 
    • Federation of Pakistan vs. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan, PLD 1955 FC 240 
    • Reference by the Governor-General PLD 1955 FC 435 
    • State v. Dosso PLD 1958 SC 533 
    • Usif Patel v. Crown PLD 1955 FC 387 
    • Begum Nusrat Bhutto v. Chief of the Army Staff PLD 1977 SC 657 
    • Hakim Khan v. Government of Pakistan PLD 1992 SC 595 
    • Nawaz Sharif v. President of Pakistan PLD 1993 SC 473 
    • Benazir Bhutto v. the President of Pakistan PLD 1992 SC 492 
    • Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, PLD 1988 Lah. 725 
    • Federation of Pakistan v. Haji Saifullah Khan PLD 1989 SC 166 
    • Khawaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim PLD 1992 SC 646 
    • Benazir Bhutto v. President of Pakistan, PLD 1998 SC 388 • Asma Jilani v. Government of the Punjab PLD 1972 SC 139 
    • State v. Zia-ur-Rehman PLD 1973 SC 49 
    • Mahmood Khan Achakzai v. Fed. of Pakistan PLD 1997 SC 426 
    • Zafar Ali Shah v. General Pervez Musharraf, PLD 2000 SC 869 
    • Sindh High Court Association v. Federation of Pakistan, PLD 2009 SC 87

This is the complete syllabus for preparation of CSS Constitutional Law.

The Candidates should prepare thoroughly to succeed in the examination.

Therefore, here are a few suggested books you can buy for better learning about CSS Constitutional Law from your favorite Multan Kitab Ghar online bookstore.

Suggested Reading Books for CSS Constitutional Law Syllabus 2025

  • Comparative Constitutional Law by Hamid Khan & M.W. Rana
  • Constitution of Pakistan 1973 by Shabbar Raza Rizvi
  • Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution by Dicey
  • Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law by J.M. Smits
  • Constitutional & Political History of Pakistan by Dicey
  • Human Rights in Constitutional Law by SR. Bhansali
  • Constitutional Documents of Pakistan by Safdar Mahmood
  • The Leading Cases in Constitutional Law by A.G.Chaudhry
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