LL.B. Course Syllabus

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3-Year Programme + 1 Foundation Year if requested

Bachelor of Laws, LL.B.

Year 1

Semester 1

  • Introduction to Law: Basic Rules and Principles of Law (45h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Legal Sources and Reasoning (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Historical and Philosophical Foundations of the Legal Systems of the UAE with perspectives from the Sharia and French Legal Systems (45h, 5 ECTS)
  • Comparative Judicial Systems: Civil Law, Common Law and Islamic Law (45h, 5 ECTS)
  • Comparative Constitutional Law (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Legal Lab: Legal Research, Skills and Methodolody (30h, 2 ECTS)
  • Legal Ethics (30h, 2 ECTS)

Semester 2

  • Property Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Personal and Family Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • International Business Law (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Islamic Law (45h, 5 ECTS)
  • UAE and GCC Legal Systems (45h, 5 ECTS)
  • Legal Lab: Legal Research, Skills and Methodology (15h, 2 ECTS)
450h + 60h Practicals / ECTS: 60

Year 2

Semester 1

  • Criminal Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • International and Regional Organizations (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Administrative Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Economic Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Public International Law (45h, 6 ECTS)

Semester 2

  • Contracts Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Business Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Labour and Employment Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Commercial law (45h, 6 ECTS)

1 subject to choose among the 3 following ones:

  • Tort Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice (30h, 6 ECTS)
  • Arabic Legal Terminology, for Arabic speakers (30h, 6 ECTS)
375h + 60h Practicals / ECTS: 60

Year 3

Semester 1

  • Intellectual Property Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Private International Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Civil Procedure and Law of Evidence (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Legal Writing (Dissertation/LL.B. Thesis) (2 ECTS)
  • Internship program (16 weeks minimum)

1 subject to choose among the 2 following ones:

  • Criminal Procedure and Evidence (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • European Law (45h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]

1 subject to choose among the 2 following ones:

  • International Taxation (45h, 4 ECTS)
  • Tax Law (45h, 4 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]

Semester 2

  • International Arbitration (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Corporate Law: (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • International Environmental Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Technology and Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • International Trade Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Communication Skills for Lawyers / Moot Court (20h, 0 ECTS)
440h + 60 Practicals / ECTS: 60

Foundation Year (Grade 12)

Semester 1

  • Public Speaking for Lawyers (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • English Legal Terminology/English Writing (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Law of Contract in Islamic Finance (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Introduction to Law: Basic Rules and Principles of Law (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Innovation and Sustainability (45h, 6 ECTS)

Semester 2

  • Arabic Heritage (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Emirati Studies (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Debate Class (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Legal Methodology (45h, 6 ECTS)
  • Leadership and Entrepreneurship (45h, 6 ECTS)
450h / ECTS: 60