LL.B. Course Syllabus

3-Year Programme | Taught in English

Year 1

Semester 1

Introduction to Law, Basic Rules and Principles of Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Legal Sources and Reasoning (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of the Legal Systems of the UAE with perspectives from the Sharia and French Systems30h 5ECTS
Comparative Judicial Systems, Civil Law, Common Law and Islamic Law30h 5ECTS
Comparative Constitutional Law30h 5ECTS
Legal Lab: Legal Research, Skills and Methodolody12h
3ECTS

Semester 2

Property Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Personal and Family Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
International Business Law30h 5ECTS
Islamic Law30h 5ECTS
UAE and GCC Legal Systems30h 5ECTS
Legal Lab: Legal Research, Skills and Methodology12h
3ECTS
324H + 60H Practicals / ECTS: 60

Year 2

Semester 1

Core Mandatory Courses
Criminal Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Commercial Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Administrative Law30h 6ECTS
Economic Law30h 6ECTS
Public International Law30h 6ECTS

Semester 2

Core Mandatory Courses
Contracts Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Business Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Labour and Employment Law30h 6ECTS
International and Regional30h 6ECTS
Optional Elective Courses
Tort Law30h 6ECTS
Criminology and Criminal Justice30h 6ECTS
Law of International Trade30h 6ECTS
360H + 60H Practicals / ECTS: 60

Year 3

Semester 1

Core Mandatory Courses
Intellectual Property Law30h 5ECTS
Private International Law30h 5ECTS
Criminal Procedure and Evidence (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Communication Skills for Lawyers/Moot Court20h 3ECTS
Optional Subjects
Civil Procedure30h 6ECTS
Revenue Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
European Law30h 5ECTS
International Taxation (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS

Semester 2

International Arbitration (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
Corporate Law (+ 15h of practicals)30h 6ECTS
International Environmental Law30h 5ECTS
Technology and Law30h 6ECTS
Technology and Law30h 6ECTS
Legal Writing (Dissertation/LL.B. Thesis)6ECTS
350H + 75H Practicals / ECTS: 60