LL.B. Course Syllabus

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3-Year Programme | Taught in English

Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. (Hons)

Year 1

Semester 1

  • Legal System 1 | Basic Rules and Principles of Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Legal System 2 | Legal Sources and Reasoning (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of practicals]
  • Legal System 3 | Historical Foundations of Legal and Political Systems (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Legal System 4 | Comparative Legal and Judicial Systems (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Public Law 1 | Comparative Constitutional Law (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Legal Research, Skills and Methods (20h, 3 ECTS)

Semester 2

  • Property Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Personal and Family Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • International Affairs (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Legal System 5 | English Legal System (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Public Law 2 | Mauritian Constitutional Law (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Legal Research, Skills and Methods (20h, 3 ECTS)
340h + 60h tutorials / ECTS: 60

Year 2

Semester 1

  • Criminal Law 1 | Foundations of Criminal Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Public Law 3 | Administrative Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
  • Global Economic Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
  • Public International Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
Optional subjects (choose a stream)

Stream 1

  • Law of Contract (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]

Stream 2

  • Law of Obligations (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]

Semester 2

  • Labour and Industrial Relations Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • International and Regional Organizations (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Criminal Law 2 | Criminology and Criminal Procedure (30h, 6 ECTS)
Optional subjects (choose a stream)

Stream 1

  • Law of Tort (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Commercial Law (30h, 6 ECTS)

Stream 2

  • Law of International Trade (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Business Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
300h + 60h tutorials / ECTS: 60

Year 3

Semester 1

  • Intellectual Property Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
  • Private International Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
  • Law of Evidence (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Taxation Law (30h, 6 ECTS)
Optional subjects (choose a stream)

Stream 1

  • Civil Procedure (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]

Stream 2

  • European Union Law (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]

Semester 2

  • Commercial and International Arbitration (30h, 6 ECTS) [+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • Company Law (30h, 6 ECTS)[+ 15 hours of tutorials]
  • International Human Rights Law (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Technology and Law (30h, 5 ECTS)
  • Communication Skills for Lawyers / Moot Court (30h, 3 ECTS)
  • Dissertation (5 ECTS)
305h + 60h tutorials / ECTS: 60