Bachelor of Laws

Accredited by Pakistan Bar Council

Vision

To become one of the best-known Law schools at national and international level by offering educational excellence and by developing graduates to become effective advocates and compassionate legal counselors. As a women institute, we recognize the important role of women in creativity, intelligence, and ingenuity in the construction of society and culture. Nadira Hassan Law School intends to adopt interdisciplinary perspectives to be integrated into the law school curriculum and undoubtedly will be a part of the scholarship of many faculty members. Law school intends to initiate law Clinic to instill practical experience in our students. As a law school, we are committed to a healthy and respectful environment of free intellectual inquiry and exchange, and the protection of freedom of thought.

Mission

Nadira Hassan Law Department seeks to prepare students for different positions in the field of Law from advocates to Judges while inculcating in them the spirit of the noble profession and to develop legal acumen. These goals are promoted by a program of academic excellence combined with practical experience from our faculty and also from the experts in the field.

Nadira Hassan Law Department has threefold mission:

To foster the creativity, advocacy skills and intellectual discipline, that will prepare its graduates for the top standards of professional proficiency in the practice of law in a global unpredictable environment. The Law department plans to achieve this mission through an extensive and challenging curriculum, tutoring in legal writing and research.
To nurture and promote a broad range of legal yet interdisciplinary learning. Preparing students to work at the cutting edge of its field, enhances the development of law and legal doctrine, and deepens society’s understanding of law and its role in society. The Law Department seeks to achieve this mission through support for a wide range of writing, legal research and other intellectual activities, and through maintenance and constant improvement of a law library suited to the demands of an excellent research institution.
To fulfill the legal profession’s significant duty to endorse the interests of justice. The Law Department seeks to achieve this mission by following its educational aims in the context of a competent, qualified and diverse faculty. Law Department seeks to instill rigorous professional ethics in its students.

Overview

Law studies have become increasingly popular and today the profession offers tremendous career scope and prospects for the youth. Keeping in mind the importance of this for young women, Kinnaird College felt a compelling need to introduce law at Bachelor’s level.

This five years LL.B Hons. degree is designed for students seeking a challenging and rigorous, interdisciplinary exposure to law and its related disciplines. While the focal point is the Pakistani legal system, the teaching methodology encompasses a critical and comparative approach to broaden perspectives and sharpen analytical skills of the students. Nadira Hassan Law Department offers an extensive curriculum, emphasizing on development of skills in courses such as legal writing, drafting, advocacy and legal argumentation. Kinnaird is also the first women only law college in the Punjab providing intensive legal study and research opportunities.

Admission Requirement

FA/F.Sc or equivalent with minimum 60% marks OR A-level in three main subjects (no subsidiary) with minimum Grade B (60%) with Equivalence Certificate OR Grade 12 with minimum Grade B (60%) with Equivalence Certificate and have passed the LAT entry test conducted by HEC (passing marks 50). The admissions will be made strictly on merit and will be subject to general admission regulations of the College

Degree Requirements for Bachelor of Laws 5 years program

To receive Bachelor of Laws degree, a student must complete a total of 166 credit hours with a minimum CGPA of 2.50.

Road Map

Sr. No.	Course Type	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
Semester I
1	Major	Introduction to Law & Society	3
2	Major	Pakistan legal System	3
3	Core	English – I	2
4	Core	Islamic Studies / Core Ethics	3
5	General	Introduction to Political Science I	3
Total			14
Semester II
1	Major	Introduction to Legal reasoning	3
2	Major	Law of Torts- I	3
3	Major	Law of Contract	3
4	Core	English – II	3
5	Core	Pakistan Studies	2
Total			14
Semester III
1	Major	The study of Eng. Literature: “Arms and the man”, “Tess of the D’ubervilles”	3
2	Major	Jurisprudence-I	3
3	Major	Constitutional Law (UK)	3
4	Major	Law of Torts-II	3
5	Core	English – III	3
6	Core	Mathematics	3
Total			18
Semester IV
1	Major	Politics among Nations since 1945	3
2	Major	Islamic Jurisprudence-I	3
3	Major	Jurisprudence-II	3
4	Major	Constitutional Law ( US)	3
5	Major	Interpretation of Statutes	3
6	Core	Introduction to Computers	3
		Total	18
Semester V
1	Major	Muslim Personal Law	3
2	Major	Public International Law -I	3
3	Major	Criminal Law -I	3
4	Major	Constitutional developments in Pakistan	3
5	Major	Land Laws	3
Total			15
Semester VI
1	Major	Constitutional Law (Pakistan)	3
2	Major	Human Rights Law	3
3	Major	Public International Law-II	3
4	Major	Gender Issues in Law & Society	3
5	Major	Legal Research and Writing	3
6	Major	Elective – I	3
Total			18
Semester VII
1	Major	Criminal Law –II(PPC)	3
2	Major	Law of Evidence – I	3
3	Major	Civil procedure Code – I	3
4	Major	Cyber Laws	3
5	Major	Legal Drafting – I	3
6	Major	Company Laws	3
Total			18
Semester VIII
1	Major	Criminal Procedure Code-I	3
2	Major	Civil Procedure Code -II	3
3	Major	Law of Evidence -II	3
4	Major	Legal Drafting -II	3
5	Major	Alternate Dispute Resolution	3
6	Major	Elective – II	3
Total			18
Semester IX
1	Major	Minor Acts	3
2	Major	Moot Cases and Professional Ethics	3
3	Major	Equity and Specific Relief	3
4	Major	Criminal Procedure -II	3
5	Major	Income Tax and Labor Laws	3
6	Major	Intellectual Property Laws	3
Total			18
Semester X
1	Major	Administrative Law	3
2	Major	Medical Jurisprudence	3
3	Major	Environmental laws and policy	3
5	Major	Research Report	6
Total			15

Core	19
General	3
Majors	144
Total Hrs	166

List of Electives
Sr. No.	Course Name
1	Environmental Laws
2	Alternate Dispute Resolution
3	International Criminal Law
4	Chinese Legal system
5	Intellectual Property Law
6	Law and Economics
7	Cyber Laws
8	Law and Development
9	Media Laws
10	Islamic Legal Maxims
11	Shipping and Admiralty Laws
12	Telecommunication Laws
13	Mergers and Acquisitions
14	Law and Energy
15	Election Laws
16	Gender and Law
17	Islamic Commercial Laws
18	Insurance Laws
19	Custom and Tariff Laws
20	Banking Laws
21	Legality of International Disputes
22	Alternative Dispute Resolution
23	Globalization and Law
24	Comparative Family Laws

Active Citizenship Program

Active Citizenship program offered by Kinnaird College in collaboration with British Council and HEC is a social leadership training program that promotes intercultural dialogue and community-led social development. It is a mandatory requirement for the completion of undergraduate degree and based on two semesters. All students will study the theoretical portion through different activities starting in their 3^rd semester. They will plan their social action projects in 4^th semester and implement it in the field.

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