Course Description

104            Administrative Law

This course identifies the sources of the courts’ powers to review government actions and also examines the methods adopted by the courts in reviewing the legality of such governmental actions.  Concepts such as the doctrine of ultra vires, natural justice and other principles adopted by the courts in determining the legality of actions will be examined.

105              Crimes Against Property, Persons and Cybercrime

This course focuses on UAE criminal law specific. The course deals with various types of broad crimes against persons, property, state including justice process. The course explains various offences such as kidnapping, bribery, rape, theft and other forms of offences as defined in the UAE Penal Code. Students will be exposed to the analysis of UAE Courts regarding the application of the law itself and the depth understanding of the constituent elements of each offence as provided under the law. It also provides students with an understanding of the legal issues relating to using telecommunication forms in the modern era. It focuses on the acts that involve criminal use of the internet to practice illegal activities, cause harm or disturbance to others. It makes special reference to the Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 Concerning the Fight Against Rumours and Cybercrime.

102               Constitutional law

This course provides an outline of constitutional law in the United Arab Emirates.  Students will learn about the establishment of the federation of the United Arab Emirates and the powers of both the Federal and the individual Emirates’ governments.  Emphasis will be placed upon the recent development of the Constitutional amendments in UAE.

208                 Civil Procedure

This course introduces students to the process involved in litigating civil disputes within the United Arab Emirates.  General principles relating to procedure will be explored. The students will be exposed to the fundamental procedural principles regarding courts and their jurisdiction, evidence and procedure, the court’s judgements, challenge of judgments and execution.

302                 Company Law

The course centres on the way the law regulates companies and the facilities that company law offers, such as limited liability and transferability of shares, as well as corresponding burdens such as duties of disclosure and compliance with statutory procedures. The course examines business structures and provides an overview of basic corporate law, including the formation of companies under the UAE company laws in force. It therefore looks at the concept and consequences of incorporation; company internal rules for management and contracting; governance including membership, meetings and directors’ duties, shareholders’ remedies, accounts and financial reporting and audit, corporate litigation and regulation, liquidation and bankruptcy; external administration of companies; and UAE regional and international corporate governance standards, ethics and corporate social responsibility.

103                 Criminal Law (General)

This course introduces students to the essential principles of UAE criminal law.  The course focuses on general principles as provided under the UAE Penal Code. It covers topics such as classification of crimes, essential elements of criminal responsibility, causes of legitimacy, including impediments to criminal liability. Students will be exposed to the legal reasoning of the courts in the interpretation of the UAE criminal law and overall application of the law.

202                Islamic Family Law 1 (Marriage & Divorce)

This course provides an outline of Islamic Family Law relating to marriage and divorce in the United Arab Emirates.  Students will learn about marriage as a contract, essential elements of marriage contract, principles of divorce, separation, and generality of aspects dealing with custody of children. Emphasis will be placed on the personal status law as amended to reflect the current developments of law and the ongoing reforms being introduced in both substantive and procedural aspects of the law in the area.

207               Criminal Procedure

This course focuses on UAE criminal law and procedure.  The course covers topics such as theories of punishment, offences, elements of criminal responsibility, evidentiary issues in criminal litigation, defenses, public prosecution etc. Students will be exposed to relevant legal principles of criminal investigation and prosecution, and conviction.

400                Internship

The aim of this course is to expose students to ideal legal training at government departments, government agencies and/or other private sector areas.  The internship course provides students with the opportunity to link their theoretical legal knowledge with real practical judicial or advocate experience under the guidance and mentoring of specialists. The course is an ideal means for students to be familiar with the legal work environment practiced in law agencies, courts, and legal institutions. The internship course is also an ideal means for students to expand their research and analysis skills and to develop their interaction and communication skills.

305              Employment Law

The course explains the legal aspects of employment law by focusing on the three basic stages of the employment life cycle: hiring, managing and terminating. The emphasis is on laws and regulations concerning the hiring process; equal employment opportunity with respect to discrimination and harassment because of some specific employee’s characteristics protected by workplace laws; workplace security and privacy including occupational health and safety; the regulatory environment referring to workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation and minimum wage laws; labor relations, collective bargaining and dispute resolutions; termination of employment and severance pay; special employment requirements for UAE expatriates.

303           Islamic Jurisprudence

This course introduces students to principles, and terminologies of Islamic jurisprudence.  It will provide students with substantive knowledge on aspects of Islamic law, the history and theory of the Islamic legal system with a special emphasis on the development of the various schools of thought in Islamic law.

209         Islamic Family Law II (Inheritance & Will)

This course provides an outline of Islamic family law relating to inheritance and will. The course focuses on the theory and principles of inheritance and will, including aspects regarding legitimacy, qualification, disqualification, capacity of heirs and testamentary beneficiaries taking into Maliki School of law as applied in UAE. Related principles of endowment and Hiba as a method of property acquisition under Islamic Law is included.

203        Law of Evidence

This course deals with the rules and legal principles that govern the proof of facts in a legal proceeding. Students will learn the several types of evidence that must or must not be considered by a judge in reaching its decision and even the weight that may be given to that evidence.

305        Moot Court

A moot court is a practice trial where law students get to test and enhance their evidentiary and courtroom skills in a formal forum and amongst other legal students.  It is an essential requirement of any legal education and helps law students to form logical and concise questions and to formulate arguments in support of or against their individual case.  Moots require significant attention to detail, analysis, research and preparation.  Students are expected to gain further appreciation of the level of commitment and dedication that the law requires.

101        Legal Foundations and Writing

This course sets the foundation upon which students can build their legal knowledge and skills. The course introduces students to the basic principles of law and legal terminologies. It focuses on the idea of law, functions, sources and legal institutions. Students will be exposed to legal methods, legal reasoning, and classification of laws including fundamental differences of civil law, common law and Islamic law systems. Students will learn about the establishment of the UAE as a federation and the process involved in enacting legislation and other types of laws.  This course also provides students with the necessary skills to enable them to research legal problems in a systematic and logical manner. Traditional and modern legal research skills will be developed over the duration of the course.  Further, students will learn the basics associated with legal drafting, including as to form, structure and content.

205       UAE Commercial Law

This course introduces students to the laws associated with trade and commerce from both a domestic and international perspective.   Legal principles and legislation will be applied together with identification of protection mechanisms, such as statutory warranties and implied warranties.  The laws protecting consumers as part of commercial transactions will also be addressed.

212        Private International Law

This course outlines the principles and laws associated with private international law, namely the mechanism of enforcing the law from one country in a foreign jurisdiction.  An examination of the concepts relating to enforcement rights, limitations on jurisdictions and competencies shall be undertaken.  Specific subjects such as property and family law will also be covered.

204        Property Law

The course introduces students to different types of property, both personal and real property and how the UAE laws have developed over time to protect such property interests. The students will be exposed to principles associated with lease transactions within the Federal and individual Emirate context will be reviewed in depth.  Further examination will be undertaken with respect to the financial implications and methods of protecting any third-party interests over real and personal property.  Land Registry procedures will also be discussed.

211      Public International Law

This course outlines the principles and laws associated with the laws governing nations and the relations between them. The sources of law, together with the rights and obligations of states and territorial matters will be examined.  International disputes and agencies and aspects of armed conflicts will also be discussed.

304      Rules of Obligation

This course focuses on the effects of obligations as classified in the UAE Civil Transactions Law. It concentrates on enforcement means, acts subjects to suspensive conditions and time clauses, plurality of the object of an act, plurality of parties to an act, and extinction of the right.

201       Sources of Obligation 1

This course provides students with an understanding of the sources of voluntary obligation and unilateral dispositions under the UAE Civil Transactions Law. It focuses particularly on the law of contract including the main elements of an enforceable contract, its validity and termination. It considers also the meaning of unilateral dispositions and its legal effect as a second source of obligation.

206       Sources of Obligation 2

This course provides students with an understanding of the sources of involuntary obligation under the UAE Civil Transactions Law. It focuses particularly on the tort law of. It considers the three elements of trot: an act or omission, damage and a causative link between the act or omission, and the damage. It studies the acts of causing harm and conferring a benefit.

LA1020        Public Law

Public law is one of the seven foundation modules required for a qualifying law degree in England and Wales and is a core requirement of the University of London LLB and CertHE Common Law courses. This module is concerned with the core features of the UK constitution and examines the impact of both EU membership and Council of Europe membership. Emphasis is placed throughout on the changing nature of the UK constitution – in particular the move from a political to a more legal constitution – as well as the case for further change.

LA1010      Criminal Law

Criminal law is one of the seven foundation modules required for a qualifying law degree in England and Wales and is a core requirement of the University of London LLB and CertHE Common Law programmes. This module is concerned with the general principles of criminal liability, fatal and non-fatal offences against the person and offences against property. Attempts to commit offences, secondary liability and defences also form part of the curriculum.

LA1040     Contract law

Contract law is one of the seven foundation modules required for a qualifying law degree in England and Wales and is a core requirement of the University of London LLB and CertHE Common Law courses. This module covers the key underlying principles of English contract law and includes key topics such as formation of contracts, consideration, privity, breach of contract and remedies for breach of contract.

LA1031    Legal system and method

Legal system and method is a compulsory module of the Standard Entry LLB and CertHE Common Law. Students must select it on first registration. The module is an introduction to the English legal system and describes the distinctiveness of the common law approach as a legal methodology. The module is vital in initiating students into the process of legal research and the understanding of legal reasoning.

LA2001   Tort law

Tort law is one of the seven foundation modules required for a qualifying law degree in England and Wales and is a core requirement of the University of London LLB. This module introduces students to various sectors of liability in tort, with primary emphasis on the tort of negligence.

LA3003    Property law

Property law is one of the seven foundation modules required for a qualifying law degree (QLD) in England and Wales. Standard Entry and Graduate Entry students following a QLD pathway must pass an examination in this module in order to meet the requirements of their programme. This module introduces students to the fundamental principles that underpin land ownership in England and Wales and provides them with a sound understanding of the law that governs the creation, protection and transfer of interests in land.

LA2008    Administrative law

Administrative law is offered as an optional module to students studying on the Standard Entry and Graduate Entry LLB courses. It is also offered as an Individual Module. Credits from an Individual Module will not count towards the requirements of the LLB. Administrative law is a hugely expanding field of English law. Its core purpose is to ensure that any decisions or actions taken by government are lawful and, when they are not, to provide redress for grievances. This module will appeal to students who enjoy public law and have an interest in public affairs and human rights.

LA2024    EU law

EU law is one of the seven foundation modules required for a qualifying law degree (QLD) in England and Wales. Standard Entry and Graduate Entry students on a QLD pathway must pass an examination in this module in order to meet the requirements of their course. This module presents an overview of the basic features of the EU legal system: the history of European integration; the role of law and the treaty structure; the institutions and court system; the EU’s competences and legislative process; the core legal principles of direct effect and supremacy. The module then goes on to focus on areas of substantive law. In particular, it considers the provisions on free movement of goods and workers, and the provisions on the freedom to provide services are thoroughly analysed with reference to the case law of the European Court of Justice and to relevant secondary legislation. The module also examines the values and policies upon which the European constitutional architecture is founded, touching on issues such as: the protection of the environment; the relationship between trade and human rights; and the tension between market forces and sectors such as public health.

LA2002    Equity and Trusts

Equity and Trusts is one of the seven foundation modules required for a qualifying law degree (QLD) in England and Wales. Standard Entry and Graduate Entry students on a QLD pathway must pass an examination in the module in order to meet the requirements of their course.This module deals with the rules and principles governing the creation and operation of trusts – a particular method of holding property that developed historically primarily to preserve family wealth, particularly by minimising liability to taxation. The syllabus focuses on three broad areas: 1. the requirements for establishing a valid trust (including express private trusts; charitable trusts; implied and resulting trusts; constructive trusts) 2. the powers and obligations of trustees under a valid trust (including appointment, retirement and removal of trustees) 3. the remedies available when trustees act improperly.

LA3005     Jurisprudence and legal theory

Jurisprudence and legal theory is a compulsory module on the LLB course. Jurisprudence poses fundamental questions about the nature of law, its purpose, its place in society and how a legal system operates as a system of rules and as a social institution engaging with ideals of justice and often conflicting moral codes.

LA3021     Company law

Company law is offered as an optional module to students studying on the Standard Entry and Graduate Entry LLB courses. It is also offered as an Individual Module. Credits from an Individual Module will not count towards the requirements of the LLB. Company law is a vital module for anyone intending to operate in a commercial field. The syllabus centres on the way the law regulates companies and the facilities that company law offers, such as limited liability and transferability of shares, as well as corresponding burdens such as duties of disclosure and compliance with statutory procedures.