Bachelor of Law
- Overview
- Program Structure
- Accreditations
- Faculty
- Admission
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Duration
4 Years
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Classes
Weekday Weekend
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Fees
Tuition (One Semester) ……… Approx. 24,000 AED
One academic year is two semesters
Admission (One Time) ……… 3,150 AED
About Specialization
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Establish principles and rules that contribute to activating the protection of human rights and basic freedoms, as well as working on raising the status of the individual.
- Prepare highly-competent legal staff capable of coping with contemporary legal developments.
- Provide distinguished legal research that contributes to understanding and resolving issues at a community-level.
- Improve students’ linguistic capacities and expand their understandings of the Arabic language, its concepts and definitions for use in legal cases.
- Develop scientific research in various branches of law in line with the rules of the United Arab Emirates.
- Fill the local and regional market’s need for experts and specialists in various branches of law.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Provide students with knowledge about the origins of law and foundational theories pertaining to its various branches and applications.
- Provide students with knowledge about the principles of the legal and judicial system in the United Arab Emirates.
- Provide students with knowledge about scientific research methods in the legal field to solve emergent legal problems.
- Provide students with the skills to interpret and analyze legal rules and judicial rulings in accordance with scientific principles.
- Provide students with the skills of legal drafting and verbal arguments.
- Provide students with the skills to use information technology and communications to analyze legal problems.
- Provide students with the ability to express their personal opinions clearly and take responsibility for the work entrusted to them.
- Provide students with the ability to work independently, while observing the morals and ethics of the profession.
Preparatory Courses
Prior to their enrollment in the program, students applying for Bachelor of Law must sit for the placement test related to the program, failure to successfully passing the placement test, they are required to enroll in the following courses:
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Course Code
CIT 90
ARA 90
Courses
Computer Preparatory
Arabic Preparatory
Credit Hours
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Exemption Condition
Passing the Placement Test
Passing the Placement Test
Program Structure
Course Category
General Education Courses
Core Courses
Specialization Courses
Total
Total Number of Courses
10
36
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48 Courses
Total Number of Credit Hours
30
94
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130 Credit Hours
- General Education Courses
- Core Courses
- Specialization
A: University Core Requirements
The student selects 6 credit hours (2 courses) from the list below:
B: Languages and Communication Studies
The student must select 9 credit hours (3 courses) from the list below.
Students must take all of the following courses:
Students must take one of the following Arabic Language courses:
C: The Natural sciences or Mathematics
The student must select 6 credit hours (2 courses) from the list below:
D: The Social or Behavioral Sciences
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below:
E: The Humanities or Arts
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below:
F: Islamic Studies
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below
G: UAE Studies
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below.
This course examines the Theory of Law and its divisions and branches, classification of the legal rule in terms of its force of binding, criteria of distinction between jus cogens and complementary rules, the idea of public order and morals and the applications thereof in public and private Law, sources of the legal basis and scope of application and interpretation thereof, as well as studying the Right Theory, in terms of definition, types, sources, element, subject, persons and legal protection of the Right.
This course deals with the definition of Economics and determine it concept, the subject of Economics and economic problem, general economic principles in Islam, properties of the capitalist economic system, Modular Economics (Microeconomics) including: supply and demand, partial balance, product behavior; competition and monopoly, macroeconomics (aggregate) including national income and its balance.
This course deals with the essence and nature constitutions. It also deals with the nature of the Constitutional Law and its relation to other branches of law, the sources of constitutional rules, types of constitutions, methods of constitutions evolution, the judicial control of the constitutionality of laws. It also deals with the study of the state and its components, systems of governance, and then a statement of the United Arab Emirates constitutional system.
This course addresses an introduction to Islamic jurisprudence, an introduction to Islamic Law and its impact on the social, legal and political status of Arabs prior to Islam, the knowledge of the family law then prevailed, as well as knowledge of the general rules of Islamic law, the roles of Islamic jurisprudence in all ages, knowledge of the Islamic doctrines and groups that have emerged, and knowledge of the sources of Islamic jurisprudence.
This course deals with the study of legal terminology in English through the definition of the law, the variety of legal norms and sources of law, branches and divisions of law, as well as it studies certain judicial principles in municipal law.
This course deals with a detailed and analytical study of the general theory of crime, in terms of definition and types of crime, and the study of its two elements (material and moral), with indicating the applicability of the criminal law in terms of time, place and persons, and indicating participation in the crime and its provisions, contraindications of criminal liability and grounds for permissibility.
This course is designed to identify the sources of voluntarily commitment i.e. the contract and the individual will, so that the student shall learn about the concept of the contract in terms of definition and statement of its elements in terms of eligibility, satisfaction, place and cause, and then identify its scope, effects and expiration, whether by termination, dissolution or nullity, and then identify the second voluntary source of commitment, namely, the individual will by identifying through knowing its nature, extent of its commitment and legal effects.
This course deals with the general theory of criminal punishment, which
includes:
Statement of general provisions and rules of penalties, definition of the penalty, its characteristics, divisions and rules of implementation, individualization of the punishment in its three forms (legislative, judicial and executive individualization) with explanation the system of return to crime and the cessation of the penalty implementation and the system of police release. The course also studies the reasons of penalty expiration and lapse with explanation of the system of rehabilitation. Finally, the course studies the system of precautionary measures in terms of their nature, characteristics and types.
This course deals with the definition of tort liability and the distinction between it and the contractual liability and the combination and the choice between both liabilities, the elements of tort liability (the harmful act, the damage and the casual relationship). The harmful act deals with liability for personal error, liability for third party’s acts, , liability for things, both material and moral damage, casual relationship between the harmful act and the damage, study of the tort and compensatory liability, the study of the beneficial act and the law as two non-voluntary sources of obligation.
This course deals with the implications of the commitment and the modified descriptions of the impact of the commitment; the course then explains the transfer of commitment, the transfer of the right, transfer of the debt, cessation of the commitment and the proof of commitment through “writing, evidence, presumption, acknowledgment and oath.”
This course discusses the Public International Law and its branches. It explains the legal basis of such law, and identifies entities that are subject to its rules.. It concentrates also on the international agreements illustrating their conditions, consequences, termination, and their international recognition.
This course deals with the definition of the commercial law, its history and sources; the course also studies the business theory and the traders including the capacity of traders, and the commitments of traders “register in the commercial register and keep commercial books”; as well as the study of commercial contracts, commercial mortgage and agency by commission and brokering in general.
This course deals with the definition of administrative law in terms of its origin, definition, characteristics, sources and its relation to other laws. This course also includes the study of administrative organization as well as the methods of administrative organization. It also deals with the study of administrative activity, public facilities, administrative control, administrative contract and public funds. The course also deals with the civil service.
This course deals with the general provisions of evidence, the provisions related to various methods of evidence, and the impact of scientific and technical development on the provisions of evidence.
This course deals with the development of companies in the commercial law, the provisions of which are contained in the Federal Companies Law (as amended) and the details of provisions thereof in terms of their establishment, management, classification and cessation, including (solidarity companies, limited partnerships, partnerships limited by shares, public and private shareholding companies). This course also deals with the explanation of the provisions of the commercial bankruptcy, its publicity, protective conciliation and the implications thereof.
This course deals with the definition and importance of the special section of the Penal Law and the study of two types of crimes: Crimes against persons: The study of the most important crimes against persons: murder crimes, their descriptions and circumstances, involuntary manslaughter, physical abuse, and the study of crimes assault against public morality and ethics, and crimes against freedom and consideration. Crimes against funds and crimes harmful to the public interest: The study of the most important crimes against funds such as the crime of theft and its aggravated circumstances, the crime of fraud, the crime of breach of trust, th
The course deals with the study of the concept of nominate contracts and the distinction between them and the innominate contracts in terms of their sources, nature and objectives, then the course studies the three most important contracts (contract of sale, lease and contracting agreement) in terms of their terms, elements and the obligations arising from each type. The course also deals with a comparative study with the provisions of the Federal Civil Transactions Law and its principles from the Islamic jurisprudence and the secular jurisprudence in regard thereto.
This course deals with the study of i- kind rights according to the following: Original in-kind rights: The course studies the rights of property in general and the scope of such rights, means of protection, characteristics, elements and limitations thereon, as well as common property, with a study of the forms of the reasons for the acquisition of ownership and the consequential rights. Consequential In-Kind Rights: The course deals with the study of mortgage and lien, as well as the study of hypothecation rights.
This course deals with the definition and importance of the special section of the Penal Law and the study of two types of crimes: Crimes against persons: The study of the most important crimes against persons: murder crimes, their descriptions and circumstances, involuntary manslaughter, physical abuse, and the study of crimes assault against public morality and ethics, and crimes against freedom and consideration. Crimes against funds and crimes harmful to the public interest: The study of the most important crimes against funds such as the crime of theft and its aggravated circumstances, the crime of fraud, the crime of breach of trust, the crime of bribery, embezzlement and forgery.
This course covers the study of the legal aspects of the most important banking transactions such as bank deposits, bank transfers, current accounts, bank loans, letters of guarantee and bank credits. The course also covers the commercial papers such as: bills of exchange, checks and notes, and the study of their provisions and obligations, trading and fulfillment thereof.
This course deals with the study of the general principles of the Labor Law, individual employment contract, collective work contract, and the matters addressed by the law in terms of the relation between employers employees, the social security, the social security law and its importance, occupational injuries, occupational diseases, and old age insurance especially in the United Arab Emirates.
This course deals with a detailed and analytical study of the general theory of crime in terms of definition and types of crime, and the study of its two elements (material and moral), with the indication to the applicability of the criminal law in terms of time, place and persons, and explaining participation in the crime and its provisions, contraindications of criminal liability and grounds for permissibility.
The course deals with the definition of private international law and explanation of its sources, rules and characteristics, as well as the study of the provisions of nationality (original and acquired), the general rules of naturalization, loss of nationality in the UAE, domicile and legal treatment of foreigners.
The study deals with the international special relations, the conflict of laws problem, the conflict of international jurisdiction, the adaptation of disputes and how to solve them based on the rules of attribution in the Federal Civil Transactions Law. The course also deals with the determination of the international jurisdiction controls for the Federal courts.
This course deals with the general theory of forced implementation, the introduction of the law of procedure, the study of the procedural department in terms of its competence and the persons in-charge thereof, the litigation on implementation and the methods of forced implementation on the debtor’s money and self, and how the implementation outcomes are distributed, and implementation grievances.
The course deals with the definition of maritime law, the study of the ship: definition and status thereof, ownership and rights in kind, the seizure of ships and the legal system of the ship’s crew, as well as the study of the “exploitation of the ship” contract of maritime transport, maritime accidents and liability of the ship owner, and maritime insurance.” In addition, the course also covers the air law in terms of the definition of the aircraft and the physical elements of air navigation (aircraft, airports, air space) and the elements of human air navigation (the aircraft operator, the air and ground crew of the aircraft) and air exploitation as the lease of aircraft, especially the ordinary lease and insurance lease, and air transport in terms of the scope of application of international conventions, especially the Montreal Convention, the effects of the contract of air carriage, the obligations arising from the contract of air carriage, and the legal responsibilities that follow
This course deals with the study of rights In-Kind, industrial property and protection thereof at the international level and in domestic legislation, trade relations and merchandise marks, trade names and titles i.e. the study of commercial property and moral property in both national and international legislation through the provisions of international conventions such as the Berne Convention, the Paris Convention and the GATT Conventions in the scope of international trade.
This course includes the definition of arbitration and its importance in solving the commercial disputes at the international level, and arbitration rules for various regional and Arab arbitration centers, the agreements on the implementation of arbitration provisions as well as the efforts of international organizations to find specific rules for arbitration and everything related to the arbitration agreement and the conditions thereof, arbitration clause as well as arbitration in Arab laws and conventions .
This course deals with the definition of the environment, pollution and sources of pollution, and the protection of the environment from the legal point of view, and the criminal, civil and administrative penalties resulting from pollution of the environment through the study of the Federal Environmental Protection Law.
This course deals with the study of the introduction to public finance and the rules governing the state finance (budget, expenditure and income), with a focus on the legislative applications of these foundations in the federal financial legislation such as the legislation regulating investment and the legislation regulating customs with a reference to taxes and types thereof.
This course deals with the definition of the criminal procedural law, the study of the public lawsuit in terms of its establishment and the competent authorities thereof, and the ways of cessation, as well as studying the civil suit related to a criminal suit. The study also includes the stage of investigation and deduction, a stage carried out by the competent police bodies, and the trial stage, which is administered by the special courts. The course also deals with the study of methods of appeal against penal judgments (opposition, appeal, cassation, petition for reconsideration).
This course deals with the concept of personal status and the development of its legislation and the importance of family and breed and their status in Islam. The course discusses marriage precursors, engagement and its provisions, the marriage contract in terms of its concept, provisions and legality, and the mandate in marriage, prohibitions and implications of marriage; the dowry: definition and wisdom and types; maintenance, its definition, wisdom, types, amount and conditions. Then the course discusses divorce in terms of definition, wisdom, legality and divisions; conditional divorce (Khula’a), its ruling and legality; separation, its types and implications; waiting period (Iddat),its wisdom and implications; and finally the discussion of alimony in terms of definition, forms, , wisdom and implications.
This course deals with the definition of endowment (waqf), its legality, ruling, types, conditions and provisions. The course also deals with the meaning of Will, its legality, ruling, types and provisions; the rights related to the succession and how to divide the estate on the heirs (paternal kinsman and maternal kinsman), and determining the share of each in the estate, and the principles the estate issues, the bonus share and loss of share, the division of inheritance issues, replications and disassociations, and the provisions of succession for embryos, missing persons and hermaphrodites. Then the course deals with the impact of endowment system, wills and successions in the achievement of social solidarity in the Muslim community.
This course deals with the definition of the fundamentals of jurisprudence, its subject, usefulness and methods of authorship, definition of legal ruling and explanation of its two divisions (mandatory and objective), and the types of each division and conditions of commissioning for an act. The course also teaches the general, special, command, prohibition, absolute, limited, common, truth, imagery, explicit, apparent, text, precise, hidden, ambiguous, synopsized, similar, the text phrase, the text reference, the text indication, the text requirement, the concept of contravention. This course deals with the explanation of diligence and its role in interpreting the Sharia and legal texts.
The theoretical aspect includes studying the methods and techniques of research, how to choose the subject of the research and the stages of its preparation, the research tools and how to identify them and search therein and how to prepare the research plan, prepare the introduction, subject and conclusion. The practical aspect required the student to prepare a legal research in the specialization chosen by the student. The Scientific Department to which the research subject relates shall approve the proposed title of the research and appoint a supervisor to oversee it during the research preparation stage. Upon completion of the research, the student shall submit it to the supervisor (at least four copies) at least two weeks before the start of the final examinations. The research will be discussed on the date set by the supervisor and another faculty member chosen by the Scientific Department.
The course includes both external and internal training which are integrated into one course, provided that the internal training shall be in the College’s Education Court and that the external training shall be conducted in the various relevant departments and other legal and judicial authorities
This course covers the concept of the law of international trade, its origin, development and its relationship with other applicable laws. It also focuses on international agreements and organizations that established the legal basis of international trade, with special reference and emphasis on the General Agreement for Trade and Tariffs (GATT) and World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition, the course discusses and analyzes various aspects of international sale contracts and the legal basis governing such contracts, namely the general rules of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention of 1980). The course also discusses the letter of credit as a leading method of payment for international trade transactions.
This course identifies the concept of E commerce, E Contracts, E signature, and E approval. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of E Commerce through explaining the concepts of E Money, E Payments and the concepts of assurance and privatization within the electronic transactions.
This course analyzes the international organizations in the modern global system. It examines the structures and functions of major international governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the performance of their collective tasks. The course evaluates the activities of global institutions such as the United Nations Organization, its main organs, and specialized agencies, in a variety of issue. Regional organizations such as the European Union and the Arab League will be considered.
This course introduces the concepts of the international economics. It discusses the nature, the development and the performance of the international economic, as it is related to the international economic relations. In addition, it explains the theoretical background of these relations.
This course deals with the definition of the ordinary and electronic consumer and means of protection thereof in the light of the general rules such as contracts of compliance , the option of vision, commitment to declaration, and special rules such as the right of recourse, and the role of WTO agreements in this regard.
This course introduces the development of money, its functions and the monetary systems. In addition, it explains banking systems including central banks, commercial banks and Islamic banks. It explains, also financial markets, the Relations between different financial institutions, International Finance, behavior of interest rate and the foreign exchange market.
Recommended Study Plan
Accreditations
The American University in the Emirates is licensed by the UAE Ministry of Education – Commission for Academic Accreditation | caa.aeProf. Asma Salman
Professor / Dean
Prof. Munther-Momany
Professor / Program Director - Master of Business Administration
Prof. Sung IL Hong
Assistant Professor / Program Director - Master of Sports Management
Dr. Azzam Hannon
Associate Professor / Department Chair of Accounting and Finance
Dr. Nikolina-Ljepava
Assistant Professor / Department Chair of Management
Dr. Edyta Skibińska
Assistant Professor / Specialization Coordinator - Hospital and Healthcare Management
Dr. Mohammad Alsmairat
Assistant Professor / Specialization Coordinator - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Dr. Riad-Al-Chami
Assistant Professor / Specialization Coordinator - E-commerce and Marketing
Dr. Samer Kobrossy
Assistant Professor / Specialization Coordinator - Business Management
Dr. Tamara Mohammad
Assistant Professor / Specialization Coordinator - Human Resource Management
Dr. Alaa Mushtaha
Assistant Professor / Director of Innovation & Lifelong Learning (RYADA)
Prof. Salaheddin Abosedra
Professor
Graduation Requirements
For graduate degree completion, graduate students must satisfy the following requirements:
- Earn a minimum CGPA of 2.00 on a scale of 4.00.
- Successfully complete all courses as described in the study plan.
- The Degree Completion requirements must be met within the timeframe of the program.
- Transfer students must successfully earn a minimum of 50% of the course credits for the program at AUE.
Joining the Program
- Fall Semester
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September
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Spring Semester
- January
- Summer Semester
- May