LLB (Hons) Law

Liverpool-John-Moores-University

LLB (Hons) Law

About

The Programme

Liverpool John Moores University’s LLB(Hons) Law Programme offered at SLIIT is a fully franchised UK degree which seeks to transform undergraduates into legal professionals who can compete not only locally but also globally. The 3 year degree programme consists of core modules which give students a firm grasp of the fundamentals of English law, and optional modules which give students an opportunity to acquire knowledge about specialized areas of law such as human rights, animal rights, financial crimes, banking,International law etc.
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Approved by the University Grants Commission under the Universities Act
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Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities
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Member International Association of Universities (IAU)
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Recognised by the Council of Legal Education, Sri Lanka

Entry Requirements

Eligibility for the programme is as follows:

Local A/Ls: Minimum of 3 “S” Passes in any stream & a “C” Pass for O/L English

Cambridge/Edexcel A/Ls: Minimum of 3 “D” Passes in any stream & a “C” Pass for O/L English

You may apply pending A/L results. If you wish to enter the legal practice in Sri Lanka, you must have a “C” Pass for O/L English and a “C” pass for O/L Sinhala/Tamil.

COURSE

LLB (Hons) Law

STUDY METHOD

Full-time

STUDY MODE

On-campus

INTAKE

January / September

DURATION

3 Years

LOCATION

Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 02

The degree with its strong industry focus also allows students to acquire and hone knowledge and skills needed for traditional jobs as well as non-traditional career pathways as professional mediators or negotiators through modules such as mooting, mediation and negotiation.

Career Prospects

An LLB (Hons) Law degree can open a variety of career pathways both locally and globally. The traditional pathway for LLB graduates include working as Attorney-at-law of the private bar, officers of the Attorney-General’s department starting out as state counsels, joining the judiciary and working as judges, working in government departments and ministries including the Legal Draftsman’s department, working in law firms, working as legal officers of private companies, politicians or as academics. Non-traditional career pathways include working in NGO’s International Organizations such as the UN, or Legal Process Outsourcing Companies (LPOs) working as researches, professional arbitrators, mediators and negotiators.

Code Module
4502LAWSL Contract Law
4504LAWSL Constitutional Law
4503LAWSL Foundations and Independent Learning
4501LAWSL Criminal
4505LAWSL Law in Society
Code Module
Credits
5502LAWSL Justice, Human Rights and the State
5501LAWSL Equity and Trusts
5504LAWSL Law of the Single Market of the EU
5503LAWSL Land Law
Option Credits
5510LAWSL International Human Rights
5505LAWSL International Trade Law
5507LAWSL Clinical Legal Education I
5511LAWSL Maritime Law
5506LAWSL Law of the Environment
Code Module
6517LAWSL Dissertation
6519LAWSL Clinical Legal Education II
6506LAWSL Mediation Skills and Practice
6513LAWSL Employment Law
6505LAWSL Commercial
6503LAWSL Company and Business Organisations Law
6501LAWSL Negotiation Skills & Practice
6508LAWSL Mooting
6509LAWSL International Law, Peace and Security
6514LAWSL Evidence
6507LAWSL Civil Dispute Resolution
6502LAWSL Jurisprudence
6512LAWSL Intellectual Property Law
6518LAWSL Clinical Legal Education I
6511LAWSL Clinical Legal Education II