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LLB 111 ENGLISH-I

Basics of Grammar, Parts of speech and use of articles, Sentence structure, active and passive voice,
Practice in unified sentence, Analysis of phrase, clause and sentence structure, Transitive and intransitive
verbs, Punctuation and spelling.

LLB 112 PAKISTAN STUDIES

Develop vision of historical perspective, government, politics, contemporary Pakistan, ideological

background of Pakistan. Study the process of governance, national development, issues arising in the
modern age and posing challenges to Pakistan.

LLB 113 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

The course is designed to introduce students with sociological concepts and the discipline. The focus of
the course shall be on significant concepts like social systems and structures, socio-economic
changes and social processes. The course will also include classical sociological theories especially
the theories of Auguste Comte dealing with
‘positivism’ and law of human progress and of Herbert Spencer dealing with the concept of the law of
social evolution, concept of society and laissez-faire.

LLB 114 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS

The course is designed for the beginners with either no formal background or very little acquaintance with
economics. The objective is to give students a clear understanding of the basic concepts, tools of
analysis and terminologies used both in micro and macro-economics. The course will cover the
scope and importance of micro and macro- economics, overview of the social system and economy as
integral part of the social system. The course will also deal with the major issues in Pakistan economy.

LLB 115 INTRODUCTION TO LAW

This will be an introductory course for newly admitted students about the nature and sources of law, both
Western and Islamic. It will cover definitions, functions and purposes of law, territorial nature of law, legal
concepts of rights, property, persons etc.

LLB 116 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Basically related to the Introduction to Information Technology, Understanding Computer Systems, e-

Commerce, Computer Graphics, Computer Security and Controls, MS Office, Internet Browsers
Databases, Information Systems importance in Business, e-Banking etc.

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LLB 121 ENGLISH-II

Paragraph writing: Practice in writing a good, unified and coherent paragraph, Essay writing:
Introduction, CV and job application, Translation skills: Urdu to English, Study skills: Skimming and
scanning, intensive and extensive, and speed reading, summary and précis writing and
comprehension, Academic skills: Letter/memo writing, minutes of meetings, use of li brary and internet.
Presentation skills: Personality development (emphasis on content, style and pronunciation).

LLB 122 ISLAMIC STUDIES/ ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR

This course is aimed at providing basic information about Islamic Studies, enhancing understanding of
the students regarding Islamic Civilization, improving students skill to perform prayers and other
worship and also enhancing the skill of the students for understanding of issues related to faith and
religious life.

LLB 123 PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

The course will deal with basic concepts of Political Science; Definition, Nature, Scope and Sub-fields of
Political Science. The topics will also include Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Nation and Sovereignty,
State: its origin and evolution; Western and Islamic concepts of State, Forms of State: Unitary,
Federation, Confederation. Organs of Government: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary. Forms of
Government: Parliamentary, Presidential and Authoritarian. The political concepts and institutions in Islam.

LLB 124 LEGAL SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN

This course aims to give students a good knowledge of the Pakistani Legal System. It covers the historical
background of the legal system, the role of the legislature and the court system in Pakistan. The
composition and functions of the Parliament and the Provincial assemblies, the judicial system of
Pakistan including the court structure and the judicial process. Concepts such as statutory interpretation
and judicial precedent are covered together with Civil and Criminal processes.

LLB 125 HISTORY (South-Asia)

This course is designed to develop awareness among the students about the intellectual heritage in South
Asia. To inculcate historical consciousness about South-Asia and to develop among students a holistic
historic vision of South-Asian history. The course will deal briefly with the dawn of Indian civilization,
political fragmentation of South-Asia, the Classical age, the Muslim Rule and the rise of the British East-
India Company (1740-1857).

LLB 126 LAW OF TORTS-I

This course will be introducing basic concepts in the law of torts, which deals with the rights and
obligations of private parties arising out of civil wrongs. The Course is divided into two modules. This
module will include an in-depth study of the law of torts dealing with the origin and development of the
law, nature of torts, classification of torts, general principles of liability, vicarious liability, personal
disabilities, and general exceptions to liability and remedies. This will also include various kinds of
wrongs; affecting personal safety and freedom, domestic relations and wrongs to moveable and
immoveable property. The course contents will also include leading and latest cases in Torts.

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LLB 211 ENGLISH-III

Presentation skills, Essay writing: Descriptive, narrative, discursive, argumentative, Academic writing: How
to write a proposal for research paper/term paper, How to write a research paper/term paper (emphasis on
style, content, language, form, clarity, consistency), Technical Report writing, Progress report writing.

LLB 212 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC, REASONING & CRITICAL THINKING

The objective of this course is to sharpen the intellect of the students, develop their reasoning ability,
widen and strengthen their understanding and clear thinking. The course will include the inductive and
deductive reasoning, informal reasoning. For critical thinking topics such as observation, context, criteria
and techniques for forming a judgment will be included.

LLB 213 ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE-I

The course will elaborate –Islamic Legal theories including their philosophical, historical and
sociological basis.-. The Course will cover the history and the growth of the Muslim legal system, the
primary and secondary sources of Islamic Law: a). The Qur'an and the Traditions b). Ijma and customs,
Juristic Deduction: a). Qiy'as or Analogy, b). Istehsan or Juristic -preference, c). Istedlal, d). Ijtehad and
Taqlid.

LLB 214 LAW OF TORTS-II

This is the second module of the Law of Torts. In this module law of easements will also be included. The
remaining topics relating to Law of Torts will be covered in this module. The course will look at the
question of nuisance, negligence, contributory negligence, the wrongs of malice and fraud, defamation
and various defences to torts. Easements will include the continuous and discontinuous, apparent and
non-apparent easements, imposition, acquisition and transfer of easements, the incidents of easements,
the disturbance of easements, the extinction, suspension and revival of easements and licenses.
Important leading cases shall be part of the course contents.

LLB 215 LAW OF CONTRACT-I

The component is designed to give students a thorough grounding in the civil law of obligations. In
Semester-I, the course will cover the law of contract, which involves the study of legally binding
agreements. The fundamental rules concerning the formation of a contract, the legal effects of its
terms and its discharge will be critically examined.

LLB 216 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-I (UK)

The course will examine the remarkable unwritten constitution of the UK, the Separation of Powers, Rule
of Law, Parliamentary Supremacy and the Independence of Judiciary under the British constitutional
conventions. Course contents shall include the Nature and Development of the British Constitution, the
Conventions of the Constitution and will look at the Institution of Government; the Monarchy, the
Legislature and the Executive.

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LLB 222 HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Human rights law is a distinct and fast developing area of law. Pakistan has signed and ratified various
core International Human Rights Instruments and is required to follow the principles and directions laid
down in these instruments. The course is designed to impart knowledge about meaning, scope and
importance of human rights. The origin of human rights as a product of natural law derived from different
philosophical and religious basis and its development. The course examines and raises a number of
challenging questions for lawyers: the implementation of human rights, the universality and cultural debate
etc. The focus of the course would be on International Bill of Human Rights, the enforcement mechanism
both under the UN Chartered based bodies and the treaty based system. National Human Rights Law as
contained in the Constitution and other statutes and its enforcement mechanisms. The course will also
examine major human rights issues in Pakistan and the region.

LLB 223 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-II (US)

This course will deal with the fundamental principles upon which the American republic is conducted. It
will examine the working of the Executive, Legislative and the Judicial Branches of the US Constitution.
The historical background will include the developments from Articles of Confederation to the framing of
the Constitution in the Constitutional Convention of 1789. The course will especially cover the topics of
federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances and the power of judicial review. Topics like
Cooperative Federalism, Horizontal Federalism, Constitutional Construction, Exclusive Powers, Implied
Powers and Inherent Powers will also be included in the lecture-plans. The Course will also include the
first ten amendments to the US Constitution known as ‘Bills of Rights. Important political philosophies
such as ‘ Himaltoniansim, Jefforsonianism along with the leading cases decided by the US Supreme Court
will be part of the course contents.

LLB 224 LAW OF CONTRACT-II

This will be the second part of the Law of Contract. In this component the focus would be on law of
Bailments, Agency and Sale of Goods. The course will cover the mutual obligations of a principal and
agent, formation of contract of sale, passing of property, rules of delivery and rights and obligations of the
sellers and buyers. This course will reinforce the fundamental concepts that will be helpful in other
modules such as in Business and Commercial law, Labour and Employment Law etc.

LLB 225 ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE-II

This course will discuss the remaining part of the Islamic Jurisprudence- I. It will focus on the practical
side of Islamic legal concepts such as, Acts, Rights and Obligations, Legal Capacity, Ownership
and Possession Family laws, Torts and Crimes, Punishments, Procedure and Evidence, Constitutional and
Administrative Law. The law regulating relations between Muslims and non-Muslims will also be covered.

LLB 226 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

This is an introductory course as prepared by the NCRC of HEC. The main aim of this course is to
familiarize students with history, main concepts, methods, and theoretical frameworks in psychology. The
course will help students appreciate the human nature and its related concepts, thereby will gain
insight into human behavior and human relationships.

After successful completion of this course the students will be able to: Have a grasp over basic
concepts and theoretical perspectives explaining human behavior. They will be able to
appreciate the complexity of human behaviour and relationships. They will be able to understand
Psychology as science and empirical methods used for understanding different aspects of human
behavior. The Course contact will include Understanding Psychology, Biological Basis of Behaviour,
Sensation and Perception, Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language, Intelligence and Creativity,
Motivation and Emotions, Personality and Social Thinking and Social Influence.

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LLB 311 JURISPRUDENCE-I

This course introduces students to theories of classical and contemporary jurisprudence and the
issues debated within them. Jurisprudence provides a discipline of thought and is extremely helpful in
improving the logical analysis of the legal concepts. The focus of course will be on the nature, origin and
development of law and legal concepts. In this component the focus will be on legal theories such as
Natural Law theory, Positive theory, the nature of legal reasoning, legal realism, sources of law and
Precedents. This is a vital course designed to cultivate in students the ability to reason
persuasively and encourage students to develop a clear picture of the overall conceptual framework
within which legal thoughts operate.

LLB 312 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-III (PAKISTAN)

This will cover the entire Constitution of Pakistan 1973. However, emphasis would be on the fundamental
rights, the nature of federalism under the constitution, distribution of powers, the rights and various
remedies, the supremacy of parliament and the independence of judiciary.

LLB 313 ISLAMIC PERSONAL LAW-I

The course will focus on Muslim Personal laws of Pakistan. The course is divided in to two modules;
in this module both the classical and codified Islamic personal laws dealing with marriages, divorce,
maintenance, custody of children and parentage will be discussed. The course will also include
contemporary Islamic personal laws as applied in selected Muslim states.

LLB 314 CRIMINAL LAW-I

The Criminal Law course introduces students to the general principles of criminal law and to the social,
political and moral context in which they have developed. The course concentrates on fatal and non-fatal
offences against the person and offences against property as well as the range of defences that may be
available on a criminal charge. The course also will devote time to questions of reforms particularly with
regard to Hudud Laws. The course considers the basic scheme of substantive criminal law together
with criminal liability and the significance of act, intent, causation, and result; justification and excuse; and
the rationale of punishment. The course will generally include all provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code,
1860.

LLB 315 LAW OF PROPERTY

The course is designed to teach students the basic principles of property law with particular reference to
land. The course will deal both with the urban and rural property matters. It will deal with the meaning of
ownership of land, sale and purchase of immovable property, mutation of property/ownership, co-
ownership, leases and various kinds of mortgages.

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LLB 321 JURISPRUDENCE-II

This is the second part of the course. In this module certain main institutions of law will be considered
such as property, ownership and possession; contract, legal personality, negligence and risk;
responsibility and punishment, evidence and procedure.

LLB 322 LAW OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

The course will cover the formation of Business Organizations and their functioning. The course contents
will include the Company Law and Partnership Act. The Company law will include principles of
company law, their incorporation, kinds, the doctrine of ultra vires, resolutions and their legal status,
liabilities and winding up. The course will also include the law of Partnerships; the formation and
functioning of Firms, legal status and liability of a firm, its dissolution and the liabilities of partners. The
effect of the Registration and non-registration of firms. It will also touch the new concept of Limited
Liability Partnerships and relevant provisions of the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.

LLB 323 ISLAMIC PERSONAL LAW-II

This is an important component of Islamic Personal Law. The course will focus on Islamic law of
Inheritance, including transfer of property through Gifts, Wills and Wakaf and their legal implications.

LLB 324 CRIMINAL LAW-II

This is in continuation of Criminal Law-I. On successful completion of the course, students should be able
to state and explain the general principles of criminal liability under English and Islamic criminal law, the
substantive elements of major offences and general defences to criminal liability. The course will include
substantive criminal law as contained in the Pakistan Penal Code and the Hudud laws and other related
enactments.
LLB 325 LAND LAWS
The course is designed to teach students about the land revenue law as practiced in Pakistan. The
course contents will include the provision of Land Revenue Act and the laws of tenancy and pre-
emption. Students will also be taught about the important provisions of the law relating to Colonization of
Government Lands. After successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand the
major issues involved in land related matters.

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LLB 411 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW-I

Public international law studies traditional topics of an international law course such as nature and origin,
sources, subjects of int. law, recognition, territory, jurisdiction, state responsibility, interstate courts and
tribunals, international personality, sovereignty, recognition, diplomatic immunity, extradition, state
responsibility, dispute settlement, and the law of the sea. The students will be able to grasp the basic
concepts involved in International Law and its functioning.

LLB 412 CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN PAKISTAN

The course is designed to give a comprehensive insight about the constitutional developments of
Pakistan. Starting from the Government of India Act, 1935 till to date, all important events leading to
constitutional developments in Pakistan will be the focus of course. Failure of the constitutional
machinery and leading constitutional cases on the subject; starting from Molvi Tamizudin Khan to the
Dissolution of Assemblies and the constitutional petitions challenging the powers of Parliament to
amend the Constitution will be part of the course.

LLB 413 CIVIL PROCEDURE-I

The course is designed to give students a complete understanding about the procedure that is followed in
civil courts in Pakistan. In view of the extensive civil procedure, the course is divided in two modules. The
course contents will include the jurisdiction of civil courts, their functioning, rules of institution of civil
suits, orders, decree and judgments; execution of decrees, and appeal, review and revision. It will
include all provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

LLB 414 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-I

The course is expected to guide and prepare students in the procedure that is followed in criminal cases
by courts in Pakistan. Like the course of Civil Procedure, this course is also divided into two modules to
give students a rigorous coaching in criminal procedure. The course will include all provisions of the
Criminal Procedure Code, 1898.

LLB 415 LAW OF EVIDENCE-I

This is an important course for law students to understand the application of the rules of
evidence. It is divided in to two modules. The course will cover both the substantive as well as procedural
rules of evidence; theories and policies of the Law of Evidence. It will cover admissibility of evidence,
modes of proof and the production and effect of evidence. The objectives are to inculcate a critical
appreciation of the issues and to prepare students for professional practice. The course is absolutely
necessary for students to grasp the rules of evidence before joining legal profession.

LLB 416 LEGAL DRAFTING-I

Legal Writing and Drafting is unquestionably essential for law students before joining professional
practice. The course will focus on developing writing and drafting skills of students to formulate cogent
arguments for their clients’ positions and to provide legal support for such positions. Legal drafting is
central to professional practice hence the course has been divided into two modules. In this component
of the course students will learn about the drafting of plaints, written statements, drafting contracts and
agreements and other legal instruments.

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LLB 421 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW-II

This is the second module of Public International Law. This part will focus on Law of Treaties,
International Institutions, International Criminal Law including the functioning of the ICC, International
Human Rights Law and Enforcement Mechanism and International Humanitarian Law. The students will
be able to understand the working of International Institutions and the developments in International
Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law.

LLB 422 EQUITY AND SPECIFIC RELIEF

The course is designed to teach students the maxims of equity and specific relief. The course discusses
the Maxims of Equity in depth and along with doctrine and principles of Equity along the provisions of the
Specific Relief Act, 1877 dealing with the specific performance of the contract, declaration decrees,
injunctions and leading cases.

LLB 423 CIVIL PROCEDURE-II

This is the second module of the Civil Procedure course. The course contents have been described under
Civil Procedure-I. The component will also include the Limitation period for civil suits as laid down in
the Limitation Act.

LLB 424 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-II

This is the second module of the course and is expected to guide and prepare students in the procedure
that is followed in criminal cases by courts in Pakistan. Like the course of Civil Procedure, this course is
also divided into two modules to give students a rigorous coaching in criminal procedure. The component
will also include Medical Jurisprudence with reference to autopsy and physical injuries. The course will be
conducted by qualified medical doctors, preferably by surgeons.

LLB 425 LAW OF EVIDENCE-II

This will be the second part of the Law of Evidence described above.

LLB 426 LEGAL DRAFTING-II

This is the second part of the course on legal drafting. In this component students will learn about
drafting legal instruments such as Deeds of Sale, Agreements, Affidavits, Gifts, Guarantee, Notices,
Mortgages and Leases. Instructions will be given on effective legal drafting skills through lectures and
written exercises.

 To enhance the practical skills of students and improve theoretical knowledge acquired during
semester VII and VIII, compulsory court- visits will be arranged under the proper supervision of
faculty- members. The institutions shall maintain proper record of such visits and suitable amount of
weighting/ credit shall be given for such visits.

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LLB 511 RESEARCH METHODS

This is a compulsory course for all students and is introduced to develop the writing, research and
analytical skills of law students. The course will focus on basic research strategy and how to find and use
primary and secondary legal sources. The objective of the course is to have a strong research-oriented
ethos in law colleges/institutions to enable law students to undertake both theoretical and practical
research in all fields of law and legal studies. The course is extremely useful, for law students will be
required to submit their written work for each and every module/ course.

LLB 512 MINOR ACTS

The Course of Minor Acts has been added to the list of core courses with a view to familiarize law students
with practical knowledge of some important areas which fresh law graduates come across in their practical
and professional field. These laws include the Civil Court Ordinance, the rent related laws, the law of
limitation, the court fee and suit valuation matters and the arbitration issues.

LLB XXX ELECTIVE-I

Students will be required to take one of the elective courses laid down in the list of optional/elective
courses.

LLB XXX ELECTIVE-II

Students will be required to take an optional course from the elective courses laid down in the list of
optional/ elective courses.

LLB 515 MOOT CASES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

This is one of the compulsory courses for all law students. The course comprises the Moot Cases and
the Professional Ethics involved in the legal profession and law practice. The objective of the Moot
Cases is to introduce students to basic trial techniques and skills, including the basics of
presentations in court, mode of address, to conduct examination-in-chief, cross examination and
submissions on facts. The practical skills learned in this module will complement those learned in earlier
semesters. The course will give students a taste of the real world litigation practice. The second part of
the course deals with professional ethics which will lay emphasis on adherence to basic legal ethics
that is generally required for students who wish to practice law. The course will cover the rules of legal
ethics as laid down in Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 and other relevant rules. Senior
practicing lawyers will be invited to deliver lectures on legal ethics.

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LLB 521 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

The course will cover the general principles of administrative law as practiced in Pakistan. The theories of
natural justice, delegated legislation, administrative discretion and judicial review of administrative actions
will be the main focus of the course In addition to that students will learn about the civil service laws
and rules. It will also look at the mechanism of administrative rules of procedure relating to efficiency
and discipline related matters and the functioning of civil service tribunal.

LLB 522 INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING

The objective of the course is to inculcate in law students the art of interpretation of statutes and to train
them to effectively involve in legislative drafting. The course contents will include the general rules and
basic principles of construction, main parts of a statute, the intent of legislature, prospective and
retrospective statutes, repeal and expiry of statutes etc. In Legislative Drafting, topics like basic
techniques of legislative drafting, main parts of legislation, subordinate legislation and enquiry into
legislative policy of bills tabled in the parliament will be part of the course contents. The course will
also include the general principles of interpretation as laid down in the General Clauses Act,
1897.

LLB 523 RESEARCH PROJECT/ DISSERTATION

All law students will be required to take a research project and write a long dissertation of about 8000-
10000 words on a legal topic. Students may take the project preferably in groups or individually.
Students will submit their research proposals well in time after completion of their 8th Semester and will
be allotted a supervisor under whose guidance students will work and complete their written work.

LLB XXX ELECTIVE-III

Students will be required to take an optional course from the elective courses laid down in the list of
optional/ elective courses.

LLB XXX ELECTIVE-IV

Students will be required to take an optional course from the elective courses laid down in the list of
optional/ elective courses.

INTERNSHIP

A practical experience at legal offices of 10 to 12 weeks will be compulsory for all students.

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ELECTIVE COURSES:

1. Alternate Dispute Resolution

2. Banking Laws
3. Conflict of Laws
4. Consumer Protection Laws
5. Custom and Tariff Laws
6. e-Commerce Law
7. Election Laws
8. Environmental Laws
9. Gender and Law
10. Insurance laws
11. Intellectual Property Laws
12. International Economic Law
13. International Humanitarian Law
14. International Institutions
15. International Trade Law
16. Islamic Commercial Laws
17. Labour Laws
18. Law and Development
19. Law and Energy
20. Law and Society in Pakistan
21. Local and Special Laws
22. Media Laws
23. Medical and Forensic Law
24. Mergers and Acquisitions
25. Islamic Legal Maxims
26. Public Interest Litigation
27. Securities Regulation
28. Shipping and Admiralty Laws
29. Taxation Laws
30. Telecommunication Laws

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