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GIFT
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LL.B
(To be introduced subject to approval by the Pakistan Bar Council)
GIFT University is planning to start a three years LL.B program from the Fall Semester 2007. This program will fulfill the requirements of both the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC). The objective of the program is to produce well trained future lawyers and legal professionals to excel in the profession of law. In view of the needs of the local prospective LLB students, the program will be offered in the evening.
The program is aimed at all those students who wish to complete a quality LLB degree and take advantage of numerous job opportunities available in both public and private sectors. In the public sector the major intakes are in Judiciary, Police, and District Management. The increasing role of the regulated business has created many openings for Law graduates in the private sector including Human Resource, Tax, Environment, Credit and Security and Company Law management. The economic growth of Gujranwala Division and surrounding areas has resulted in an expansion in all types of businesses all around this region. Apart from regular law practice, both the regulators and the regulated require local residents with legal education and skills.
Scheme of Studies
Program Duration 3Years
Entry Requirement Bachelor's degree or equivalent
System Semester System
No. of Semesters 6
Duration of Semester 4 1/2 months (18 weeks)
No. of Credit Hours 120
System of Examination Internal
Medium of Instruction English
Medium of Examination English
Eligibility

The entry requirement for admission into the LL.B program will be Bachelor level education in any discipline with minimum 45% marks. All applicants will be required to sit in a written test and appear in an interview to judge their suitability, financial capacity and aptitude.
Methodology

The LL.B program will consist of a total number of 42 courses offered in 6 semesters in modular form. The courses (see below) are designed in combination of 31 compulsory and 11 optional, additional or non-law courses. To give a clinical edge to the curriculum, case based study method will be used. Special courses like Computer Basics and Language Skills have been added to develop additional skills of the students.

There would be 4 hours of teaching over 5 days in a week (i.e. 20 hours in a week). Each three credit hours module will have two classes of 1.5-hour duration in a week and each two credit hours course will have two classes of 1-hour in a week. The modules having 4 credit hours will be given two classes of 1.5-hours and one class of 1-hour in a week. This meets the requirement of both the HEC and the PBC.

Timing and Duration
The LL.B class timing will be from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, five days a week. The semester duration will be the same as for GIFT Business School (GBS) and other schools at GIFT University. (Normally one week is utilized for preparation/review and two for the final examinations). The entire LL.B having 120 credit hours divided into 6 semesters will be completed in 3 years duration.
Program Structure
Structure No. of Courses Credit Hours
Compulsory 31 95
Optional/Additional/
Non Law Courses		 11 25
TOTAL 120
Curriculum

A. Courses required by the HEC and the PBC for LL.B.
Courses Credit Hours
Islamic Jurisprudence-I 4
Islamic Jurisprudence-II 2
Jurisprudence-I 4
Jurisprudence-II 2
Comparative Constitutional Law (British & American Constitution) 4
Law of Contract-I 3
Law of Contract-II 3
Law of Torts (Tort & Easement) 4
Equity 4
Criminal Law-I 3
Criminal Law-II (Islamic Criminal Law) 3
Constitutional Law of Pakistan 3
Public International Law-I 3
Public International Law-II 3
Mercantile Law (Partnership & N.I Act) 2
Company Law 3
Transfer of Property Law-I 3
Transfer of Property Law-II 3
Islamic Personal Law-l (Family Related) 3
Islamic Personal Law-II (Property Related) Will, Inheritance, Selected provisions of Succession Act, Gift, Waqf, Punjab Preemption 3
Evidence-I 3
Evidence-II 3
Criminal Procedure-I 3
Criminal Procedure-II
(Cr.P.C & Medical Jurisprudence)		 3
Civil Procedure-I 3
Civil Procedure-II (CPC & Limitation) 3
Conveyancing & Pleadings 3
Administrative Law-I 3
Administrative Law-II 3
Civil Services Law 3
Interpretation of Statutes and General Clauses Act. 3
Total 95

B. Optional courses
Courses Credit Hours
Minor Acts (Court fee, Suit Valuation, Stamp Act.) 3
Special and Local Laws (Land Acquisition & Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance) 3
Land laws (Land Revenue & Tenancy) 3
Labour Laws 3
Taxation Laws 3
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Conciliation, Mediation etc.) 3
Banking Laws 3
Intellectual Property Laws 3
Environmental Law 3
Human Rights 3
Media Law 3
Private International Law 3
Local Bodies Laws 3
International Business Law 3
Legal Accounting 3
Aviation Law 3

Note: Two courses out of the above list are to be selected in 5th & 6th Semester. Four additional optional courses may be allowed to a student in 5th & 6th Semesters on the basis of good grades.

C. Additional courses
Courses Credit Hours
Computer Basics (Office Management Course) (Windows, Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point) 2
Language Skills 2
Legal Research & Guided Library Study / Work 3
Trial Advocacy (Civil & Criminal) 2
Office Management & Accounts 2
Law Moots & Court Visits 2
Seminar 2
Legal Profession (Bar Councils Act, Rules & Legal Ethics) 2
Constitutional History of Pakistan 2

D. Non-law courses
Courses Credit Hours
Sociology 3
Political Science 3
History of Indo-Pakistan 3
Management 3
Public Administration 3

Note: A student may be allowed to take relevant non-law courses instead of Computer Basics, Language Skills, Office Management and Accounts.

Semester-wise Distribution
1st Semester Credit Hours
Islamic Jurisprudence-I 4
Jurisprudence-I 4
Law of Contract-I 3
Law of Torts 4
Language Skills 2
Legal Research & Guided Library Study/Work 3
Total 20
2nd Semester Credit Hours
Islamic Jurisprudence-II 2
Jurisprudence-II 2
Law of Contract-II 3
Equity 4
Computer Basics 2