AUN is the right place to pursue your higher education

The School of Law is one of AUN’s flagship schools. The school has a competitive curriculum and in line with the ideals of the founding fathers of the university is committed to a curriculum that focuses on development issues.

Although our courses at the School of Law are tailored to satisfy the minimum criteria set out in NUCs minimum benchmark, our curriculum goes beyond the traditional legal courses like Legal Methods, Evidence, Nigerian Legal System, or Family Law taught in most Nigerian universities.

The School of Law has introduced 21st century innovative and cutting-edge courses that are dynamic and global in outlook. We teach courses such as New Technologies and the Law, Law, Ethics, and Development, Intellectual and Industrial Property Law, Energy, Oil and Gas Law, Gender, Law and Development, Conflict and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Medical Law and Ethics, Law, Society, and Development, etc. These are courses that will produce 21st Century lawyers that are well-trained and imbued with relevant practical skills.

In addition to studying these modern law courses, all our students, unlike law students in other universities, must take the "General Education" courses; courses that help to broaden the minds of the students and help them learn from other specialties.

To produce well-grounded lawyers, students from the School of Law, in line with the tradition of AUN as a university that is committed to the liberal arts education, learn ethics, history, culture, languages, literature, mathematics, and science. This is in addition to our specialized community development courses (CDV courses) like Law, Justice, and Development where our students put into practice what they learned in the classrooms by participating in community outreach programs.

Our world-renowned, well-trained Faculty provide legal education to our students through the application of contemporary teaching aids and the effective use of pedagogical methods modeled after the best US practices. Our teaching delivery methods involve deploying AUN’s Learning Management Systems to impart American-styled education which focuses on problem-centered learning where students are taught how to think critically and to analyze and communicate effectively. We empower our students with problem-solving and leadership development skills.

The Peter Okocha building which houses the School of Law boasts classrooms, lecture halls, moot court, and law clinics that are fully air-conditioned and installed with modern facilities. Besides the designated School of Law Library, our students also have access to the Robert A. Pastor Library with its award-winning E-Resources and E-Learning Center, study rooms, and reading zones.

Interim Dean
School of Law
American University of Nigeria