School of Law

The AUN School of Law provides a collaborative environment in which to learn, think, and communicate, about law, policy, and justice. Our program is engaged in preparing students for academic pursuits, professional development, enhanced personal lives, and responsible global citizenship; extending the frontiers of knowledge through research, creative efforts, and liberal scholarship; fostering an intellectual culture that merges theory with practice; contributing to social, economic, and cultural development.

We seek to, through intellectual productivity, enhance the quality of life of the people of Nigeria, Africa, and all humanity. The program aligns closely with AUN’s mission as a development University.

As an institution focused on training students who are critical thinkers and problem solvers, the courses in the AUN law program are also focused on some of the most critical problems facing Nigeria and the rest of the world.

1. To ensure that Law is taught as it exists at any given time, and that every Law student adopts a comparative approach to legal studies bearing in mind that there are many systems of Law currently in operation.
2. To ensure that students are imbued with a general knowledge and understanding of Law.
3. To develop in students the intellectual ability to apply research, knowledge, and analytical skills to solving theoretical and practical legal problems.
4. To acquaint students with principles of the judicial process and legal systems, as well as interaction with socio-economic frameworks.
5. To provide, through training and orientation, an appreciation of the growing relevance of inter-, trans-, cross-, and multi-disciplinary approaches to the solution of complex life problems and the role of law therein.

The program is therefore not designed to make the Law students experts in any specific field of Law, but to enable them to appreciate what openings and opportunities are available to them. Students can then be positioned to make a more sensible choices as to where to move in and pitch their tents in the legal field,

The Bachelor of Laws degree program within the School require the successful completion of course work in the major field of study – Law – in addition to satisfying general education requirements.

There are no majors and minors in the School of Law. While there are two departments (namely, Public & International Law, and Private & Business Law), each with a Head of Department, only a single degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) is awarded under the School of Law. The departments of the School only exist for administrative purposes.

To accomplish the objectives of the AUN Law program, the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program employs a flexible approach that allows students to be taught through a balanced mixture of lectures, tutorials, and clinical methods. Clinical courses (e.g., Moot Court, Trial Advocacy, and Law Clinic) sharpen students’ practical skills, while lectures and tutorials enable students to view the profession from a variety of perspectives. Classes are taught in state-of-the-art classrooms and the Law Clinic as well as through simulated modules in the well-furnished Moot Court.

Upon completion of all degree requirements, students will receive the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Honors degree, without any particular concentration, in accordance with the National Universities Commission’s Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for Undergraduate Programs in Nigerian Universities (BMAS) and the Council of Legal Education (CLE)’s Guidelines. 

To be eligible for the award of an LL.B. degree, a candidate must have satisfactorily completed and earned the minimum number of credit hours prescribed for the degree (200 credit hours for candidates admitted through the UME and 167 credit hours for candidates admitted through Direct Entry). This will involve successfully completing the approved compulsory and elective/optional courses of the School and other departments of the University. For more information, consult the School of Law Handbook.

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