The new AUN School of Law building ticks all the boxes as a dignifying citadel for training lawyers in a modern society. It is a first-class facility befitting the status of the American University of Nigeria. The stylish architectural design and never-settle interior project a relentless quest for exceptionality. The classrooms, library, moot court, auditoriums, board room, faculty offices, student lounges, and restrooms are furnished to the highest aesthetic standards.
A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mike Kaase Aondoakaa, a senior advocate of Nigeria, cut the ribbon to commission the edifice as part of activities marking the 15th Founder's Day. He was highly impressed with the building when Senior Director of Public Affairs Yusuf Mohammed conducted him around the facilities before the commissioning.
The new AUN School of Law building aptly exemplifies the lofty concept of the AUN law degree program, which began in 2016. The AUN School of Law was intellectualized as a world-class institution dedicated to advancing human dignity and social justice through knowledge of the law and its innovative application towards development.
The AUN Law program was conceptualized to offer a different and modernistic approach to law studies —built on the AUN vision as Africa's Development University.
AUN Law students receive a liberal arts education in the American tradition, an interdisciplinary study that equips students for success in the contemporary, interconnected world.
A blend of the Nigerian, American, and British legal traditions, a law degree at AUN expands the boundaries of traditional law curriculum to include humanitarian studies, alternative dispute resolution, environmental law, Pandemics and the Law, Gender and Development, Energy and Natural Resources Law, and Technology and the Law. This comprehensive course outline provides new vistas in legal education, preparing graduates for domestic, corporate, and international legal practice.
It has extended insights into migration law, health insurance law, war crimes law, population law, violence against vulnerable groups, gender-based violence, women and girls' rights, maritime law, banking and finance law, oil and gas law, and telecommunications law.