The Study Plan

Department goals

College Goals

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Goals

Outcomes

Means of evaluation

Five fields of learning outcomes in the National Qualifications Framework

The ninth level qualifications

1-To enable the student to discuss issues related to private law

1-To present emergent issues in civil law for in-depth discussion in accordance with the rules of civil transaction law and its contemporary applications

1،3،4،5،6،7،8،9

4-Skills

Advanced skills in research, analysis and evaluation

5-Knowledge

Comprehensive knowledge, a high degree of specialization, and understanding of new developments

2-To criticize contemporary forms of business to examine its conformity with the provisions of the Business Law

1،3،4،5،6،7،8،9

4-Skills

develop new procedures and integrate gained knowledge using cognitive and creative skills

5-Knowledge

criticism of cognitive issues as a basis for thinking

3-To analyze the technical characteristics of the rules of private international law related to the conflict of local and international laws and the divergence of nationality provisions.

1،3،4،5،6،7،8،9

4-Skills

Advanced problem solving skills to analyze complex issues and find solutions

5-Knowledge

criticism of cognitive issues as a basis for thinking

2-To improve the student’s competency to compare between various legislations

4-To compare critically between different rulings of private law and their applications

1،3،4،5،6،7،8،9

4-Skills

Advanced problem solving skills to analyze complex issues and find solutions

including the Islamic legislation

5-Knowledge

criticism of cognitive issues as a basis for thinking

5- To compare rulings of public law with the corresponding rulings of Islamic legislation

1،3،4،5،6،7،8،9

4-Skills

Advanced problem solving skills to analyze complex issues and find solutions

5-Knowledge

criticism of cognitive issues as a basis for thinking

3-To train the student practically on procedures of various methods of dispute settlement

6- To describe alternative methods of dispute settlement, especially arbitration.

1,3,8,9

4-Skills

Advanced skills in research, analysis and evaluation

5-Knowledge

Comprehensive knowledge, a high degree of specialization, and understanding of new developments

7-To express his\her opinion on the efficiency of procedural rules in the courts and their impact on the speed of dispute settlement

1,3,8,9

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Responsibility

Ability to judge high levels of operations

1-Self- development

The ability to learn continuously

4-To make the student contribute in enrichment of specialized legal research regarding emerged issues

8-To conduct a research on an emerged issue related to private law

4,10

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Responsibility

Ability to judge high levels of operations

1-Self development

The ability to learn continuously

9-To write a distinctive thesis on a topic of private law in depth

4,10

4-Skills

Planning skills to develop and implement a major project applying appropriate research methodologies, and draw sound conclusions

10- To participate with his colleagues in a performance concerning one of the private law issues, its procedures, and its contemporary applications.

3،4،9،10

1-Self- development

The ability to learn continuously

2-Interaction

The ability to take responsibility, develop oneself, and participate in work teams

Means and Tools of Evaluation

1-Exams

2.The integrative course

4.In-class evaluation

5. students’ researches

6.Surveys of students

2-8.Surveys of graduates

9. labor market surveys

10. Students’ profiles

12. Groups meetings

13.practical performance assessment

Outcome Numbers

Course Title

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6

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Research Methodologies of Private Law

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Advanced Studies in Civil Transaction Law

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Advanced Studies in Commercial Transaction Law (E)

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Advanced Studies in Civil Procedures

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Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (E)

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Advanced Studies in International Private Law

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Advanced Studies in Contract Theory

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Advanced Studies in International Trade Law

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Advanced Studies in Comparative Legislations

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Advanced Study in Conflict of laws in International Trade and Investment Contracts

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Thesis

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Compulsory

Elective

Total

Courses

18

6

24

Thesis defense

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Total of C.H

27

6

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Course No.

Course Title

Prerequisite

Credit hours

Course time

Level

Semester

5311131

Research Methodologies of Private Law

-

3:2-2

First

First

5311162

Advanced Study in Civil Transactions Law

-

3

First

First

5311173

Advanced study in Commercial Transactions Law (E)

-

3

First

First

5312181

Advanced Study in Civil Procedures Law

-

3

First

Second

5312174

Arbitration and Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution (E)

-

3

First

Second

5312183

Advanced Study in Private International Law

-

3

First

Second

Total credit hours

18

Course No.

Course Title

Prerequisite

Credit hours

Course time

Level

Semester

5311161

Advanced Study in the Contract Theory

-

3

First

First

5311175

Advanced Study in International Trade Law

-

3

First

First

5311192

Advanced Study in Comparative Legal Systems

-

3

First

Second

5312185

Advanced Study in Conflict of laws in International Trade and Investment Contracts

-

3

First

Second

Total credit hours

6

Course No.

Course Title

Prerequisite

Credit hours

Course time

Level

Semester

3110107

Introduction to Law

-

3:2-2

First

First

3120707

Constitutional Law and Political Systems

-

3

First

First

3120508

Public International law and International organizations

3110107

3

First

Second

3210209

Civil Transactions Law

Voluntary and Involuntary Sources

3110107

3

Second

First

3220608

Administrative Law

3110107

3

Second

First

3310804

Public Criminal Law

3110107

3

Third

First

3310504

Private International Law Nationality and Conflict

3210209

3

Third

First

3310206

Civil Transactions Law

Provisions of commitment and evidence

3220209

3

Third

second

3310407

Commercial Transactions Law Merchant and business theory

3210209

3

Third

second

3320307

Civil Procedures Law

3210209

3

Third

second

3410801

Private Criminal Law

3320804

3:2-2

Third

second

3310205

Labor law and Social legislation

3210209

3

Third

second

3410406

Commercial Transactions Law Corporations and bankruptcy

3310407

3

Fourth

First

3420303

Criminal Procedures Law

3410801

3:2-2

Fourth

First

3411002

Legal Readings in English

3321006

3

Fourth

Second

3420204

Civil Transactions Law Rights in rem

3320205

3

Fourth

Second

3420408

Maritime and Air Law

3310407

3

Fourth

First

3420405

Commercial Transactions Law Banking

3410406

3

Fourth

Second

Total credit hours

54

Means and Tools of Evaluation

1-Exams

2-Inclass Assessment

3-Scientific Researches

4-The student’s profile

5-Groups’ meeting

6-Practical Performance

Course

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Means of evaluation

Research

1-To introduce the rules

1-To define the basic concepts of

1.2

Methodologies

and principles of a legal

legal research methodologies and

in Private Law

research

their purposes, and the difference

between the legal research and other

scientific research

2-To clarify the steps for conducting

1.2

a legal research

3-To apply the scientific principles

6

of legal research methodology

2- To provide the

4-To get information from reliable

1.2

student with skills of

websites on the Internet

analysis, authentication and criticism, that a graduate of legal programs must possess

5-To carry out an analytical, critical research in accordance with rules of legal research

3.5

6-To carry out a legal research on a

1.3.6

specialized topic related to public

law

Advanced

1-Improve the student’s

1-To define the main principles of

1.2.5

Studies in

competency to compare

civil law, especially those related to

Civil

between Civil Law and

compensation for damage in civil

Procedures

other branches of

liability

Law

Private Law

2-To clarify rules of Emeriti Law of

1.2.2

Civil Procedures especially those

related to compensation for damage

in civil liability

3-To apply principles of Civil Law,

2.6

especially those related to

compensation for damage in civil

liability, on various incidents

2-To discuss issues related to civil law and civil liability in depth

4-To analyze rulings of civil jurisdiction, especially those related to compensation for damage in civil liability

1.2.3.4

5-To conduct researches, studies, reports and legal notes in the field of civil law to solve legal issues

3.4.6

6-To evaluate legal texts of civil procedures especially those related to civil liability in light of the emergent issues

2.3.4.5.6

Advanced Studies in commercial Transactions Law

(E)

1-To Introduce the commercial companies listed in the financial market and explain their provisions

1-To identify the systems of commercial companies listed in the financial market and their provisions

1.2.5

2- To analyze the obligations of the companies listed in the market and the obligations of all the stakeholders

1.2.4.5

2-To provide the student with analytical and critical skills through studying one of the course topics in details

3-To know the various transactions of the financial market including trading, clearing, and transferring ownership of shares and bonds

1.2.5

4- To explain the disputes in the stock exchange and the mechanism for resolving them

1.2.5

5-To conduct a research on one of the course topics

3.6

Advanced Studies in Civil Procedures Law

1-To clarify the procedures of applying rulings of private law before courts

1-To define the principles of civil trials and alternative methods of resolving disputes

1.2.5

2- To compare various procedural laws with the UAE law

1.2.3.4

3-To define the guarantees of defense and nullity of judgments in accordance with the principles of the High Courts

1.2.5

2-To equip the student with skills of oral and

4-To write a brief for a case in accordance with the scientific principles

3.4.6

written advocacy and legal consultations

5-To discuss with his\her colleagues issues related to private law, its procedures, and contemporary applications

2.5.6

Advanced Studies in Private International Law

1-To discuss deeply issues related to private international law

1-To explain provisions of private international law concerned with conflict of laws, international jurisdiction and nationality

1.2.5

2-To analyze conflict of laws and its provisions especially those related to contemporary issues

1.2.3.4

2-To improve the student’s competency to solve cases of a foreign element and investigate them in a systematic scientific manner

3-To conduct a critical research on one of the private international law issues

3.6

4- To discuss with his\her colleagues subjects of private international law

2.5.6

Advanced Studies in the Contract Theory

1-To enable the student to discuss deeply the contract theories

1- To discuss issues of contract formation, effects, expiration, binding force, and the penalty resulting from a breach by one of the parties

1.2.3.5

2- To analyze the legal rules and deduce the provisions that s\he would apply to cases related to contracts

1.2.3.5

2- To provide the student with the skills of contract drafting, adaptation and implementation, and enable him\her to compare between the legal rules that regulate them and the rules of Islamic law

3-To identify types of contracts and their categories

1.2.5

4- To draft correct legal contracts in terms of form and content

5- To compare critically between legal rules of contracts and Islamic law

1.2.3.4

6-To conduct a research on one of the emerging issues of the various contracts

3.4.6

Advanced Studies in Comparative Legal Systems

1-To improve the student’s competency to compare between various laws

1-To explain the importance of studying comparative law, and its relation to other legal sciences

1.2.5

2-To identify the legal systems adopted by various countries and understand their applications

1.2.5

3-To deduce similarities and differences between the contemporary legal systems

1.2.3.5

2-To make briefs and comparative legal research distinctively

4- To apply the principles of comparative legal studies

2.3.4.6

5-To conduct with his\her colleagues comparative legal researches

3.4.6

Arbitration and Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution

1-To explain the practical procedures of resolving various disputes

1-To identify the principles of resolving disputes through arbitration and alternative methods compared to the law

1.2.3.5

2-To clarify the rules of international commercial arbitration, its methods and institutions

1.2.5

2-To discuss methods of dispute resolution in depth

3- To analyze methods of arbitration, reconciliation, and negotiation in resolving disputes

2.3.4.6

4-To write a research paper explaining an international arbitration judgment, or issues resolved by other alternative methods

3.4.6

Advanced Studies in International Trade Law

1-To Introduce principles of international trade and investment

1-To understand the international regulations and conditions of trade

1.2.5

2- To explain the investor, investment agreement, the obligations of the host country, and the country’s responsibility to protect the investment

1.2.5

2- To improve the student’s competency to

3-To analyze the international rules related to investment disputes

1.2.3.4

analyze the international rules regarding investment

4-To write a research paper explaining or commenting on an international provision concerned with investment

3.6

Advanced Studies in Laws Conflict in International Investments and Trade Contracts

1-To introduce issues of international trade and foreign investment, in addition to their related disputes

1-To explain how to solve disputes related to international trade and investment

1.2.5

2-To analyze disputes of investment and international trade contracts in relation to contemporary developments

1.2.3

2-To equip the student with skills of resolving disputes related to international trade

3-To apply rules of disputes and objective laws to all issues of international trade and investment

2.3.4.6

4- To participate with his\her colleagues in conducting researches and legal consultations on disputes related to international trade and investment

2.3.4.6

Introduction to Law

1. To introduce the definition of law

2. To introduce the concept of right and its theories

3. To provide the student with the spirit of abiding by the law

1. To define the basic terms and rules of the law branches and the right theory, in addition to the sources and domain of each one

2. To explain the main legal theories of the various branches of law, and their role in establishing the legal system and community stability in UAE

3. To explain the legal texts in accordance with the established exegesis rules

4. To analyze the legal rules, their foundations and sources

5. To compare between Sharia and the law, and other social legislations in the community

6. To make his\her behavior compliant with the law

Civil Transactions Law

Voluntary and Involuntary sources of obligation

1. To introduce the concept of obligation and its various sources

2. To improve the student’s competency to analyze obligations arising from voluntary and involuntary sources of obligation

3. To develop the student's practical skills in the context of the course topics

1. To explain the concept, types and provisions of the voluntary and involuntary obligations.

2. To define the content of the contract in terms of its composition, the scope of its personal and objective validity, its effects and its dissolution.

3. To differentiate systematically between valid and suspended contracts, and between corrupted and void contracts and the resulting legal effects.4- To deduce from the legislative texts solutions to the disputes arising from the contract or the unilateral disposition.

4. To differentiate between the types of civil liability (contract and tort).

5. To analyze the legal texts, judiciary rulings and the scholars’ opinions in order to define their aspects and criticize the different opinions.

6. To apply provisions related to involuntary sources of obligation (harmful action and beneficial action) to actual cases.

7. To conduct a research or comment on a ruling related to one of the course issues.

Civil Transactions Law

Provisions of commitment and evidence

1. To introduce provisions of commitment and evidence regarding civil transactions

2. To provide the student with analytical skills in the

1. To clarify the provisions of commitment related to civil transactions in an accurate and scientific manner

2. Explain the rules and methods of proof examination in the context of civil transactions

context of the provisions of commitment and evidence

1. To analyze the forms of applying compliance provisions and evidence rules through actual examples.

2. To criticize legislative texts related to the application of commitment provisions and methods of proof examination in a research paper.

Civil Transactions Law

Right in rem

1. To introduce laws of property and insurance in the context of civil transactions

2. To provide the student with analytical and critical skills regarding applications on rights in rem

1. To understand the concept of right in rem, its types and conditions, and to distinguish between rights in rem regarding their legal effects

2. To clarify the In rem rights related to civil transactions in an accurate scientific manner

3. To explain the rules of conduct in the context of applying In-rem rights and the extent of their effects

4-To analyze the legal texts that regulate the In- rem rights including property and legal or personal insurance

5-To conduct a research paper on original In-rem rights, legal and personal insurances

Commercial Transactions Law

Business and merchant theory

1. To introduce the concepts, terminologies, and institutions of commercial law

2. To provide the student with analytical and critical skills in the context of the course topics

1. To clarify the concept, terminologies, and basic institutions of commercial law

2. To distinguish between commercial and civil work

3. To define the fundamentals, regulations and conditions of business, and define the merchant and his obligations

4. To apply the established rules in cases related to commercial law

5-To conduct a research on a commercial problem

Commercial transaction law

Companies and bankruptcy

1. To introduce commercial companies and the rules of their work

2. To introduce terms, condition, effects and management of bankruptcy

3. To provide the student with analytical and critical skills in the context of the course topics

1. To compare the concept of company in Sharia and the law

2. To define types, provisions and corporation conditions of commercial companies in accordance with the federal law in the country

3. To explain accurately the provisions of commercial bankruptcy in accordance with the established laws and procedures

4. To present the conditions for declaring bankruptcy, its effects and methods of managing bankruptcy

5-To distinguish between commercial and civil companies

1. To systematically apply companies rules, and analyze the responsibilities of both partners and managers

2. To analyze the terms of bankruptcy and its legal consequences on the merchant and his financial liability

Commercial transaction law

Banking

1. To enable the student to know the most common commercial transactions in the country and their characteristics

2. To provide the student with practical analysis skills in the context of the course topics

1. To clarify the function, legal nature, parties, conditions, and data of commercial papers, and distinguish them from civil papers

2. To clarify the banking systems and their consequent responsibilities in the context of commercial paper transactions

3. To define the bond, its mandatory data and its circulation method

4. To implement the procedures for dealing with the Promissory note, bond and the mandatory check data

5. To explain the rules that govern banking operations such as opening bank accounts, documentary credit, letter of guarantee, and other banking operations, and compare them with the operations of the Islamic banks.

6. To conduct a research on one of the course subjects.

Law of Civil Procedures

1. To introduce the civil judiciary system, its institutions and people, in addition to the types, disputes and procedures of the compulsory execution, and executive documents

2. To provide the student with skills of implementing litigation procedures in the context of a civil case

3. To improve the student’s competency to analyze and associate between compulsory execution and civil procedures

1. To acquire the ability to file civil and commercial lawsuits before the relevant courts

2. To clarify the methods of appealing against judgments systematically

3. To define the rules of pleading, dates and rules for appeals and cassation

4. To write case forms and defense notes

Private International law

1. To provide the student with the provisions of the Emeriti nationality and the legal status of foreigners in the UAE

2. To develop the student’s mental abilities and practical skills regarding issues related to the private international law

3. To provide the student with research skills in the sources of private international law and modern techniques, in addition to the professional ethics

4. To introduce the problem of conflict of laws and its solving mechanism by means of attribution rules and jurisdiction of Emirati courts in cases of foreign elements, and conditions for the implementation of foreign rulings in UAE

1. Explain the concept and principles of nationality, and the reasons for obtaining, losing, restoring and contesting the Emirati nationality

2. To analyze the aspects of dispute related to private international law

3. To deduce rulings and solutions from national and foreign legal texts, and compare between various jurisprudential opinions

4. To apply legal principles to practical models or cases related to Emirati nationality

5. To demonstrate the concepts of private international law, and be able to provide legal consults on issues related to Emirati nationality and the status of foreigners in the UAE

6. To work with his colleagues to search for legal information using the Internet and commit to the methodologies of research and scientific honesty

7. To clarify the cases of jurisdiction of the Emirati courts in cases involving a foreign element, and the conditions for implementing foreign rulings in the UAE

8. To know the criteria upon which the judge relies to determine the applicable law in various matters which include a foreign element

9. To infer the mechanism of attribution in solving the problem of conflict of laws

10. To analyze disputed issues related to the private international law

11. To prepare briefs and defenses for cases that include a foreign element, to explain the texts related to them, and infer the rulings

Constitutional law and political systems

1. To provide the student a general idea about the country's political systems and constitutional laws

2. To equip the student with analytical and critical skill in the context of the course topics

1. To explain the concept of the constitution and its relation to other laws, particularly the administrative law.

2. To distinguish between the types of constitutions (in terms of the form and mechanism of amendment), and the position of the UAE constitution regarding these types.

3. To define the concept of monitoring the constitutionality of laws and their types, and discuss the role of the Federal Supreme Court and its relationship with other authorities.

4. To discuss and analyze the characteristics of the most important political systems.

5. To be aware of the public authorities in the United Arab Emirates regarding their structures and competence.

6. To define the individuals’ rights and their guarantees in accordance with the constitution of the United Arab Emirates.

7. To submit research papers related to the course topics.

Administrative Law

1. To explain the administrative law, in addition to its foundations and roles

2. To develop the student's practical skills in the context of the course’s topics

1. To explain the basis of the administrative system in the country.

2. To determine the rules for allocating jobs to centralized and decentralized administrations.

3. To describe the rights and duties of the public employee.

4. To discuss the concept and elements of the administrative decision, and how to appeal against it.

5. To define the aspects of the administrative activity in terms of establishing a public utility and its legal system, in addition to the concept, objectives and restrictions of administrative control.

6. To conduct a research on one of the course topics.

Public International law and International organizations

1. To introduce the concept of public international law, in addition to its sources, people and limits.

2. To provide the student with analytical and critical skills in the context of the course topics

3. To introduce the general principles of the international system

4. To equip the student with some practical skills related to the course topics

1. To define the concept of public international law and its relation to the national law.

2. To distinguish between the rulings of the International law in times of war and peace.

3. To clarify the elements of the state’s territory; the land, the air, and the marine.

4. To analyze the application of law in cases of international disputes in accordance with the established legal frameworks.

5. To conduct a research analyzing and criticizing some of the course topics.

6. To clarify the general theory of the international system

7. To identify some important international and regional organizations, in addition to the rules of organizing their work

8. To critically analyze the work rules of the most important international organizations

9. To link between the work of these organizations and their regional and international effects

10. To form a reasonable idea that helps him\her to work in regional or international organizations

Public Criminal Law

1. To introduce the general theory of crime

2. To introduce the general theory of penalty

3. To develop the student’s skills to analyze the facts of crimes and apply their penalties

1. To understand the elements of the crime, and distinguish between the complete crime and the attempted state

2. To clarify the conditions of criminal participation, and distinguish between the perpetrator and the partner in terms of accountability and punishment

3. To specify the reasons for permissibility and prohibition of liability in the UAE Federal Penal Code

4. To describe the forms of criminal punishment, which are penalties and precautionary measures, in addition to their implementation rules

5. To analyze real criminal cases, the motives of the crimes and the reasons for accountability.

Private Criminal Law

1-To introduce rulings of crimes committed against money and against people, and their effects

1. To explain the rulings, types and effects of crimes committed against money

2. To explain the rulings, types and effects of crimes committed against people.

1. To explain the prescribed penalties in accordance with the UAE Federal Penal Code

2. To provide the student with analytical and critical skills through the course topics

1. To define the rules of punishments according to the level of the crime’s effects, and clarify their types in the UAE Federal Penal Code

2. To analyze real criminal cases, their motives, the extent of their effects, and the means to combat them

3. To conduct a research on one of the course subjects according to the scientific research principles

Penal Procedure Law

1. To introduce the penal procedures till the issuance of the judgment

2. To improve the student's competency in applying the course provisions

1. To explain the jurisdiction and authority of the penal courts

2. To explain the methods of inference, and the concept of investigation

3. To describe the judgment rules, methods and deadlines of appeal, and the role of the Court of Cassation

4. To know the stages of the criminal case accurately, beginning with evidence collection, the trial procedures until the execution of the punishment

5. To present a draft trial in a criminal case, with the stages of the case, the appeal, the cassation, and the verdict

Maritime and Air Law

1. To introduce maritime and air laws, their sources, the domain of application of each one, and their components

2. To provide the student with analytical skills related to the course topics

1. To explain the implementation rules of maritime law and air law, and their sources

2. To clarify the systems of marine and air exploitation

3. To analyze the applications of this law in reality

4. To explain the rulings of maritime and air disputes

Labor law and social legislation

1. To introduce the individual and collective work contracts in the country

2. To provide the student with analytical and critical skills in the context of labor law

3. To introduce rulings of the General Pensions and Social Security Authority

1. To be aware of the rules of the labor law, social legislation in UAE, and their role in protecting the worker and the stability of work relations

2. To explain work relations subject to the provisions of the Labor Law, methods of their termination , and settlement of related disputes

3. To deduce from the legislative texts solutions to problems or inquiries related to labor relations and insurance benefits

4. To compare the rulings of the labor contract and the employee insurance entitlements between the federal law, foreign systems and Islamic law

4-To develop the student’s practical skills in the context of the course topics

5-To conduct a research or a brief on one of the course topics, taking into account the principles of scientific research

Legal readings in English

1. To provide students with a knowledge of basic concepts of law and the legal system.

2. To promote awareness of a broad understanding of the various branches of law.

3. To develop basic skills and critical thinking approach to the application of legal principles and problem solving.

1. Describe the sources, structure and processes of the UAE Legal system.

2. Recognize the principle courses of \law, identify how those sources are developed, and express the differences among them in terms of their legal effect.

3. Demonstrate the main legal rules relating to the civil Law, contract, torts, property, and criminal law, and their effective application to daily problems.

4. To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of public and private law.

1. To understand the legal terminology of public international law, international organizations, civil transactions law and commercial transactions law.

2. To recognize the Settlement of international Disputes, the power of security council, and the prohibition of the use of force.

3. To develop the student’s skill to quote from legal English texts, as well as analytical and communication skills in writing and oral exercises.

1. Acquire knowledge of the rules, sources, and principles of public international law.

2. Express knowledge of writing and oral communication skills, critical analysis, and teamwork for research and oral presentation of topics related to domestic and international law.

1. To acquire knowledge of characteristics, existence, and sources of international law, including treaties, customary international law, general principles of law, and judicial decisions.

2. To familiarize students with the purpose, function, capacity and principles of the united nations, and the meaning of basic legal terms related to international organizations.

3. To identify the basic rules and legal terminology that contributes to the stability of contractual relationships in the field of civil transactions.

4. To analyze, identify, and apply the law relating to international commercial transactions.

11-To recognize international dispute settlement mechanisms, including courts and tribunals, arbitration and negotiation.

12-To demonstrate professional English communication skills by conducting oral presentations, leading group discussions, reading case law, and submitting well-structured essays with citation.

Course No.

Course Title

C.H

Prerequisite

5311131

Research Methodologies of Private Law

3:2-2

-

This course examines principles, methodologies, objectives, techniques, practicalities, strategies of legal research. It clarifies norms of legal research regarding form, topic, concluding results and presenting recommendations. This course also helps the student to use references and the most important legal websites to get information.

5311162

Advanced Studies in Civil Transactions Law

3

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The general curriculum covers some important subjects including definition of private law, its differences form public law, definition and sources of civil law, the biding force of the contract, contract liability, tort liability, provisions for compulsory implementation of the obligation (in rem or compensation)

The specific curriculum presents and advanced study of one subject or more of civil law chosen by the course instructor such as compensation for variable damage, compensation for moral damage, liability of the superordinate for the actions of his subordinates, common property, liability insurance, and compulsory insurance on vehicles

5311173

Advanced Studies in Commercial Transactions 30% in English

3

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The general curriculum deals with the commercial companies listed in the financial market.

The specific curriculum includes an advanced study of one (or more) of the following topics: the system of the stock market, the powers of the stock exchange, obligations carried on companies and bodies listed in the market. It also covers bonds, stocks, securities, their transactions, provisions for their circulation, assignment, suspension and transfer of ownership, the clearing system, the restrictions and authorities of the stock exchange, their obligations and rights, in addition to the arbitration system of the stock market disputes.

5312181

Advanced studies in Civil Procedures Law

3

-

The general curriculum deals with the definition of the civil procedure law, judicial organization, rules of jurisdiction, suit theory, rulings and orders, methods of appeal against them, rules of compulsory execution, its procedures and disputes, and procedural rules of evidence examination.

The specific curriculum includes an advanced study of a topic (or More) from the public section, such as: the role of the Public Prosecution in civil cases, the urgent judiciary, the theory of payment, the role of the Supreme Court in supervising the work of the judiciary and establishing judicial principles, nullity in the Civil Procedure Law, the role of the judge in creating the legal rule, the appeal against civil matters, the executive judge and his authorities, execution disputes, intervention in the case

5312183

Advanced Studies in Private International Law

3

-

This course covers the following concepts

The general Curriculum of this course deals with the general theory of conflict of laws and its solutions, the UAE attribution rules, the rules of jurisdiction, Emirati nationality and the implementation of foreign judgments.

The special Curriculum examines one of the previous topics in depth, or any of the following topics: objective rules, conflict of laws theory in Islamic jurisprudence, rulings of obligations arising from the harmful act in the UAE law and international texts, the applicable law and jurisdiction of the online relations, rulings of the international trade contracts, and the law applicable to sports disputes

5311161

Advanced Studies in the Contract Theory

3

-

The general Curriculum of this course introduces the concept of contract theory, its types, descriptions, establishment, and effects, in addition to conditions associated with it, and provisions for its termination.

The special Curriculum includes an advanced theoretical study on one of the course's topics and contemporary developments and applications regarding one contract, such as sale, donation, agency, guarantee, and mortgage.

5312174

Arbitration and alternative means of dispersal Disputes (30% E(

3

-

This course includes the following concepts:

The general Curriculum examines the nature of commercial arbitration, its importance, its role in resolving commercial disputes at the domestic and international levels, arbitration procedures, and the implementation of arbitration provisions in UAE law.

The special curriculum studies one (or more) of the arbitration topics in depth including arbitration agreement, applicable law in arbitration, arbitration in intellectual property disputes and nullity of arbitration, implementation of foreign arbitration provisions, arbitration in Islamic financial transactions, arbitration in construction contracts, arbitration in shipping contracts, arbitration in petroleum disputes, arbitration in disputes of stock exchange and securities transactions, arbitration in electronic commerce disputes, in addition to settlement, mediation and reconciliation

5311175

Advanced studies in International Trade Law

3

-

This course includes the following concepts:

The general Curriculum of this course aims to explain the sources of international investment law, its limits, the definition of the international investor, the characteristics and principles of bilateral and collective investment protection agreements (TBI / ALENA), and their most important provisions and consequences on the accepting state.

The specific curriculum focuses on one (or more) of the following issues: methods of settling investment disputes, international investment disputes in light of international arbitration

decisions, methods and provisions for appealing against arbitral decisions, cases of necessity, and implementation problems

5312185

Advanced Studies in conflict of laws in International trade and Foreign Investments

3

This course contains the following concepts:

The general curriculum deals with the general theory of laws conflict regarding the rules of attribution, adaptation, referral, as well as the objective rules.

The specific curriculum examines the international trade contracts and the law applicable to international trade contracts according to the rules of conflict, the objective rules and principles of international trade known as (lex mercatoria). It also includes foreign investments and their disputes, the Washington Agreement for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, as well as the Vienna Convention for the International Sale of Goods.

5311192

Advanced Studies in Comparative Legal Systems

3

This course is designed to address the following:

The general curriculum includes the importance of the comparative study - the various legal schools - the impact of the comparative study on national legislation - the study of Arab legal systems in terms of their legal family and the effects of Islamic jurisprudence and foreign laws- the existence of unified Arab laws at the regional level especially the Gulf Cooperation Council countries or, at the level of the Arab League countries

The Special Curriculum deals with a comparative study (or more) of the contemporary legal systems, such as defects of the will, the theory of responsibility for harmful action, the theory of enrichment without reason, and other theories.

3110107

Introduction to law

3

-

This course includes two main parts:

1. Theory of the Law: This part covers the general theory of Law including law definition, characteristics and categories of legal rules, and their relation to other social rules. It also includes divisions, sources, applications, and domains of the law (regarding time and place), as well as law inference and overcoming law adversity.

2. Theory of the right: This part covers the general theory of right including definition of the right and its relation to the law. It also presents categories, subdivision and sources of the right, its pillars regarding the person (actual and juridical persons), and methods of its use, protection and proof.

3120707

Constitutional Law and Political Systems

3

-

This course introduces the general theory of constitutional law, clarifying its sources and its relation to other branches of law science. Then, it discusses the types of written and customary constitutions and their appearance, focusing on the role of constitutional norms in the UAE

constitution issued in 1971. It also covers the principle of the supremacy of the constitution, rigid and flexible constitutions, constitutional guarantees, and supervising the constitutionality of laws. This course also discusses the concept of political systems and the development of political thought, the idea of the state, its emergence, and development throughout history, its basic and secondary pillars, characteristics, the legal state, the functions of the state, types of states, the definition of the government and its forms, the means of authorities attribution, the representative authorities, the concentration and separation of powers, the presidential system, the parliamentary system, the quasi-parliamentary system, the political system of the United Arab Emirates, the regulation of individual rights under the contemporary political systems and the UAE system

3120508

Public International Law and International Organizations

3

3110107

This course introduces the concept, branches, rules, sources and people of public international law, and the relation between international law and national law. Then, it defines international law in peace, including international treaties, and the characteristics of international legal personality, the emergence of the state and its elements, rights and duties, provisions that regulate the country's land, sea and air territory, the theory of international accountability, methods of International conflict resolution, and the status of the individual in the international law. Moreover, the course define international law in war, focusing on the responsibilities of the occupier and war prisoners.

The second part deals with the international organization, the historical development of the international organization, its legal personality and its authorities, the implications of recognition, the legal status of workers in the international organization, the work mechanism of the following organizations: The United Nations and its agencies, the Commonwealth Organization, the Francophone Organization, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, regional organizations, focusing on: the European Union, the League of Arab States, the Cooperation Council of the Arab Gulf

3220608

Administrative Law

3

3110107

This course includes the following concepts:

Definition of administrative law (its origins, sources, and characteristics), the general foundations of administrative organization, methods of administrative organization, administrative centralization and decentralization, administrative concentration and de- concentration, delegation of administrative authority, administrative organization of the United Arab Emirates, the competencies of the Supreme Council of the Union, the powers of the Council of Ministers, the powers of UAE governments , the law of public employment, the public employee, the activity of the administrative authority, the administrative control, the public facilities, the legal works of the administration, the administrative contract, termination of the contract, the public money and its provisions

3310804

Public Criminal Law

3

3110107

This course introduces the general penal law, its regulations and application in terms of time and place, then proceeds to explain the two sections of this law:

The first section deals with the general theory of crime. It defines the crime and explain its form, elements, pillars and circumstances, divisions of crime in terms of gravity, the material

element, and the moral element, divisions of crimes in Islamic criminal legislation, the material aspect of the crime, the relation of the cause, the principle of initiation in the crime, its definition and elements, the moral aspect of the crime, the criminal intent (its elements, images and proofs), the error (its images and proofs), the criminal participation, the original contribution, the criminal responsibility of the legal person, the elements of the partner's crime by causing, unintentional crimes, permissibility and its reasons, the legal defense (its conditions, restrictions and methods of proof), barriers of criminal responsibility, insanity and mental disabilities, the effect of mental perception loss, coma arising from a drug or intoxicant, the state of necessity, coercion and its provisions, young age and its provisions

The second section deals with the general theory of criminal punishment. It defines penalty and its characteristics, the division of the penalty in terms of its gravity, the procedures for Qsas (retaliation in kind) in the penal legislation of the United Arab Emirates, penalties depriving freedom, financial penalties (their characteristics and conditions), complementary penalties and ancillary penalties, mitigation (causes and types), aggravation (causes and types), suspension of punishment, judicial pardon, general and special recidivism and its cases, multiple penalties, lapse of punishment, special and comprehensive pardons, rehabilitation, precautionary measure, non-punitive measures and their types, criminal measures and their types, cases of social defense, the state of habitual criminality, criminal gravity, measures prescribed for juveniles, delinquents and homeless persons

3410801

Private Criminal Law

3

3320804

This course contains the following concepts:

Introduction to the Private Criminal Law, and a study of the two sections of the Private Criminal Law in the established law of the United Arab Emirates.

The first section deals with Crimes against money. It includes legislative policy in crimes on funds, the crime of theft, elements of theft, punishment of theft, crimes related to theft, fraud and forgery crimes, the material and the moral elements of fraud, crimes related to fraud, crimes breach of financial trust, elements of financial breach of trust, crimes related to breach of financial trust, crimes of bribery, crimes on public money

The second section deals with crimes committed against people. It includes murder, premeditated murder and manslaughter, crimes affecting physical health, assault on honor, offenses against personal freedom, crimes of moral consideration

3420303

Criminal Procedure Law

3: 2-2

3410801

This course examines the law of criminal procedure, its relation to other laws, and its principles. Then, it clarifies the general framework of the criminal case before the criminal courts, starting with the initiation of the case by the Public Prosecution and the restrictions on its powers to initiate the criminal case, in addition to the reasons for the close of the criminal case. In the second section, it explains the investigation of crimes, the collection of evidence and their examination. The third part defines the primary investigation. The fourth part discusses the rules of trials in the criminal court.

3210209

Law of Civil Transactions

Voluntary and in voluntary sources of obligations

3

3110107

This course introduces the definition of commitment and its voluntary sources, as follows:

1. The contract: this part includes studying the definition divisions, pillars, and importance of the contract, the will and its forms, offer and acceptance, the time and place of concluding the contract, the electronic conclusion of the contract, the electronic exchange of consent and signatures, acting on behalf of someone in contracts, the concept of competence, its types and prohibitions, the mandate, the penalty for defaulting one of the contract pillars, the effects of the contract, its nullity, and the reasons for its dissolution

2. Unilateral act: this part includes studying general provisions for unilateral behavior and its applications

Furthermore, it covers the involuntary sources of commitment:

1. Harmful act and its applications: (definition of tort liability and distinguishing it from contractual liability, the combination and choice between the two liabilities, the elements of tort liability (negligence -damage -causation) and its forms, responsibility for personal error, responsibility for the work of others, responsibility for things, study tort liability lawsuit and its effect)

2. The beneficial act and its applications, the gestion and its effect 3- the law as a direct source of commitment

3310504

Private International Law Nationality and laws conflict

3

3210209

This course covers the concept and sources of private international law, and some of its topics in particular the issue of nationality and the status of foreigners. Thus, it clarifies the general principles that govern the issue of nationality, as well as explaining the provisions of the Emirati nationality such as the reasons for obtaining, losing and restoring it, the disputes related to it, and the authorities concerned with nationality issue. This course also explains the concept of the foreigner and the conditions for his entry, residence and exit from the UAE explaining his rights and duties enacted by UAE law

The second part of this course clarifies the concept, sources and topics of private international law. It discusses, in particular, the issue of conflict of laws and judicial jurisdiction. Thus, it explains the general principles in Conflict of laws in cases of a foreign element, as well as their resolving mechanism through the rules of attribution in Emirati law. Besides that, it clarifies the cases of the jurisdiction of the Emirati courts in cases that contain a foreign element, and the conditions necessary for the application of foreign

3320307

Law of Civil Procedures

3: 2-2

3210209

This course includes the following concepts:

the civil procedure law of the United Arab Emirates, the basic principles of the judiciary, the independence of the judiciary and its relationship with the rest of the authorities in the state, the judicial organization, the judicial jurisdiction, the rules of jurisdiction, the concept of litigation, the case theory, lawsuits through which rights are fulfilled, litigation procedures and methods, the investigation of the case, the exchange of case documents electronically, the value of the electronic evidence, the holding of litigating cases, the litigation lapse, the types of judgments issued in civil disputes, and the different methods of appeal against these judgments

This course also deals with the general principles of compulsory enforcement procedures, the execution judge and his assistants, then proceeds to study the following sections:

The first section is elements of execution. It includes the types of executive bonds, the components of the executive bond, the parties to the execution procedures, the authority that conducts the compulsory execution, and the place of execution.

The second section is execution procedures. It includes execution procedures on the movable property of the debtor, precautionary seizure, execution procedures on real estate, seizure of the debtor's property with others, distribution of execution proceeds

The third section is execution disputes. It includes general rules, execution disputes, and types of execution disputes.

3310206

Law of Civil Transactions

Provisions of commitment and evidence

3

3220209

This course includes two sections: provisions of obligation and provisions of evidence.

The first section deals with the effects of commitment in the UAE civil transactions law from the time the obligation establishment until its expiration, by studying the natural commitment and civil commitment, the provisions of the in-kind compulsory implementation and implementation by compensation, the guarantee methods and the legitimate means guaranteed by the UAE civil transactions law to guarantees his right before the debtor, and the description of the obligation, its transfer, and the methods of its termination

As for the second section, it gives the students a general idea of the rules of proof, the basic principles and types of evidence (writing, testimony, acknowledgment and oath)

3310407

Law of Commercial Transactions Merchant and Business Theory

3

3210209

This course includes the following:

Definition of commercial law, its characteristics and its scope of application, the concept of commercial and civil works, describing the relationship between commercial law and civil law, commercial by its nature and commercial by relation, mixed commercial business, conditions for being a merchant, the professional obligations of the trader, the rules governing the commercial register and the consequent penalty of violating its provisions, commercial funds, commercial and industrial property in terms of how it is organized and protected, the commercial asset and its components, nature and characteristics, the sale of the commercial asset and its conditions and effects, the invalidity of the commercial asset sale, the obligations of the seller and the buyer in the commercial store, the mortgage of the commercial asset and the commercial store, the conditions and effects of the mortgage, commercial shop protection from competition, its conditions and effects, the contribution of the commercial asset, its terms and effects, applications on commercial businesses and the commercial shop,

All subjects are studied in accordance with the UAE Federal Law of Commercial Transactions.

3410406

Law of Commercial Transactions Companies and Bankruptcy

3

3310407

This course includes two main sections

The first section is companies. It includes the concept of the commercial company, the origin of the idea of the company and its development, the legislative organization of companies in the United Arab Emirates, the legal nature of the commercial company, the types of companies, the formation of the company, its pillars, conditions of establishment and enforcement, the corporate

personality of the company, the termination of the company, its pillars, the terms of its formation and enforcement, (solidarity company, simple partnership company, joint venture company), expiration of persons' companies, limited liability company

The second section is bankruptcy. It includes denouncing bankruptcy and stating its general foundations, conditions for declaring bankruptcy, objective conditions, rulings of bankruptcy, the effects of the bankruptcy declaration on the debtor, creditors and right holders, bankruptcy procedures, persons in charge of bankruptcy management and control, management of bankruptcy assets, closure of bankruptcy, termination of bankruptcy

3420204

Law of Civil Transactions Rights in rem

3

3320205

This course includes two main sections:

A- The original in-kind rights: the right of ownership in general (its elements, characteristics, branches, its scope, means of protection, the restrictions), the types of ownership (detached and common), the method of managing common money, demise of the commonality by division, and the reasons for acquiring ownership

b- In-kind and personal insurances: in-kind securities such as mortgage, possession mortgage, lien rights, and personal insurance on the other hand

3420405

Law of Commercial Transactions Banking

3

3410406

This course contains the following subjects:

the definition of commercial paper and (characteristics and functions), the unified international organization of commercial papers, the bill (its creation, circulation, fulfillment and guarantees), the promissory note, the check)its creation, objective, formal conditions, and circulation, paying its value and its guarantees, opposition to fulfillment, and its most important). This course also aims to study banking including opening bank accounts, renting iron safes, documentary credit, letter of guarantee, bank transfer, and bank loans.

3310205

Labor Law and Social Legislations

3

3210209

This course includes two main parts:

The first section deals with the labor law and the provisions of the work contract, and the other section deals with social legislation

The first section contains the general principles of labor law in terms of its definition, importance, characteristics, sources and the scope of its application. It also defines the employment contract and its characteristics, distinguishing it from other contracts, its conclusion, evidence, and its effects in terms of the obligations of the worker and the employer, its termination and expiration.

As for the second section, it includes studying social legislation in terms of social insurance and its financing (insurance contributions), the insurance facts that necessitates insurance entitlement, and the conditions for their entitlement in cases of old age, disability, need, calamities, and the rights established for them.

3420408

Maritime and Air Law

3

3310407

This course includes the following concepts:

The first section deals with Maritime Law. It introduces maritime law, stating its origins, characteristics and effects, elements of marine navigation (ship, people of marine navigation), the rules of maritime exploitation (ship lease contract, maritime transport contract, liability lawsuit in maritime transport, marine sales, maritime transport contract for travelers), marine conventions (maritime collision, maritime aid and rescue, general losses)

Section two deals with Air Law. It introduces the definition of air law, its origins, characteristics and effects, the elements of air navigation (aircraft, crew and people of maritime navigation, airports), the scope of application of the provisions of air navigation (freedom of flight and the right of individual ownership on the surface, freedom of flight and state sovereignty over its airspace) , the rules of air exploitation, the scope of application of the Warsaw Convention on Air Transport (the commercial character of air transport, the international character of the private air transport of the Warsaw Convention, the air transport outside the scope of application of the Warsaw Convention, the legal nature of the air transport contract and its people, the formation and evidence of the air transport contract, the implementation of the international air transport contract), the liability of the international air carrier (the legal nature of the liability of the international carrier, the conditions for holding the liability of the international carrier, the legal limitation of the liability, the liability lawsuit, its parties and the court concerned)

3321006

Legal Readings in English

3

1220202

This course introduces students to the basic principles and rules of law. The course will analyze the principal rules governing civil and criminal actions, examines how courts operate, what sources of law are available to them, and looks in detail at typical legal problems which citizens and companies are likely to deal with.

This course also covers the basic principles of international law, international organizations, civil transactions law (contracts) and commercial transactions law. It will also focus on the organizational structure of discussing developing and enforcing international norms. Students will be able to use international law as a framework to analyze international issues and disputes, including economic, political, and security issues – with an emphasis on problem solving.