Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law

Bachelors
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5 years

License Exams

Rajarshi Janak University (RJU) offers 5 years law program spread across 10 semesters. 

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Legislative Law (BALLB) at Rajarshi Janak University basically aims to enrich law students with comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in indigenous as well as foreign legal traditions, lawyering skills, and research to meet the challenges of the age.

Course Objective

  1. To provide students with thorough knowledge of legal subjects and their governance.
  2. To introduce social, political, as well as economic theories and their interconnection with law .
  3. To educate the students about importance and scope of the discipline.
  4. To sensitize students regarding the matters of culture, diversity, gender, human behavior, and issues of sustainability.
  5. To broaden the horizon of the students particularly in identifying their own legal competencies.

The course intends to produce capable human resource skillful enough to serve the legal field of the country. RJU through BALLB hopes to increase competency and integrity among the students. It is the purpose of the program to enable applicability of legal studies in Nepal and help students explore various fields they can work in within Law.

Eligibility

Intermediate / PCL or +2 level in any stream with minimum 45% marks or 'D+' grade in each subject.

Candidates are also required to clear the entrance examination.

Job Prospects

The undergraduates have wide scope in and around the legal fields. They can opt for career in traditional legal fields as advocate, public prosecutor, lawyer, and law firm workers. Similarly, they can opt for a little unconventional career option as legal advisors for Multi National Corporation (MNC) and other companies.

Curricular Structure

S.N. Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
BALLB First Semester
1 HL 101 Fundamental Principle of Jurisprudence 4
2 HL 102 Fundamentals of the Nepalese Economy 4
3 HL 103 Legal and Judical History of Nepal 2
4 HL 104 Outline to Sociology 4
5 HL 105 Introduction to Political Thoughts 4
Total Credit 18    
BALLB Second Semester
1 HL 153 Concepts of Law and Justice 4
2 HL 154 >td >2 30
3 HL 161 Nepalese Constitution 4
4 HL 162 Clinical Work 2
5 HL 163 Laws of Crime I 4
Total Credit 16    
BALLB Third Semester
1 HL 202 Procedural Law I 2
2 HL 203 Laws of Crime II 4
3 HL 212 Legal Nepali 4
4 HL 213 Procedural Law II 2
5 HL 222 Legal English 4
6 HL 233 Street Law and Legal Awareness Program Participation 4
Total Credit 20    
BALLB Fourth Semester
1 HL 252 Penology 4
2 HL 253 Family Law 2
3 HL 254 Land Law 2
4 HL 261 Human Rights 2
5 HL 265 Housing Law of Nepal 2
6 HL 266 Lawyering Ethics 2
7 HL 267 Clinical Works: Interaction with Lawyers and Prosecutors 2
Total Credit 16    
BALLB Fifth Semester
1 HL 305 Legal Research 2
2 HL 306 Clinical Practice: Criminal Trial Advocacy 2
3 HL 310 Clinical Practice: Drafting of Criminal Case Documents 4
4 HL 333 Forensic Crime Investigation 4
5 HL 345 Fiscal Crime 4
Total Credit 16    
BALLB Sixth Semester
1 HL 356 Clinical Practice: Civil Cases Trial Advocacy 4
2 HL 357 Clinical Practice: Drafting of Civil Cases Documents 4
3 HL 366 Intellectual Property Right Law 4
4 HL 377 Cyber Crime and Law 4
5 HL 387 Advance Jurisprudence 4
Total Credit 20    
BALLB Seventh Semester
1 HL 401 Constitutional Law I 4
2 HL 405 Public International Law 4
3 HL 407 Contract Law I: Cases Documents 4
4 HL 410 Clinical Works: Outreach Program on Situation of Application of Law 4
5 HL 433 Social Welfare and Social Works 2
Total Credit 18    
BALLB Eighth Semester
1 HL 455 Constitutional Law II 2
2 HL 466 Private International Law 2
3 HL 469 Human Rights 4
4 HL 479 Environment Law 4
5 HL 489 Contract Law II 4
Total Credit 16    
BALLB Ninth Semester
1 HL 305 Legal Philosophy 4
2 HL 510 Energy Law (Optional) 4
3 HL 515 Civil Aviation Law (Optional) 4
4 HL 535 Tourism Law (Optional) 4
5 HL 540 Clinical Practice: Write Jurisdiction, Practice and Drafting 2
6 HL 542 Banking Law (Optional) 4
7 HL 547 Insurance Law (Optional) 4
8 HL 549 Taxation Law (Optional) 4
Total Credit 34 Reading only: 6+12=18 Cr.
BALLB Tenth Semester
1 HL 555 Externship Work and Dissertation 4
2 HL 560 Land Law 2
3 HL 565 International Humanitarian Law 2
4 HL 570 Medico-Forensic, Digital Forensic, Texicology and Serology 2
5 HL 580 Internship and Placement 4
Total Credit 14    
Compulsory Subjects: 164 Cr. Optional Subjects: 12 Cr. Complete Syllabus: 188 Cr.