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Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME

The Moi University Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) program is a four year degree course. Upon being conferred the degree however, students will still be required to attend the one year pupilage cum council of Legal Education training at the Kenya School of Law, leading to the award of the Diploma in Law, if they wish to practice as Advocates of the High Court of Kenya

First Year

First Semester

Semester I

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 100

Social Foundations of Law

3

FLB 101

Principles of Criminal Law

3

FLB 102

Legal research Methods and Writing

3

FLB 103

Principles of Contract Law

3

FLB 104

Law of Torts

3

FLB 105

Constitutional Theory

3
FLB 106

Critical Thinking and Writing

3
     

Second Semester

Semester II

Course Code

Course Title

Units

IRD 102

Communication Skills II (r)

3

IRD 104

Quantitative Skills II (r)

3

FLB 104

Principles of Tort Law (c)

3

FLB 105

Legal Systems (r)

3

FLB 106

Critical Thinking and Writing (r)

3

FLB 107

Contracts II (c)

3

FLB 108

Criminal Law (r)

3

Second Year

First Semester

Semester I

Course Code

Course Title

Units

IRD 200

State, Society and Development (r)

3

FLB 200

Civil Procedure I (c)

3

FLB 201

Criminal Procedure (r)

3

FLB 202

Evidence I (r)

3

FLB 203

Constitutional Law (c)

3

FLB 204

Legal Problems and Client Counselling (r)

3

FLB 205

Family Law (r)

3

Second Semester

Semester II

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 206

Civil Procedure II (r)

3

FLB 207

Evidence II (r)

3

FLB 208

Professional Ethics and Professional Responsibility (r)

3

FLB 209

Sale of Goods and Agency (r)

3

FLB 210

Legal Analysis and Alternative Dispute Resolution (r)

3

FLB 211

Law of Succession (r)

3

FLB 212

Customary Law (r)

3

FLB 213

Judicial Attachment

3

Third Year

First Semester

Semester I

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 300

Property (c)

3

FLB 301

Equity (r)

3

FLB 302

Administrative Law (c)

3

FLB 303

Trial Advocacy (r)

3

FLB 304

Commercial Law (r)

3

And any TWO of the following:

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 305

Banking Law (e)

3

FLB 306

Islamic Law (e)

3

FLB 307

Public International Law (e)

3

FLB 308

Disability Law (e)

3

FLB 309

Information and Law (e)

3

 

Second Semester

Semester II

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 310

Proprietary Rights and Transactions (r)

3

FLB 311

Environmental and Natural Resources Law (r)

3

FLB 312

The Law of Business Associations (r)

3

FLB 313

Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (r)

3

FLB 314

Concentration or Clinical Substantive Law Seminar (r)

3

And any TWO of the following:

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 315

Advanced Legal Writing and Advocacy (e)

3

FLB 316

Co-operatives and Partnerships (e)

3

FLB 317

Insurance Law (e)

3

FLB 318

Gender and the Law (e)

3

Fourth Year

First Semester

Semester I

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 400

Research Paper (r)

3

FLB 401

Concentration or Clinical Seminar I (r)

3

FLB 402

Concentration or Clinical Externship I (r)

5

FLB 403

Tax Law (r)

3

And any TWO of the following:

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 404

Accounting for Lawyers (e)

3

FLB 405

Labour Law (e)

3

FLB 406

White Collar and Corporate Crime (e)

3

FLB 407

Law of the Sea (e)

3

FLB 408

Comparative Legal Systems: East Africa (e)

3

Second Semester

Semester II

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 409

Jurisprudence (r)

3

FLB 410

Concentration or Clinical Seminar II (r)

3

FLB 411

Concentration or Clinical Externship II (r)

5

And any THREE of the following:

Course Code

Course Title

Units

FLB 412

International Commercial Transactions (e)

3

FLB 413

Children and the Law (e)

3

FLB 414

International Dispute Resolution (e)

3

FLB 415

Bankruptcy Law (e)

3

FLB 416

Conflicts of Law (e)

3

FLB 417

Health Law (e)

3

FLB 418

International Humanitarian Law

3

 

Grading Scale

Degree are classified

Degree are classified into first class honours, second class honours (upper division) second class honours (lower division) and pass.

The degree shall be graded as follows;

Class

Mark range in %

Grade

First Class

70-100

A

Second Class honours (upper division)

60-69

B

Second Class honours (lower division)

50-59

C

Pass

40-49

C

For the purpose of the degree classification, all marks in all years shall be considered unless otherwise approved by Senate.

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