Nazarene University School of Law

Nazarene University School of Law

Description of program

The program is aimed at producing competent lawyers of character, equipped for legal practice and other law related careers. In Kenya, the LLB is the basic requirement to enter into legal practice.
The Africa Nazarene University mission statement calls for graduates to go into the world well-prepared to meet the challenges of their time, which include personal and organizational corruption, violence, disunity, poverty and unemployment, disease, and a crisis of leadership. The LLB program will therefore prepare graduates to address these challenges of their time in a number of ways. First, the University Common Courses include units in Bible, Christian Beliefs and Christian Ethics to provide a foundation for moral and ethical knowledge and values. Secondly, the LLB program itself envisages not only training in key legal knowledge and skills to prepare them for success in legal practice, but also preparation for being a positive influence through required and elective units.
Because of its vision and mission and because of the need on the continent, the LLB program, based firmly in Common Law, will train graduates who have the skills and knowledge to support themselves and their families, and who also have skills and knowledge that would allow them to identify and address needs in their local and regional community.

Objectives of the Program
At the completion of the LLB program, graduates will be able to:

1. Apply legal theory, principles and rules in political, social and economic contexts;
2. Demonstrate skills in legal research, logical argumentation, vigorous analysis of legal principles and courtroom techniques;
3. Analyze the challenges facing Africa and the role of the legal profession in addressing them;
4. Formulate and defend a robust and thoughtful code of professional conduct consistent with the guidelines of the profession and their religious and/or moral values system(s);
5. Compare and evaluate the relative merits of different legal and policy arguments as articulated in case law and legal scholarship;
6. Communicate effectively using appropriate legal terminologies and also be able to discuss legal materials— statutes, cases, academic papers, court summaries— which are written in legal technical language;
7. Conduct effective legal research which contributes and enhances legal knowledge base.

Units Offered
All students take 10 university common courses (UCCs), 42 core and inclusive of elective units.

Systems and Legal Method
Administrative Law I
Constitutional Law I
Criminal Procedure
Law of Control I
Evidence I
Legal Research and Writing
Clinical Legal Education
Constitutional Law II
Property Law I
Law of Contract II
Evidence II
Law of Torts I
Property Law II
Criminal Law I
Criminology and Penology
Social Foundations of Law
Family Law
Laws of Torts II
Business Law I
Criminal Law II
Public International Law
Basic Lawyering Skills
Business Law II
Civil Procedure I
Professional Ethics and Responsibility
Administrative Law I
Guided Research Paper
Civil Procedures II
Jurisprudence
Admission Requirements
Overall Grade of C+ in KCSE, B in English or Kiswahili,

Or

Division II (O’ level), 2 principals & a Subsidiary (A’level),
Or
5 credits in IGCSE or equivalent

Exemption Status Exemptions awarded to applicants with a minimum GPA of 2.7.
Duration of the Program
8 Semester
or

4 Calendar Years
or

4 Academic Years
Mode of Study
Regular

Locations where the program is offered
Leah T. Marangu Campus
Next Intake
May
September

Fee Structure
Fee-Structure-SSP-2019.pdf

Fee-Structure-GSS-2019.pdf

School or Department which program is offered under
Law School