Kenyatta University School of Law
KUSOL is fully accredited by the statutory body charged with regulating legal education in Kenya, that is the Council of Legal Education. In addition, its law programme is ISO 9001:2015 certified.Being a leading fountain of knowledge in Kenya and the Region we at Kenyatta University take pride in being your law school of choice.
Units offered at the Department of Public Law:
First Semester Units
S.No.
Unit Code
Unit Name
Level 100
1.
LPR 101
Social Foundations of Law (Core)
2.
LPR 102
Legal Research and Writing – I (Core)
3.
LPR 104
Legal Systems and Methods (Core)
4.
LPL 110
Criminal Law – I (Core)
Level 200
5.
LPR 200
Criminal Procedure (Core)
6.
LPR 201
Evidence – I (Core)
7.
LPR 206
Constitutional Law – II (Core)
8.
LPL 214
Administrative Law (Core)
Level 300
9.
LIL 300
Public International Law (Core)
10.
LPR 302
Electoral Law (Elective)
11.
LIL 302
Environmental Law (Elective)
12.
LIL 312
Clinical Seminar – I (Core)
13.
LIL 313
Mooting – II (Core)
Level 400
14.
LPR 401
Jurisprudence (Core)
15.
LIL 400
International Trade and Investment Law (Elective)
16.
LPL 403
Mooting (Core)
17.
LIL 405
International Human Rights Law (Core)
Second Semester Units
S.No.
Unit Code
Unit Name
Level 100
1.
LPL 111
Criminal Law – II (Core)
2.
LIL 100
Mooting – I (Core)
3.
LPL 104
Constitutional Law – I (Core)
Level 200
4.
LPR: 203
Evidence – II (Core)
5.
LPR 205
Judicial Attachment (Core)
6.
LPL 216
Human Rights Law (Core)
Level 300
7.
LIL 301
International Dispute Resolution (Elective)
8.
LIL 303
Conflict of Laws (Core)
9.
LPR 303
Legal and Legislative Drafting (Elective)
10.
LIL 304
International Law of the Sea (Elective)
11.
LIL 305
East African Regional Law (Elective)
12.
LIL 313
Clinical Seminar – II (Core)
13.
LPL 314
Legal Research and Writing – II (Core)
Level 400
14.
LPL 400
Labour Law (Core)
15.
LIL 401
International Humanitarian Law (Elective)
16.
LIL 403
International Criminal Law (Elective)
17.
LIL 406
Law of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (Elective)
18.
LIL 407
Law of International Organizations (Elective)
Entry Requirements
Candidates must satisfy the minimum University entry requirements. In addition, the following are the minimum requirements for entry into our Bachelor of Laws programme:
i. A mean grade of B in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) including a minimum of a B in English.
ii. Any other type of qualification including the former A-level Kenyan system, regional,or international qualifications must be equivalent to the minimum requirement outlined
above. The equivalency of such grades can be obtained from the Kenya NationalExaminations Council.
iii. Mean grade of C- (Minus) at KCSE and progressed from certificate to Diploma at Kenyatta University or any other recognized/accredited Institutions.
Structure
The course units comprising the law programme are undertaken mainly during the semester and involve students attending lectures on a face-to-face basis, or other form of contact time with the lecturer. School of Law
Each course unit is allocated three hours per week which is broken into two sessions of two and one hour respectively undertaken on separate days of the week. Some course units however are taken ‘out’ of semester and these have a practical element to them.