The Weeks Can Change Depending on Circumstances E.G. Vacations Mid Terms
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Course Title Introduction to Law 001 Course Code LAW 001 Instructor Saghir Munir Mehar (Adv.HC) Book recommended Introduction to LAW fourth Edition by Hames and Ekern ISBN-13: 978-0-13-502434-8
Week Contact TOPIC Number Hours Part.I: Various Definitions of law. 2 8 Various scholarly definitions. Dictionary meanings Examples Part. II: Legal Subjects & Legal institutions 3, 4 & 12 Different legal subjects & Their definitions. 5 Legal groups and families. Law institutions in any country e.g parliament, Judiciary, Police. Part. III: Sources of Law 6 & 7 8 Primary sources Secondary sources Tertiary sources Part. IV: Different legal systems in history 8,9 & 12 Common Law 10 Islamic Law Natural Law Greek Law Roman Law equity Part. V: General Civil and Criminal law. 11 4 Definition. Parties to suits. Terminology of civil and criminal cases Evidence rules Part. VI: Legal systems of the world today 12 &13 8 Saudi Legal system. USA legal system. UK legal system. Part VII: Searching the law 14 4 How to read and make points in a case. Client interviews. Researching law reports and text books Review. Part viii: Revision 15 4
The weeks can change depending on circumstances e.g. vacations mid terms