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LLB (Hons) (Bachelor of Laws with Honours)

法律學榮譽學士

Year of entry 2010
Mode of funding Government-funded
Programme code 1418
Mode of study Full-time
Indicative intake target 48
Normal duration of programme 4 years
Tuition fee Click here for more information
Application deadline
26 Feb 2010 (Local)
28 Feb 2010 (Non-local)
Programme leader
Dr Surya DEVA
BA (Hons), LLB, LLM (Delhi), PhD (Sydney)
General enquiry
+852 2788 7370
suryad@cityu.edu.hk
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Our Target

You will receive a well-rounded legal education from our staff, including distinguished teachers and scholars from Hong Kong, the mainland of China, UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. In addition, you will get a chance to be taught by visiting faculty from law schools such as Oxford, Columbia, Yale and Sydney.

The unique position of Hong Kong as a Special Administrative Region of China has opened up many challenges and opportunities for legal education, especially in the context of globalization. The School of Law will train you to benefit from these developments.
We want to train the best and brightest minds for careers in law, in business, the civil service, banking and other fields.

Start Your Career Here

The School of Law prepares you for the legal profession and for law-related careers in the public service and private enterprise. Our law degree, in particular, meets the needs of those who will be involved in the legal profession in Hong Kong, the mainland of China and the Asia-Pacific region.

How Do You Get In

To be eligible for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following specific entrance requirement:

  • C in HKALE AS Level Use of English or other equivalent qualification
For details of the specific entrance requirements, please visit the School of Law website:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw/eng/academic/undergraduate.html#admission
 
The University may allow previous educational or vocational experience to be counted toward the credit units required to earn a degree and such experience will be shown on students' transcripts.

What You Will Be Studying

        ·       Core law subjects  such as Constitutional Law, Hong Kong Legal System, Contract Law, Tort Law, Legal Method, Criminal
             Law, and Land Law.

·       Courses required for entry to the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) such as Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Law of Evidence, Equity and Trusts, Company Law, and Commercial Law.
·       Chinese law subjects  such as Economic Law of China, Foreign Investment and Trade Law of China, and Legal System of the People's Republic of China.
·       Electives  such as Intellectual Property Law, International Trade, Banking Law, Securities Law, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Law, Dispute Resolution, Family Law in Hong Kong, and Law of Human Rights and Civil Liberties.
 
You can choose courses appropriate to your career interests.

Professional Accreditation

The Bachelor of Laws with Honours Degree (LLB) is a recognized qualification for admission to the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), a prerequisite to enter the legal profession in Hong Kong.

Bonus Features

  • We have a strong commitment to common law scholarship and comparative law scholarship with special emphasis on Chinese Law.
  • You may attend courses offered through video-link by prominent scholars from law schools such as Oxford and Yale.
  • The School of Law has a number of exchange programmes with foreign universities. Students can also benefit from the Global Legal Education and Awareness Project (G-LEAP), which provides an opportunity to study an intensive course at the Faculty of Law, Monash University, Australia, and University College, Oxford.
  • We also offer a credit-bearing Legal Placement course, which provides students with an opportunity to obtain practical experience from working in law offices or other law-related work environments.
  • The School of Law provides extensive training and financial support to students for participating in international mooting competitions.

 

Did You Know?

If you select the School of Law's Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme as a Band A choice of your JUPAS application and are nominated by your School Principal and subsequently admitted to the programme, you may be entitled to the City University School of Law Admission Scholarship. The value of each award is HK$50,000.

You may spend one semester at a university in the UK, Australia, Canada, the US, France, the Netherlands or Sweden under our exchange programme. For details, please visit http://www.cityu.edu.hk/meao.

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