Bachelor of Law

Programme Structure for LLB
Second Year Compulsory Courses

• LPU2910 - Legal Process & Legal Writing - Full course
• LPR2920 - Law of Contract - Full course
• LPR2930 - Law of Torts - Full course
• LPU2940 - Criminal Law - Full course
• LPU2951 - Constitutional Law - Half course – First half of the year
• LPU2962 - Administrative Law - Half course – Second half of the year

Third Year Compulsory Courses

• LPU3911 - Law of Evidence - Half course – First half of the year
• LPR3920 - Land Law and Property Relations - Full course
• LPR3930 - Commercial Law - Full course
• LPR3945 - Family Law and Succession - Half course
• LPR3952 - Civil and Criminal Procedure - Half course – Second half of the year
• LPR3964 - Moot Court - Project course
• LPU3975 - Human Rights - Half course

Department of Public Law

• Third Year Elective Courses
• LPU3085 - Gender Law - Half course
• LPU3095 - Media Law - Half course
• LPU3105 - Customary Law - Half course

Department of Private Law

Third Year Elective Courses

• LPR3115 - Employment Law - Half course
• LPR3125 - Medical Law - Half course
• LPR3135 - Competition Law - Half course

Fourth Year Compulsory Courses

• LPU4914 - Directed Research - Project course
• LPU4920 - Jurisprudence - Full course
• LPR4930 - Business and Corporate Law - Full course

Department of Public Law

Fourth Year Elective Courses

• LPU4041 - International Law - Half course – First half of the year
• LPU4052 - Law of International Institutions - Half course – Second half of the year
• LPU4061 - International Trade Law - Half course – First half of the year -
• LPU4072 - Investment Law - Half course – Second half of the year
• LPU4085 - Environmental Law - Half course
• LPU4092 - International and Humanitarian Law - Half course – Second half of the year
• LPU4102 - Refugee Law - Half course – Second half of the year
• LPU4114 - Clinical Legal Education - Project course
• LPU4125 - Taxation - Half course
• LPU4135 - Disability Law - Half course

Department of Private Law

Fourth Year Elective Courses

• LPR4131 - Conflict of Laws - Half course–First part of the year -
• LPR4155 - Alternative Dispute Resolutions - Half course
• LPR4165 - Intellectual Property - Half course
• LPR4175 - International Commercial Arbitration - Half course
• LPR4185 - Mining Law - Half course

To qualify for admission to the School of Law, a candidate must meet either criterion A or B

Criterion A – School Leavers (Grade 12)

• 5 ‘O’ level passes, including English, with credit or better, and, acceptance into the School of Humanities at the University of Zambia.
• Upon successful completion of the first year in the School of Humanities, apply for entry into the School of Law. Entry into the school is highly competitive.

Criterion B - Direct Admission

• Full Grade Twelve (12) certificate with five (5) ‘O’ level passes with Credit or better AND
• Three (3) Cambridge ‘A’ level passes, including English OR
• A first degree in any field of study from a recognized University or institution; OR
• A professional qualification that is academically equivalent to a first degree.