Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Tribhuvan University, Master of Laws (LL.M.) Colleges in Nepal

Master Of Laws (LL.M.)

Affiliated to: Tribhuvan University

About Course

Course Title : Master Of Laws (LL.M.)
Category/Level : Masters
Course Duration (months) : 24 months
Cost Range (NPR) : NA
Affiliated to : Tribhuvan University

Course Description:

LL.M. is a two-year post graduate program started by the Faculty of Law, Tribhuvan University in 1996, the year the graduate phasing out of PCL (Proficiency certificate Level in Law) and B.L. (Bachelor in Law) was completed.

LL.M course aims to open career opportunities in Jurisprudence, academics, legal scholarship, legal consultations and other legal areas requiring competent manpower. The coursework LLM can focus in one of several areas of specialization such as Environmental Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and International Law.

Objectives of the Programme

Imparting legal knowledge befitting our socio-cultural and developmental priorities,
Producing competent manpower in the field of jurisprudence,
Instilling in students a sense of social, national and global responsibilities
Achieving legal excellence with international and indigenous understanding,
Promoting legal research.
Preparing competent manpower, legal scholars and jurists; academicians to enter professional fields of Law teaching, research, judicial and governmental services, and providing legal counseling in public and private enterprises.

Admission info

Entry Requirement

The entry requirement for LL.M. is a B.L. or LL.B. degree, with compulsory entrance test. Every academic year, 50 students are admitted, 45 through merit based exams. Two seats are reserved for the top two girls in the entrance and three seats are allocated for foreigners.

Syllabus

Course Details

First Year

Course No.	Title	Status	F.M.
601	Compulsory Jurisprudence	Compulsory	100
602	Research Methodology	Compulsory	100
603	Seminar	Compulsory	100
604	Constitutional Law I	Specialization/Optional	100
605	Commercial Law I	Specialization/Optional	100
606	International Law I	Specialization/Optional	100
607	Criminal Law I	Specialization/Optional	100
608	Environmental Law I	Specialization/Optional	100

Second Year

Course No.	Title	Status	F.M.
701	Nepalese Legal System	Compulsory	100
702	Constitutional Law II	Specialization/Optional	100
703	Commercial Law II	Specialization/Optional	100
704	International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law	Specialization/Optional	100
705	Criminal Law II	Specialization/Optional	100
706	Thesis	Compulsory	200
707	Comparative Environmental Law	Specialization/Optional	100

In the first year, a student is required to take three compulsory subjects, and one optional subject; and two compulsory subjects and the second part of the 'same' optional subject opted in the first year, during his second year.