Bachelor of Laws

General Requirements (Notes)

1. Applicants shall be eligible to apply if they:

*have obtained in one sitting of the GCE Advanced Level Examination pass grades in no less than three Advanced Level subjects (Applicants with pass grades in 2 Advanced Level and 2 Advanced Subsidiary Level subjects may also apply)*; OR

*have acquired an International Baccalaureate Diploma (check preferred subject requirements of the programmes)*; OR

*possess a qualification obtained outside Hong Kong which qualifies them for university admission in the country/region where such qualification is originated (e.g. high school diploma plus SAT in USA, UEC / STPM in Malaysia, ATAR in Australia, OSSD in Canada, GSAT in Taiwan, etc.); OR

have successfully completed:

*at least one year of full-time undergraduate study at a recognized university; OR

*a course of study leading to the qualification of an associate degree / higher diploma; OR

*are mature persons aged 23 or over on 1st September in the year when admission is sought, provided they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; or have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields; OR

*have other exceptional achievements which merit admission.

For candidates who have completed only GCE-AS or the first year of IB Diploma studies with outstanding results, they may be considered for admission under special circumstances on individual merits case-by-case.

2. Language Requirement

Applicants should have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in English. Below are the minimum required scores or grades for some of the more common acceptable examinations.

Test (English Language) Minimum Attainment

GCE-AL/AS          E

GCSE/IGCSE/GCE-OL      C

IB            4

IELTS      6.0

SAT Reasoning Test Essay             8

TOEFL   

- Paper 550

- Computer         213

- Internet            80

In addition to the General Requirements, including the Language Requirement, individual programmes may have additional or higher requirements. Please refer to the website(s) of the respective programme(s) to which you wish to apply for admission for updates on the programme requirements.

Notes:

Students admitted on GCE A-level / IB or equivalent qualifications (e.g. STPM) will normally be required to complete 99 units of courses (normative period of study is 3 years) in order to graduate. Students admitted on standing below GCE A-level / IB qualification (e.g. qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong for admission to 4-year undergraduate programmes of an overseas university) will normally be required to complete 123 units of courses (normative period of study is 4 years) in order to graduate. There are yet some other programmes that are offered as a standard four-year or five-year programme.

Additional Considerations

Applicants are:

1.expected to possess keen interests, suitable talents or academic background to make a unique contribution to the cultural diversity on campus;

2.recommended to take TOEFL, IELTS or another acceptable language test, if English is not their native language;

3.expected to be able to support themselves financially during all periods of enrolment

Course Code      Course Title        Unit(s)

LAWS1000           Common Law: Tradition and Method      3

LAWS1020           Hong Kong Legal System               3

LAWS1041           Contract I            3

LAWS1042           Contract II           3

LAWS1131           Tort I     3

LAWS1132           Tort II    3

LAWS1200           Chinese Law (Summer Course)  3

LAWS1210           International Law (Summer Course)        3

LAWS1220           American Law (Summer Course)               3

LAWS2030           Legal System of the PRC               3

LAWS2100           Hong Kong Constitutional Law    3

LAWS2101           Companies and the Law I             3

LAWS2102           Companies and the Law II            3

LAWS2110           Administrative Law         3

LAWS2121           Criminal Law I    3

LAWS2122           Criminal Law II   3

LAWS2200           Jessup International Law Moot  3

LAWS2220           Chinese Law Internship 3

LAWS2230           Mediation           3

LAWS2240           Legal History      3

LAWS2250           Gender and the Law       3

LAWS2260           International Legal Advocacy      6

LAWS2270           Mooting               3

LAWS2280           Interviewing      3

LAWS2290           Introduction to Alternate Dispute Resolution      3

LAWS2300           Introduction to Arbitration Theory and Practice 3

LAWS2310           Human Rights and the Law in the People’s Republic of China       3

LAWS3001           The Individual, the Community, and the Law I    3

LAWS3002           The Individual, the Community and the Law II    3

LAWS3010           Legal Philosophies           3

LAWS3100           Civil Procedure  3

LAWS3110           Criminal Procedure         3

LAWS3130           Evidence              3

LAWS3151           Land Law I           3

LAWS3152           Land Law II          3

LAWS3200           Ethics and the Law           3

LAWS3210           Transnational Business and the Law        3

LAWS3220           Banking and the Law      3

LAWS3260           Crime and Criminal Justice           3

LAWS3270           Criminology        3

LAWS3280           Chinese Criminal Procedure        3

LAWS3290           Chinese Civil Law              3

LAWS3300           Personal Property and the Law  3

LAWS3310           Business and Law in Hong Kong 3

LAWS3320           Business and Law in China            3

LAWS3330           The Family and the Law 3

LAWS3340           The Internet and the Law             3

LAWS3350           Health and the Law         3

LAWS3360           Law of Succession            3

LAWS3370           Human Rights and the Law          3

LAWS3380           Construction and the Law            3

LAWS4000           Private International Law             3

LAWS4010           Independent Research Paper    3

LAWS4120           Commercial Law               3

LAWS4130           Conveyancing    3

LAWS4151           Equity and Trusts I           3

LAWS4152           Equity and Trusts II          3

LAWS4260           Public International Law                3

LAWS4270           Comparative Law             3

LAWS4280           International Criminal Law           3

LAWS4290           Refugee Clinical Legal Assistance Programme     3

LAWS4291           Refugee Pro Bono Project           3

LAWS4300           Shipping and the Law     3

LAWS4310           The Environment and the Law   3

LAWS4320           Planning and the Law     3

LAWS4330           Intellectual Property and the Law             3

LAWS4340           WTO and the Law            3

LAWS4350           Development and the Law          3

LAWS4360           Insurance and the Law  3

LAWS4370           Taxation and the Law     3

LAWS4380           International Trade and Finance Law       3

LAWS4390           Public Listed Companies and the Law      3

LAWS4400           Corporate Crime and Social Responsibility            3

LAWS4410           Exploring the Law through Liberal Studies: Law Students as Teachers in Experiential Learning      3

LAWS4420           International Sales Disputes        3