| Faculty of Law and Administration
School of Law and Politics
Departments
The school offers a four-year course of study (two semesters a year) leading to the Bachelor of Law (B.L.) degree.
The Graduate Program in the school of Law commenced in 2003-2004. Currently, we only offer a Diploma of Law, Bachelor of Law, and an M.A of Law, Specialization in Public Law and Private Law.
Dr. Qasim Ahmed Qasim
Head of School
The School of Law was established according to the decision of the consul of higher studies and scientific researches No.: (15) on May 22, 1999, as a department in the college of Administration and Economic in 1997. The department opened in 2003.
After applying the new system, the college of Law and Political Sciences joined the Faculty of Human Sciences, which was consisting of School of Arts, School of Administration and Economics, School of Law, and the Centre for Scientific Research and the Kurdish studies.
The School has developed several programs to help molding students such as visiting prisons and writing reports on prison conditions and prisoners in Duhok governorate.
And the Law students host judges at the governorate courts presiding over seminars and student summer programs in order to gain practical experience at the court houses. The school also takes the students on tours to explore the regional prison system to promote relations between the university and its respective society in order to put in motion an active school role in assessing and resolving legal dilemmas from outside of the system. Completing the four years of study increases the graduates' ability to work as a lawyer or legal professional in governmental offices or private sector companies. The legal practice course is also available to those who wish to be solicitors.
The School of law demands a high academic standard since it equips students with the analytical skills necessary to enable them to comprehensively recognize the principle of law, human rights, and democracy. The objective is to give students the legal expertise that enables them to work in law courts, legal advisory offices, or as legal consultants to companies, or organizations.
Since the opening of the School, it may be engaged in development, maintenance, services, and information technology.
The educational environment is tailored to meet the needs of students and provides them with a variety of professional skills. The School employs modern teaching methods and has research and computing facilities to train students to look ahead and meet the needs of the future.
The School admits high school students whose grades iare high and recommended by the central admission office. The study in the School is four years and upon completiing the requirements the students will be granted a Bachelor in law L.L.B.
The graduating requirements are completing four year and passing all the courses with at least C grades and completing two months internship , writing a graduate paper and passing the area test of the content of that paper.
The School aims to provide students with analytical skills that will enable them to learn the principles of law in a comprehensive manner, human rights and democracy.
Also giving them the legal expertise that will enable them to work in the courts of justice, legal and consulting offices, or legal advisers in companies or organizations or work in the legal profession.
The students have gained experience and knowledge in the various areas of specialization .
They receive practical skills through training in regional establishmnets in addition, they have experience of writing their reserachs projects. They obtain theoretical and practical experience in all branches of law over four school years.
The School has good connection swith the actual practical life ,as it fulfills the aim of any desired design of the people and governmental requests. Once the studentshave graduated it is expected that they will be able to offer the scientific services based on the academic and practical knowledge they have gained during their four years of study.
The School is expected to offer services to the society through the students who graduate from its departments.
There is good relations between the school and other schools, private sector and governmental directorates by offering continuous educating courses There is a cooperation exchange between the school and other schools by supervision on high education researches and study courses besides dealing withexternal examiners to acess higher educated student thesis.
The school has relationships with many different parties through scientific fields. Concerning cultural relationships, there are relationships with cultural centers such as the Cultural and Social center which is related to the University of Duhok and also there are relationships with civil society.
- Some of the teaching staff members have started research projects in their specialties.
- The school prepares for workshops and seminars
- The school also participates in the sport activities
eMail: qasim.ahmed@uod
Tel: +964 750 4756814
