FACULTY OF LAW
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FACULTY
It was recognised at the very inception of the Nasarawa State University,Keffi
that a Faculty of Law should be established to cater for the training of lawyers
that are much needed in the country. Thus in 2002, a faculty of law was established
whiich stated admitting students from all over the country in the 2002/2003 academic
year.
The Faculty commendated its academic programme with 50 students.It has been proposed
that the faculty should be composed of four departments namely
department of Public and Private Law
department of Property and commercial
department of Islamic and customary Law
department of International Law and Jurisprudence
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1 By Joint Matriculation Entry mode, candidate for admission into Law must possess
at least S.S.S.E certicate or GCE.O level with credit in five(5) subjects,including
English language and English Literature obtained at not more two sittings. Such
a candidate must also have an acceptable pass in theJME.
2 Through direct entry mode:Candidates must possess:
(a) A two-year or three-year diploma certicate plus credit in three(3) papers including
English Language and Liteture in the SSSE Certification examination or GCE. O level
or their equipvalent; or
(b) Three(#) papers at principal or advanced level in high school certificate or
GCE together with credit in English language and English literature in the SSCE
certificate examination or GCE. Olevel or their equipment ,or
(C) Two (2) papers at principal or advanced level in HSC or GCE plus credit in three
(3) other paper(including English English literature) in SSCE Certificate examination
or GCE O level or their equvalent.
MISSSION AND PHILOSOPHY
The Law programme of the faculty of law is designed to ensure to ensure the graduates
of law will have a clear understanding of the role and importance of law in the
society. They should also have exposure to other disciplines in the process of acquiring
legal education. Consequently the curriculum is designed carefully to make sure
that law is taught as it exists at any given moment and that the students will be
comparative in their approach to legal studies, bearing in mind that there are many
systems of law concurrently in operation
The programme is not designed to make our students expert in any field of law, but
to enable them see the various openings that are available to them as they pitch
their tents in the legal field
In order to attain these objectives, students of the faculty are required to take
a number of non-law courses from other faculties.All students mus register, take
and pass examinations in the courses run by the department of General Studies of
the university. Our aim is to prepare the students for a legal education that should
be a challenge and a caterist for the students to examine the functioning of the
society.
VISION
The law programme is aimed at producing lawyers whose level of education would enable
them to properly serve as advisers to the government and their agencies, companies,
business firms, associations,individuals and families.
Some of them are expected to take to teaching in higher institutions. In the
judicial services, criminal prosecution and civil litigations, arbitration and administration
of estates.
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