The Faculty of Law has established itself as a top-tier law school with a highly skilled, qualified and exceptional faculty with diverse experience. It has a state of the art facility with an in built Moot Courtroom to equip students with required practical skills. The Faculty attracts students from multi-cultural backgrounds, giving our students an edge in the international job market.
Faculty of Law produces balanced graduates seasoned with both academic and co-curricular activity prowess. The Faculty engages students in several student clubs that aid them in networking:
The Faculty of Law is a member of the International Association of Law Schools ( IALS), hosted by Cornell Law School, USA. IALS is an association of over 160 Law Schools from more than 55 countries, representing more than 7,500 law faculty members.
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The demand for legal services in Uganda far exceeds the supply, and yet access to professional lawyers is often hindered by the high legal fees and the fact that most lawyers are concentrated in urban areas. Paralegals can help fill the current gap in the need for legal services and add value to other sectors where knowledge of the law would enhance performance.
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The Master of Laws (LL.M) is a two-year postgraduate taught degree programme with a compulsory dissertation in semester four. The Programme exposes students to new legal perspectives, deep and comparative analyses with the opportunity to specialise by choosing related courses in one of three specialisations namely Natural Resources Law, International Commercial Law, ‘Human Rights, Governance and Development’, and a unique course offering on Forensic Justice and Criminology.
The rule of law keeps the world from tearing apart at its seams, and that means our legal brethren have a huge responsibility. They are the defenders of constitutions, the champions of the abused, the warriors of our modern way of life. Join the ranks of our dear learned friends at Cavendish University Uganda.
