UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI
SCHOOL OF LAW
MASTER OF LAWS (LL.M)
SEMESTER-WISE SCHEME OF STUDY
LL.M PREVIOUS
FIRST SEMESTER
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1. LL.M 801 (Comp.) Research Methodology 3+0
2. LL.M 803 (Core) Legal and Constitutional History of Pakistan 3+0
3. LL.M 805 (Core) Criminal Law 3+0
4. LL.M 807 (Core) Law and Social Theory 3+0
5. LL.M 809 (Core) International Law
SECOND SEMESTER
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1. LL.M 802 (Core) Alternative Dispute Resolution 3+0
2. LL.M 804 (Core) Corporate Laws 3+0
3. LL.M 806 (Core) Constitutional Law of Pakistan 3+0
4. LL.M 808 (Core) Environmental Laws 3+0
5. LL.M 810 (Core) International Human Rights Law 3+0
LL.M FINAL YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1. LL.M 901 (OP) Company / Corporate Law 3+0
2. LL.M 903 (OP) Commercial / Business Laws 3+0
3. LL.M 905 (OP) International Economic Law 3+0
4. LL.M 907 (OP) Shipping Law 3+0
5. LL.M 909 (OP) Administrative Law 3+0
6. LL.M 911 (OP) Criminology 3+0
7. LL.M 913 (OP) Law of International Institutions 3+0
8. LL.M 915 (OP) Law and Society in South Asia 3+0
9. LL.M 917 (OP) Comparative Study of Islamic and Western Jurisprudence 3+0
SECOND SEMESTER
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1. LL.M 902 (OP) Banking Laws 3+0
2. LL.M 904 (OP) Intellectual Property Laws 3+0
3. LL.M 906 (OP) Law of Taxation 3+0
4. LL.M 908 (OP) International Trade Law 3+0
5. LL.M 910 (OP) Labour Laws 3+0
6. LL.M 912 (OP) Law and Politics 3+0
7. LL.M 914 (OP) Law of Evidence 3+0
8. LL.M 916 (OP) Legal History of Pakistan and India 3+0
9. LL.M 918 (OP) Islamic Laws 3+0
DURATION OF STUDY:
The program shall extend over minimum two years’ comprising four semester and shall be governed
under the semester system rules. A student of LLM degree shall be required to complete the course of
studies and submit the research thesis/dissertation in a period not exceeding four (4) years from the date
of his/her registration/provisional admission (HEC Guideline # 3 = new guidelines).
FINAL LIST WILL BE PREPARED AS PER FOLLOWING WEIGHTAGES:
i. Marks obtained in the prerequisite degree exam : 50%
ii. Marks secured in the Test : 30 %
iii. Marks obtained in the Interview : 20%
FEE STRUCTURE:
Admission + Tuition Rs.60,000/- (tuition fee will be charged per semester)