Law for humans is supreme and needs to be upheld in all aspects of life. It is the one thing that is both rigid and flexible, and yet, when a law has been promulgated, it is considered the most sacred thing for the country, upon which the foundations of the state actually lie. In every country and in every state, the one thing that reigns supreme over all is the constitution; the document that binds people and government together into leading their ways towards the establishment of justice for all mankind is law. Such an awesome and consequential cornerstone is upheld by two people: the framers of the constitution, the lawmakers, and the people who provide the crucial interpretation for it: the legal fraternity. Law is as serious and as fulfilling a career as it gets. This career is only possible with the best education base that you can, a base that Beaconhouse International College (BIC) provides with its foreign-affiliated Honours law programmes.
In this blog post, we'll look at the best Honours programmes in Law, offered by Beaconhouse International College to students wishing to pursue a career in law and to make their difference and impact in the one aspect that defines the world we live in today.
Beaconhouse International College offers two Honours law degree programmes in Pakistan that are both international and designed to equip students with the basic understanding of the law, and then impart on them the necessary skillset as well as the development of language that befits a legal professional. Let's start with the first Honours law degree that Beaconhouse International College offers in conjunction with some of UK's finest academic institutes.
The first and the essential crown jewel of the offerings that Beaconhouse International College has for legal aspirants is the LLB Hons (Bachelor of Laws), with academic direction provided by the prestigious University of London (UoL). More specifically, UoL provides the academic direction for this programme in collusion with some of the most outstanding UoL law schools, including Birkbeck, King's, London School of Economics (LSE), Queen Mary, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and University College London (UCL). With several of these schools ranked within the top 15 worldwide for Law, the prestige alone that a degree from Beaconhouse International College in Law will definitely set the future up for a young law enthusiast.
The second international law degree programme that Beaconhouse International College offers is the LLB Hons from the Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), a prestigious varsity that stands as the apex seat of learning in the UK. Enrolling in the course offered by Beaconhouse International College will train aspiring lawyers, barristers and solicitors on the necessary academic groundwork that will set them up for a future in the legal profession. Areas of study include contract law, criminal law, constitutional law and other aspects of legislation that will equip the student with the necessary requisites for further education in law. Furthermore, the LJMU-sanctioned programme also provides professional training, with the Bar Professional Training Course or the Legal Practice Course. All in all, the LJMU degree from Beaconhouse International College stands as the shining beacon for students wishing to pursue a career in law.
Within the three years of the coursework, students will be expected to gain a great deal of understanding in the following dimensions of both international and national law; their ambits, their scopes, and their end purposes.
In their first year, the students will study six mandatory modules with 20 credits each. These are as follows: Law of Tort, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Foundations and Independent Learning, Constitutional Law and Legal and Professional Ethics.
The second year will see significant course progress, and more varied, nuanced and complex topics will be discussed in the following courses: Equity and Trusts, Justice, Human Rights and the State, Land Law, Law of the Single Market of the EU, International Trade Law, Clinical Legal Education, Criminal Litigation and Advocacy, Succession, Wills and Admin and Maritime Law.
In their final year, the students will go through another semester of studies focused on more advanced topics, including Commercial Law, Mediation Skills and Practice, Civil Dispute Resolution, Property Law and Practice, Jurisprudence, Company and Business Organisations Law, Employment Law, Evidence, Negotiation Skills and Practice. This also includes the Dissertation, which is worth 40 credits and is supposed to be mandatory for all final year students, where they will have to present authentic and genuine work based on the many aspects of law and its applications in many facets throughout the world.
Pakistan, despite its pool of highly talented and studious individuals, unfortunately lacks the education standard that befits a fast-growing and progressing nation. However, not all educational institutes are made the same, and Beaconhouse International College is the proof of that. With international accreditations and degree programmes across a wide range of academic disciplines, BIC is your destination for the premium higher education experience.