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Law consists of rules governing both the political and economic operation of society and many aspects of daily life. People use law in their businesses and daily lives. The law also provides a framework for regulating society and a machinery for dealing with those whose behaviour causes hurt or loss to others. A good system of law is one which is fair to all sections of society, which is not arbitrary, too harsh or too lax, nor prohibitively expensive; and where people can know what their legal rights and duties are, and understand the principles on which the law operates.

The Structure of Law Degrees

The four-year Bachelor of Laws (LLB) is the traditional undergraduate degree. There are four other undergraduate programmes which concern law: (1) the five-year Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws)/LLB double-degree programme; (2) the five-year Bachelor of Business Administration (Law)/LLB double-degree programme; (3) the five-year Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Law)/LLB double-degree programme; and (4) the five-year Bachelor of Arts (Literary Studies)/LLB double-degree programme.

The four-year LLB programme requires students to take 60 credits in each academic year. The workload of the double-degree programmes is slightly heavier than the normal load of 60 credits per year.

The period beyond the first three years in the double-degree programmes is self-funded, which means that the tuition fee will be slightly higher than the standard rate for programmes fully funded by the Government.

For details of admission to the double-degree programmes, please refer to the entrance requirements respectively set out on Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Social Sciences.