Faculty of Law

The programme of the Faculty of law ensures that law is taught as it exists at any given moment, and that students adopt a comparative approach to legal studies, bearing in mind the different systems of law - Statutory Law, Common Law, Customary Law and Islamic Law concurrently in operation.
The curriculum is not limited to the teaching of traditional law courses. It includes several relevant non-law courses taught from 100 level to 500 level in addition to courses from the General Study Unit; entrepreneurship and vocational courses from the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of the University. Even with respect to the law courses, the curriculum has been extended to cover new branches of law such as Environmental Law and Maritime Law. The academic programme of the Faculty leads to the award of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree. Courses required for Nigerian Law Schools as Nigerian Legal System, Law of Contract, Law of Tort, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Equity and Trust and Law of Evidence are being offered in The Pinnacle African University LLB Law programmes. Furthermore, Nigerian students are going for a three months practical attachment in 400L in Nigeria.