Goals and Objectives

 

The program seeks to achieve the following objectives:

 

  • enhancing the students’ ability to conduct sound scientific legal research in the field of private law;
  • augmenting the students’ ability to interpret national legislation as well as international agreements in the various fields of private law;
  • training the students to compare legislation with judicial decisions in the field of comparative law and to assess the possibility of using them in developing the national law;
  • meeting the community’s needs in the UAE and GCC for distinguished legal professionals who are able to provide legal consultation and keep up with the social, economic, and political developments;
  • developing the students’ skills in utilizing the various available sources of information and knowledge whether electronic or print;
  • fulfilling the need for faculty members in the field of private law in the UAE and GCC universities;
  • enabling distinguished graduates holding undergraduate degrees in law or similar disciplines to pursue their graduate education in the UAE.