The Master of Public Law program supports the AAU’s role in promoting research and contributes to the sustained development and prosperity of the community. It is designed to help fill the needs arising for legislation professionals in order to handle the new complexities of the modern world.
To achieve distinction in the field of Public Law enabling graduates to assume key legal positions.
The program seeks to contribute to the AAU’s mission of the dissemination of knowledge and enriching original scientific research in the field of PublicLaw. It also aims at supporting the University’s effort in developing human resources and meeting the needs of the UAE community as well as the GCC for specialized legal professionals who are able to keep up with the scientific advances and the accompanying development in legislation.
The program seeks to achieve the following objectives:
By the end of the Master program, the student should be able to:
| # | PLOs | QFE (Summary Level Descriptors) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analyze legal texts and practical cases in a scientific method | QFE 1, 2 |
| 2 | Assess various legislative, judicial and doctrinal orientations of the Emirati Legal system | QFE 3, 6 |
| 3 | Prepare an in-depth legal research in the various fields of Public Law using appropriate research methods | QFE 4,9 |
| 4 | Accomplish assigned tasks in light of professional and ethical rules. | QFE 3,7,9 |
| 5 | Compare national legal texts in the various fields of Public Law with their counterparts in legal systems. | QFE 5,8 |
| 6 | Work within a team to solve problems in the field of Public law | QFE 6,7 |
To obtain a Master's degree in Public Law, the student must successfully complete 33 credit hours, with a cumulative GPA of 3 out of 4.
| Course No | Course Title | CR.H. | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialization courses (33) CR.H | |||
| Compulsory Core Courses (18) CR.H | |||
| 0302601 | Constitutional Law and political systems | 3 | |
| 0302602 | Administrative Law | 3 | |
| 0302603 | Criminal Law | 3 | |
| 0302604 | Public International Law (One-third of the course content is taught in English) | 3 | |
| 0302605 | Public Finance and Economic Legislations (One-third of the course content is taught in English) | 3 | |
| 0303606 | Comparative legal research methodologies | 3 | |
| Elective Courses (6) CR.H | |||
| 0302606 | Studies in Governing System in Islam | 3 | |
| 0302607 | Environmental Protection Law | 3 | |
| 0302608 | Contemporary Crimes | 3 | |
| 0302609 | Study in Human Rights Law | 3 | |
| 0302610 | International Humanitarian Law | 3 | |
| 0302611 | Criminal Procedure Law | 3 | |
| Thesis (9) CR.H | |||
| 0302696 | Thesis - Public Law (1) | 3 | successfully completng the compulsory core courses (18) CR.H |
| 0302697 | Thesis - Public Law (2) | 3 | 0302696 |
College of Law
Al Ain University
P.O.Box: 64141
Al Ain - UAE
Phone No: +971 3 7024888
Fax No: +971 3 7024777
Email(Al Ain): Public.law@aau.ac.ae
Email(Abu Dhabi): Public.law_ad@aau.ac.ae
