Entry Requirements
1. The normal requirement for admission to the Bachelorof Laws degree programme shall be the BotswanaGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)obtained at one sitting with a minimum of fivecredits, one of which shall be in English language, oran equivalent qualification.
2. An applicant in possession of a Diploma in Law fromthis University, obtained with a minimum classificationof a credit, or an equivalent qualification shall also beeligible for admission to the LLB programme.
3. Subject to Academic General Regulation 00.4, a studentadmitted to the LLB programme with a Diploma inLaw shall be exempted from taking Levels 100 and200 courses on the LLB programme designated bythe Departmental Board as equivalent to coursespassed under the Diploma in Law Programme andshall be allocated comparable credits under the LLBprogramme for the exemptions. A student admittedto the LLB programme with a Diploma in Law will notnormally be entitled to register for courses offeredat levels 300, 400 and 500 of the LLB programme
before completing and accumulating credits for levels 100 and 200 Core, Optional, Electives and GeneralEducation Courses.
Duration
The normal duration for the LLB degree programmeshall be ten (10) semesters on a full-time basis.Students entitled to exemptions in terms of AcademicGeneral Regulations, Faculty and Special DepartmentalRegulations may however complete the programmewithin a shorter period which, for students with aDiploma in Law, may not be less than six (6) semesterson a full time basis.
Programme Structure
1.The LLB programme shall consist of specified Core (C)and Optional (O) courses in the principal subject Lawoffered at Levels 100 to 500, and Electives (E) andGeneral Education Courses (GEC) in other subjectareas offered at comparable levels.
2. Students shall normally be required to take andcomplete credits for the Core courses in the mannerand sequence indicated in the programme structure.The Core courses at each level and semester fromLevels 100 to 400 have generally been designed andarranged to prepare LLB students for other Corecourses at each successive higher level.
3. Optional courses on the LLB programme shall beoffered subject to optimal student and approval of the Departmental Board.
4. Subject to changes approved from time to time, LLB courses shall be arranged as follows:-
Level 100
Semester 1
COM151 Communication and Academic Literacy Skills (Social Sciences) (3)
ICT121 Computer Skills Fundamentals I (2)
LAW131 Introduction to Law (3)
LAW132 Comparative Legal History and Systems (3)
LAW133 Law of Persons (3)
GEC / Elective (3)
Total Number of Credits 17
Semester 2
COM152 Academic and Professional Communication (Social Sciences) (3)
ICT122 Computer Skills Fundamentals 2 (2)
LAW106 Customary Law (3)
LAW134 Family Law (3)
LAW135 Law and Social Research Methods (2)
GEC / Elective (3)
Total for Number of Credits 16
Level 200
Semester 3
LAW231 Criminal Law, General Principles (3)
LAW232 Delict, General Principles (3)
LAW233 Contract Law (4)
LAW234 Constitutional Law (3)
GEC /Elective (2)
Total Number of Credits 15
Semester 4
LAW235 Specific Offences in Criminal Law (3)
LAW236 Specific Delicts (3)
LAW237 Administrative Law (3)
LAW201 Introduction to Property Law (3)
GEC / Elective (4)
Total Number of Credits 16
Level 300
Semester 5
LAW202 Land and Mineral Resources Law (3)
LAW331 Civil Procedure and Practice (4)
LAW332 Evidence (4)
LAW333 Criminal Procedure (3)
LAW334 Employment Law (3)
Total Number of Credits 17
Semester 6
LAW335 Sale, Lease and Credit Agreements (3)
LAW336 Negotiable Instruments and Banking Law (3)
LAW337 Labour Relations Law (3)
LAW338 Law and the Environment (3)
LAW339 Succession and Administration of Estates (2)
And one of
LAW340 Insurance and Agency Law (3)
LAW217 Insolvency and Secured Transactions (3)
LAW218 Tax Law in Botswana (3)
Total Number of Credits 17
Level 400
Semester 7
LAW431 Public International Law I (3)
LAW432 Jurisprudence (4)
LAW433 Clinical Legal Education I (4)
LAW434 Law of Business Associations I (3)
And One of
LAW439 Gender and the Law (3)
LAW440 Law and the Media (3)
LAW441 Law and Health Care (3)
LAW442 Social Security Law (3)
Total Number of Credits 17
Semester 8
LAW435 Public International Law II (3)
LAW436 Clinical Legal Education II (4)
LAW437 Human Rights Law (3)
LAW438 Law of Business Associations II (3)
And one of
LAW439 Gender and the Law (3)
LAW440 Law and the Media (3)
LAW441 Law and Health Care (3)
LAW442 Social Security Law (3)
Total Number of Credits 16
Level 500
Semester 9
LAW531 Clinical Legal Education III (4)
LAW532 Conveyancing Principles and Practice (4)
LAW535 Research Paper (3)
And at least two of
LAW536 International Moot (3)
LAW537 Private International Law I (3)
LAW538 International Organizations (3)
LAW539 International Business Transactions (3)
LAW540 Intellectual Property Law I (3)
Total Number of Credits 17
Semester 10
LAW533 Introduction to Notarial Practice (4)
ACC407 Accounting for Lawyers (4)
And at least three of
LAW536 International Moot (3)
LAW541 Intellectual Property Law II (3)
LAW542 International Trade Law (3)
LAW538 International Organizations (3)
LAW543 Private International Law II (3)
LAW539 International Business Transactions (3)
Total Number of Credits 17
Minimum Total Credits for the Programme: 165 Credits
Award of Degree
A student shall be eligible for the award of the LLBdegree upon completion of a minimum of 165 creditsfrom the Core, Optional, Electives and GECs indicated inthe programme structure.
Assessment
1. The following Special Regulations shall supplementAcademic General Regulations and Faculty of SocialSciences Regulations on assessment and grading oflaw courses on the LLB programme.
2. Except for courses LAW135, Law and Social ResearchMethods; LAW433, Clinical Legal Education I;LAW436, Clinical Legal Education II; LAW531, ClinicalLegal Education III; LAW535, Research Paper; andLAW536, International Moot, each Core and Optionalcourse on the LLB programme shall be assessedthrough continuous assessment and a formal writtenexamination taken at or before the end of thesemester.
Continuous Assessment
1. Continuous assessment shall consist of at least twoor more of the following pieces of work: writtenassignments, written tests, oral tests, mock trials,moots, class or seminar exercises, practicals, projects,research exercises or independent study.
2. Except for the courses LAW135, Law and SocialResearch Methods; LAW433, Clinical Legal EducationI; LAW436, Clinical Legal Education II; LAW531,Clinical Legal Education III; LAW535, Research Paper;and LAW536, International Moot, the ratio betweencontinuous assessment and the formal examinationin law courses shall be 2:3.
3. Law and Social Research Methods, LAW135, Law andSocial Research Methods, shall be assessed through atleast two or more pieces of continuous assessmentwork. Each piece of continuous assessment work shallbe marked and shall contribute towards the final markof 100 per cent for the course.
4. Clinical Legal Education Courses I to III shall beassessed as follows:
a) LAW433 Clinical Legal Education I
1. Participation in seminars and writtenassignments - 30%
2. Oral examination on work performed in the LegalClinic - 20%
3.End of semester examination - 50%
Total 100%
b) LAW 436 Clinical Legal Education II
1. Oral Examination on work performed in the Legal Clinic - 40%
2. Moot/Mock trial documents and performance60%
Total 100%
c) LAW 531 Clinical Legal Education III
1. Internship Report - 30%
2. Moot/mock trial documents and performance- 50%
3. Oral examination on work performed in theLegal Clinic - 20%
Total 100%
International Moot
The Course Law536, International Moot, shall beassessed as follows:
1. Documents prepared for the Moot - 60%
2. Advocacy skills in the Moot - 40%
Total 100%
Research Paper
The final version of the research paper in course LAW535 shall be submitted for examination by the relevant dateand marked out of 100 per cent. A student who failsto submit the research paper for examination by therelevant date shall be awarded an incomplete Grade(I) in accordance with Academic General Regulation00.844. Delay and Failure to Submit ContinuousAssessment Work Subject to Special DepartmentalRegulations 3.6.4 and 3.65, failure without good causeto submit continuous assessment work within twenty-fourhours of the due date shall carry a penalty of 5percentage marks. Failure to submit the work withinforty-eight hours of the due date shall carry a penalty of50 percentage marks. Failure to submit the work withinone week from the due date shall incur a zero mark.
Formal Examinations
Formal written examinations for Core and Optional lawcourses on the LLB programme shall be of the type andfor the duration approved by the Departmental Boardand indicated in the course outline or at the beginningof each course.
Service Courses
Subject to optimal student demand and the availabilityof staff and other resources, the Department of Lawshall offer the following courses at levels 100 to 600 tostudents not registered for law programmes.
Level 100
GEC277 Law and society in Botswana (2 sem 1 or 2)
LAW151 Law and social work (4 sem 1)
Level 200
LAW251 Foundations of Business Law(3, Sem 1)
LAW252 Specific Business Transactions(4, Sem 2)
LAW253 Foundations of Engineering Law(3, Sem 2)
Level 300
LAW351 Introduction to Company Law(4, Sem 1)
LAW353 Planning and Environmental Law(3, Sem 1 or 2)
LAW354 Land Law for Geomatics (3, Sem 1)
Level 400
LAW452 Construction Law (3, Sem 1 or 2)
LAW453 Labour and IndustrialProperty Law(3, Sem 1 or 2)
