The Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Law (BALLB) is a five-year integrated undergraduate program that combines humanities and social sciences with comprehensive legal education. The program covers areas such as political science, economics, sociology, history, jurisprudence, constitutional law, criminal law, international law, contract law, and legal research. It also emphasizes practical legal skills through moot courts, internships, clinical legal education, and research
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First Semester
Subject | Credit |
Principles of Law | 3 |
Legal Nepali or Alternative English for foreign students in lieu of Legal Nepali | 3 |
Economics | 3 |
Legal English | 3 |
Political Science | 3 |
History of Nepal | 3 |
Sociology and Anthropology | 3 |
Total | 21 |
Second Semester
Subject | Credit |
Legal Nepali II or Alternative English for foreign students in lieu of Legal Nepali | 3 |
Legal English II | 3 |
European History | 3 |
Economics II | 3 |
International Relations and Diplomacy | 3 |
Political Thought | 3 |
Jurisprudence | 3 |
Total | 21 |
Third Semester
Subject | Credit |
Constitutional Law I | 3 |
Public International Law I | 3 |
Evidence Law | 3 |
Property Law | 3 |
Family Law | 3 |
Principles of Criminal Law | 3 |
Theories of Crime and Punishment | 3 |
Total | 21 |
Fourth Semester
Subject | Credit |
Public International Law II | 3 |
Nepalese Constitution | 3 |
Principles of Procedural Law | 3 |
General Principles of Contract | 3 |
Agrarian Law | 3 |
Law of Insurance | 3 |
Law of Specific Crime | 3 |
Total | 21 |
Fifth Semester
Subject | Credit |
Law of International Organizations | 3 |
Criminal Justice System | 3 |
Law of Criminal Procedure | 3 |
Law of Banking | 3 |
Law of Corporate Management | 3 |
Law of Specific Contract | 3 |
Optional (any one)
Election Law | 3 |
International Air and Space Law | 3 |
Investment Law | 3 |
Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
Medical Law and Ethics | 3 |
Cyber Law | 3 |
Total | 21 |
Sixth Semester
Subject | Credit |
Law of Civil Procedures | 3 |
Comparative Law and Major Legal System | 3 |
Law of Corporate Governance | 3 |
Nepalese Legal System | 3 |
Sociology of Law | 3 |
Optional (any one)
After Dispute Resolution (Theories of Arbitration, Meditation and negotiation, and conciliation) | 3 |
Intellectual Property Law | 3 |
International Humanitarian Law | 3 |
Law of Consumer Protection | 3 |
Socio-Economic Crime | 3 |
Total | 18 |
Seventh Semester
Subject | Credit |
Environmental Law | 3 |
Gender and Inclusive Justice | 3 |
Law Poverty and Development | 3 |
Labour Law | 3 |
Legal Research Methodology | 3 |
Optional (any one)
Disaster Management Law | 3 |
Forensic Science | 3 |
International Refugee Law | 3 |
National Defense and Security Law | 3 |
Natural Resource and Conservation Law | 3 |
Principles of Torts | 3 |
Total | 18 |
Eighth Semester
Subject | Credit |
Administrative Law | 3 |
Clinical Law I (Conveyancing) | 3 |
Moot Court (Civil Case) | 3 |
Private International Law | 3 |
Professional Ethics and Lawyering Skills | 3 |
Optional (any one)
Fiscal Law | 3 |
Forensic Medicine | 3 |
International Trade Law | 3 |
Law of Corporate Financing | 3 |
Law of Sea and International Rivers | 3 |
Media Law | 3 |
Total | 18 |
Ninth Semester
Subject | Credit |
Human Rights Law | 3 |
Law of Taxation | 3 |
Legislative Drafting | 3 |
Moot Court (Criminal Case) | 3 |
Seminar | 3 |
Optional (any one)
Competition Law | 3 |
Energy Law | 3 |
International Criminal Law | 3 |
Law of Securities | 3 |
Victimology | 3 |
Total | 18 |
Tenth Semester
Subject | Credit |
Clinical Law II (Placement) | 3 |
Interpretation of Statute | 3 |
Dissertation | 3 |
Social Security Law | 3 |
Total | 12 |
After completing the program, graduates will be able to:
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of legal principles and humanities disciplines.
Analyze constitutional, civil, criminal, commercial, and international legal issues.
Apply legal reasoning and critical thinking to complex legal problems.
Conduct legal research and interpret statutes, case laws, and legal documents.
Develop effective legal writing, communication, advocacy, and negotiation skills.
Apply practical lawyering skills through moot courts, internships, and clinical legal practice.
Understand the relationship between law, society, politics, economics, and human rights.
Apply professional ethics and principles of justice in legal practice.
Develop skills in mediation, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution.
Pursue careers as lawyers, legal advisors, researchers, legal officers, advocates, policy professionals, and other legal-sector professionals
