LLB (Hons) Law Bachelor's degree at SOAS University of London

This course introduces students to the general principles of criminal law and to the social, economic, political and moral context in which they have developed. The course concentrates on fatal and non-fatal offences against the person, sexual offences and offences against property. It also examines the range of defences that may be available to a criminal charge, and principles of secondary and incohoate liability.

This course introduces students to the basic concepts and skills that are necessary to engage meaningfully in the study of law. Students will be introduced to the idea of law, given a foundation in the composite elements and structures of the English legal system, as well as an understanding of the global/comparative dimension in which any domestic legal system exists.

Many specialised areas of contracting such as commercial law, employment law, the law on the sale of goods, carriage of goods and insurance law are areas of law that are based on a set of fundamental principles known as Contract Law. These principles are the starting point for the specific modifications and extensions that make up the law for one of these specific areas of contracting. This course introduces and examines some of the key doctrines in Contract law. Many of them were created in the

Property is fundamental to the entire legal system. In this course, apart from introducing the theoretical underpinnings of the idea of property, this course also deals with the legal rules pertaining to property in England and Wales. It will go through the idea of ownership, estates, equitable interests in property, trusts of land, registration and the transfer of interests and title.

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the study constitutional law and to constitutional theory, crucially looking at critical accounts of constitutionalism, and situate the British constitution in a broader, global context. It will also focus on the core principles of the British constitution and the role of Parliament as well as the practice of the modern constitution and the role of the courts.

This core undergraduate course teaches Tort Law as a civil wrong in England and Wales, providing a framework for one party to sue another, typically seeking financial compensation, in civil actions. A core focus of the course is the Tort of Negligence, which comprises duty of care, breach of duty, causation, remoteness, and defences. It also covers other major torts, such as occupiers' liability, nuisance, product liability, and intentional torts. Tort law is a dynamic and evolving field that invi

This is the second, more advanced Property course that you are required to study. It can only be taken after studying Property I and builds upon the concepts, mechanisms and substantive interests considered in that course, addressing the more complex proprietary relationships that arise in this context. The course consequently focuses on the often conflicting interests that arise within property relationships in the context of the substantive interests considered last year, primarily in the area

This module introduces students to the study of the traditional and modern legal systems of Asian and African countries. We explore different ways of thinking about the 'law' and 'legal systems' before offering an analysis of the impact of empire and colonialism (especially European/British) on the legal systems of Asia and Africa while paying particular attention to the concerns of gender equality in the multicultural societies of these regions. Our study of themes such as legal pluralism, law

This module introduces students to the basic principles of human rights law. It will provide them with a historical and theoretical context for understanding the contemporary protection of human rights, and introduce them to principles, rights as well as the leading regimes (global and regional) for the protection of human rights.

This module provides an introduction to the history, key concepts, principles, and institutions of public international law. The module has an emphasis on critical perspectives including Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL). Throughout the module, students will be encouraged to think critically about the role of international law in the international order, particularly in relation to the global south.

This course provides a critical introduction to the practice of environmental law from a comparative perspective, with a focus on the Global South. It considers the bases for environmental regulation, the links between use and protection of the environment and examines specifically issues related to the use of natural resources within the general context of sustainable development that informs environmental regulation worldwide.

This module is intended to redress that lacuna and afford students the opportunity to explore and understand the multiple dimensions, dynamics and consequences of the long arc from the slave trade through slavery to post-slavery as fundamentally determined, conditioned, enabled, and regulated by law.

This module may cover a range of topics on criminal justice race, and rights, such as Theories on Race, Crime, and Sociology, Introduction to the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales, Stop and Search, Police Custody and Police Interviews, Death in Custody, Foreign Nationals and Double Punishment, Guilty Pleas

This module aims to provide students with an introduction to feminist theory and its intersections with the law and legal philosophy. By focusing on both legal and theoretical materials the module encourages students to critically engage with the ways in which law, gender and sexuality come to be mutually constituted. Using the major schools of feminist theory, including liberal, cultural, postcolonial, critical race and queer legal feminisms, we will examine the relation between law and gender

The module is designed to provide students with an in-depth introduction of human rights law in the UK context. It provides students with a historical and theoretical context to understand the factors and dynamics that have informed the development of human rights law, in the national, colonial/post-colonial and international arena. Students will gain an insight into the doctrinal foundations of human rights law and the main aspects of contemporary UK human rights law, particularly the UK Human

This module will focus on the evolving drivers of consumer law including the safeguards of consumer rights under English law and emerging trends that impact consumer protection. The module will provide students the opportunity to acquire solid knowledge of the very complex and evolving area of consumer law and its interrelationship with English Sales law. Through this module, students will gain a good balance of knowledge, research, and application of knowledge in the evolving field of consumer

Islamic legal theory includes a critical analysis of the legal history, jurisprudential development, the schools of Islamic law, classical and modern theories, evolution of the law up to the present, and its contemporary applications. The module engages with both classical and contemporary scholarship and current critical theoretical debates ongoing in the field