| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
Prerequests |
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10401140
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Fundamentals of Fiqh
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3 |
|
| The meaning and definition of Fiqh, its evolution, purpose and varied aspects
will be examined. The course will discuss types of governance, license
and determination, the topic concerning the Holy Koran in terms of signs
and the use of words and characters. Topics related to Sonnah, unanimity
and measurement (definitions, uses and conditions) as well as reason and
consequences will be discussed. Subsidiary evidence will also be covered
such as desirability and reclamation. |
|
10401241
|
Matrimonial Law (Marriage & Divorce)
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3 |
|
| This course tackles two subjects: divorce and marriage. Topics covering marriage include definition, wisdom behind it, legality, engagement, elements of marriage contract, legal conditions for its completion, conditions tied to contract, effect of marriage contract on dowry, adequate support of wife, fair treatment of wife in case of polygamy; loyalty to husband and decision-making at home. In the second part of the course, students will learn about divorce, its divisions, khulu’ (initiating divorce by wife), its prescriptions or rules; custody (of infant) and its rules, and kinship expenses |
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10401342
|
Matrimonail Law 2
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3 |
|
| Topics covered in this course include legacy and rights pertinent to it, reasons and conditions of inheritance, men and women heirs, reduction of heirs' shares, distribution of remaining shares among heirs, greed, and abolishment, as well as kinship inheritance. Another topic covered in this course is the will in terms of its wisdom, pillars, conditions, voiding, retraction, acceptance, rejection and obligatory will. The last topic is wakf (endowment). The course will look at the meaning, conditions and rules governing wakf. |
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11101110
|
Introduction to Law
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3 |
|
| This course aims to introduce students to the nature and historical development of law, and how to formulate its rules and identify the goals, properties and sources of these rules, as well as categorize legal principles, apply and interpret them. |
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11101111
|
Principles of Comercial Law & Comercial Contracts
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3 |
|
| In this course students study the nature and development of commercial law, merchandising and general laws that regulate business. The course provides a detailed reference to different types of commercial contracts: commercial sale contracts, agency contracts, broker agreement contracts, Commission Contracts and contracts of carriage. |
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11101112
|
Constitutional Law 1 "General Theory"
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3 |
|
| This course provides a definition of constitutional law in political systems. The course introduces students to different constitutional systems, methods of granting power, electoral procedure, individual rights and public freedoms. The separation of powers between the legislature, judiciary and executive- is examined, addressing the philosophy behind the separation and the respective responsibilities and areas of influence of each of these organs of government. |
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11101113
|
Principles of Public International Law
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3 |
|
| This course mainly focuses on general theories, sources of international law and the development of law making processes. Emphasis will be placed upon the role of law in times of peace and war. Students learn about States’ rights and duties within this framework, and the legal means of settling inter-state conflicts. (Palestine and the International Law). |
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11101114
|
Penal Law \ General Section I
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3 |
|
| This course discusses general legal rules applicable to criminal convictions. It addresses reasons for disclosure and the liability of the culprit, instigator and accomplice. Students will examine the personal and territorial jurisdiction of penalty law. |
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11101115
|
Civil Law \ Sources of Obligation I
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3 |
|
| This course introduces students to the definition of civil law and its foundations. It particularly focuses on individual, real and pecuniary rights and sources of obligation. The course defines contract law, including types of contracts, conditionality, individual will, detrimental acts, and responsibilities. The course also covers dishonest assistance, misrepresentation and unjust enrichment. |
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11101116
|
Administrative Law I
|
3 |
|
| This course provides students with a definition of administrative law, and
knowledge of its origins and sources. The rules governing public authorities
and public spending will be examined. |
|
11101210
|
Civil Law \ Conditions of Commitment
|
3 |
|
| This course is a study of the effects of obligation in terms of explaining optional implementation means, namely, payment, settling of accounts, unity of pecuniary; means of compulsory implementation, namely, real implementation, implementation through compensation; means of protecting execution, urgent case-direct and indirect trials, modified definitions of obligation effects, right to imprison, conditions, terms and clearance – impossibility of execution – passing of time preventing from hearing lawsuits. |
|
11101211
|
Penal Law \ General Section II
|
3 |
|
| Topics covered in this course include penalty, in terms of its importance, objectives, divisions, types, completion of punishment and suspension of punishment execution; comparison between penalty and other types of punishments, exemption from punishment, reasons for light and strict punishment, precautionary measures; their concept, types and expiration. |
|
11101212
|
Methodology(Practical & Curriculums)
|
3 |
|
| This course aims at teaching students how to use the library, and how to document sources and references when they write academic papers. The course also teaches students how to collect data, and analyze and classify them. In addition, the course introduces methods of research and technological resources used in research. |
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11101215
|
Commercial Law \ Companies and Bankrupcy I
|
3 |
|
| This course covers a number of topics, including the definition of commercial companies, their types, their dissolution, their divisions, the way of establishing them, their registration, administration (management) and liquidation. Furthermore, the course also provides the definition of bankruptcy, its causes, conditions, types, position of law towards it, penalty imposed on bankrupt traders, in some cases, particularly when it is criminal bankruptcy |
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11101310
|
Commercial Law\ Banking & Comm'l Papers
|
3 |
|
| This course covers a number of topics including the definition of commercial papers, their characteristics, types, policies (order bills), checks, the establishment of commercial drafts and their exchange and the guarantee of their payment and the expiration of obligation cited in them. In addition, the course tackles banks in terms of their definition, and their role in economy, development, in external and internal trade as well as loans, their conditions, interests and their kinds. |
|
11101311
|
Civil and Commercial Procedures
|
3 |
|
| This course covers the implementation of civil and commercial procedure law, in terms of time and place, and the important principles on which the litigation system is based, formation of courts, degrees of litigation in these courts, including urgent litigation. The course also deals with the rules of jurisdiction, conflict of jurisdiction and its types and international jurisdiction of judiciary. Furthermore, the course will examine lawsuit theory and litigation procedures; bringing legal action, its conditions, notifying the appellee, trial proceedings, consideration of the case, aspects of its use, requests, motions of defense, intervention, adjournment of the lawsuit case and its termination, sentences and their types, determination of their effects and ways of appealing against them. |
|
11101312
|
Law of Evidence
|
3 |
|
| This course covers the law of evidence according to the different Fiqh schools. It also includes a study of evidence: written evidence, testimony, and the new argument of Quran in proof, besides admission, the right, preview, and experience in accordance with the rules set out in civil law and evidence law. |
|
11101313
|
Civil Law (Nominated Contracts 1)
|
3 |
|
| This course is a study of the most common contracts: Lease and sale contracts. The course will provide students with a definition of sale contracts, their characteristics, elements, rules, impacts and expiration. The course will discuss proprietor and tenant law. |
|
11101314
|
Public Finance & Tax Law
|
3 |
|
| This course includes a study of general foundations and bases organizing revenues, expenditures, public budget, and a practical study of it. The course is also a study of the principles of public finance, theory of taxes and its goals with emphasis on taxing regulations that are effective in the Palestinian areas. The course also highlights the role of taxes in striking the necessary balance between revenues and social justice |
|
11101315
|
Penal Procedures Law
|
3 |
|
| This course addresses crimes against persons such as murder of different types (premeditated murder, depraved, felony murder) and crimes of abuse, indecent assault, rape, abortion, crimes against freedom, threats, defamation as well as crimes like (forgery, bribery) |
|
11101316
|
Crimes Against Persons
|
3 |
|
| This course addresses crimes against persons such as murder of different types (premeditated murder, depraved, felony murder) and crimes of abuse, indecent assault, rape, abortion, crimes against freedom, threats, defamation as well as crimes like (forgery, bribery). |
|
11101317
|
Crimes Against Property
|
3 |
|
| This course will address the crimes against property such as theft and embezzlement, fraud and the crime of giving a check without balance and methods of credit |
|
11101318
|
Administrative Law II
|
3 |
|
| This course addresses public jobs, and administrative decision in terms of its elements and the bases governing it, in the light of abrogation and non-retroactivity. The course also examines administrative contracts in terms of their types and rules. |
|
11101319
|
Labour Law And Social Security
|
3 |
|
| This course introduces Palestinian Labor Law. Topics covered include definition of the law, its historical development, its sources, contracts based on it, conditions for their validity, subsequent obligations on employer and employee, reasons for termination of an individual’s work contract, collective labor contract, union organizations, ways of settling labor disputes with special reference to the most important rights, and advantages and disadvantages of these unions. |
|
11101320
|
Enforcement Law
|
3 |
|
| This course studies the powers of the executive council; its responsibilities, authority, structure and competence. Along with methods of enforcement, it also covers executive bonds and methods of executing the local and foreign judgments, funds that may be excluded, custody and consequences. |
|
11101321
|
Insurance Law
|
3 |
|
| This course covers the fundamentals of insurance, its emergence, evolution and types of insurance; in addition to studying the effects, and obligations of the insurer and the insured according to the insurance contract. Legal solutions, direct matter and obsolescence will also be covered |
|
11101322
|
Arbitration Law
|
3 |
|
| This course deals with commercial arbitration as an alternative means of resolving disputes. Conditions of an arbitration agreement are covered along with procedures, issuance of an award, objections to implementation, and appeal. All this is in the context of Palestinian Arbitration Law. The course deals with the definition of international commercial arbitration and what distinguishes it from domestic arbitration, and its role in international trade relations. |
|
11101323
|
Intellectual Property
|
3 |
|
| This course provides a historical background about the origin of commercial, industrial and intellectual property, means of its protection at the international level (Paris Treaty), history of legislation, pertinent to it, during the Ottoman rule, the Jordanian rule; patent law, registration system, nature of patent right or intellectual property, ways of using and protecting it, fees, industrial models, rules governing trade names and titles, commercial and intellectual property, how to sell, and use rights to others. |
|
11101410
|
Private International Law
|
3 |
|
| This course begins with the definition of private international law, its sources, its nature, general theory of law conflict, analysis of evidence base and schools, concerning the theory of conflict of jurisdiction and types of this latter. |
|
11101411
|
Real Rights
|
3 |
|
| The main part of this course is concerned with land law. This includes classification of estates, registered and unregistered conveyance, co-ownership and trusts of land, leases, licenses, easements, covenants and mortgages. |
|
11101412
|
Administrative Judiciary
|
3 |
|
| This course introduces administrative judiciary, traces its development and explains the principle of legitimacy, the laws of guaranteeing its implementation, and determining types of controlling the administration, particularly judiciary control, its types, its development and organization. The course will provide examples, namely, from Egypt, France and Jordan. Students will also be introduced to Supreme Court of Justice in Jordan, its specialization, lawsuit abrogation, its definition, its characteristics, conditions for its acceptance, aspects of its cancellation and its judgment. |
|
11101413
|
Land and Real Estate Law
|
3 |
|
| The main part of this course is concerned with land law. This includes classification of estates, registered and unregistered conveyance, co-ownership and trusts of land, leases, licenses, easements, covenants and mortgages. Learning Outcomes: after successful completion of this course, students should have gained knowledge of the working land and real estate laws since the Ottomanic rule until now. |
| Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
Prerequests |
|
10301320
|
Arabic Language Skills
|
3 |
|
|
11011222
|
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
|
3 |
|
|
11101213
|
Human Rights Law
|
3 |
|
| This course provides students with a definition of human rights, and knowledge of their historical overview, evolution and types. It shows the application and implementation of international covenants on human rights and civil liberties at the national level. Students will learn about the development of the international recognition of human rights, the United Nations and human rights, the universal declaration of human right and the international agreements and covenants on human rights. This course examines the basic concepts of human rights and its origins, explaining the major international and regional human rights instruments such as treaties and recommendations as well as international instruments that are still in progress such as peremptory norm (also called jus cogens).
In addition, this course addresses the content of human rights and the first, second and third generation rights. Moreover, it introduces the international means for protecting and strengthening human rights worldwide. For example, the legal means: reports system, complaints of states and individuals, and investigation committees, or the political and economic pressure, as well as using power or the theory of intervention for the benefit of humanity. Contemporary issues such as honour crimes, violence against women, and the death penalty will be examined. |
|
11101214
|
International Humanitarian Law
|
3 |
|
| This course introduces the law of war and how it developed starting from the second half of the nineteenth century. The course also examines the most important sources of this law: customary and conventional ones. The course, further, discusses the most important legal obligations of disputing parties and neutral states, and the duties of the occupying country towards the occupied region and its population. The course ends with an illustration of the characteristics of War and Occupation Law and its shortcomings. Palestine is takes as an example |
|
11101216
|
Regional & International Organizations
|
3 |
|
| This course is a study of both regional and international organizations in terms of development, history, types, and leaders. It is also a study of general theory of the international organization, its legal status and its role in the international community. International organizations considered are the UN, UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF, and other United Nations agencies. Regional organizations examined will include the Arab League, Organization of African Unity, the Organization of American States and Palestine in the international organizations (The PLO). |
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11101324
|
Civil Law (Nominated Contracts 2)
|
3 |
|
| This course includes a detailed examination of the four civil contracts, Agency, Guarantee, Contracting and Assignment. In the first type of contract, the course examines the creation of the Agency and its implications and expiration. In the second type of contract, students are introduced to the meaning, elements, types and effects of the contract, particularly between the guarantor and the lender, and between the guarantor and the borrower. In the third type of the contract, the course will focus on the contractor's obligations vis-à-vis the employer's obligations, and expiration of contracting contracts. In the fourth contract, the course addresses the types of agency and its creation, implications and expiration. |
|
11101325
|
Internet Regulations and Commerce Law
|
3 |
|
| This course aims to identify the importance of electronic commerce and the evolution of international laws in this area. Students will study the establishment of the electronic contract and the problem this can cause in relation to validity |
|
11101326
|
International Trade Law
|
3 |
|
| This course examines the international trade law, its sources and evolution. The most important international trade contracts are addressed, including: the international sale of goods, as well as the most international conventions and norms in international trade law. |
|
11101327
|
Aviation & Marine Law
|
3 |
|
| This course introduces the students to the shipping legal system, identity, nationality and its registration. Students will also learn about ship ownership, rights in rem pertinent to it, its confiscation, and reasons behind the action and the manner of its implementation. Furthermore, students will learn about ship navigators, namely, ship proprietor, its captains, and its maintenance officer. In addition, students will be introduced to contracts organizing marine activity: marine work contracts, marine insurance contracts, ship-rescue contracts, marine responsibility in terms of collision, insurance and rescue. It also covers the aerospace law that governs the legal relations resulting from the use of space to organize space navigation, and how to use civil planes according to the international charts that organize space navigations, as well as the mutual use of space between countries, and the treaties against plane kidnapping and its local and international sanctions |
|
11101328
|
Forensic Medicine" for Law Students"
|
3 |
|
| This course is a study of various forms of suspicious deaths, for example, murder, honor crimes, rape and methods of identification including fingerprinting, use of forensic doctors and their specialties. The course will further teach students techniques used in discovering forgery and fraud. |
|
11101329
|
The History Of Plestinian Legislation
|
3 |
|
| The course addresses legislative developments within modern Palestine from the late Ottoman rule to the British Mandate, through periods of Jordanian and Egyptian rule to the current Israeli occupation, identifying the characteristics of legislative policy during these periods. |
|
11101330
|
Rights Kind of Dependency
|
3 |
|
| This course covers the study of mortgage insurance and possession in terms of construction, effect and expiry. It also includes research into privilege rights, including privilege rights on real estate. |
|
11101331
|
Donatinos Contracts
|
3 |
|
| This course is an analytical study of the gift, bare trust, and the loan in terms of establishment, legal effect and expiry. It also includes a study of Fiqh's different points of views on such contracts. |
|
11101332
|
Modern Contracts
|
3 |
|
| This course covers the study of the most important drafts of the commercial contract such as project finance contracting, commercial credit contract, concession contracts, and intellectual property and technology transfer contracts. |
|
11101333
|
Legal Ethics
|
3 |
|
| This course requires students to consider the moral aspects of a career in law. The ethical values and practices of judges, lawyers, prosecutors, legal advisers and law professors will be considered along with the disciplinary procedures applied in cases of misconduct. In respect of client confidences, candor toward the tribunal, truthfulness in statements to others, and professional independence are some of the defining features of legal ethics. |
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11101334
|
Diplomatic Law
|
3 |
|
| This course provides the student with an historical idea about the origin and development of the diplomatic law; it also discusses diplomatic immunity and privileges enjoyed by the diplomatic corps and consular corps people. Furthermore, the course explains the development of the international conventions towards diplomats. The course ends with an examination of Vienna treaties of 1961 and 1963 which laid the modern legal foundations for Diplomatic Law, immunity and consular and diplomatic privileges |
|
11101335
|
Constitutional Law 2 (Political Systems)
|
3 |
|
| It deals with the genesis of constitutional rules, the evolution of the system of constitutional governance and general constitutional fundamentals in Palestine, and how the constitutions of Palestine are put forward, their nature, objectives, and their organization of public authorities in terms of Jurisdiction and relationship. It also addresses the nature of the constitutional system in Palestine, the real practice of political sovereignty, and the features of the current constitutional system |
|
11101336
|
The Law of Local Governments
|
3 |
|
| Looking at topics related to local administration, the course will cover the rules governing local administration, competences and the relationship with the central administration. Students will learn about the expertise of each administrative body, systems of practice, types of administrative control in the context of democracy and accountability. Students will come away with a sound theoretical basis of Administrative Law and its relationship with ensuring respect for rule of law and protecting public interests. |
|
11101337
|
Crimes Violating The State
|
3 |
|
| In this course students will study crimes perpetrated against the State, for example; conspiracy, treason, espionage and crimes against the constitution, terrorism and others. |
|
11101338
|
Legal Drafting
|
3 |
|
| In this course students will learn about the various types of legal drafting: the legislative drafting, drafting the pleadings and the submissions, writing the judicial decisions, contracts, agreements, legal letters, and legal consultations... etc. |
|
11101339
|
The Law of The Occupier State of Israel
|
3 |
|
| The course includes getting to know the basis of the legal and judicial Israeli system in the civil, administrative and constitutional fields, with extra focus on the practical consequences on the Palestinian rights outside the green light. |
|
11101340
|
The Laws &Regulations of the International &Palestinian Refuges
|
3 |
|
| It studies sides of the international law that is related to the rights and protection of refugees in general, with extra focus on the Palestinian refugees, and the cases related to them in terms of history of the Palestinian forced migration, the localization of the refugees, the return to the home country, their protection and the UN resolutions concerned with them. |
|
11101341
|
Health Law and Medical Respnsibility
|
3 |
|
| This course studies the legal relationship between the doctor and the patient and the contracted agreements, professional responsibility, medical mistakes and life medicine ethics. It also addresses the medical legislations in Palestine in comparison with other legislations. |
|
11101342
|
Adjudications and its Appeal Systems
|
3 |
|
| This course will deal with the divisions of judgments, the procedures for issuing them, the implications of the judgment, in addition to the methods of appealing judgments. Where the general rules for appealing judgments, appeal, criticism, objection by others and retrial will be studied. |
|
11101343
|
Corruption Crimes in the Palestinian Legal System
|
3 |
|
| This course deals with the substantive provisions of corruption crimes in the Palestinian law, comparative systems, and the sorts of corruption. This course will also address the study of procedural rules to face corruption crimes based on the Illegal Gaining Law No. 1 of 2005, which has become known as the Anti-Corruption Law No. 1 of 2005. Moreover, students will also study the tasks and powers of the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Authority, Legal problems of corruption crimes, and the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the applicable Palestinian legislation. Students of this course will have a substantial opportunity to build communication channels with workers in institutions that combating corruption in Palestine.
This course deals with the substantive provisions of corruption crimes in the Palestinian law, comparative systems, and the sorts of corruption. This course will also address the study of procedural rules to face corruption crimes based on the Illegal Gaining Law No. 1 of 2005, which has become known as the Anti-Corruption Law No. 1 of 2005. Moreover, students will also study the tasks and powers of the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Authority, Legal problems of corruption crimes, and the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the applicable Palestinian legislation. Students of this course will have a substantial opportunity to build communication channels with workers in institutions that combating corruption in Palestine. |
|
11101414
|
Criminology
|
3 |
|
| This course is a study of criminology in terms of its definition, its history, and its development. It is also a study of the link between criminology and Law of Penalty, factors behind individual and group criminal behavior and the different theories introduced around these factors. |
|
11101415
|
Environmental Legislations & Town Planning Law
|
3 |
|
| Students in this course will learn about local legislations aimed at protection of environment and prevention of pollution. The students will also learn about the environment, its elements, means of its protection and its sustainable development. Furthermore, students will be introduced to international environmental laws particularly those related to water and natural resources. Pertaining to urban planning, students will learn about laws related to planning in both cities and villages, and different committees charged with planning, their powers and formation. |
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11101419
|
Constitution of Palestine
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3 |
|
| This course addresses the development of the Palestinian political system over the various eras, and by change of the ruling authorities in charge in Palestine. It deals with the current constitutional system in force under the Palestinian Authority of the Basic Law issued on 29-5-2002 and amended in 2003. Students are exposed to the forms of the Palestinian political system and freedoms set forth in this system and the authorities and jurisdiction of each one of them. Finally, student will study Oslo agreements and their impact on the constitutional and political system in Palestine. |
|
11101420
|
EU Law
|
3 |
|
| Students will learn about the establishment of the European Union, its institutions and the legal system that regulates its relations with Member States. The three EU powers will be discussed: legislative power and executive power, along with the European judicial system |
|
11101421
|
Legal Writing and Terms in Hebrew
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3 |
|
| This course focuses in legal terms which are being used in Hebrew. Also, it includes the basics of legal writing skills, reading, analyzing, and understanding legal texts and codes in Hebrew. After finishing the course successfully, it is expected that the student will be able to read, analyze, write legal phrases and texts in Hebrew. |
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11101422
|
Israeli Legal System
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3 |
|
| This course covers many Israeli legal topics which aims to good understanding of the Israeli legal system such as: Employment Law, Property Law, Business Law and Tax, Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law. It also covers the Basic Laws of the Government, the Judiciary, Freedom of Occupation, in addition to the Family Law and Penal Law.
After finishing the course successfully, it is expected that the student will be able to be conversant with the basics of Israeli legal system and to have enough legal knowledge in Hebrew which would help him or her to have a job in the available future legal professions and to be able and ready for the Bar exams in Israel. |
|
11101423
|
Law and Artificial Intelligence
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3 |
|
| This course will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) from a legal point of view in order to explain its legal nature. In addition, it will deal with the role of AI in litigation, and the possibility of using AI in the processing of data applicable to judicial decisions. Moreover, it will explain the civil and criminal liability of AI if used in legal fields. Finally, it will discuss some examples of AI in law and the problems that may arise during the application of such examples. |
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11101424
|
Military Judiciary
|
3 |
|
| This course discusses the concept of the military judiciary in Palestine, the types of military courts, their formation, their specializations, the powers of the Security Forces Justice Commission, the formation of the military prosecution and its specializations, and the military judicial departments. Also, this course explains military trial procedures and military judgments, as well as methods of appealing and implementing them. |
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11101425
|
New Crimes
|
3 |
|
| This course deals with the study of the concept of new crimes in the field of criminal law in Palestine, which are considered new because they resulted from technological development, globalization and privatization, as well as dealing with the common characteristics between these crimes, in addition to studying the most important types and forms of new crimes such as drug dealing crimes, money laundering crimes, economic crimes, crimes of trafficking in human organs, electronic crimes, and other crimes by clarifying their concept, characteristics, elements, penalties, and their danger to the Palestinian society. |
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11101426
|
Legal Studies in English
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3 |
|
| This course will focus on studying legal topics in English in various fields of law such as corporate law, constitutional law, etc. As it will deal with legal texts such as legislation and court decisions, in addition to selected essays in law. |
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11101427
|
Philosophy of Law
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3 |
|
| This course deals with the philosophical basis of law and the legal rule, knowing their nature, the rules of legal logic and text construction, the philosophy on which the vocabulary of law is based on justice, responsibility, rights, duties, responsibility, equality, persons, protection, interest, agreement, and others, and the role of law in Achieving sovereignty and the public interest. |
