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SECOND ALUMNI HOMECOMING! 
 The 2nd Alumni Homecoming of Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria was held recently from May 24 - 25, 2009 in Auditorium of the ultra modern Moot Court complex at Enugu Campus of the University. The event which was co-hosted by the Exectuve Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency Barr. Sullivan I. Chime, an alumnus of the Faculty,  attracted many alumni as well as friends and well wishers of the Faculty. Hon. Justice Niki Tobi of the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered the keynote address while His Excellency,  Senator Chief Ike Ekweremadu, CFR, the Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, delivered the alumni lecture. The event was rounded off with a dinner at the Federal Hall of the Hotel Presidential, Enugu on Friday, May 25, 2009.    For details, click here.

PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES

The founders of the University of Nigeria aimed to relate its activities to the social and economic needs and the day-to-day life of the people of Nigeria, hence its philosophy, “To Restore the Dignity of Man.”  In keeping with that broad philosophy of the University, the programme of the Faculty is based on the basic philosophy that law operates within a social set up and must therefore be understood from that background.  Legal training in this Faculty seeks to give students an understanding of the following:

 

 

  • The nature of law and its functions both in the administration of justice and in the operation of the other activities of a modern state.
  • The processes employed in determining what the law is and applying its rules to new situations.
  • The organizing of the legal profession and the machinery of justice
  • The general principles of the more basic legal subjects.
  • The relationship of law to the other social sciences and to the general framework of society.

 

 

Consequently, a graduate of this Faculty should be in the position to fit conveniently into all spheres of life where knowledge is a requisite. The curriculum of the Faculty is designed both for those who after obtaining the LL.B degree may wish to proceed to the Nigerian Law School and qualify as legal practitioners in Nigeria, and for those who may wish to obtain the degree as a qualification for employment in international and national agencies, federal, state and local governments, public and other statutory corporations, industrial, commercial and other enterprises.