About the Academic Track

Careful specialization in the field of criminal sciences as an urgent necessity, and researching all the consequences of local and international penal laws in order to meet the requirements of societies in the field of specialization in this field in legal sciences.

Vision:

A necessary necessity for society as it is one of the branches of public law.

Mission:

Providing modern, advanced and high-quality academic and vocational tracks that keep pace with various developments on the scientific and technical level, as well as keeping pace with various changes on the social and security level, aiming to graduate cadres capable of direct integration into the labor market, and to assume responsibility in all concerned institutions, whether they are educational or research institutions. , or professional

Objectives

Developing sciences and mental and practical abilities that are important for students to enter the field of law in the business sectors or postgraduate studies and scientific research.
Effective practice as a specialist in law and justice.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, as members or leaders of multidisciplinary teams.
Encouraging undergraduate students to continue postgraduate studies, in order to provide the community with specialized and highly qualified cadres.
Encouraging students to conduct scientific research according to scientific research methodology.

Study Duration

The duration of study to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Law and Justice for all disciplines is four academic years for those accepted on the basis of the secondary certificate, and two years for those accepted into the promotion program according to the institute. and competence.
The duration of the default study is four years, but it is possible to take full-time and intensive studies so that the student can graduate in three years.
The academic year is divided into three semesters, and the University Council determines the start and end dates of the study and the dates of exams according to the university calendar.

Conditions for success and graduation

1 . Each course is given a mark out of 100.
2 . The student is considered to have passed the course if he obtains a final result greater or equal to 55% of the course’s top grade.
3 . In the event that a student succeeds in a course and obtains a full mark, the university has the right to check the student’s level through an oral interview or a written exam, and confirm his success in the course or declare his failure in it, if it is not at the required level.
4 . If the student fails the course, he must repeat it with his exams, and repay the full costs.
Graduation average:
The averages of the courses in which the student passed for the five years are summed and divided by the total number of courses, and the overall average is extracted.

Academic Track Structure
50 courses - 150 credits hours
University Requirements
Faculty Requirements
Specialization Requirements

I. Semester

Introduction to the Science of Law

Course name: Introduction to the Science of Law
Course code: BAL101
Credit hours: 3.00


Inputs: The study of the science of law requires defining the scientific foundations on which it relied in explaining its characteristics that distinguish it from other sciences, and explaining the idea of the legal rule and the provisions that follow it within the framework of the general theory of right.
Outputs: Clarifying the rights of individuals and society and providing them with an initial legal culture that helps them to study in depth the various aspects of the science of law that legislates rights, draws their limits, imposes their guarantees, and establishes the idea of the relationship between law and right.
Vocabulary: – the general theory of the right – the definition of the legal rule – the relationship of the law to other sciences – the sources of the law – the interpretation of the law – the application of the law – the natural and legal person – the concept of things and money

Political Economy

Course name: Political Economy
Course Code: BPE101
Credit Hours: 3.00


Input Focusing on many economic concepts and defining the concept and scope of economics and the economic problem and how to distribute economic resources to different uses and through studying the approach of economics and economic laws and economic doctrines and economic systems and the development of economic theory through the study of commodity and money and the law of value and money and its role in the national economy And wages and the study of competition law and forms of competition in economic systems and must be researched in the new global economic system and economic blocs and international financing institutions and the World Trade Organization and multinational companies. Outputs: Deepening the information of students of the law program in the principles of economics in various aspects related to giving in-depth knowledge of the scientific and practical side by studying practical aspects about carrying out economic activities, especially the rights generated by it when establishing and practicing economic activities and their role in the national economy. To be in the form of research seminars, an oral exam, and a written exam, and the research seminars must be within the vocabulary of the course and enhance the practical aspect of the prescribed vocabulary and enhance the student’s research and practical experience. . Vocabulary: 1 Introduction to economics 2. The capitalist economic system 3. Competition capitalism – monopoly capitalism. 4. The New World Economic Order. 5. International economic blocs.

General Penal Code I Theory of Crime

Course name: General Penal Code I Theory of Crime 
Course Code: BAL102
Credit Hours: 3.00

Entries: It includes a definition of the criminal law, in general, and the Syrian penal law, in particular, and studies its development and objectives, with a focus on clarifying the nature of crime, its types and elements.
Outputs Importance of the course: The Penal Code reflects the development of penal thought and its philosophy, which settled on the principle of legality of crimes and penalties. The Penal Code is characterized by its sources, which depend mainly on written rules, and the characteristic of their application in terms of time and place, which requires studying the concept of crime and identifying its causes, elements, types, and development throughout history. To get acquainted with the basic principles contained in the Penal Code and to explain the reasons that necessitated the legislator to criminalize some of the prohibited behaviors that the law classifies in several categories according to criteria determined by the penal policy orientations of this or that country, which paves the way for determining criminal responsibility for committing crimes and imposing punishment against the perpetrators and those involved in them.
Vocabulary: – Philosophy of penal thought – Definition of the Penal Code – Sources of the Penal Code – Interpretation of the Penal Code – Application of the Penal Code – The principle of legality of crimes and penalties – The principle of the non-retroactivity of the Penal Code – The principle of the territoriality of the Penal Code – The concept of crime and its types – Elements of crime and attempted crime

Introduction to Distance Learning

Course name: Introduction to Distance Learning
Course code: ITC101 
Credit hours: 3.00

The course aims to introduce the student to the concept of virtual learning as an advanced type of e-learning in which the pattern of synchronous and asynchronous learning is integrated with other services available on the network. and students, and to be informed of the latest technical trends in the fields of virtual learning, in addition to applying quality standards in building educational content and evaluating the entire educational process. The course also seeks to develop the student’s technical skills necessary for virtual learning by applying what he learned to the systems of Soliman International University.

Constitutional Law and Political Systems

Course name: Constitutional Law and Political Systems
Course code: BAL103 
Credit hours: 3.00

Inputs: It includes the set of legal rules contained in the constitution and what the constitutional custom has settled on. The constitution is the supreme system for all laws and regulations in the state and reflects its ideology and the nature of its system. It defines the rights of the citizen and the relationship of the individual with society and the ruler with the ruled, in addition to explaining the most important constitutional and electoral systems prevailing. Outputs: Familiarity with the rules of constitutional law and how to approve and amend them, as well as deepening legal knowledge of the basic principles that govern states with their various systems, and then conducting a comparative analysis between these systems, in preparation for understanding the content of the constitutional and political system of each state and the mechanism of work of its institutions.. Vocabulary: – Definition of the constitution and its types – Methods of establishing the constitution – Amending and ending the constitution – The principle of supremacy of the constitution – Oversight of the constitutionality of laws – The general theory of the state – Theories of sovereignty and power – Prevailing electoral systems – Parliamentary constitutional system – Presidential constitutional system – Mixed constitutional system – Constitutional system

Introduction to Political Science

Course name: Introduction to Political Science
Course code: POL101 
Credit hours: 3.00

 

Inputs: Political science is considered one of the most recent social sciences, and the concepts and issues it deals with are still the subject of disagreement and controversy between thinkers and politicians. The importance of political science stems from the fact that politics now occupies a privileged position in the world today, as it includes various fields of human activity, dominates human life and subjects them to its obligations resulting from the regularity within the framework of civil society, meaning that the era in which we live is the era of the prevalence of the political phenomenon in its broadest sense.
Outputs: – Knowing what political science is and the issues it deals with – The student recognizes the purpose of political science – Distinguish between the theoretical and practical frameworks within which the political leadership moves – Knowing the most prominent political schools and theories – Understanding the liberal school. – Understand the socialist school – Understand the totalitarian school Know the importance of method or method in scientific research – Know the means of scientific research – Know the goals of scientific research – Know the components of the state – Understand the basic authorities in the modern state and the mechanism of action of these authorities – Distinguish between the forms of states and political systems – Knowledge of the causes of political conflict – Knowledge of the active forces: such as political parties, trade unions, and the military institution – The state and its basic components and authorities Forms of states and political systems Powers and groups – Political experience Historical knowledge of political experience – Identifying the manifestations and characteristics of political life – Knowledge of the political scene
Vocabulary: – The development of political science and its relationship to other sciences. The development of the political phenomenon throughout history – political schools and theories – scientific research methods and approaches in politics – the state, its components and basic powers – forms of states and political systems – political forces and groups – political experience

English I

Course name: English I
Course code: ENG101 
Credit hours: 3.00

Inputs: This course is considered an introduction to the science of law with a brief study of the main differences between the Latin and English legal systems Outputs: Enable the student to understand the purpose of the law, the essential differences between laws while understanding the main differences in the formations of courts of all kinds Vocabulary: – definition of law – Sources of law and its classification – the principle of separation of powers – the legal structure of courts

II. Semester

History of the Law

Course Name: History of the Law 
Course Code: BAL151 
Credit Hours: 3.00

The course aims to enable the student to study how the law was established, to know the sources that contributed to the formation of the legal base during the different eras, to know the extent to which previous nations and peoples have reached in terms of advancement and prosperity or delay and decline, and to understand contemporary legal systems, laws and principles through knowledge of their origins and history, as well as By studying the course, the student will learn about the emergence of law in ancient societies, as the law is not new today. He will also learn about the most important legislation of ancient peoples, the sources of their legal base, and the historical origins of many legal rules, as well as an explanation of the legal systems that prevailed in ancient societies.

Social Legislation (Cooperation Legislation)

Course Name: Social Legislation (Cooperation Legislation)
Course Code: BAL152 
Credit Hours: 3.00

Inputs: No organized society can continue to survive and grow depending solely on the services and expenditures provided by the state to meet the economic and social burdens of the citizen. That is why it was necessary to pass some laws and regulations legislating the phenomenon of cooperation in order not to deviate from its noble humanitarian goals, represented in particular in securing an appropriate standard of living for citizens and contributing to the process of economic and social development.
Outputs: Recognizing the importance of the cooperative phenomenon and the extent of its success in achieving the goals it seeks, and motivating its encouragement and use as an effective tool to solve many problems that the state and the private sector are sometimes unable to find appropriate solutions for. As well as paving the way for the search for the optimal legal mechanism in order for the cooperative sector to play its role effectively - Vocabulary: The importance of cooperation, its origins and principles - - Consumer cooperative societies - - Rules for the formation, management and control of consumer cooperative societies. The finances of the cooperative societies and the responsibility of their members - the termination, dissolution and liquidation of the cooperative societies - the housing cooperative societies - - the establishment of the housing cooperative society - - the management of the housing cooperative society - - the work of the housing cooperative society - the formulas of the cooperative concentration - - control, penalties and lawsuits. Exemptions and benefits Dissolution and liquidation of the housing cooperative. - Non-governmental organizations.

Principles of Islamic Legislation

Course Name: Principles of Islamic Legislation 
Course Code: BAL153 
Credit Hours: 3.00

Inputs: Islamic law is a major source of legislation in most Islamic countries, and it is distinguished by its rich rules that regulate religious and worldly affairs. Its jurisprudential schools contributed to deriving its provisions, interpreting it, and clarifying its general rules, which influenced the development of the theory of law and the definition of its contents. Outputs: 1- Familiarity with the sources of legislation. 2- Realizing the scientific reasons that led to the difference of jurists. 3- Knowing the written schools of jurisprudence. 4- Seeing the origins and development of Islamic jurisprudence. Vocabulary: – Introducing the science of jurisprudence and the sources of Islamic law. – The chronological roles that the science of Islamic jurisprudence passed through – The written schools of jurisprudence – The reasons for the differences of jurists – Defining the science of jurisprudential rules and explaining the most important jurisprudential rules.

The Future

Course Name: The Future
Course Code: ITS151 
Credit Hours: 3.00

This course, which is a continuation of the Distance Learning Introduction course, aims to increase students' proficiency in matters such as career planning, interview, filming, communication and training of qualified persons. In addition, it aims to provide students with knowledge about science and technology, industrial automation, developments in scientific research, rational and critical thinking, the ability to think and produce rational solutions, and to evaluate and analyze future job opportunities through various academic workshops. This course contributes to the development of basic sciences among students and gives them the opportunity to conduct legal research, renew existing knowledge and ideas, and enrich and train the elements needed by professions related to this specialization.

Penal Code II Crime Theory

Course Name: Penal Code II Crime Theory
Course Code: BAL154
Credit Hours: 3.00

Inputs: The Penal Code is considered one of the most dangerous, important and sensitive legislations because of the consequences it has on the life of the individual and his private and public freedom, and the infringement on freedom, honor and consideration. The course loads on the general theory of the penal code, and discusses the basic principles regarding the character of the person in the crime, the criminal responsibility of the person, the theory of legality, and the punishment and measure. Outputs: Contribute to understanding the most basic principles of the general penal code related to the theory of punishment, legality and penal responsibility. The study of the theory of criminal responsibility and punishment contributes to the basic contribution to the legal formation of the student, and prepares him to be an experienced jurist who is able to understand the criminal legislation and apply it properly in the field of criminal justice, especially in the field of judiciary. Vocabulary: - The character of the person in the crime - Penal responsibility and its impediments - The theory of legality (reasons for justification) - Punishment provisions and types - Precautionary and corrective measures - Excuses and extenuating excuses - Intensifying the punishment (aggravating reasons) - Suspension and expiration of the punishment.

Public Freedoms and Human Rights

Course Name: Public Freedoms and Human Rights
Course Code: BAL154
Credit Hours: 3.00

Inputs: The national legislation, especially the constitutional systems, is full of texts that provide legal protection for the rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals and provide constitutional guarantees for them. International law has also been concerned with human rights issues since the establishment of the United Nations, so the Charter made the promotion of human rights its goal. Numerous declarations have been made and many agreements concluded to achieve that goal. Outputs: Providing legal knowledge of the content of public freedoms and human rights, especially fundamental rights, and studying how to fortify them with binding rules, which contributes to establishing the rule of law and activating legal protection mechanisms for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as studying protection mechanisms in the global and regional international community. Vocabulary: Human rights in the internal legal system, including: – The right to freedom. The right to equality. The right to a fair trial. The right to life and physical integrity. Human rights at the international level, including: Defining international human rights law. – Human rights at the level of global organization (Declaration of 1948 – Covenant of 1966 – specific rights – international protection of human rights). Human rights at the level of the European regional organization (the European Convention on Human Rights – the European Social Charter).

English II

Course Name: English II
Course Code: ENG151
Credit Hours: 3.00

 

Inputs: It includes a definition of the principles of criminal law, and the principles of criminal responsibility in the most important countries that adopt the Anglo-Saxon legal system. It sheds light on some crimes against people and money. Outputs: Enable the learner to understand the general principles of criminal law and criminal responsibility in countries that adopt the Anglo-Saxon legal system. And enabling him to analyze some of the most important crimes against people and money and identify their pillars. Vocabulary: – General principles of criminal law – Crime theory – Elements of crime – Classification of crimes – Theory of criminal responsibility – Impediments to punishment and reasons for justification – Some of the most important crimes against persons and funds

III. Semester

Public International Law

Course Name: Public International Law

Course Code: BAL201

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: Control of international relations requires a set of legal rules that should govern the behavior of international persons in their mutual relations. Undoubtedly, the history of international relations is replete with various models, the old ones are similar to the new ones in terms of form, and they differ from each other in terms of basis and content. Therefore, the international rules governing contemporary relations should be determined, and the people to whom these rules address should be examined, and then the aspects of international relations should be examined in the light of those legal rules in peace and war. Outputs: The student has a variety of knowledge about the rules of international relations. The difference between international relations in ancient times and contemporary international relations should become clear to the student by setting a temporal starting point for existing international law. The student learns the relationship between international law and domestic law, while researching the obligatory basis of the rules of international law, and the sources of this law. On the other hand, the student develops knowledge of the persons of international law who are addressed by international rules, especially states and international organizations, with the problem of the individual’s status in this law and the development of his legal status. The student also gets acquainted with the aspects of international relations in peace and war, so that he has knowledge of treaty relations, diplomacy, the international scope, methods of settling international disputes by legal or political means, peaceful or violent. Vocabulary: – Generalities in international law – What is international law – The nature of international law – Theories related to the basis of obligation for the rules of international law. The relationship between international law and domestic law. Persons of international law: states, international organizations, the individual, international relations: international treaties, diplomatic and consular relations, international scope, settlement of international disputes.

Civil Law (Sources of Obligation)

Course Name: Civil Law (Sources of Obligation)

Course Code: BAL202

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: The general theory of obligations is based on the principle of the authority of the will and its most important sources are contracts. The theory contains provisions related to how the civil obligation arises, especially its contractual sources and the conditions, elements and effects that follow, as well as an explanation of the role of the individual will and the provisions of contractual responsibility. Outputs: Familiarity with the voluntary sources of obligations and the most basic principles of civil law, which is the focus of human rights theory and its necessary starting point, whether in public or professional life, and constitutes the main pillar of legal work in various fields. Vocabulary: – The general theory of obligations – The principle of the authority of the will – The elements of the contract and its effects – Conditions for the validity of the contract – Cases of dissolution of the contract – Invalidation and annulment of the contract – Dissolution and annulment of the contract – The concept of individual will – Contractual responsibility

Introduction to Administrative Law

Course name: Introduction to Administrative Law

Course code: BAL203

Credit hours: 3.00


Introduction to Administrative Law
Inputs: It includes a set of legal rules aimed at regulating the work of the administration, public institutions and utilities, defining their powers and the limits of their powers, in addition to clarifying the foundations and persons of the administrative organization. Outputs: Knowing the general principles of administrative law as the objective component of national legislation that regulates the work of the executive authority in its administrative aspect, and revitalizing scientific thought to find appropriate solutions to the gaps that administrative work suffers from. – Vocabulary: – Definition of administrative law – The emergence of administrative law – The development of administrative law – Sources of administrative law – Application of administrative law – Interpretation of administrative law – Foundations of administrative organization – Persons of public administration – Administrative organization in Syria

Principles of the Art of Diplomatic Negotiation

Course Name: Principles of the Art of Diplomatic Negotiation

Course Code: BIL201

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: Diplomatic relations constitute an aspect of international relations. Its rules have been established as a result of international practices that have turned into international norms. The rules are written. The role of diplomacy in international relations should be defined, and the well-established legal rules in international relations, and their impact on states’ dealings with each other, regardless of the nature of these relations (friendly or unfriendly). In addition, the diplomatic rules are no longer based on customary practices only, but have a consensual origin through the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (as well as the consular aspect in international relations). Inputs Studying the course enables the learner to deal with the vocabulary of diplomacy and answer the following questions: What is meant by diplomatic law? What are the sources of the rules of diplomatic law? What is the relationship between diplomatic law and international law? Who are the workers in the diplomatic field? How is the diplomatic envoy accredited? What consists of the diplomatic mission? What are the tasks and functions of diplomatic missions and diplomatic envoys, and what are the duties of a diplomatic envoy? What are diplomatic immunities and privileges? What are the reasons for the end of the diplomatic mission? What are the consequences of the end of the diplomatic mission? How did consular relations develop? What are the consular missions made of? Vocabulary: – Definition of diplomatic and consular relations. The development of diplomatic and consular relations. Exchange of diplomatic and consular representation. Diplomatic and consular relations bodies. Conditions for selecting a diplomatic and consular representative. Duties and duties of diplomatic and consular representatives. Diplomatic and consular privileges and immunities. Cases of termination of diplomatic and consular missions.

Commercial Business

Course Name: Commercial Business

Course Code: BIL202

Credit Hours: 3.00


Commercial Business
Inputs: The study of commercial law requires that it defines the basis of commercial law and that it shows the characteristics of commercial work and the importance of differentiating it from civil work, that it defines the sections of commercial business and that it shows the provisions of commercial business. As well as explaining the conditions for a person to acquire the status of a merchant and the duties imposed on him. It should also explain the concept of the store and the legal nature of the store. The constituent elements of the store must be indicated. And to explain the store’s protection from competition and explain the actions of the store. Outputs: 1- Understanding what is meant by commercial law and its relationship with other laws. 2 – Knowledge of the general principles of commercial law. 3- Knowing the types of businesses and the provisions they are subject to. 4- Know what is meant by merchants and their most important obligations. 5- Understanding the meaning of the store and defining its legal nature and the most important actions mentioned – Vocabulary: the subject of commercial rights. The development of commercial rights. Sources of commercial rights. First: commercial business – the basis of commercial law. Business division. Business provisions. Second: The Merchant – Conditions for acquiring the status of a merchant. Trade regulation. Duties of the Merchant. Third: The store – The concept of the store and its legal nature. Store items. Protecting the store from competition. Actions on the store.

English III

Course name: English III

Course code: ENG201

Credit hours: 3.00


Input: international and conflict of laws. The study of nationality and the status of foreigners derives its importance from determining the rights enjoyed by the citizen and the obligations imposed on him in return for establishing the bond of nationality. The same applies to the foreigner when he is recognized with a specific legal status. It includes a definition of the principles of public international law and the basic principles regulating the work of this law. Outputs: The study of the legal status of foreigners, for its part, contributes to defining the concept of a foreigner from the perspective of the concerned country, and defining the most important rights that he can enjoy on the territory of that country, and the most important obligations that can be imposed. Enabling the student to understand the general principles of public international law, with a focus on persons of public law and the relationship between this law and other laws such as international humanitarian law. Vocabulary: Loss of nationality Deprivation of nationality Jurisdiction in matters of nationality Definition of the legal status of foreigners General rights of foreigners Special rights of foreigners Definition of public international law Sources of public international law Persons of public international law Methods of resolving international disputes International humanitarian law(تم التعديل)استعادة الترجمة الأصلية

IV. Semester

Criminal Sociology

Course Name: Criminal Sociology

Course Code: BCS251

Credit Hours: 3.00


The course is concerned with presenting the concept of crime and delinquency, classifications of crimes, and the sources and importance of crime statistics. In addition to introducing the field of criminal sociology and the most important topics of study in it, and the relationship of this field to criminology and its various branches, and the theoretical approaches to the interpretation of crime and delinquency. Although there are many approaches to the study of crime, criminology has become sociological since the 1920s, so this course focuses on the main sociological theories of crime. It deals with the most dangerous and common criminal phenomena in the present era, which are juvenile delinquency, prostitution, drug abuse… etc. In this approach, it deals with a comprehensive breakdown of the phenomenon, and shows the functional social interaction between it and other phenomena associated with it, concentrated in confronting it to combat it, and branching out into efforts in the field of law and the field of Scientific research to describe and theorize to serve planning and application. To achieve this, research on these three criminal phenomena (and others) was based on various references whose research, data and information varied, especially since the beginning of the second half of the twentieth century, which witnessed a remarkable spread of these phenomena in developed and developing countries alike.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Civil Law (compliance provisions)

Course Name: Civil Law (compliance provisions)

Course Code: BAL252

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: In addition to its voluntary sources, the general theory of obligations includes other sources that are relative or absolute outside the principle of will power, such as beneficial or harmful action and enrichment for no reason. This entails an explanation of the concept of tort liability resulting from committing a mistake or the occurrence of damage, and responsibility for people and things and other related issues. Outputs: Realizing the legal effects of involuntary actions, in addition to understanding the provisions of tort liability so that the learner understands the basic principles of commitment, which is an essential basis for legal work, and gives him the necessary legal training for everyone who practices legal work, whether in the field of judiciary, the legal profession, or other different areas of life. – Vocabulary: the concept of civil responsibility – beneficial and harmful action – tortious responsibility – responsibility for personal work – responsibility for the work of others – responsibility for things – the responsibility of the person in charge of control – the responsibility of the follower for the actions of the subordinate – the theory of enrichment without reason – paying the undeserved – the provisions of virtue – compensation provisions

Course contents: Public finance theory, – public spending theory, – effects of public spending, – tax theory, – technical problems of taxes, 0 fees and debts, – public loans, – new monetary issuance, 0 the state’s general budget, – fiscal policy and its role in treating Economic gaps, – different tax systems

Forensic Anthropology

Course name: Forensic Anthropology

Course code: BCS252

Credit hours: 3.00


The study of the criminal anthropology course aims at the scientific investigation of crime. It deals with the study of its origin and causes, and tries to determine the level of responsibility of both society and the person who committed the crime.

In this course, the student studies the means of remedy and the causes of crime, as well as the effect of punishment on it, considering it as a means of reform and prevention. Given its nature and the scope of the work it develops, it can be emphasized that criminological anthropology consists of three parts or areas: general, specific and practical.

International Crime and its Types

Course name: International Crime and its Types

Course code: BCS253

Credit hours: 3.00


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Constitutional Protection of Rights and Freedoms

Course name: Constitutional Protection of Rights and Freedoms

Course Code: BCS254

Credit Hours: 3.00


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Penal Legislation in Islamic Law

Course name: Penal Legislation in Islamic Law

Course Code: BCS255

Credit Hours: 3.00


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English IV

Course name: English IV

Course code: ENG251

Credit hours: 3.00


Inputs: Students who take this course are assumed to have studied Commercial Law courses in Arabic (Commercial Law 1, 2, and 3) in addition to the Introduction to Law course in English. Outputs: Studying this course enables students to know the basic rules of international trade law, which helps students to distinguish between the national rules of commercial law and the rules governing international trade law. Vocabulary: – Introduction. Advantages of international trade law. – Vienna Convention on International Sales 1980. – International Items for Sale (Incoterms)

V. Semester

International Criminal Law

Course Name: International Criminal Law

Course Code: BCS301

Credit Hours: 3.00


The course focuses on international criminal law, especially the following topics: – Defining the concept of international criminal law, its origins and development, and its sources – Determining the legal nature of the rules of international criminal law, and distinguishing it from other similar laws such as international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international criminal law, – International crimes concept, and its types. – International criminal responsibility – International criminal justice, its development and types – International Criminal Court.

Principles of Criminal Trials 1

Course name: Principles of Criminal Trials 1

Course code: BCS302

Credit hours: 3.00


Inputs: Explanation of the set of procedural rules that must be observed in order to fulfill the state’s right to punishment and the right of individuals to obtain compensation, and to distinguish between the public lawsuit and the civil lawsuit. The provisions governing crimes and the imposition of penalties by the competent authorities in the country and knowledge of the procedures for conducting criminal cases. Vocabulary: – Definition of the Code of Criminal Procedure – Characteristics of the Code of Criminal Procedure – The relationship between the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure – The relationship between the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code – Content of the Code of Criminal Procedure – Criminal Case (public right) – Civil lawsuit (personal right)

Criminal Psychology

Course Name: Criminal Psychology

Course Code: BCS303

Credit Hours: 3.00


The course aims to introduce students to criminal psychology, the subject of its study, its historical development, basic concepts in the field such as: crime and criminal behavior, and the branches of science that study these concepts. It also aims to discuss methodological and research problems in criminal psychology. The course also aims to introduce the student to the theories that explain criminal behavior, whether from a biological, social or psychological point of view, or through an integrated view of criminal behavior. The course aims to develop the student’s critical ability for each of these theoretical trends. The course aims to classify criminals and crimes. Finally, the course aims to create a positive attitude among students to contribute and participate in the prevention of individuals and society from crime and its risks, and the treatment of criminals and means of preventing crime.

Vocabulary: – Definition of criminal psychology, the subject of its study and its historical development, – Theories explaining criminal behavior, – Classification of criminals and crimes.

The Origins of Criminology and the Science of Punishmen

Course name: The Origins of Criminology and the Science of Punishment

Course code: BCS304

Credit hours: 3.00


The course of Criminology and Punishment aims at introducing the student to the criminal phenomenon in terms of its research problems, starting with defining the concept of criminology, as it is the science that deals with the study of this phenomenon, and defining the content of the crime and the criminal in understanding the latter, then the research methods that criminology uses in Investigating the facts of this phenomenon, followed by the student’s recognition of the theories that were said in explaining criminal behavior, as well as his knowledge of all the factors that may affect the person and push him to social deviance and the behavior of criminal ways. Social reaction Thus, this course also aims to introduce the student to the punitive schools and philosophies that were said regarding the justification of criminal punishment in general, in addition to identifying the forms of criminal punishment and the problems related to the application of these penalties. Through the ages and to the present time, the methods of treatment within the punitive institutions, and finally the means of post-care for that implementation punitive,

Vocabulary: – definition of criminology and the problematic nature and concept of it, – the content of crime within the framework of criminology, – the content of the criminal within the framework of criminology, – criminology and other branches of forensic sciences, – methodology and methods of research in the criminal phenomenon, – formative interpretation of the criminal phenomenon (biological theories And psychological), the social interpretation of the criminal phenomenon (theories of social structure and social modality), the integrative interpretation of the criminal phenomenon (the vision of Enrico Ferri, Ferri, Benda and De Tolio, – identification of the individual factors of the criminal phenomenon, – the natural composition of the criminal, – criminal inheritance, – age stages, – race or race, sex or gender, diseases, alcohol and drug addiction, external factors of the criminal phenomenon, the science of punishment and its place in criminal law, the philosophy of the right to punishment in ancient societies, the right to punishment in modern penal philosophies, Physical and legal regulation of punitive treatment.

Correctional Justice for Delinquent Children

Course Name: Correctional Justice for Delinquent Children

Course Code: BCS305

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: This article falls within the penal group, which includes in addition to this article three other articles (narcotics law – informatics crimes – money laundering), where the fourth-year student has the right to choose this group or another group such as the international group and the commercial group, and usually chooses the student with penal inclinations this group. In this course, the student studies the stages of the juvenile’s criminal responsibility and the stages of the juvenile’s civil responsibility, as well as the procedures for pursuing, investigating and prosecuting him. The focus is also on the reform measures that are imposed on the juvenile and the auxiliary institutions for juvenile justice. Outputs: After studying this subject, the student becomes aware of: – The age of criminal discrimination and the age of criminal majority. Civil responsibility for the event. Corrective measures (extradition measures – placement in a observation center – placement in a correctional institute – supervised freedom – residence ban – care). The role of the Public Prosecution in juvenile cases – primary investigation – juvenile justice (individual juvenile judge – collective juvenile court). Institutions assisting juvenile justice (behavior monitor, social service office). Vocabulary: the concept of juvenile delinquency – the causes of juvenile delinquency – combating juvenile delinquency – the foundations of criminal treatment for juveniles – the gradation of juvenile responsibility (the stage of lack of responsibility – juveniles between ten and fifteen years old – juveniles between fifteen and eighteen years old) – civil juvenile liability – Remedial measures and penalties prescribed for juveniles – juvenile justice and its assisting institutions.

Money Laundering Crimes

Course Name: Money Laundering Crimes

Course Code: BAL305

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: The Penal Code cannot absorb all crimes, and therefore the legislator intervenes to criminalize some modern acts that he deems necessary to impose a penalty against the perpetrator, including money laundering.
Outputs: Deepening knowledge of money laundering, its effects, the concept of money laundering, the elements of this crime, the penalty imposed on the perpetrator, and its procedural rules.
Vocabulary: – Concept of money laundering – Effects of money laundering – Methods of money laundering – Stages of money laundering – Elements of money laundering crime – Penalty for money laundering – Anti-money laundering authority – Procedures governing anti-money laundering

VI. Semester

International Criminal Justice (International Criminal Court)

Course Name: International Criminal Justice (International Criminal Court)

Course Code: BCS351

Credit Hours: 3.00


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Principles of Criminal Trials II

Course Name: Principles of Criminal Trials II

Course Code: BCS352

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: Proceeding with the criminal case requires adherence to the procedures related to the principles of evidence and pleadings that are regulated by specific legal provisions, and requires a judicial organization that is distinguished in its general structure and procedures from that in force, whether before the civil or administrative courts, as well as understanding the concept of the judicial police, the principles of investigation and referral, trial mechanisms and methods appeal. Outputs: Knowledge of the foundations of the penal judicial organization and investigation and trial procedures provides the judge, lawyer, plaintiffs, and victims with the legal framework to collect what they see as their right during the course of the case, and secures the right of the state to impose punishment, and the rights of victims to obtain appropriate compensation. Vocabulary: – Criminal judicial organization – Criminal jurisdiction – Ordinary and exceptional criminal courts – Investigating, referral and trial judges – Judicial police – Rules of evidence in a criminal case – Methods of appeal in a criminal case – Request for a retrial – Implementation of penal judgments

Intellectual Property

Course name: Intellectual Property

Course Code: BAL303

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs The course includes a detailed study of the legal protection prescribed for industrial and commercial property, including trademarks, patents, and industrial designs and models. Outputs The study aims to introduce industrial and commercial property rights, define their nature, and indicate the means of legal protection prescribed for them nationally and internationally, given the importance of these rights in practice due to their direct impact on commercial activity. Vocabulary 1- Definition of the distinguishing mark and its forms 2- Penal protection for the distinguishing mark (its importance and conditions) 3- Forms of assault on the distinguishing mark 4- Penal penalties imposed 5- Border protection for the distinguishing mark (its definition and importance) 6- Border protection (procedures and penalties) 7- Civil protection for the distinguishing mark in accordance with the provisions of non-competition Legitimate (definition, importance and legal basis) 8- Forms of unfair competition 9- Civil protection for the well-known mark 10- Concept of patent (definition and conditions) 11- Procedures for granting a patent 12- Effects of granting a patent 13- Concept of industrial designs and models (definition and conditions) 14- Industrial designs and models (procedures and effects)

International Criminal Police

Course name: International Criminal Police

Course code: BCS353

Credit hours: 3.00


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Forensic Science

Course name: Forensic Science

Course code: BCS354

Credit hours: 3.00


Forensic science is one of the important disciplines in the field of forensic sciences, which is based on the use or application of biology in criminal investigations and justice. Forensic biology includes many sub-disciplines and their uses within the field. For example, the basics include serology and DNA analysis, identification of human remains, fingerprint and dose analysis, as well as forensic insects.
Inputs: The course aims to provide students with the ability to distinguish blood groups. Detecting traces of blood. They know methods of detecting organic liquids. They know the applications of forensic insects in the detection of toxins. And conducting a number of field visits.
Outputs: – Provide the student with more in-depth information about vital forensic medicine, – The student understands and knows branches: forensic anthropology, forensic botany, forensic entomology, forensic ornithology, forensic dentistry, and various DNA or protein techniques – Apply critical creative thinking and enhance problem-solving skills in translating evidence and case statements. – Analyze sources of DNA evidence (hair, bones, blood, teeth, semen, saliva, urine, feces, vomit…), The protein model as a genetic product.

Forensic Medicine

Course name: Forensic Medicine
Course code: BAL355

Credit hours: 3.00


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Economic Penal Code

Course name: Economic Penal Code

Course code: BAL355

Credit hours: 3.00


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VII. Semester

Criminal Statistics

Course name: Criminal Statistics

Course code: BAL401

Credit hours: 3.00


The vocabulary of this course related to the statistical treatment used for the purposes of specialized scientific research in the criminal field in terms of crime data and criminal justice. The course includes a thorough study of methods of collecting data related to the criminal field, i.e. studying research problems and issues in the field of criminology and criminal justice from approved sources, which are the police, reform and rehabilitation institutions, and the judiciary. Organizing, re-coding, entering and preparing them for computerized statistical analysis, and then using the required statistical tests to test the hypotheses on which the research is based. The course also includes studying the types of variables and samples, their selection methods, and basic statistical principles in research applications. The course also includes the study of descriptive statistical tests (measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion) and inferential (testing hypotheses about mean, variance, ratios and correlation), depending on the types of variables, noting that computerized statistical analysis using the SPSS package will be parallel to the theoretical study of the course, and thus the student will learn ways to present the results By designing and producing statistical tables and drawing charts in preparation for discussing these results and deducing the conclusions they contain and the consequent recommendations to the competent authorities.

Individual and Criminal Liability in Rome Law

Course Name: Individual and Criminal Liability in Rome Law

Course Code: BCS402

Credit Hours: 3.00


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Private International Law (Nationality)

Course name: Private International Law (Nationality)

Course code: BAL403

Credit hours: 3.00


Inputs: Private international law constitutes a distinct branch among the various branches of law, as it includes within its substantive scope, according to the prevailing in our country, each of: nationality, legal status of foreigners, conflict of international jurisdiction and conflict of laws. The study of nationality and the status of foreigners derives its importance from determining the rights enjoyed by the citizen and the obligations imposed on him in return for establishing the bond of nationality. The same applies to the foreigner when he is recognized with a specific legal status. Outputs: The study of issues related to the nationality bond contributes to explaining the nature of this bond and defining the criteria for establishing it from the moment of an individual’s birth, as well as the conditions for granting it in later periods, and the extent to which disputes arising from granting or abstraction can be settled. For its part, the study of the legal status of foreigners also contributes to defining the concept of a foreigner from the perspective of the concerned state, and determining the most important rights that he can enjoy on the territory of that state, and the most important obligations that can be imposed. Vocabulary: Definition of private international law Sources of private international law Definition of nationality and its elements Principles of regulating nationality Original nationality Subsequent nationality Effects of naturalization Loss of nationality Deprivation of nationality Jurisdiction in matters of nationality Defining the legal status of foreigners Public rights For foreigners – – the special rights of foreigners.

Legal Methodology

Course name: Legal Methodology

Course Code: BAL404

Credit Hours: 3.00


legal methodology
Inputs: shed light on: the meaning of the legal scientific methodology as a content and method to reach legal knowledge in particular and scientific in general, and the method of writing scientific research and its steps and parties, by reviewing the conditions that must be met by the researcher, supervisor, research and references in order to formulate research with different objectives Outputs: This course aims to provide students with everything related to the process of preparing and writing scientific research. It first shows the concept of scientific research and its importance, and the types or divisions of scientific research, whether in terms of the general nature, or in terms of the scientific field or field. Or in terms of the qualifying and academic purpose. It also shows the methods of scientific research (inductive method, deductive method, historical method, and comparative method) and how to use them. This course also deals with the scope of scientific research (personal and objective), its tools, and how the researcher collects information and data. From the various sources and references related to the research, how to record this information and data, the method of documenting it, and finally how to produce scientific research (i.e. writing scientific research and medicine his insanity), and the method of discussing and judging him by the scientific committee that is formed for this purpose. – Vocabulary: – Introduction – Definition of research methodology and types of research – Parties to scientific research “Researcher – Supervisor – Research material” – Stages of preparation of scientific research and its conditions “Choosing the topic – References – Cataloging and Libraries – Writing” – Printing and discussion.

Commercial Arbitration

Course Name: Commercial Arbitration

Course Code: BAL405

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: Due to the great importance of arbitration in resolving disputes arising from commercial transactions, especially international ones, it was necessary to introduce it, review its types, indicate its advantages and disadvantages, in addition to addressing the mechanism for obtaining it and how to implement the ruling issued in this regard. Outputs: Developing the student’s knowledge of the concept of arbitration, introducing him to the arbitration agreement, its terms and effects, the mechanism for appointing the members of the arbitral tribunal, its powers and responsibilities, how it considers the issue of the dispute to be able to resolve it by virtue of its issuance, and a statement of its implications and how to appeal it. Vocabulary: The concept of arbitration. Arbitration agreement. – jury. Arbitration procedures. Arbitration award

Cybercrime

Course Name: Cybercrime

Course Code: BAL406

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: Information crime is one of the relatively recent subjects that have been introduced recently to law faculties. As this type of crime is constantly increasing and reflects the negative side of the era of information technologies. Therefore, it was important to shed light on these crimes and the mechanism of dealing with them.. Outputs: Understanding the nature and characteristics of informatics crimes, and clarifying the criminal policy followed by the legislator in some Arab countries. In addition to an explanation of the various forms of informatics crimes stipulated in the aforementioned laws, the methods of prosecuting the perpetrators and the digital evidence that is used in building the public case. Vocabulary: – The nature of the Internet and the crimes associated with its use. Pictures of the new crimes. – General provisions for IT crimes – traditional and network crimes. – Jurisdiction. The agencies specialized in combating information crimes. New methods of proof (digital evidence).

VIII. Semester

Private International Law (Conflict of Laws)

Course name: Private International Law (Conflict of Laws)

Course code: BAL451

Credit hours: 3.00


Inputs: The problem of conflict of laws arises with regard to the relations of individuals that include one or more foreign elements, as a result of the association of such relations with different national legal systems. Hence, human rights thought created what is called the rules of conflict of laws or the rules of attribution, whose primary task is to link the disputes arising from those relations with the most appropriate law. Appropriateness which is called the law applicable to the subject matter of the dispute. Outputs: The study of issues related to conflict of laws contributes to acquiring the necessary knowledge to settle disputes related to several different legislations, where the settlement takes place in different ways than those used in the case of settling purely national disputes, which are subject to the rule of national law in the concerned country. Vocabulary: – Determining the general theory governing the conflict of laws – Defining the rules of attribution and defining its most important characteristics – Conflict of laws system: – Conditioning – Referral – Attribution to a country in which there are many laws – The nature of the applicable foreign law – Advancing public order and circumventing the law – Syrian rules of attribution – Rules related to personal status matters – Rules related to real estate or movable funds – Rules related to contracts – Rules related to facts.


Jurisprudence of Crimes and the Judiciary in Islamic Law

Course Name: Jurisprudence of Crimes and the Judiciary in Islamic Law

Course Code: BAL452

Credit Hours: 3.00


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International Cooperation in Combating Crime

Course name: International Cooperation in Combating Crime

Course code: BCS452

Credit hours: 3.00


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International Humanitarian Law

Course name: International Humanitarian Law

Course Code: BCS454

Credit Hours: 3.00


Inputs: Introducing international humanitarian law and the relationship between it and internal law, international human rights law, international criminal law, studying the sources of the rules of international humanitarian law, international treaties, international custom, general principles of law as original sources, court rulings and the writings of senior jurists as backup sources. Learn about the scope of application of international humanitarian law in terms of protected groups and the time and place of application of its rules. Knowing the gross and non-serious violations of the rules of international humanitarian law and the mechanisms for implementing its rules, whether at the international or domestic level. Outputs: After the study, the student will be able to answer the following questions: What is meant by international humanitarian law? Is there a relationship between international humanitarian law and domestic law? Is it different from international human rights law and international criminal law? What are the sources of the rules of international humanitarian law? Who are the groups benefiting from protection under the rules of international humanitarian law? When and where do the rules of international humanitarian law apply? What are the grave violations of the rules of international humanitarian law? What are non-serious violations of its rules? What are the mechanisms for implementing the rules of international humanitarian law? Vocabulary: – Generalities in international humanitarian law – The relationship between international humanitarian law and national law – International humanitarian law and international human rights law – International humanitarian law and international criminal law – Sources of the rules of international humanitarian law – The scope of application of the rules of international humanitarian law – Violations of the rules of international humanitarian law – Mechanisms for implementing the rules of international humanitarian law – Implementation at the international level. Implementation at the internal level

Public Administration

Course name: Public Administration

Course Code: BAL455

Credit Hours: 3.00


The Public Administration course aims to: – Introduce the structure of public administration apparatuses in countries and how to build the public administrative apparatus, – Qualify students with scientific knowledge of the mechanism of performing public administration functions in any of the public administration apparatuses and institutions, – Enable the student to differentiate between managing the public apparatus and own organization.
The course contains: – the definition of public administration, – the relationship between public administration and related sciences, – the entrances to the study of public administration, – the functions of public administration, – local administration and the local quantity.
Vocabulary: – the definition of public administration, – the relationship between public administration, the science of business administration and the science of administrative law, – the relationship between public administration and the science of politics, economics and psychology, – the legal and descriptive approach, – the organizational, behavioral, environmental and comparative approach, – planning, – organizing, – leadership, – control, – local government, – local administration.

Graduation Research Project

Course name: Graduation research project

Course code: BAL456

Credit hours: 3.00


The course aims to develop the scientific, theoretical and applied abilities of the student about to graduate, and to enable the student to know the extent of the student’s familiarity with the methodology that he learned during the four years, and to what extent he enjoys scientific honesty and the ability to think privately, in addition to his ability to choose new topics in his specialization, or Trying to link contemporary legal phenomena.

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Degree: Bachelor's Degree

Track code: BA103LJ

Study method: Distance Learning

Credit : 150

How long it takes: 
Full time: 3 years
Part time: 6 years
Limit time: 13 years

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