The LLB General Law study program holds particular importance in preparing legal professionals who are equipped not only with theoretical and professional knowledge, but also with practical skills to successfully implement national strategies and contribute to the harmonisation of Kosovo’s legislation and practices with European and international standards. This is essential for building a state that respects human rights, promotes justice, and ensures equality before the law for all its citizens.
With a focus on justice, human rights, and legal reform, the program fosters critical thinking and essential problem-solving skills in the legal field. By aligning Kosovo’s legal framework with European and international standards, graduates of the LLB General Law program also play a vital role in strengthening the legal system of the Republic of Kosovo, governance, and social justice.
The guiding objectives of the LLB General Law program are as follows:
The mission of the LLB General Law program is to “provide quality, student-centered education that prepares future legal professionals with in-depth theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and ethical responsibility. Through innovative teaching methods, legal research, and active engagement with society, the program enables students to address contemporary legal challenges, contribute to the rule of law, and support Kosovo’s efforts for European integration.”
Upon successful completion of the LLB General Law program, students will have acquired the following knowledge, skills, and competencies:
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Students who choose the Criminalistics specialization will also gain the following knowledge, skills, and competencies:
Bachelor’s degree programs are open to all candidates who have completed their secondary education, possess the required documentation, and meet the minimum admission criteria set by the Senate. According to Article 5 of the Regulation for Bachelor’s Studies, the admission requirements are as follows:
According to the accreditation decision issued by KAA, the number of study places is 250 students per academic year.
According to the Regulation for Bachelor Studies at AAB College, the recognition of qualifications and the transfer of studies are governed by Articles 6, 7, and 8 of this regulation. These articles outline the conditions, criteria, and procedures for admitting students from other higher education institutions, the process for transferring credits, and the steps for recognizing and equating previously completed courses.
The study program in General Law (LLB) consists of four years of study, respectively eight semesters.
The credit value of one semester is 30 ECTS, respectively 240 ECTS at the end of studies.
Upon successful completion of the study program, the student is awarded the academic title: Bachelors of Law – General Law (LLB).
Graduates of the LLB Law program have broad employment opportunities in the public sector, the private sector, and international organisations. They may be engaged in:
Key summative and formative assessment methods include:
DROPOUT <14% STUDENT EMPLOYMENT >90% STUDENT SUCCESS IN EXAMS 8.5
Students at AAB College, in accordance with the Statute and the Regulation for BA Studies, have the right to:
Additionally, students have the right to submit complaints and requests regarding any aspect of the teaching process, assessment, or any other issues that they believe may hinder their academic development and well-being while studying at the college.
At AAB College, students are considered equal partners in the design, implementation, and evaluation of quality assurance processes. They actively participate in every working group or workshop that discusses policymaking, strategic planning, and decision-making. Specifically, students engage in quality assurance procedures through the following activities:
The subject Introduction to Law/Origins of Law provides students the basic and essential knowledge about the common characteristics and features of the state and law, as well as their mutual relevance and impact, respectively associated with the essential notions and phenomena in addition to state and legal regulation aspects. Moreover, in a principled fashion, it elaborates the basic concepts of other concrete legal sciences which are further elaborated in scope and depth in other legal subjects.
Course, History of State and Law; Most important schools in the development of the history of law; Legal-historical sources and monuments; The state and Law in the period of slavery; The most important legal and state institutions in the countries of the Ancient East and in Ancient Greek states, in Byzantium, in Illyria; City-states in Feudalism; The state and liberal and contemporary law; Albanian feudal principalities and legal and state institutions; The Independent Albanian state.
The subject and methods of study of constitutional law; Sources of constitutional law; Constitution as a political and legal act of the state; Emergence of the constitution and its development in the world; Constitutionality and legality; Freedoms and rights of man and citizen: the electoral system; State and state governance bodies; Emergence and development of federalism in the world.
Terminology aspects related to the following topics: Understanding the state and the subject of study; State and its elements; Methods of study, crime; Criminal sanctions and other measures; Marriage; Divorce; Property; Relation between state and law with other social phenomena; Last Will and Testament and inheritance conflict of law, etc.
Understanding the subject of Methodology of Law and Academic Writing; The basic principles of academic writing, the writing process, stages of writing, organization and planning, first copy, first paragraph, review, the final version, mode of expression, functional writing, citations of sources and bibliography, letters and other correspondence, keeping records, writing the summary, agenda and minutes.
Subject and methods of economics; The evolution of economic thought, the productive forces and relations in production, production, distribution, exchange and consumption, division of labor, money and its functions, the market and competition, economic cycles, capital, capital accumulation and turnover, salary and salary determination methods, commercial capital and commercial profit, loan capital, venture capital and dividends, rents, monopoly capital, et cetera.
Legal Sociology; Methods of study; Sociology general and specific, legal sciences and legal sociology; The social structure, Law and religion; Law and ideology; Law and culture; Legal institutions and the law; The state and the law; Technocracy and the law.
General Review of the history of the evolution of administrative law, Relations and differences of administrative law with other branches of law, Administrative bodies, Public services and relevant institutions, Organization of state power and public administration, Control of Administration, Public administration and citizens, Public administration and law, Automation of public administration, Meaning, importance and development of administrative procedure, Basic principles of administrative procedure, Participants in administrative procedures, Communication between bodies and parties in administrative procedure, Initiation of administrative proceedings and party claims, Burden of proof in administrative procedure; The decisions and conclusions of administrative procedure, Legal remedies in administrative procedure, meaning the enforcement in administrative procedure,
The subject (Civil Law – The General Part and Real Rights), taught in Year II, Semester III and IV, includes a contemporary address of principles of civil law that represent a basis for all other parts of civil law. Legal institutions, which are subject to civil law, generally will be treated pursuant to positive law of Kosovo and comparative civil law of the Continental and Common Law system. Lectures and seminars from this subject will be held once a Week for three Classes. This subject is a compulsory subject. Students are provided with theoretical and practical knowledge of civil law and real rights (property) matters. Whereas, the second part of the Civil Law which addresses real rights (ownership),includes a contemporary approach to property rights in general and property in particular, and other property rights related legal institutions.
Criminal Law (General Part), Science of criminal law, Methods and its relationship with other criminal sciences, Scope of Criminal Law, Interpretation of the Criminal Law, Extradition and asylum rights, Criminal offenses, Criminal liability, Stages of the offense, Criminal sanctions, Penalties, Juvenile Delinquency and their treatment in the criminal law, Purpose and types of criminal sanctions against minors, Definition, importance, object, content and the system of the special part of criminal law.
Meaning and content of the law of obligations; Study methods, Sources of law on obligations, Effects of obligations, Meaning of damage, Civil Wrongdoing/Liability, Types of liability, Terms of Civil Wrongdoing/Liability, Un-explicable wealth, Notices, Letters of legitimacy, Meaning and characteristics of the contract.
The subject and study of civil procedure, Types of court proceedings, Legal Resources, Contested procedure, Principles of contested procedure, Jurisdiction of the Courts, Composition of the Court and the exclusion of the judge from the trial, Parties and their representation in court, Procedural actions Provision of legal assistance, Time and place for conducting procedural actions, Procedural Presumptions, Suit and types of lawsuits, Merging of lawsuits and procedural subjects, Participation of a third party on trial, Development of contested procedure, Main hearing of legal matter, Evidentiary procedure and proving the case, Temporary Suspension of Proceedings, Completion of contested procedure, Legal Remedy Procedure, Special litigation procedures, Enforcement procedures, Security procedures, Extra-Judicial Proceedings.
In this subject students will study criminal procedure, subjects of criminal procedure, best practices and criminal procedural innovations in Europe and beyond. The following topics will be addressed: The subject of criminal proceedings; Basic historic types of criminal procedure and its historical development in Kosovo; The relation between criminal procedure law with other scientific disciplines; Sources of the criminal procedure law; Criminal Procedure Principles, Code of Criminal Procedure of Kosovo, Subjects of criminal proceedings; Criminal Procedure action; Evidentiary Process in criminal proceedings; In general the process of proving the case; Treatment of some evidence, stages of criminal proceedings; Court hearings and judgment; Legal Remedy Procedure; Short procedure, Proceedings against juveniles; Special procedures, Procedure for the application of measures for mandatory treatment, forfeiture and for the revocation of an alternative punishment.
