The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) was established in 1979 as the leading institution for advanced studies and research in law in Nigeria.
In 1997, the Institute introduced a carefully structured Post-graduate Diploma Course in Legislative Drafting (PGDLD). As a result of the success of this pilot scheme, the Masters Degree programme in Legislative Drafting (LL.M) was introduced in 1999 to run alongside the Diploma course and in 2010, the Ph.D in Legislative Drafting was equally introduced. Institutions, therefore, have the option of sponsoring students for any of the courses, depending on logistics and other relevant considerations. The LL.M is, as should be expected, substantially more enhanced and deeper in coverage than the diploma programme.
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| Candidates for admission to the PGD programme shall possess the LL.B degree of a recognized University, the Certificate of Call to practice law (BL) and NYSC discharge or exemption certificate, and must be of good character. In exceptional circumstances, any other person whose educational qualification and cognate experience is deemed sufficient by the Institute, may be admitted. | ||||||||||
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| Candidates for admission to the LL.M degree programme shall possess the LL.B degree with the minimum score of a Second Class Lower of a recognized University, the Certificate of Call to practice law (BL), NYSC discharge or exemption certificate, and must be of good character. Candidates with a Third Class or Pass shall first be required to do a Post-graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting before they can proceed for the LL.M. | ||||||||||
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Candidates for admission to the M.Phil/Ph.D. degree programmes shall, in addition to fulfilling the requirements for the PGD programme, also possess the following:
A candidate for the M.Phil/Ph.D. degree may, additionally, be required to undergo a selection exercise |
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