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Bachelor of Civil Law Degree, Regulations applicable to all examinations
Bachelor of Civil Law Degree, 1 st University Examination
Bachelor of Civil Law Degree, 2 nd University Examination
Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) Degree Examination
Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law) Regulations applicable to Examinations
Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law), 1 st University Examination
Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law), 2 nd University Examination
Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law) Degree Examination
Diploma in Common Law
Diploma in Arbitration
Diploma in International Arbitration
Diploma in Employment Law
Diploma in European Human Rights Law
LLM Degree - By Thesis
LLM Degree (Commercial Law)
LLM Degree (European Law)
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Pass Standard
40% in each subject.
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Exemptions
Candidates who obtain 40% in each of three or more subjects at any given sitting may be exempted in those subjects. Candidates may carry any exemption obtained in an academic year into the following academic year.
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Two Year Rule
A candidate in First or Second BCL must have passed, or have been awarded compensation in, each examination by the Autumn sitting of the academic year following the year he/she first attended lectures in the prescribed subjects.
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Progress
Candidates must successfully complete First BCL before progressing to Second BCL and Second BCL before progressing to Final BCL.
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Eligibility for Honours
To be eligible for Honours, a candidate shall normally be required to have passed the First or Second BCL or the
BCL Degree Examination at the first sitting of each in Summer and/or Autumn.
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Compensation
Compensation will be awarded in one subject provided that the candidate: a.
does not fall below 35% in that subject; b.
has passed four other subjects; c.
has excess marks in one other subject, whether taken in the Summer or in the Autumn in that year, equivalent to double the deficiency.
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Course Work
In the First, Second and BCL Degree Examination, a maximum of 30% of the total marks available in any subject may be allotted to course work except that, where the teaching of a subject is equally shared, each examiner may allot a maximum of 20%.
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First Class: At least 340 marks with a preponderance of marks of 70% and no mark less than 50%.
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Second Class, Grade I: At least 300 marks with either: a.
a preponderance of marks of 62% or above and no mark below 40%, or b.
at least one mark of 70% or above, one mark of 62% or above, one mark of 60% or above and no mark below 55%.
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Second Class, Grade II: At least 265 marks with either: a.
a preponderance of marks of 55% or above and not more than one mark below 40%, or b.
at least one mark of 62% or above, one mark of 55% or above, one mark of 53% or above and no mark below 50%.
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Third Class: At least 240 marks with either: a.
a preponderance of marks of 50% or above, or b.
at least one mark of 55% or above, one mark of 50% or above, one mark of 48% or above and no mark below 40%.
"Preponderance" shall mean a majority of a given grade or above.
The Examinations Board retains discretion to derogate from the normal application of Marks and Standards where it is just and reasonable to do so.
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LAW 1001
LAW 1002
LAW 1003
LAW 1004
LAW 1005
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Law of Contract
Law of Tort
Legal System and Methods
Marks
100
100
100
100
100
500
LAW 2013
LAW 2014 Law of the European Union
Any three subjects from among those options offered in 2 BCL
(at 100 marks each)
Land Law and Succession
Marks
100
100
300
500
LAW 3004 Jurisprudence
Marks
100
Any four subjects from among those options offered in 3 BCL (at
400
100 marks each)
500
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Pass Standard
40% in each subject. A satisfactory performance in the examinations taken during the year abroad (Third Year) will be a condition precedent to entry to the Final Year of the BCL (Law with French Law) course.
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Exemptions
Candidates who obtain 40% in each of three or more subjects at any given sitting may be exempted in those subjects. Candidates may carry any exemption obtained in an academic year into the following academic year.
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Two Year Rule
A candidate in First or Second BCL (Law with French Law) must have passed, or have been awarded compensation in, each examination by the Autumn sitting of the academic year following the year he/she first attended lectures in the prescribed subjects.
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Progress
Candidates must successfully complete First BCL (Law with French Law) before progressing to Second BCL
(Law with French Law) and Second BCL (Law with French Law) before progressing to Final BCL (Law with
French Law).
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Compensation
Compensation will be awarded in one subject (other than Law 1006 Introduction to French Public Law, Law 2021
Introduction to French Private Law, and Law 4001 French Legal Theory) provided that the candidate: a.
does not fall below 35% in that subject; b.
has passed four other subjects; c.
has excess marks in one other subject, whether taken in the Summer or in the Autumn in that year, equivalent to double the deficiency.
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Eligibility for Honours
To be eligible for Honours, a candidate shall normally be required to have passed the First or Second BCL (Law with French Law) or the BCL (Law with French Law) Degree Examination at the first sitting of each in Summer and/or Autumn.
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Course Work
In the First, Second and BCL (Law with French Law) Degree Examination, a maximum of 30% of the total marks available in any subject may be allotted to course work except that, where the teaching of a subject is equally shared, each examiner may allot a maximum of 20%.

First Class At least 340 marks with a preponderance of marks of 70% and no mark less than 50%.
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Second Class, Grade I At least 300 marks with either: a.
a preponderance of marks of 62% or above and no mark below 40%, or b.
at least one mark of 70% or above, one mark of 62% or above, one mark of 60% or above and no mark below 55%.
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Second Class, Grade II At least 265 marks with either: a.
a preponderance of marks of 55% or above and not more than one mark below 40%, or b.
at least one mark of 62% or above, one mark of 55% or above, one mark of 53% or above and no mark below 50%.
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Third Class At least 240 marks with either: a.
a preponderance of marks of 50% or above, or b.
at least one mark of 55% or above, one mark of 50% or above, one mark of 48% or above and no mark below 40%.
"Preponderance" shall mean a majority of a given grade or above.
The Examinations Board retains a discretion to derogate from the normal application of Marks and Standards where it just and reasonable to do so.
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LAW 1006 Introduction to French Public Law
LAW 1001 Constitutional Law
LAW 1002 Criminal Law
LAW 1003 Contract
LAW 1004 Tort
Marks
100
100
100
100
100
500
LAW 2021 Introduction to French Private Law
LAW 2013
LAW 2014
Land Law and succession
Law of the European Union
Any two subjects from among those options offered in 2 BCL
(Law with French Law) (at 100 marks each)
Marks
100
100
100
200
500
LAW 4001
LAW 3004
Advanced French Law
Jurisprudence
Any three subjects from among those options offered in 3 BCL
(Law with French Law), excluding those taken in 2 BCL (Law with French Law) (at 100 marks each)
Marks
100
100
300
500
Contract
Tort
Option
Option
100
100
100
100
400
Pass: 40%
Compensation:
Compensation will be awarded in not more than one subject provided that candidates do not fall below 35% in any subject and that they have excess marks in one other subject equivalent to double the deficiency.
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Examination Period: Winter
Marks Maxima:
Pass Standard:
300
55% Irish Law and Legal Procedure
55% Arbitration Law and Procedure
70% Award Writing
Number of Subjects: 3
Exemptions: Irish Law and Procedure: must satisfy Faculty of qualifications and /or experience
Course Work:
A maximum of 40% of the total marks available in any one subject, or up to 100% in the case of Award
Writing.
Examination Period: Summer
Marks Maxima:
Pass Standard:
100
50%
Number of Subjects: 1
Course Work: A maximum of 40% of the total marks available
Examination Period: Summer
Marks Maxima:
Pass Standard:
100
50%
Number of Subjects: 1
Distinction: 66%
Course Work: A maximum of 40% of the total available.
Repeat/postponement: Students will only be allowed repeat, or postpone, the examination in extraordinary circumstances, and upon written application, made in good time, to the Faculty of Law.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
One examination.
The examination will be held in Spring.
Examination of three hours duration.
Four questions.
(v)
(vi)
Pass standard:
Distinction:
50%
66%
(vii) No repeat examinations.
(viii) Compensation/exemptions/advancing to next year: N/A
Thesis 1,000
Pass Standard 500 marks;
Honours, First Class, 700 marks;
Honours, Second Class, 600 marks.
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a.
Full-time students must take examinations in one of the following modes: i.
four full subjects; ii.
three full subjects and two half subjects; iii.
two full subjects and four half subjects; iv.
one full subject and six half subjects. b.
Part-time students completing the examinations over two academic years must take examinations either in: i.
two full subjects per sitting; ii.
one full subject and two half subjects per sitting.
Full Subjects
LAW P001 Commercial Arbitration
LAW P018 Irish Competition Law
Marks
100
100
LAW P002 Corporate Finance Law
LAW P103 European Union Competition Law
LAW P003 Information Technology Law
LAW P010 Insolvency Law
LAW P004 Intellectual Property Law
LAW P005 Law of Credit and Security
LAW P006 Private International Law
LAW P016 Dissertation (with Faculty Agreement)
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Half Subjects
LAW P009 Environmental Law
LAW P013 European Merger Control Law
LAW P015 Insolvency Law
LAW P011 International Business Law
LAW P012 International Trade Law
LAW P017 European Criminal Justice
50
50
50
50
50
50
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Course work, which shall not exceed 40% of the available marks in any one subject, may be taken into account.
Students may submit a minor dissertation, previously agreed with the Faculty, the marks for which shall not exceed 100. This dissertation can be submitted to replace one of the above courses.
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Pass standard: 50%
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The examinations must be passed as a whole, except in the case of part-time students who must complete the examinations over two academic years. Part-time students who fail one subject only at the first sitting may proceed into the second year, carrying that failed subject. Compensation as between full subjects or half subjects is not permitted.
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Distinction will be awarded if three subjects are assessed at 65% or above and no one subject falls below 60%.
Candidates who fail one or more subjects or half subjects may request the permission of the Faculty to re-sit all subjects again at the next examination sitting only. If permission is granted the candidate is not eligible for the award of an LLM degree with distinction. In exceptional circumstances the Faculty may permit a candidate who has failed one subject or half subject to re-sit that subject only at the next examination sitting, but such a candidate shall not be eligible for the award of an LLM degree with distinction.
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Examinations are held in the Autumn only.
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Students must take examinations in one of the following modes: i.
four full subjects; ii.
three full subjects and two half subjects; iii.
two full subjects and four half subjects (if available) iv.
one full subject and six half subjects (if available) and subject to the discretion of the LLM in European Law course directors.
Full Subjects
LAW P103 European Union Competition Law
LAW P104 European Human Rights Law
LAW P006 Private International Law
LAW P102 The Constitutional and Administrative Law of the European Union
Half Subjects
LAW P019 Commercial Law of the European Union
LAW P105 Competition Law in the State and Public Sector in Europe
LAW P009 Environmental Law
LAW P017 European Criminal Justice
LAW P013 European Merger Control Law
LAW P011 International Business Law
LAW P012 International Trade Law
LAW P020 Litigation in the European Community
LAW P021 Social and Employment Law of the European Union
Marks
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Course work, which shall not exceed 40% of the available marks in any one subject, may be taken into account.
Pass standard: 50%
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The examination must be passed as a whole, at one sitting. Compensation as between subjects or half subjects is not permitted.
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An LLM with distinction will be awarded if three subjects are assessed at 65% or above and no subject falls below
60%.
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Candidates who fail one or more subjects or half subjects may request the permission of the Faculty to re-sit all subjects again at the next examination sitting only. If permission is granted the candidate is not eligible for the award of an LLM degree with distinction. In exceptional circumstances the Faculty may permit a candidate who has failed one subject or one half subject to re-sit that subject only at the next examination sitting, but such a candidate shall not be eligible for the award of an LLM degree with distinction.
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Examinations are held in the Autumn only.
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