FACULTY OF LAW
CONTENTS
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Bachelor of Civil Law Degree, Regulations applicable to all examinations
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Bachelor of Civil Law Degree, 1st University Examination
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Bachelor of Civil Law Degree, 2nd University Examination
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Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) Degree Examination
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Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law), Regulations applicable to Examinations
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Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law), 1 st University Examination
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Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law), 2 nd University Examination
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Bachelor of Civil Law (Law with French Law), Degree Examination
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Diploma in Common Law
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Diploma in Arbitration
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Diploma in International Arbitration
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Diploma in Employment Law
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Diploma in European Convention on Human Rights Law
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LLM Degree - By Thesis
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LLM Degree (Commercial Law)
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LLM Degree (European Law)
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REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL EXAMINATIONS IN THE BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW
DEGREE COURSE

Pass Standard
40% in each subject.

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.

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.

Compensation
Compensation will be awarded in one subject provided that the candidate:
a.
b.
c.

does not fall below 35% in that subject;
has passed four other subjects;
has excess marks in other subjects, whether taken in the Summer or in the Autumn in that year,
equivalent to double the deficiency.
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%.
HONOURS AT FIRST, SECOND AND BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW DEGREE EXAMINATIONS

First Class: At least 340 marks with a preponderance of marks of 70% and no mark below 50%.
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Second Class, Grade I: At least 300 marks with either:


a.
a preponderance of marks of 60%, or above and no mark below 40%, or
b.
at least one mark of 70% or above, one mark of 60% or above and no mark below 50%.
Second Class, Grade II: At least 250 marks with either:
a.
a preponderance of marks of 50%, or above and not more than one mark below 40%, or
b.
at least one mark of 60% or above, one mark of 50%, and no mark below 40%.
Third Class: At least 225 marks with either:
a.
a preponderance of marks of 45% or above, or
b.
at least one mark of 50% or above, one mark of 45% 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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BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW DEGREE (BCL)
LWBDF0001 BCL
LWBDF0003 BCL International
LWBDF0002 BCL European Legal Studies
FIRST EXAMINATION
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
SECOND EXAMINATION
LAW 2013 Land Law and Succession
LAW 2014 Law of the European Union
Any three subjects from among those options offered in 2 BCL
(at 100 marks each)
Marks
100
100
300
500
BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW DEGREE EXAMINATION
Marks
LAW 3004
Jurisprudence
100
Any four subjects from among those options offered in 3 BCL (at
400
100 marks each)
500
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO EXAMINATIONS IN THE BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW (LAW
WITH FRENCH LAW) DEGREE COURSE

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.
b.
c.
does not fall below 35% in that subject;
has passed four other subjects;
has excess marks in other subjects, 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.

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%.
HONOURS AT FIRST, SECOND AND BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW (LAW WITH FRENCH LAW)
DEGREE EXAMINATIONS

First Class - At least 340 marks with a preponderance of marks of 70% and no mark below 50%.

Second Class, Grade I - At least 300 marks with either:
a. a preponderance of marks of 60%, or above and no mark below 40%, or
b. at least one mark of 70% or above, one mark of 60% or above and no mark below 50%.

Second Class, Grade II - At least 250 marks with either:
a. a preponderance of marks of 50%, or above and not more than one mark below 40%, or
b. at least one mark of 60% or above, one mark of 50%, and no mark below 40%.

Third Class - At least 225 marks with either:
a. a preponderance of marks of 45% or above, or
b. at least one mark of 50% or above, one mark of 45% 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.
LWBDF0004 BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW (BCL) LAW WITH FRENCH LAW
FIRST EXAMINATION
LAW 1006
LAW 1001
LAW 1002
LAW 1003
LAW 1004
Introduction to French Public Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Contract
Tort
Marks
100
100
100
100
100
500
SECOND EXAMINATION
LAW 2021 Introduction to French Private Law
LAW 2013 Land Law and succession
LAW 2014 Law of the European Union
Any two subjects from among those options offered in 2 BCL
(Law with French Law) (at 100 marks each)
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Marks
100
100
100
200
500
BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW (LAW WITH FRENCH LAW) DEGREE EXAMINATION
LAW 4001 Advanced French Law
LAW 3004 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)
Total
Marks
100
100
300
500
LWDPF0001 DIPLOMA IN COMMOM LAW
Marks
100
100
100
100
400
LAW 1003 Contract
LAW 1004 Tort
Option
Option
Total
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.
LWDPP0002 DIPLOMA IN ARBITRATION
Examination Period:
Marks Maxima:
Pass Standard:
Number of Subjects
Course Work:
Repeat/Postponement:
Winter
300
55% Irish Law and Legal Procedure
55% Arbitration Law and Procedure
70% Award Writing
3
A maximum of 40% of the total marks available in any one subject, or up to 100% in the case of
Award Writing.
Students will be allowed to repeat, or postpone, the examination in extraordinary circumstances
only, and upon a written application, made in good time, to the Faculty of Law. Where
permission is granted to re-sit the examination, the marks in any subject in which a Pass level
has been reached may, on the recommendation of the examiners, be carried forward to the next
sitting.
LWDPP0003 DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Examination Period:
Marks Maxima:
Pass Standard:
Number of Subjects:
Course Work:
Repeat/Postponement:
Summer
100
50%
1
A maximum of 40% of the total marks available.
Students will be allowed to repeat, or postpone, the examination in extraordinary circumstances
only, and upon a written application, made in good time, to the Faculty of Law.
LWDPP0006 DIPLOMA IN EMPLOYMENT LAW
Examination Period:
Marks Maxima:
Pass Standard:
Number of Subjects:
Distinction:
Course Work:
Repeat/Postponement:
Summer
100
50%
1
66%
A maximum of 40% of the total available.
Students will be allowed to repeat, or postpone, the examination in extraordinary circumstances
only, and upon a written application, made in good time, to the Faculty of Law.
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LWDPP0005 DIPLOMA IN EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Examination Period:
Marks Maxima:
Pass Standard:
Number of Subjects:
Distinction:
Course Work:
Repeat/postponement:
Summer
100
50%
1
66%
A maximum of 40% of the total marks available may be allotted to
course work.
Students will be allowed to repeat, or postpone, the examination in
extraordinary circumstances only, and upon a written application,
made in good time, to the Faculty of Law.
LWMRF0001 LLM DEGREE (BY THESIS)
Thesis 1,000
Pass Standard 500 marks;
Honours, First Class, 700 marks;
Honours, Second Class, 600 marks.
LWMXF0003 (FT)/LWMXP0004 (PT) LLM DEGREE (COMMERCIAL LAW)
a. Full-time students must take examinations in one of the following modes:
1. four full subjects;
2. three full subjects and two half subjects;
3. two full subjects and four half subjects;
4. one full subject and six half subjects.
b. Part-time students completing the examinations over two academic years must take examinations either in:
1. two full subjects per sitting;
2. one full subject and two half subjects per sitting
Full Subjects
LAW P001 Commercial Arbitration
LAW P018 Irish Competition Law
LAW P002 Corporate Finance Law
LAW P103 European Union Competition Law
LAW P003 Information Technology Law
LAW P004 Intellectual Property Law
LAW P005 Law of Credit and Security
LAW P006 Private International Law
LAW P016 Dissertation (with Faculty agreement)
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
LAW P303 Minor Dissertation (with Faculty agreement)
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Marks
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
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.
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Pass standard: 50%

Compensation between subjects (or between half subjects) is not permitted.

Distinction will be awarded where a candidate is assessed at 65% or above in three full subjects, and no subject
falls below 60%. For this purpose two half subjects can be combined and regarded as being equivalent to a full
subject when marks are aggregated. Distinction will normally be awarded only when all examinations have been
passed at the first sitting.

Exemptions: Where a student fails one full subject or one or two half subjects exemptions will be awarded in
respect of all subjects passed in that examination sitting. The failed subject(s) must be repeated at the next sitting.

Part-time students who fail one subject only at the first examination sitting may proceed into the second year
carrying that failed subject.

A student who fails more than one subject or more than two half subjects will be deemed to have failed all
subjects, and must apply to the Faculty of Law for permission to re-sit all subjects at the next examination sitting.
Such a candidate shall not be eligible for the award of a distinction.

A student who fails to pass all examinations over two sittings cannot be awarded the LL.M.
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Examinations are held in the Autumn only.
LWMXF0005 LLM DEGREE (EUROPEAN LAW)
Students must take examinations in one of the following modes:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
four full subjects;
three full subjects and two half subjects;
two full subjects and four half subjects (if available)
one full subject and six half subjects (if available) and subject to the discretion of the LLM in European Law
course directors.
Full Subjects
Marks
LAW P103 European Union Competition Law
100
LAW P104 Law of the European Convention on Human Rights
100
LAW P006 Private International Law
100
LAW P107 European Intellectual Property Law
100
LAW P102 The Constitutional and Administrative Law of the European Union
100
LAW P108 Dissertation (with faculty agreement)
100
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 Union
LAW P021 Social and Employment Law of the European Union
LAW P302 Fundamental Rights in the European Union
LAW P303 Minor Dissertation (with Faculty agreement)
50
50
50
50
50
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.

Pass standard: 50%

Compensation between full subjects (or between half subjects) is not permitted.

Distinction will be awarded where a candidate is assessed at 65% or above in three full subjects, and no subject
falls below 60%. For this purpose two half subjects can be combined and regarded as being equivalent to a full
subject when marks are aggregated. Distinction will normally be awarded only when all examinations have been
passed at the first sitting.

Exemptions: Where a student fails one full subject (or one or two half subjects)exemptions will be awarded in
respect of all subjects passed in that examination sitting. The failed subject(s) must be repeated at the next sitting.
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A student that fails more than one full subject or more than two half subjects will be deemed to have failed all
subjects, and must apply to the Faculty of Law for permission to re-sit all subjects at the next examination sitting.
Such a candidate shall not be eligible for the award of a Distinction.

A student who fails to pass all examinations over two sittings cannot be awarded the LL.M.

Examinations are held in the Autumn only.