1. Understand the historical evolution of the need for law and its role in human civilisation
2. Examine the nature and place of law in human societies, and its relationship to morality and justice in connection to contemporary conditions of legal, political and social organisation
3. Identify the traditional sources of law and evaluate the possible methods for the classification, research and interpretation of laws both nationally and internationally
4. Understand the structure, functions and purposes of legal institutions and their processes across different social systems
5. Develop skills in critical analysis, reasoning and argument about the character and role of law in contemporary and future society.