Academic Catalog

Qatari Law (QL)

QL 500  Administrative Law in Qatar  2 Credits  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit/Non Audit  
  
The course covers administrative contracts (and their relationship to other contracts) and administrative justice law.
QL 501  Criminal Law in Qatar  2 Credits  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit/Non Audit  
  
The course covers Criminal Procedure in Qatar (pretrial and trial) and key aspects of Islamic Criminal Law (e.g., “Hudood”; legal conditions for application of Shari’a, Qisas, forgiveness; Diyya; and legal penalty v. Shari’a-based penalty).
QL 502  Practice before Qatar Courts  2 Credits  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit/Non Audit  
  
The course covers civil actions, civil and commercial procedural law, and Arabic Language and Literature.
QL 503  The Individual in Qatar Society: Legal Aspects  4 Credits  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit/Non Audit  
  
Covers four topics: Personal and Family Status for Muslims; Personal and Family Status for Non-Muslims (and dealing with Conflict of Laws); Nationality; Labor Law