Al-Alamein Institute For Postgraduate Studies In Najaf Al-Ashraf

Vision of the Law Department at the Al-Alamein Institute for Graduate Studies

The dept strive to consolidate legal awareness and culture in our beloved country in the academic and research fields, to establish legal provisions and principles, and to clarify the idea of establishing a state of law in which rights and freedoms are respected and protected in accordance with the constants of Islamic provisions and authentic Arab principles and values, and to contribute to the preparation of specialized scientific cadres in the field of law in its two branches (public and private) and the regulatory laws related to them in each branch, by presenting legal developments in the internal and external fields for research, in order to come up with solid scientific results and recommendations based on solid scientific research foundations.

Mission of the Department of Law at the Al-Alamein Institute for Graduate Studies

Disseminating legal culture throughout society to ensure the implementation of laws, regulations and instructions, preparing legal graduates with higher degrees to support public employment in the state’s administrative apparatus, and preparing professors and instructors to teach in universities and colleges, by focusing on the academic soundness of the subjects taught in the department, and fully qualifying the graduate to carry out this legal message, so that the graduate is equipped with legal knowledge..

 Objectives of the Law Department at the Al-Alamein Institute for Graduate Studies

·        Prepare specialists with advanced degrees in law to carry out work that includes implementing the provisions of applicable laws, in a manner that protects the rights of individuals.

·        Provide legal institutions in state agencies with graduates of legal degrees and specialists in various branches of law, in a manner that meets the needs of the labor market.

·        Prepare graduate students mentally and intellectually by instilling a spirit of citizenship, sincerity and dedication to work, and creativity in giving.

·        Provide advice on draft laws, regulations and instructions and issue legal opinions in the event of differences in the interpretation of laws if requested by the relevant authorities. 

·        Provide legal advice to individuals, civil society organizations, and administrative and political bodies, and make the department a scientific center for disseminating legal culture.

·  Endeavor to spread legal awareness through academic conferences and seminars, in support of the establishment of a state of law.

·       Endeavor to encourage scientific research, provide facilities, and create an appropriate environment to motivate researchers to complete research.

·        Introduce the legal reality in Iraq to all researchers and legal specialists outside the country, through publishing research and articles and writing books.

Activities of the Law Department at the Al-Alamein Institute for Graduate Studies

1.      Holding specialized legal conferences and inviting foreign and national competencies to participate in them.

2.      Organizing ethical and intellectual seminars that address students’ issues and problems and assign seminary professors in Najaf to manage them.

3.      Organizing intellectual seminars that address legal developments and assigning competent individuals with a solid academic reputation to manage them.

4.      Holding workshops on legal topics that require the exchange and cross-pollination of ideas and the development of useful recommendations.

5.      Publishing specialized legal books, magazines and bulletins.

6.      Adopting graduate students’ innovations and creativity and encouraging them to continue supporting and developing these innovations.

Certificates awarded by the Department of Law at the Al-Alamein Institute for Graduate Studies

 1.      Master’s degree in law (Public Law and Private Law).

The study period is two academic years, with two semesters (15 weeks each), and a master’s thesis must be submitted.

2.      PhD in Law (Public Law and Private Law).

The study period is three academic years, consisting of two semesters (15 weeks each), with the submission of a doctoral thesis.

3.      Diploma in Elections and Good Governance.

The study period is one calendar year, consisting of two semesters (15 weeks), including scientific research as part of the requirements for obtaining the degree.