Best Law School in Every Country
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As the foundation for order, justice, and governance, law is one of the most important disciplines for any nation. The principles of the rule of law are rooted in the academic institutions that shape future judges, scholars, and policymakers. Although a country may have several prestigious legal institutions, one often stands out as preeminent.
Because no universally accepted ranking identifies a single top law school for every nation, this guide fills the gap by presenting our selection of the leading law school or faculty for each of the 193 United Nations member states. We consider academic reputation, quality of faculty, legal scholarship, professional reputation, alumni influence, selectivity, employment outcomes and reputation within the country.
| Country | Best Law School | Why We Selected It |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul University Faculty of Law and Political Science | Afghanistan's leading traditional university for legal education, with a long-standing role in training lawyers and legal scholars. |
| Albania | University of Tirana Faculty of Law | Albania's oldest and most established university law faculty, with a strong national reputation. |
| Algeria | University of Algiers 1 Faculty of Law | One of Algeria's most established centres for legal education and scholarship. |
| Andorra | University of Andorra | The country's principal public university and its leading institution for higher education. |
| Angola | Agostinho Neto University Faculty of Law | Angola's oldest and most prominent public university, with an established legal education tradition. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | The principal regional higher-education institution serving Antigua and Barbuda, with access to legal education through the UWI system. |
| Argentina | University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Law | Argentina's leading law faculty, with an exceptional history of producing judges, lawyers, academics and political leaders. |
| Armenia | Yerevan State University Faculty of Law | Armenia's oldest university and a leading national centre for legal education and research. |
| Australia | University of Melbourne Law School | One of Australia's oldest and most internationally recognised law schools, with outstanding academic and professional reputation. |
| Austria | University of Vienna Faculty of Law | One of Europe's oldest law faculties and Austria's leading centre for legal scholarship and education. |
| Azerbaijan | Baku State University Faculty of Law | Azerbaijan's leading traditional university and an important national centre for legal education. |
| Bahamas | University of the Bahamas | The Bahamas' principal institution for professional legal education and an important route to qualification as a lawyer. |
| Bahrain | University of Bahrain College of Law | Bahrain's leading public university and a major national institution for legal education. |
| Bangladesh | University of Dhaka Faculty of Law | Bangladesh's oldest university and one of the country's most influential institutions for legal education. |
| Barbados | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | A leading Caribbean law faculty with a strong regional reputation and longstanding connections to the Caribbean legal profession. |
| Belarus | Belarusian State University Faculty of Law | Belarus's leading university and a major centre for legal education and research. |
| Belgium | KU Leuven Faculty of Law and Criminology | One of Belgium's most internationally recognised law faculties, combining a long academic tradition with strong research. |
| Belize | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | Belize's regional university that offers quality legal education through the UWI system. |
| Benin | University of Abomey-Calavi Faculty of Law | Benin's leading university and a major national centre for legal and political education. |
| Bhutan | Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law | Bhutan's specialist law school and the country's principal institution dedicated to legal education. |
| Bolivia | Universidad Mayor de San Andrés Faculty of Law | Bolivia's historic public university and a leading national institution for legal education. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | University of Sarajevo Faculty of Law | The country's oldest and most prominent university law faculty, with a strong regional reputation. |
| Botswana | University of Botswana Faculty of Law | Botswana's leading public university and its principal established centre for legal education. |
| Brazil | University of São Paulo Faculty of Law | Brazil's most historically influential law school, with an exceptional record in legal scholarship and public life. |
| Brunei | Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali Faculty of Shariah and Law | Brunei's specialist Islamic university and a leading national institution for Shariah and legal studies. |
| Bulgaria | Sofia University Faculty of Law | Bulgaria's oldest university and one of its leading centres for legal education and scholarship. |
| Burkina Faso | University of Thomas Sankara | A leading Burkinabè institution for legal, economic and political education. |
| Burundi | University of Burundi Faculty of Law | Burundi's principal public university and a longstanding centre for legal education. |
| Cabo Verde | University of Cabo Verde | The country's principal public university and leading national institution for higher education. |
| Cambodia | Royal University of Law and Economics | Cambodia's specialist public institution for law and economics and a major source of legal professionals. |
| Cameroon | University of Yaoundé II Faculty of Law and Political Science | One of Central Africa's prominent centres for legal and political education, with a strong national reputation. |
| Canada | University of Toronto Faculty of Law | Canada's most internationally recognised law faculty, with outstanding research and professional reputation. |
| Central African Republic | University of Bangui Faculty of Law and Political Science | The country's principal public university and leading institution for legal education. |
| Chad | University of N'Djamena Faculty of Law | Chad's leading public university and an important national centre for legal studies. |
| Chile | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Faculty of Law | One of Latin America's most respected law faculties, with strong academic and professional standing. |
| China | Peking University Law School | One of China's most prestigious law schools and a major centre for Chinese and international legal scholarship. |
| Colombia | Universidad de los Andes Faculty of Law | A leading Colombian law school with strong academic reputation, research and international outlook. |
| Comoros | University of the Comoros | The country's principal public university and leading institution for higher education. |
| Republic of the Congo | Marien Ngouabi University Faculty of Law | The Republic of Congo's principal public university and a leading centre for legal education. |
| Costa Rica | University of Costa Rica Faculty of Law | Costa Rica's leading public university and a highly established centre for legal education. |
| Côte d'Ivoire | University Félix Houphouët-Boigny Faculty of Law | Côte d'Ivoire's leading university and an important West African centre for legal scholarship. |
| Croatia | University of Zagreb Faculty of Law | Croatia's oldest law faculty and a leading national centre for legal education and research. |
| Cuba | University of Havana Faculty of Law | Cuba's oldest university and its most historically significant institution for legal education. |
| Cyprus | University of Cyprus Department of Law | Cyprus's leading public university and an important national centre for legal research and education. |
| Czechia | Charles University Faculty of Law | One of Central Europe's oldest law faculties, with a distinguished academic and professional tradition. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | University of Kinshasa Faculty of Law | One of the DRC's principal centres of legal education and scholarship. |
| Denmark | University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law | Denmark's leading law faculty, with a long tradition of legal scholarship and strong international connections. |
| Djibouti | University of Djibouti | The country's principal public university and leading national institution for higher education. |
| Dominica | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | The UWI system provides the principal regional higher-education infrastructure serving Dominica. |
| Dominican Republic | Autonomous University of Santo Domingo Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences | The country's oldest university and a historically important institution for legal education. |
| Ecuador | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador School of Jurisprudence | One of Ecuador's leading private universities, with a strong national reputation in legal education. |
| Egypt | Cairo University Faculty of Law | One of the Arab world's most established law faculties, with major influence on Egyptian and regional legal education. |
| El Salvador | University of El Salvador Faculty of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences | El Salvador's oldest public university and a leading national institution for legal education. |
| Equatorial Guinea | National University of Equatorial Guinea | The country's principal national university and a key institution for higher education. |
| Eritrea | University of Asmara | Historically the country's principal university and an important institution in Eritrean higher education. |
| Estonia | University of Tartu School of Law | Estonia's leading university and a highly respected centre for legal research and education. |
| Eswatini | University of Eswatini | The country's principal public university and leading institution for higher education. |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa University School of Law | Ethiopia's oldest university and its leading centre for legal education and research. |
| Fiji | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | The region's principal university for legal education, serving Fiji and other Pacific states. |
| Finland | University of Helsinki Faculty of Law | Finland's oldest and most internationally recognised university law faculty. |
| France | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne School of Law | One of France's most prestigious centres for legal scholarship, particularly in public and private law. |
| Gabon | Omar Bongo University Faculty of Law | Gabon's leading public university and an important national centre for legal studies. |
| Gambia | University of The Gambia Faculty of Law | The Gambia's principal public university and leading institution for legal education. |
| Georgia | Tbilisi State University Faculty of Law | Georgia's oldest university and a leading national institution for legal scholarship. |
| Germany | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Faculty of Law | One of Germany's leading research universities, with a highly respected law faculty. |
| Ghana | University of Ghana School of Law | Ghana's leading traditional university law school, with a strong academic and professional reputation. |
| Greece | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Law | Greece's oldest university and one of the country's most prestigious centres for legal education. |
| Grenada | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | Grenada's best-known university, although legal education is substantially connected with regional Caribbean institutions. |
| Guatemala | University of San Carlos of Guatemala Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences | Guatemala's oldest university and a historically important institution for legal education. |
| Guinea | General Lansana Conté University of Sonfonia | A leading public university and national centre for legal and social science education. |
| Guinea-Bissau | Amílcar Cabral University | The country's principal public higher-education institution and an important centre for legal studies. |
| Guyana | University of Guyana Department of Law | Guyana's national university and its principal university-level institution for legal education. |
| Haiti | State University of Haiti Faculty of Law and Political Science | Haiti's leading public university and an historically important institution for legal education. |
| Honduras | National Autonomous University of Honduras Faculty of Legal Sciences | Honduras's largest and most established public university, with a leading law faculty. |
| Hungary | Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law | Hungary's oldest university and one of Central Europe's most established law faculties. |
| Iceland | University of Iceland Faculty of Law | Iceland's leading university and principal national centre for legal education and research. |
| India | National Law School of India University | India's pioneering national law university and one of the country's most prestigious institutions for legal education. |
| Indonesia | University of Indonesia Faculty of Law | Indonesia's leading university law faculty, with a long history and strong national professional reputation. |
| Iran | University of Tehran Faculty of Law and Political Science | Iran's leading traditional university and a major centre for legal and political scholarship. |
| Iraq | University of Baghdad College of Law | Iraq's largest historic university and a leading national institution for legal education. |
| Ireland | Trinity College Dublin School of Law | Ireland's oldest university and one of its most internationally recognised law schools. |
| Israel | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law | Israel's leading research university and one of the country's most influential law faculties. |
| Italy | University of Bologna Department of Legal Studies | Home to the world's oldest university tradition and one of Europe's most historically significant centres of legal scholarship. |
| Jamaica | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | The Caribbean's leading regional law school, with deep connections to the Commonwealth Caribbean legal profession. |
| Japan | University of Tokyo Faculty of Law | Japan's most prestigious traditional university and a leading centre for Japanese and international legal scholarship. |
| Jordan | University of Jordan School of Law | Jordan's leading public university and a major national centre for legal education. |
| Kazakhstan | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Faculty of Law | Kazakhstan's leading research university and an important national centre for legal scholarship. |
| Kenya | University of Nairobi School of Law | Kenya's oldest university and one of East Africa's leading institutions for legal education. |
| Kiribati | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | The principal regional university serving Kiribati and other Pacific island states. |
| Kuwait | Kuwait University College of Law | Kuwait's leading public university and principal national institution for university-level legal education. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz National University Faculty of Law | One of the country's leading public universities and an established centre for legal education. |
| Laos | National University of Laos Faculty of Law and Political Science | Laos's principal public university and leading institution for legal and political studies. |
| Latvia | University of Latvia Faculty of Law | Latvia's leading university and an established national centre for legal education and research. |
| Lebanon | Saint Joseph University of Beirut Faculty of Law and Political Science | One of Lebanon's most established law faculties, with a strong tradition in civil and comparative law. |
| Lesotho | National University of Lesotho Faculty of Law | Lesotho's principal university and leading national institution for legal education. |
| Liberia | University of Liberia Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law | Liberia's historic national university and principal institution for legal education. |
| Libya | University of Tripoli Faculty of Law | Libya's leading public university and an important national centre for legal studies. |
| Liechtenstein | University of Liechtenstein | The country's principal university, providing the main domestic higher-education infrastructure. |
| Lithuania | Vilnius University Faculty of Law | Lithuania's oldest university and one of the Baltic region's leading centres for legal scholarship. |
| Luxembourg | University of Luxembourg Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance | Luxembourg's national university, with particular advantages in European and international law. |
| Madagascar | University of Antananarivo Faculty of Law and Political Science | Madagascar's leading university and a major national centre for legal education. |
| Malawi | University of Malawi Faculty of Law | Malawi's leading public university and a longstanding institution for legal education. |
| Malaysia | University of Malaya Faculty of Law | Malaysia's leading research university law faculty, with a strong academic and professional reputation. |
| Maldives | Maldives National University School of Law | The Maldives' principal national university and its leading institution for legal education. |
| Mali | University of Legal and Political Sciences of Bamako | Mali's specialist public university for legal and political studies. |
| Malta | University of Malta Faculty of Laws | Malta's national university and the country's principal institution for legal education. |
| Marshall Islands | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | A major regional higher-education provider for Pacific states, with legal education available through its regional network. |
| Mauritania | University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya | Mauritania's principal public university and leading institution for legal studies. |
| Mauritius | University of Mauritius Faculty of Law and Management | Mauritius's leading public university and an established centre for legal education. |
| Mexico | National Autonomous University of Mexico Faculty of Law | Mexico's largest and most prestigious public university, with an exceptionally influential law faculty. |
| Micronesia | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | The regional university system provides an important higher-education route for Pacific island states. |
| Moldova | Moldova State University Faculty of Law | Moldova's leading public university and principal centre for legal education and research. |
| Monaco | International University of Monaco | Monaco's principal university-level institution, with a strong international and business orientation. |
| Mongolia | National University of Mongolia School of Law | Mongolia's oldest and leading university, with a prominent national law school. |
| Montenegro | University of Montenegro Faculty of Law | Montenegro's leading public university and principal national centre for legal education. |
| Morocco | Mohammed V University in Rabat Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences | One of Morocco's most established universities and a leading centre for legal education in the capital. |
| Mozambique | Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Law | Mozambique's oldest and leading public university, with an established legal education tradition. |
| Myanmar | University of Yangon Department of Law | Myanmar's oldest university and a historically important institution for legal education. |
| Namibia | University of Namibia Faculty of Law | Namibia's leading public university and principal institution for university-level legal education. |
| Nauru | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | The regional university system provides an important higher-education route for Pacific island states. |
| Nepal | Tribhuvan University Faculty of Law | Nepal's oldest and largest university and a leading national institution for legal education. |
| Netherlands | Leiden University Faculty of Law | One of Europe's most respected law faculties, with a particularly strong tradition in public and international law. |
| New Zealand | University of Auckland Faculty of Law | New Zealand's leading research university and one of its most prominent law faculties. |
| Nicaragua | National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences | One of Nicaragua's oldest universities and a historic centre for legal education. |
| Niger | Abdou Moumouni University Faculty of Law | Niger's principal public university and a major national institution for legal education. |
| Nigeria | University of Lagos Faculty of Law | One of Nigeria's most prestigious law faculties, with a long-established professional and academic reputation. |
| North Korea | Kim Il Sung University Faculty of Law | North Korea's premier university and a leading state institution for legal education. |
| North Macedonia | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Faculty of Law | North Macedonia's oldest and leading public university, with a prominent law faculty. |
| Norway | University of Oslo Faculty of Law | Norway's oldest and most internationally recognised law faculty. |
| Oman | Sultan Qaboos University College of Law | Oman's leading public university and an important national centre for legal education. |
| Pakistan | LUMS Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law | Widely viewed as the most academically rigorous, modern law school in Pakistan. |
| Palau | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | A major regional higher-education provider serving Pacific island states. |
| Panama | University of Panama Faculty of Law and Political Science | Panama's leading public university and an established national centre for legal education. |
| Papua New Guinea | University of Papua New Guinea School of Law | The country's leading university and principal institution for university-level legal education. |
| Paraguay | National University of Asunción Faculty of Law | Paraguay's oldest public university and a leading national institution for legal education. |
| Peru | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Faculty of Law | Peru's leading private research university and one of its most respected law faculties. |
| Philippines | University of the Philippines College of Law | The Philippines' flagship public university law school, with exceptional influence in the legal profession and government. |
| Poland | Jagiellonian University Faculty of Law and Administration | Poland's oldest university and one of Central Europe's most historic law faculties. |
| Portugal | University of Lisbon Faculty of Law | Portugal's largest and one of its most prestigious law faculties, with strong academic and professional standing. |
| Qatar | Qatar University College of Law | Qatar's leading public university and principal national institution for legal education. |
| Romania | University of Bucharest Faculty of Law | Romania's oldest university and one of the country's most established law faculties. |
| Russia | Lomonosov Moscow State University Faculty of Law | Russia's leading traditional university and a major centre for legal scholarship. |
| Rwanda | University of Rwanda School of Law | Rwanda's principal public university and leading institution for legal education. |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | The UWI system provides the principal regional higher-education framework serving the country. |
| Saint Lucia | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | The UWI regional network provides the principal higher-education route for Saint Lucia. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | The UWI system provides a major regional route into higher education and legal studies. |
| Samoa | National University of Samoa Faculty of Law | Samoa's national university and its principal institution for domestic higher education. |
| San Marino | University of the Republic of San Marino | The country's national university and principal domestic higher-education institution. |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | University of São Tomé and Príncipe | The country's principal university and leading national institution for higher education. |
| Saudi Arabia | King Saud University College of Law and Political Science | One of Saudi Arabia's oldest and most prestigious universities, with a major law and political science tradition. |
| Senegal | Cheikh Anta Diop University Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences | Senegal's leading university and a major West African centre for legal scholarship. |
| Serbia | University of Belgrade Faculty of Law | Serbia's leading law faculty, with a long history and major influence on the national legal profession. |
| Seychelles | University of Seychelles | Seychelles' national university and principal domestic institution for higher education. |
| Sierra Leone | Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone | One of West Africa's historic higher-education institutions and a major centre for Sierra Leonean education. |
| Singapore | National University of Singapore Faculty of Law | Singapore's leading law school and one of Asia's most internationally respected legal institutions. |
| Slovakia | Comenius University Faculty of Law | Slovakia's leading university and a prominent national centre for legal education. |
| Slovenia | University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law | Slovenia's leading public university and principal centre for legal scholarship. |
| Solomon Islands | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | The regional university system provides an important higher-education route for Solomon Islands. |
| Somalia | Somali National University Faculty of Law | Somalia's historic national university and an important institution for legal education. |
| South Africa | University of Cape Town Faculty of Law | One of Africa's most internationally recognised law faculties, with outstanding research and academic reputation. |
| South Sudan | University of Juba School of Law | South Sudan's principal public university and a leading national institution for legal education. |
| Spain | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Faculty of Social Sciences and Law | One of Spain's leading modern universities, with an especially strong reputation in legal education and research. |
| Sri Lanka | University of Colombo Faculty of Law | Sri Lanka's leading public university and a major centre for legal education and scholarship. |
| Sudan | University of Khartoum Faculty of Law | Sudan's oldest and most prestigious university, with a longstanding legal education tradition. |
| Suriname | Anton de Kom University of Suriname | Suriname's national university and principal institution for higher education and legal studies. |
| Sweden | Lund University Faculty of Law | One of Scandinavia's leading law faculties, combining strong research with an international outlook. |
| Switzerland | University of Zurich Faculty of Law | Switzerland's largest university and a leading centre for legal research and education. |
| Syria | Damascus University Faculty of Law | Syria's oldest and most prominent university, with a long-established law faculty. |
| Tajikistan | Tajik National University Faculty of Law | Tajikistan's leading university and principal national centre for legal education. |
| Tanzania | University of Dar es Salaam School of Law | Tanzania's oldest university and one of East Africa's most established law schools. |
| Thailand | Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Law | Thailand's leading university and a highly respected centre for legal education and research. |
| Timor-Leste | National University of Timor Lorosa'e Faculty of Law | Timor-Leste's national university and principal institution for domestic legal education. |
| Togo | University of Lomé Faculty of Law | Togo's leading public university and an important national centre for legal education. |
| Tonga | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | The regional university system provides an important route to higher education for Tonga. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | University of the West Indies Faculty of Law | One of the Caribbean's leading law faculties and a major source of legal professionals for the region. |
| Tunisia | University of Tunis Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences | One of Tunisia's leading centres for legal education and scholarship. |
| Türkiye | Istanbul University Faculty of Law | One of Türkiye's oldest and most prestigious law faculties, with a major professional and academic tradition. |
| Turkmenistan | International University for the Humanities and Development | A leading national institution for humanities, social sciences and related professional education. |
| Tuvalu | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | The regional university system provides the principal higher-education route for Tuvalu. |
| Uganda | Makerere University School of Law | Uganda's oldest and most prestigious university, with a leading East African law school. |
| Ukraine | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Faculty of Law | Ukraine's leading traditional university and one of its most prominent law faculties. |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates University College of Law | The UAE's flagship national university and an important centre for legal education and research. |
| United Kingdom | University of Oxford Faculty of Law | One of the world's most prestigious law faculties, with an exceptional tradition in legal scholarship and education. |
| United States | Yale Law School | One of the world's most influential law schools, with exceptional academic, professional and international reputation. |
| Uruguay | University of the Republic Faculty of Law | Uruguay's principal public university and historically dominant institution for legal education. |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent State University of Law | Uzbekistan's specialist national university for legal education and one of Central Asia's leading law institutions. |
| Vanuatu | University of the South Pacific School of Law and Social Sciences* | A major regional law school serving Vanuatu and other Pacific jurisdictions. |
| Venezuela | Central University of Venezuela Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences | Venezuela's oldest university and one of the country's most historically influential law faculties. |
| Vietnam | Vietnam National University, Hanoi School of Law | One of Vietnam's leading national universities and a prominent centre for legal research and education. |
| Yemen | Sana'a University Faculty of Law | Yemen's oldest and leading public university, with an established law faculty. |
| Zambia | University of Zambia School of Law | Zambia's leading public university and principal national institution for legal education. |
| Zimbabwe | University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Law | Zimbabwe's oldest university and a leading national centre for legal education and scholarship. |
*for some Pacific and Caribbean states, there is no standalone domestic law school. We identify the most reputable regional institution that provides access to legal education in that state.
Honourable Mentions
Although Taiwan is not a UN member state, it is home to one of the most prestigious law schools in the Asia-Pacific region. For Taiwan, we selected the National Taiwan University College of Law as its premier legal institution.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. It is not a UN member state, but it is home to some of the most prestigious law schools in Asia. We selected the University of Kong Kong Faculty of Law as its premier legal institution.














