The College of Law was initially established as a combined Law & Shari’a faculty, vide the Amiri Decree of April 1, 1967, to prepare qualified human cadres for the State’s outstanding needs concerning public attorneys, judges and investigators for legal institutions. The faculty disseminates legal knowledge and awareness in society through lectures, publications and media, and promotes quality in legal domain by offering training courses and seminars, encouraging research and publications, and strengthening cultural relations with its counterparts in the Arab World. It also cooperates with State institutions in preparing projects on laws, regulations and legal studies, as requested.

The Faculty admitted its first batch of 56 students in September 1967, and four years later, turned out its first batch of 22 law graduates. It follows the four-year system, and until 1976 the students were awarded a Degree in Law & Shari’a based on the unified credit-system applied throughout Kuwait University Colleges. This system required 120 credits to qualify for graduation.

Later, with the establishment of the new College of Shari’a & Islamic Studies, following another Amiri Decree, the College of Law attained an independent status, and the Department of Shari’a moved to the newly constituted Faculty of Shari’a & Islamic Studies. Thereafter, the graduating students from the Faculty of Law were awarded the Degree in Law. The faculty revived the four-year system in July 1989, following the University Council decision, and in June 1993, the graduate program in Law was initiated, leading to the award of Master’s Degree in Law.

Website of the College of Law

Academic Departments

• Private Law

• Public Law

• Criminal Law

• International Law