Located in the heart of South Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia's history as a central university dates back to the pre-independence era of India. Established in 1920 by the Ali brothers, Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, Jamia Millia Islamia today is home to over 23,000 students studying in various courses on its vast, picturesque campus.

Compared to the nine decade old history of the university, the Faculty of Law is a very recent entity. Established in 1989, it has made significant progress over the last two decades—restructuring courses and curriculum, introducing new courses, experimenting with innovative teaching techniques and strengthening its programmes.

The Faculty of Law offers a five-year integrated BA LLB (Hons.) programme, a two-year Post Graduate Program (LLM) in three specialized streams (Personal Law, Corporate Law and Criminal Law) and a PhD programme.