The
Faculty of Law was established in 1954 as the "High Institute for Legal Studies". After the establishment of the
State University of Tirana, the
High Institute for Legal Studies was incorporated into the wider university structure as one of seven faculties, and renamed as the '
Faculty of Law. In 1965, the university was once again reorganized and the
Faculty of Law was merged with the Department of Political Science, to form a bigger "Faculty of Political Science and Law". The new faculty sought to prepare specialists in political science, who were to serve as
civil servants for the central and local organs of government and legal specialists, to serve in the judiciary and prosecution service. In 1967, the Faculty opened
journalism course, which was to prepare journalists for the government-owned newspapers and for the newly established
Albanian Radio and Television. During the 1970s, the faculty was again reorganized, with the courses of
political science transferred to a newly created department and
philosophy brought under the ambit of the Faculty. In 1991, the faculty was renamed as the "Faculty of Law" once again, to reflect the fact that law degrees and philosophy were divided into two separate faculties, while the journalism degree was transferred to the Faculty of History and Philology. Until the 1970s, the normal duration of studies was four years, but later it was reduced to three years of study, followed by a year of practical training in the courts. In the 1980s, the faculty returned to the four year study system. The most dramatic changes occurred after the
fall of communism in Albania in 1991. The arrival of new concepts dealing with
democracy, the
rule of law and
equality before the law, necessitated deep reforms in the academic and educational conception of the law and of the role of the lawyer. Thus, starting from 1991 the curriculum was developed according to Western models, and after 2000 there were efforts to transition the degrees offered by the Faculty to the
Bologna process, thus now the
Faculty of Law offers
Bachelor of laws,
Master of laws and
PhD in Law degrees. The Deans of the
Faculty of Law throughout the years are as follows: • Luan Omari, • Zija Xholi, • Ismail Lleshi, • Kudret Çela (first term), • Valentina Zaçe, • Kudret Çela (second term), • Ksenofon Krisafi, •
Vasilika Hysi, • Kudret Çela (third term), • Altin Shegani, • Artan Hoxha. == Enrollment ==