Founded in 1348 by Charles IV on the basis of a bull of Pope Clement VI, it is the oldest law school in the Czech Republic and Central Europe.

[3] Among the school's notable academics, scholars and graduates are Alois von Brinz, Joseph Unger, Eduard Herbst, Emil Sax, Leopold Hasner von Artha, Hans Kelsen,[4] Josef Kaizl, Alois Rašín, presidents of Czechoslovakia Edvard Beneš and Emil Hácha, Milada Horáková, prime ministers of the Czech Republic Petr Pithart and Stanislav Gross, Vice-President of the European Commission Věra Jourová, presidents of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia Karel Baxa, Pavel Rychetský and Josef Baxa.

Honorary members of the lawyers' association based on the faculty include Václav Klaus, former president of the Czech Republic, and Sir Roger Scruton.

[5][6] The school offers a five-year magister degree program in law, which is completed by a state examination and the defense of a thesis.

[10] The law school is housed in a listed Neoclassical building constructed between 1924 and 1931 on the bank of the Vltava River, a significant architectural landmark designed by Jan Kotěra.