Founded in 1816 as one of the state university's four original faculties, it brings together the departments of law, of political science, and the Jean Constant Liège School of Criminology.

The current dean of the faculty is Professor Yves-Henri Leleu.

[2] The history of the Faculty of Law begins with that of the University of Liège itself on 25 September 1816.

Initially located in the city-center of Liège, the faculty moved to the Sart Tilman campus during the 1980s, like most departments of the university.

[3] The Faculty of Law building, designed by architect Claude Strebelle and inaugurated in 1981, is located at 7 boulevard du Rectorat within the Sart Tilman campus.