Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration websites

The Faculty is unique in Switzerland in that it brings together fields of study and research as varied as law, forensics, criminology and public administration.

The School of Law (ED) offers a complete university education in Law, enabling students to acquire the knowledge of positive law and the critical and analytical skills essential to the practice of any legal profession.

The Ecole des Sciences Criminelles (ESC) is the only institution in the French-speaking European world to offer a complete course in forensic science (forensics and criminalistics), and the only university institution in Switzerland to offer master’s and doctorate level courses in criminology.

The Institut de hautes études en administration publique (IDHEAP) offers a wide range of university courses at master’s and post-master’s level, to acquire and perfect the knowledge needed by public affairs specialists.