Giving Visit Campus Apply Now Library
Menu Students Staff Search

Why Bhutan? Why JSW Law?

Home

A distinctive place from which to study the future
Bhutan offers a remarkable setting in which to study law, development, governance and human flourishing.

A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY

Study the evolution of law and democratic institutions in a young constitutional democracy shaped by distinctive history and values.

GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS

Explore one of the world’s most recognised alternative approaches to development and its relationship with governance, law and public policy.

ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP

Examine climate and environmental governance in a country constitutionally committed to environmental protection.

CULTURE & LEGAL TRADITION

Study the relationship between modern law, Bhutanese institutions, Buddhist thought, customary practices and changing society.

A SMALL STATE WITH GLOBAL QUESTIONS

Consider how smaller states navigate international law, geopolitics, economic development, technology, climate change and globalisation.