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March 27th, 2024

Khenpo Ngawang Sherab Lhundrup

Khenpo Ngawang Sherab Lhundrup is an Assistant Professor at JSW School of Law, specializing in Nyen-ngag and Choenju. He also coordinates the Evening prayer. Prior to joining the JSW...

March 8th, 2024

Welcoming New Members to the JSW Law Community

We are delighted to announce the newest additions to the JSW Law family, each bringing a distinctive blend of expertise, dedication, and passion to their respective roles: Wangchuk Namgyel...

February 27th, 2024

JSW School of Law’s Undergraduate Summer School Program

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February 27th, 2024

JSW School of Law’s Climate Change and Environment Graduate Summer School

July 13 – August 3, 2024Pangbisa, Paro, Bhutan The JSW School of Law invites you to attend a Special Graduate Program on Climate Change, the Environment, and Sustainability at...

February 25th, 2024

JSW School of Law’s Undergraduate Summer School Program

June 17 – June 30, 2024Pangbisa, Paro, Bhutan The JSW School of Law (https://jswlaw.bt/) is very pleased to announce the Second Undergraduate Summer School Program at its spectacular new...

February 22nd, 2024

JSW Law Triumphs in Inaugural National Debate Competition on Climate Change

In a thrilling finale, JSW Law emerged victorious in the inaugural National Debate Competition on Climate Change. Sherubtse College took the runner-up position. The competition, spanning two days and...

February 6th, 2024

JSW Law Celebrates Staff Appointments and Promotions

JSW Law celebrated the appointment and promotion ceremony of the following staff: Dema Lham, appointed as Assistant Dean for Clinics; Migmar Lham, promoted to Lecturer; Kinley Wangdi, promoted to...

January 22nd, 2024

JSW Law has now closed the admissions for the LL.B./PGDNL program, Class of 2029.

For more information and other queries, please write to sar@jswlaw.bt or contact +975 77184444 / 77182223 during office hours.

December 30th, 2023

Fourth GNH & Law Conference “Criminal Justice & Happiness” 11 – 13 November 2024

December 20th, 2023

Law for ClimateTech : Advancing Innovative Solutions to Climate Challenges

JSW Law’s Climate Change and Environmental Law Centre invites you to participate in the Regional Essay Writing COMPETITION on : “Law for ClimateTech : Advancing Innovative Solutions to Climate...

December 4th, 2023

Paying your fees

Please take note of the deadline for paying the amount due. Your payment must be received on the deadline day. Note that we are not able to accept cash...

December 3rd, 2023

Bhutan’s Environmental Leadership at COP28: Insights for the Next 50 Years

Tshering Dolkar, Lecturer, participated in a Roundtable Discussion on “Conservation in Bhutan: The Next 50 Years,” where panelists spoke about Bhutan’s approach to environmental conservation rooted in its Gross...

December 2nd, 2023

JSW Law participates in the COP28.

JSW Law is participating in the Twenty-Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), with four students: Lekzang Pakila Lhaki and Tenzin Dorji from the...

November 28th, 2023

Vacancy Announcement (Lecturer)

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October 31st, 2023

JSW School of Law’s Climate Change and Environment Graduate Summer School

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October 11th, 2023

The Second Graduation Ceremony of JSW Law: Class of 2023

On Monday, the 9th of October 2023, Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law (JSW Law) held its 2nd Graduation Ceremony, celebrating the accomplishments of 18 students (13 young women...

October 5th, 2023

JSW Law Tashi Rabney Ceremony: Celebrating a Historic Milestone in Bhutan’s Legal Education Landscape

The Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law (JSW Law), held a small and meaningful tashi rabney ceremony of its campus in Pangbisa on 5 October 2023, coinciding with the...

October 1st, 2023

National Debate Competition on Climate Change

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September 11th, 2023

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (for INTERNAL STAFF only)

With the approval of the Management Board via email endorsement on 11th September 2023. Weare pleased to invite, “Expression of Interest” for the position of SAAR OFFICER under the...

September 7th, 2023

Nima Dorji

Nima Dorji is one of the founding faculty members of Bhutan’s first law school and a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria, Canada. Prior to joining JSW School...

August 25th, 2023

JSW Law Announces New Appointments

Coinciding with the auspicious day, JSW Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Ugyen Dorji as the Director of the Administration and Finance Department and the promotion of...

August 2nd, 2023

Vacancy Announcement (Senior/Deputy Chief HRO)

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July 25th, 2023

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July 17th, 2023

JSW Law welcomed its newest students

JSW Law welcomed its newest students this morning at the Pangbisa campus in Paro. Congratulations to the Class of 2028—18 students, including 14 women and 4 men. The LL.B./PGDNL...

July 7th, 2023

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July 7th, 2023

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July 7th, 2023

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July 7th, 2023

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June 19th, 2023

Class of 2028 – Student Card

This person is a student of Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law. For emmergency, kindly email us at oss@jswlaw.bt or visit www.jswlaw.bt for contact information.

June 16th, 2023

Choney Dema

June 16th, 2023

Tenday Zangmo

June 16th, 2023

Tashi Delek

Currently working as Advocate/Legal Consultant at Garuda Legal Services, Thimphu, Bhutan. 

June 16th, 2023

Tashi Gyalpo

Founder of Bhutan Legal Eagles, one of the private legal firms in Bhutan Currently working as a Jabmi (Attorney-at-law)  at the law firm. 

June 16th, 2023

Ugyen Lhamo

Currently working as a Senior Attorney at the Office of the Attorney General, Bhutan representing the Government before the courts.

June 16th, 2023

Jay W Stansell

Jay W Stansell is a lawyer and educator who has actively practiced law in the United States since 1988, most recently for 19 years as an Assistant Federal Public...

June 16th, 2023

Hendrik Visser

Hendrik Visser has worked for over thirty years in international development and he has lived for 26 years in Bhutan. Hendrik works as a free-lance development practitioner in the...

June 14th, 2023

Postgraduate Diploma in National Law (PGDNL) Program

PGDNL Program was previously offered by Bhutan National Legal Institute in collaboration with Royal Institute of Management (RIM) in Simtokha. However, after discontinuation of the Program at RIM, a...

June 9th, 2023

JSW SCHOOL OF LAW’S INAUGURAL SUMMER SCHOOL

June 26 – July 10, 2023Pangbisa, Paro, Bhutan The JSW School of Law is very proud to invite you to attend its inaugural Summer Law School at its spectacular...

June 9th, 2023

Vacancy Announcement – Assistant Dean, Junior Lecturer and Program Officer

The deadline for submitting applications for the Assistant Dean position has been extended until July 31, 2023. Click here for details

May 8th, 2023

Vacancy Announcement – Lecturer, Faculty Secretary & ICT

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May 6th, 2023

David W. Tushaus

David Tushaus is the Assistant Dean of Graduate and Experiential Education. Professor Tushaus has worked on human rights issues his entire career. He was a staff attorney and clinic...

April 18th, 2023

Dechen Wangmo

Dechen Wangmo was appointed as Junior Finance Officer of JSW Law w.e.f. 1st January 2023. She completed her high school education at Gongzim Ugyen Dorji Higher Secondary School and...

April 18th, 2023

Sangay Choden

Sangay Choden was appointed as Faculty Administrative Officer of JSW Law w.e.f. 1st January 2023.  She completed her high school education at Chhukha Higher Secondary School and received her...

April 18th, 2023

Kinley Dorji

Kinley Dorji was appointed as Faculty Administrative Officer of JSW School of Law w.e.f. 1st January 2023. He completed his high school education at Taktse Central School and received...

April 18th, 2023

Nima Yoezer

Nima Yoezer was appointed as Faculty Administrative Officer of the JSW School of Law from 1st July 2018. He completed his higher secondary education from Orong Higher Secondary School,...

April 18th, 2023

Sangay Nidup

Sangay Nidup was appointed as Senior Administrative Assistant of the JSW School of Law from 1 July 2018. He was promoted to Junior Librarian from 1 July 2022. He...

April 18th, 2023

Moni Kumar Rai

Moni Kumar Rai was appointed as a Student Admission Officer of the JSW School of Law from 17 October 2023. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Senior...

April 18th, 2023

Geden

Geden was appointed as Junior Executive Secretary to Dean of JSW School of Law from 1 September 2018. He completed his higher secondary education from Jigme Sherubling Higher Secondary...

April 18th, 2023

Kinley Wangdi

Kinley Wangdi serves as the Deputy Chief Public Relations and Media Officer at the JSW School of Law. He has been assigned the additional responsibility of Institutional Advancement Officer...

April 18th, 2023

Ugyen Dorji

Ugyen Dorji is the Director of the Administration and Finance Department. Previously, he served as the Chief of the Programme Evaluation and Monitoring Division within the Office of the...

April 18th, 2023

Dr. Tenzin Wangchuk

Dr. Tenzin Wangchuk was appointed as Registrar of JSW Law w.e.f. 1 April 2023. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Sherubtse College and postgraduate studies in Environment from...

April 11th, 2023

New Registrar and Assistant Dean for Student Services joins office

11 April 2023, corresponding to the 20th Day of the 2nd Bhutanese Lunar month, JSW Law welcomed Dr Tenzin Wangchuk as the Registrar and Mr Nima Tshering as the...

April 10th, 2023

JSW Law at the White & Case Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

JSW Law is representing Bhutan at the White & Case Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC from 8-15 April 2023. The competition is a simulation of...

March 1st, 2023

Visiting Scholar’s Forum

The Research Center would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Visiting Scholar’s Forum on “The Socio-political Discourses in the Tibetan Nītiśāstras” by Miguel Alvarez Ortega. He is...

February 22nd, 2023

Climate Justice for Happiness: JSW Law Launches Climate Change and Environmental Law Centre with Inaugural Paro Forum

To celebrate the 43rd Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King, JSW School of Law(JSW Law) hosted a three-day Inaugural Paro Forum: Climate Justice for Happiness starting 22 –...

February 19th, 2023

JSW School of Law Admissions for the LL.B./PGDNL program is now closed.

JSW School of Law Admissions for the LL.B./PGDNL program is now closed. For more information about our admission process kindly click here

February 9th, 2023

Leki Tshering

Leki Tshering was appointed as Junior Lecturer/Alumni Engagement Officer at JSW School of Law w.e.f January 1, 2023. He interned with UNDP Bhutan in the Governance and Advocacy Portfolio,...

February 9th, 2023

Karma Lhazin

Karma Lhazin was appointed as Junior Lecturer/Research Centre Programme Coordinator at JSW School of Law w.e.f 1st January 2023. She represented the law school as one of the oralists...

February 2nd, 2023

Ugyen Samdrup Lhamo

Ugyen Samdrup Lhamo was appointed as Junior Executive Secretary to the Dean of JSW School of Law from 1 January 2023.  She completed her high school education at Yangchenphug...

February 2nd, 2023

JSW Law Organizational Chart

February 2nd, 2023

Staff Directory

January 18th, 2023

Admission Form

January 18th, 2023

Instruction mBOB

December 23rd, 2022

Workshop on Climate Change Law and Policy Project

The JSW Law is organizing a week-long workshop on Climate Change Law and Policy Project, which includes a two-day consultative workshop with the relevant stakeholders. This workshop is a...

December 19th, 2022

Quotation for operation of Students’ Food Services & Cafeteria

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December 17th, 2022

JSW Law launched the JSW Law Research Center and three publications

Coinciding with the 115th National Day, and to join the Nation in celebrating this important day, JSW Law launched the JSW Law Research Center and three publications–the First Volume...

December 7th, 2022

Vacancy Announcement (Senior Human Resource Officer)

We are pleased to announce a vacancy for the position of Senior Human Resource Officer. Please click here to download the Terms of Reference. Interested Bhutanese nationals fulfilling the...

November 25th, 2022

First Graduation Ceremony

His Majesty The King graced the Graduation Ceremony for the very first class of law students, 13 women and 12 men from Bhutan’s first and only law school, the...

November 11th, 2022

Vacancy Announcement

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November 2nd, 2022

Third Conference on GNH and Law from 11-12 November 2022

Coinciding with the Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Great Fourth Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Constitution and the GNH Day, JSW Law will be hosting the Third Conference on...

November 1st, 2022

Invitation of sealed bids for the supply of air tickets

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October 29th, 2022

Editorial Skills Development Workshop

Editing is an art requiring a special set of skills and is even called a gatekeeper different from being a writer. The JSW Law Research Center organized its first-ever...

October 26th, 2022

Third Faculty Forum: Law and Religion

The JSW Law Research Center organized the Third Faculty Forum this afternoon. Professor Jay D. Wexler, visiting scholar to the JSW Law Research Center presented his paper titled: “On...

October 18th, 2022

Yeshi Lhamo

Yeshi Lhamo is a Junior Lecturer at Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, specializing inFamily Law and Tort Law. Yeshi is a graduate of Christ University, Bangalore, India (BA.,...

October 8th, 2022

Access to Justice for Persons with disabilities

As a part of the “Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities” project under the Justice Sector Programme (JSP) funded by the Austrian Development Agency, the Human Dignity Clinic...

September 21st, 2022

Launch of Judges and Lawyers Forum

JSW School of Law joined the nation to celebrate Constitution Day and commemorate His Majesty, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s Birth Anniversary. To mark the occasion, JSW Law organized a...

September 7th, 2022

Invitation of sealed bids for the supply of Full Fare Economy Class Air Tickets

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September 5th, 2022

Pedup Dukpa

Pedup Dukpa is a Lecturer at JSW School of Law. Upon joining JSW Law, he worked closely with Paro College of Education to establish a continuous in-service professional development...

August 30th, 2022

Vacancy Re-Announcement : Director for Library Resources and Services

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August 9th, 2022

Staff Promotion

Coinciding with a good zakar, 9th August 2022, Dean Sangay Dorjee awarded the Promotion and Appointment Orders and Tashi Delek khadar to the employees newly appointed and promoted to...

August 2nd, 2022

JSW Law formally welcomed its newest students

JSW Law formally welcomed its newest students this morning at the campus in Pangbisa, Paro. Dean Sangay Dorjee congratulated the Class of 2027 on being the newest members of...

July 20th, 2022

Vacancy Announcement – Director for Library Resources and Services

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July 19th, 2022

Sonam Wangdi

Sonam Wangdi was appointed regular contract employee of the JSW School of Law as Care Taker from 1 January 2018.  He has served in the Royal Bhutan Army, Dewathang...

July 19th, 2022

Ugyen Chophey

Ugyen Chophey was appointed regular contract employee of JSW School of Law as Driver from 1 July 2019. 

July 19th, 2022

Sonam Jamtsho

July 19th, 2022

Sonam Jamtsho

Sonam Jamtsho was appointed as Junior Human Resource Officer of JSW School of Law from 1st July 2022. He completed his higher secondary education from Orong Higher Secondary School,...

July 8th, 2022

Kelden Jamtsho

Kelden Jamtsho was appointed as an ICT Officer of the JSW School of Law from May 2017. He was promoted as Senior ICT Officer on 1 July 2021. He...

July 8th, 2022

Karma

Karma was appointed as Estate Manager of the JSW School of Law from 1 December 2016. He was promoted to Senior Estate Manager from 1 January 2021. He completed...

July 7th, 2022

Sonam Jamtsho

Mr. Sonam Jamtsho is the Chief Finance Officer. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief Finance Officer. Sonam is one of the Founding members of the law school. Prior...

July 5th, 2022

Bhutan’s Spiritual Heritage and Buddhism

The Research Center will be hosting the Second Interdisciplinary Forum titled “Bhutan’s Spiritual Heritage and Buddhism”  coinciding with the Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (Trelda Tshechu). His Eminence  Tsugla Lopen...

June 13th, 2022

Sangay Dorjee

Dean Sangay Dorjee is appointed as the founding Dean, the Chief Executive Officer of the Law School in 2016 by the Honourable President. Dean Sangay also worked as the...

June 13th, 2022

Student-run virtual event

As current students, we are so excited to invite you to our first student-run virtual event focusing on the role of homegrown lawyers in cultural preservation and environmental protection in...

May 31st, 2022

Session on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP)

Sonam Tshering, Senior Lecturer, led a session on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) with other experts from Europe and Asia. His session focused on Bhutan’s experiences in public procurement and...

May 31st, 2022

Suggestion Box

May 26th, 2022

Productivity Tools

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May 26th, 2022

Services and Support

ICT Services Call Form For Staff For Students Estate Services Call Form For Staff Office of the Student Services Student Travel Request Form

May 24th, 2022

Training on Public Procurement for Public Procurement Officers

JSW Law organized the first-ever Training on Public Procurement for Public Procurement Officers. The two-day training was organized to familiarize Public Contracts in Bhutan and beyond with negotiations, contract management,...

May 14th, 2022

Launch

May 5th, 2022

Keynote Address by Her Royal Highness Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck, the Hon. President of the BNLI, JSW School of Law & the Bar Council of Bhutan at the Conference on ‘Public Law, Legal Orders and Governance: Regulating Globalisation in Asia’ 17 July 2019

May 4th, 2022

Keynote Address by HRH Princess Sonam Dechan Wangchuck

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Distinguished Guests, Eminent Speakers and Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be with you. Scholars, and friends of Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law,...

April 30th, 2022

The Student Body elected its first Student Executive Council (SEC)

Guided by the preamble of the newly amended Student Constitution of the JSW School of Law, the Student Body elected its first Student Executive Council (SEC) on 29 April...

April 27th, 2022

Vision and Mission

MISSION JSW Law endeavors to be a world-class legal education and research institution that provides legal education, facilitates research in law and related fields, and promotes cultural enrichment and...

April 27th, 2022

JSW Law Publications

The Journal of Gross National Happiness and Law GNH & LAW is one of the regular and important publications of the law school. This journal exclusively discusses the relationship...

April 25th, 2022

Preservation of indigenous flora at the JSW Law campus

April 24th, 2022

Student’s summer vacation starts from 23 July to 13 August, 2022

Class of 2027 reporting: 30 August, 2022 Orientation and Bridging Cource (OBC): 1-12 August Upper classes reporting: 13 August 2022 Fall Semester starts: 15 August

April 24th, 2022

Bhutan – LSAT shall be conducted on 30th April, 2022

Bhutan – LSAT shall be conducted on 30th April, 2022

April 24th, 2022

Rinzin Wangdi

Associate Professor of Law at Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law. He completed his B.A. in Buddhist Philosophy from the institute of Nga-gyur Nyingma Mysore, India and the P.G....

April 24th, 2022

Ugyen Thinley

Ugyen Thinley is Director for Library resources and services with JSW School of Law.  Further, Ugyen served as Assistant Dean for Research Center at JSW Law, Ugyen is one of...

April 24th, 2022

Tshering Dolkar

Tshering Dolkar is Lecturer at Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, specializing in Environmental Law and International Law.  Tshering is a graduate of University of Kent, UK (LL.B. (‘15),...

April 24th, 2022

Pema Wangdi

Pema Wangdi is a Senior Lecturer. He teaches Philosophy, Political Science and a Happiness topic which is a partial requirement of the GNH and LAW course offered at JSW...

April 24th, 2022

Migmar Lham

Migmar Lham is the Junior Lecturer of Corporate Law at Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, specializing in corporate law, social enterprise and alternative dispute resolution. She is also...

April 24th, 2022

Mahesh Gajmer

Mahesh Gajmer is a junior Lecturer at JSW School of Law. Mahesh’s research focuses on Intellectual Property with special emphasis on protection of Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions....

April 24th, 2022

Kesang Wangmo

Kesang is a national taskforce member for – ‘Higher Education Reform in Bhutan’ and ‘Bhutan Qualifications Framework’ under Ministry of Education.  She is also currently serving as a committee...

April 24th, 2022

Dorji Gyeltshen

2021: American Academy of Religion “The Commentarial Curriculum and the Transformation of Female Monastic Education in Contemporary Bhutan, San Antonio, Texas, November 20-23 2019: Woodenfish Conference “Monasticism and Monastic...

April 24th, 2022

Karma Choden

Karma Choden is a Lecturer at JSW School of Law, specializing in Economics, Human Dignity and GNH & Law. She also coordinates the Externship program.  Prior to joining the...

April 24th, 2022

Dema Lham

Dema Lham is an Assistant Professor specializing in Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Restorative Justice, and Human Dignity. In 2016, she co-taught a course on Law and Development at the...

April 24th, 2022

Sonam Tshering

Sonam Tshering is an Assistant Professor at the JSW Law. He teaches contracts, procedural and comparative public procurement laws and also privacy and media laws.  He is also the...

April 24th, 2022

Faculty Directory

April 23rd, 2022

Announcements

April 23rd, 2022

Office of the Dean

April 22nd, 2022

History of JSW School of Law

21 February 2015  JSW School of Law Founded  His Majesty the King has emphasised that to create a just and content society, we must set in place the strong...

April 22nd, 2022

Office of the Honourable President 

Honourable President Grants Dhar to the Recipient of Civil Service Awards to the Staff from JSW Law and Bhutan National Legal Institute Honourable President’s Address at the Opening of...

April 21st, 2022

JSW Law’s Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines, Vaccination, Quarantine, Isolation Information and more for the Community of JSW School of Law

April 18th, 2022

Students

Resources, offices and services that support JSW students

April 18th, 2022

Visit Campus

Click here to sign up for a virtual tour Explore your own JSW Law Green Library Rhododendron Garden

April 18th, 2022

Faculty and Staff

Resources, offices and services for JSW faculty and staff

April 14th, 2022

Second Faculty Forum

The RC is pleased to announce that the Second Faculty Forum will be organized this month. The event is scheduled on 20 April 2022 (Wednesday), 3:30pm-5:00pm. Please find the...

April 14th, 2022

Webinar Series – Human Dignity Clinic

Please join us on May 3, 2022 at 9 am PST, 7 pm Bhutan Standard Time for the second webinar in the JSW Law Sustainability Series! This virtual event...

April 11th, 2022

LSAT

(We may or may not use one or more test centers listed below and you will be informed of the changes in advance). Chhukha Mongar Paro Thimphu Tashigang Trongsa...

April 11th, 2022

FAQs

Admissions What is required to be considered for admission to JSW? Do you care about our academic results in other classes? Do you care about other subjects on the...

April 11th, 2022

Eligibility Criteria

Who is eligible to apply? Any person shall be eligible for admission to the Program who: 1. has not previously availed of an RGoB Scholarship for a post higher...

April 11th, 2022

How to Apply

Applicants should be aware that admission to the law school is based upon three elements: Excellent Class XII marks, including at least a 60 in Dzongkha and English; Excellent...

April 11th, 2022

Graduate Admission

April 11th, 2022

Undergraduate Admission

April 4th, 2022

Training & Other Programs

April 4th, 2022

LL.M/MLS Program

April 4th, 2022

LLB/PGDNL Program

LLB/PGDNL Program is aimed at producing service-ready lawyers and generations of future leaders, who can take their responsibility seriously, and carry out fundamental duties with Justice, Service, and Wisdom....

April 2nd, 2022

Give to Climate Change Law & Policy Project

April 2nd, 2022

Give to JSW Law Sustainability Fund

April 2nd, 2022

Make a Gift

Ways to give Donations through the JSW Bhutan Legal Education Foundation are tax-deductible in the United States to the extent allowed by law. JSW Bhutan Legal Education Foundation (EIN...

April 2nd, 2022

Giving

Make a Gift General support gifts make up the very foundation of JSW Law’s fundraising effort. Such gifts provide opportunities that are critical to the learning experience for students,...

March 20th, 2022

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March 15th, 2022

Events

March 15th, 2022

University of Vienna

March 15th, 2022

The Asia Foundation

March 15th, 2022

Royal Government of Bhutan

March 15th, 2022

Karuna Foundation

March 15th, 2022

Government of India

March 15th, 2022

Ford Foundation

March 15th, 2022

Austrian Development Agency

March 15th, 2022

University of Victoria

March 15th, 2022

White & Case

March 12th, 2022

Interdisciplinary Forum

ནང་ཆོས་དང་ཁྲིམས།  Karma Phuntsho (PhD)  –Buddhism and Law in conversation  Scholar & President of Loden Foundation  with Pema Wangdi  Senior Lecturer, JSW Law Venue: Academic Campus, Denkhang Karpo  Date: 4th...

March 12th, 2022

Inaugural Climate Forum on Climate Justice for Happiness

This multi-year project of “Climate Change Law & Policy” is a part of the GNH and Law pillar of JSW Law’s curriculum and research initiative. Through this project, JSW...

March 12th, 2022

Third International Research Conference on GNH & Law

GNH & Law is multi-year multidisciplinary research project of the JSW School of Law – Bhutan’s first Law School established on 21 February 2015. JSW Law host the Research...

February 24th, 2022

Class of 2022 leaves for mandatory internship programs

Learning by doing is one of the important features of the JSW Law curriculum. Our pioneering batch of students started their mandatory internships in different organizations. For their final...

February 23rd, 2022

National Conference on Public Contracts

The three-day first-ever National Conference on Public Contracts organized by JSW Law in commemoration of the 42nd Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King concluded this afternoon with the...

February 3rd, 2022

Admissions

Undergraduate Admission The LLB/PGDNL at JSW Law is a five-year program of study that leads to an initial law degree. A program that is designed to educate practice-ready lawyers....

February 3rd, 2022

Library

Library Hours Monday thru Friday – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Evenings and Weekends – 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Reference/Research Service – By appointment (Email:  librarian@jswlaw.bt) Visit our...

February 3rd, 2022

News

February 3rd, 2022

Research

Research Center The Research Center is established to lead and coordinate JSW Law’s research programs, scholarships, and activities. The Center organizes varying activities and programs to promote research and...

February 3rd, 2022

Human Dignity Clinic

The Human Dignity Clinic will allow students to understand, respectfully interact with, and advocate on behalf of Bhutan’s most vulnerable populations. The students will learn to use the law...

February 3rd, 2022

Social Enterprise Clinic

Students Students in the SEC will continue the journey they began in the Corporate Law course (and to a lesser extent also their Contracts and Property courses). They will...

February 3rd, 2022

Appropriate Dispute Resolution Clinic (ADRC)

Students of ADRC will have the platform to be problem solvers, working with organization that mediate dispute (Court Annexed Mediation Unit). Students observe and take part in mediation by...

February 3rd, 2022

Clinics

JSW Law offers its students a world-class legal education. Central to that education is a strong commitment to experiential education, “learning by doing.” The centerpiece of JSW Law’s experiential...

February 3rd, 2022

Academics

4 Pillars of Curriculum & Program of Study JSW Law’s curriculum and program of study are guided by the four pillars. Both teaching and learning are guided by these...

February 3rd, 2022

About

Message From The Dean Welcome to Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law (JSW Law). The first and only law school in the Kingdom of Bhutan, JSW Law prepares exceptional...

January 12th, 2022

JSW Law–Past, Present and Future

JSW Law family came together for a week to reflect on our past journey, celebrate our present achievements and to strategize the JSW Law Phase-II (2022-2032). The faculty and...

December 17th, 2021

Dedicated Service Award

Five JSW Law staff receive the Royal Civil Service Award conferred by His Majesty the King from the Honorable President of JSW School of Law. Her Royal Highness Princess...

December 11th, 2021

The Future We Want, A Living Himalaya Declaration

JSW Law students joined students from the College of Natural Resources to draft and present the youth climate action declaration to the government. Celebrating International Mountain Day, students from...

November 11th, 2021

Judges and Lawyers’ Forum

JSW School of Law joined the nation to celebrate Constitution Day and commemorate His Majesty, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s Birth Anniversary. To mark the occasion, JSW Law organized a...

May 18th, 2021

National Conference on Public Contracts