The Discipline of Law falls under the School of Law and Social Sciences at the University of the South Pacific.
We offer courses specifically focused on the laws and legal systems of the South Pacific region. The University of the South Pacific (USP)'s School of Law was established in 1994 offering programs specifically focused on the legal systems of the South Pacific region. Particular attention is paid to the legal systems of the USP's 12 Member Countries: Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall I
slands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Also included is an understanding of the laws of the region's former imperial powers such as Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and France. Following the re-structure of the University in January 2021, the School of Law became the Discipline of Law, and has been placed under with the School of Law and Social Sciences. The main Law Campus is located at the Emalus Campus in Port Vila, Vanuatu. We offer a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), a Masters of Laws (LLM), a Master of Environmental Law (MEL), and doctoral (PhD) study. We also offer other professional diplomas in Legal Practice (PDLP) and Legislative Drafting (PDLD). We frequently have visiting staff and a regular flow of overseas academics and other visitors. Because of the unique challenges to study in the South Pacific, our degrees are also available online. In addition, we also offer face-to-face mode at our Laucala campus in Fiji. We have a strong research profile in a number of areas, including customary law, environmental law and policy, and land law. It also manages the Journal of South Pacific Law, operates the USP Community Legal Centre, and hosts the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII, with assistance from AustLII).
