Philosophy and History of Law Department

Vision and Mission

• Providing the student with different knowledge and skills in different disciplines of philosophy of law, the history of Egyptian law
• Meeting the requirements of the society
• Qualifying students for scientific research in accordance with sound scientific methodology
• Qualifying students to continue postgraduate studies in various legal disciplines
• Enhancing and supporting the professional and practical sides of the theoretical legal sciences
• Providing students with the ideal values that a jurist should possess during his professional performance

Goals of the Department:

• Teaching students the philosophy of law, and the history of Egyptian law foreign judgments, in addition to the history of legal and social systems
• Providing the graduates with highly efficient training skills to compete in the field of legal work and to provide outstanding solutions for the variant legal and judicial problems
• Providing the labor market with efficient cadres able to compete inside and outside Egypt
• Providing the graduates with the skills that link the latest updates in law to the legislative and jurisprudential trends of various legal schools to meet the needs of economic and social development

About the department

Cabinet Resolution No. (1142) of 1976 was issued specifying the colleges and institutes affiliated with Tanta University, including the Faculty of Law. As a result, the following planning and executive decisions were frequently issued:
- Decision of Mr. Prof. Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research No. (656) on 9/26/1978 specifying the scientific departments in the college.
- Ministerial Resolution No. (716) dated 7/26/1981 issuing the internal regulations of the college, which includes the private law department (specialization in civil law - procedural law - philosophy of law - commercial law).
- The University Council’s decision at its session on November 26, 1981, approving the start of studies at the college in the academic year 1981/1982.
- Ministerial Resolution No. (873) dated 7/27/1999 issuing the internal regulations of the college and amending them to become the Department of Philosophy of Law.