An up-to-date guide to the many and varied law courses, both undergraduate and postgraduate, found in the law schools spread over the 53 countries that form the Commonwealth. The text also gives details of the periodicals published by individual law schools and their major research centres.

The Commonwealth Legal Education Association's aim is to foster high standards of legal education and research in Commonwealth countries. This directory provides information on law schools in Commonwealth countries for the period 2003 to 2004.

There are more than 400 Commonwealth law schools, all having an entry within the latest edition of The Directory of Commonwealth Law Schools. Each entry includes full contact details, courses offered, law journals published and research centres. This edition has been thoroughly revised, updated and expanded to take account of changes over the last two years. This directory also contains full details of the activities of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association together with a section devoted to law in the Commonwealth. This includes copies of the major Commonwealth instruments and details of Commonwealth activities of particular interest to law teachers and practitioners, making it a valuable resource and reference work.