Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - An fara gabatar da ilimin shari'a a cikin Philippines a lokacin mamayar Mutanen Espanya lokacin da, a cikin 1734, Jami'ar Santo Tomas ta kafa Faculty of Civil Law. Bayan da aka amince da Kundin Tsarin Mulki na Malolos, Joaquin Gonzales ya kafa Universidad Literaria de Filipinas a cikin 1899; wannan cibiyar ta ba da kwasa-kwasan da yawa ciki har da doka. Koyaya, wanzuwar Literaria ba ta daɗewa ba sakamakon ɓarkewar rikicin Filipino-Amurka
Ka yi haƙuri. A lokacin mamayar Amurka, musamman a cikin 1911, an kafa Kwalejin Koyon Koyon Koyon Jami'ar Philippines, ta hanyar hangen nesa da kokarin George Malcolm. Wannan cibiyar shari'a ta ci gaba da kasancewa ɗaya daga cikin tsofaffin kwalejojin doka a cikin ƙasar.