Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters as well as those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.

A PhD in Law program provides students with foundational knowledge of the field of law and how to expand upon it as a topic of research and academic study. Rather than focusing on the application of law to other fields, this type of program focuses on the study of legal systems and educating future scholars.