The Faculty of International Relations and Law was established on the basis of the Faculty of Social Management and Law, which was established in 2003, on May 15, 2020 by the decision of the University Scientific Council.

The faculty has 4 departments "International Relations", "Special Law", "General Law", "Philosophy and Social Work". There are 49 employees working in the faculty, 2 of them are professors, 5 are doctors of sciences, associate professors, and 8 are associate professors of doctor of philosophy. The first dean of the faculty (2003-2018) was associate professor Garib Veli oglu Allahverdiyev. On December 4, 2020, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor Huseynov Yusif Huseyn oglu was elected to the position of dean. During the period of activity of the faculty, the deputy deans were Y. Huseynov (2003-2009), A. Ahmadov (2009-2016), B. Jafarov (2017-2018), N. Rahimov (2018-2020). From 2021, the deputy dean is A. Ahmadov.

The faculty prepares specialists in the following specialties:

• Jurisprudence
• International relations
• Social work
• Philosophy
• State and public relations
• Regional studies
• International relations

Diplomacy center, Diplomacy cabin, Criminalistics and Forensic examination cabins operate in the Faculty. At the council meetings, based on the approved plan at the beginning of the year, the most urgent issues involving education, science, training and education processes are discussed and decisions are made.

The Chair of International Relations was established by the order of the Rectorate No. 91 dated April 11, 2009 according to the decision of the University Scientific Council dated April 10, 2009 (protocol No. 8). The "International relations" department is one of the leading departments of specialization in "International relations", "State and public relations", "International relations (teaching in English)" and Regional studies at the basic education and bachelor's level of higher education. Since June 2018, Shamkhal Mammadov, doctor of philosophy, associate professor, has been the head of the "International relations" department.

Currently, the chair has 11 faculty members. 4 of them are associate professors, and 7 are teachers

As a result of social and economic policy implemented in accordance with the purpose of our republic, the material well-being of the highly developed population has improved significantly, and the level of poverty has decreased to a minimum. The Republic of Azerbaijan is approaching developed countries. Achieving the above is directly related to education. As the national leader H. Aliyev said, education is the future of every country.

In addition to the reforms to be carried out in the state documents related to education adopted in our republic in recent years, showing the specific purpose of these reforms. On June 15, 1999, national leader H. Aliyev issued a decree No. 168 of the "Education reform program of the Republic of Azerbaijan", as well as the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, implementing the state policy based on the democratization of social, economic and social life. acted. The department is engaged in the teaching of philosophy, social work, sociology, logic, introductory multiculturalism subjects in our faculty and other faculties of the University.

Currently, this department, which is called the Chair of Social and Public Relations, has 4 doctors of philosophy (one of them is a professor, three are associate professors), 2 doctors of philosophy, 3 senior lecturers, 8 teachers and 1 laboratory assistant.

In the summer of 1996, thanks to the initiative of national leader Heydar Aliyev, the specialty of jurisprudence was opened at NSU. In that year, only 50 students were admitted to full-time and part-time departments in the specialty of jurisprudence. Since 1997, in order to create conditions for personnel working in the country's law enforcement agencies and other management structures to receive higher legal education, personnel training in the specialty of jurisprudence has been started by involving them in additional higher education in the part-time chair of the faculty.  Already in 2000, the first law graduates of NSU received a license for life.

In those years, thanks to the close support of the university administration, the educational structures of the specialty of jurisprudence were formed. In the first years, the specialty of Law was part of the faculty of history and philology. In 1998, in order to raise the level of education in the specialty of jurisprudence and improve its organization, this specialty was taken from the faculty of history and merged with the faculty of economics. Thus, in February 1999, the faculty of economics and law was established, with associate professor Agarza Rustamov as its dean. A few years later, both the number of students and the strengthening of the material and technical base allowed the university administration to organize an independent law faculty. From the academic year of 2003-2004, the independent "Social management and law" faculty was established, where associate professor Garib Allahverdiyev was elected dean.

The first head of the "Legal subjects" department operating under the faculty was Fakhraddin Nagiyev, candidate of legal sciences. In May 2001, he was replaced in this position by Najaf Orujov, an experienced lawyer, candidate of legal sciences.  Since May 2004, associate professor Shukur Mammadov has been elected as the head of the chair. On June 8, 2016, Doctor of Philosophy in Law, associate professor Kahraman Novruz oghlu Behbudov was elected as the head of the chair. On February 21, 2022, Doctor of Philosophy in Law, docent Kahraman Novruz oghlu Behbudov was elected to this position for the second time.

On September 2, 2024, the Chair of Law Special and general law is divided into two departments. Kahraman Novruz oghlu Behbudov remained the head of the chair of special law.