The School of Law is rated as ‘Internationally Outstanding’ (Grade 5A) for its research and as ‘Excellent’ for its teaching quality.
The School has over 40 members of academic staff, many of whom are leading international experts in their field, and this year, the School’s Dr Sandra Frisby was awarded the Oxford University Press Law Teacher of the Year. Well-established research centres in the fields of human rights, environmental law, treaty law and public procurement, enhance
the research culture of the School.
The School enjoys important professional relationships with international institutions, leading firms in the City of London and the provinces, private industry and consultancies, and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). We have significant links with other universities worldwide, such as Cape Town, Fudan, Ghana, Hong Kong, Lagos State, Melbourne, Nigeria, Pécs, Queensland, Singapore, and Texas. Through the Socrates Erasmus scheme we also have links with European universities such as Almeria, Brest, Copenhagen, Genoa, Gent, Giessen, Göttingen, Leiden, Oslo, Rovaniemi, and Valencia.
Since its introduction in 1987, our LLM programme has continued to grow in popularity and prestige. Offering a wide and diverse range of over 50 options, the programme now attracts some 130 to 150 candidates each year from more than 50 countries, confirming its status as one of the leading and most exciting LLM programmes available.
Research across the School is diverse, and current projects include: The World Trade Organisation and its Relationship with Multilateral Environmental Agreements; Access to Copyright Works: Balance Between the Rights of Owners and User; Conditions of Detention of Terrorist Prisoners; Human Rights and the EU; Understanding Mental Health Law; and The Role of Democratic Governance in International Law Governing the Existence, Creation, and Dissolution of States and the Legitimacy of Governments.