Law

The study of law at Dundee has a long and distinguished history. Dundee became an independent university in 1967 after a 70 year relationship with the University of St Andrews where the teaching of law started nearly six centuries ago. In the 2009 Good University Guide Dundee Law School (DLS) was placed 9th in the United Kingdom law school rankings.

DLS has a strong postgraduate culture and offers a wide range of taught postgraduate degrees, as well as supervision at both LLM and PhD levels. It has a current undergraduate student population of 500 and a postgraduate population of 130 students.

RAE 2008

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise DLS was one of only two Law Schools in the United Kingdom to achieve a 100% international standard classification, with half of our submissions being graded internationally excellent or world leading. Our commitment is to provide high quality instruction, with a focus on matters of practical relevance, to prepare students for a successful legal career, whether at home or abroad.

Law library

Research Areas

Areas of research expertise at Dundee Law School include:

• Corporate Governance
• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Human Rights
• Multi-Level Governance
• Public Law
• Public and Private International Law

Key Staff

Dean of School of Law

Professor A C Page LLB, PhD

Professors

Professor P R Ferguson, LLB, DipLP, PhD
Professor C T Reid MA, LLB
Professor A Belcher BSocSci, MPhil, PhD, FCA
Professor P McEleavy BSc, PhD, Barrister
Professor F E Raitt LLB
Professor J McLean LLB, LLM, Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
Professor R Churchill LLB, LLM, PhD

Contact

Fiona Clark
Telephone: +44 (0)1382 384 764 / +44 (0)1382 384 764
Fax: +44 (0)1382 386 737 / +44 (0)1382 386 737
Email: law-pgenq@dundee.ac.uk