University of Adelaide Law School
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The University of Adelaide Law School is a law school in Australia, founded in 1883. It is a division of the Faculty of Professions at the University of Adelaide. As of 2005, it has 1300 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate courses.
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[edit] Bachelors of Law
Core subjects which need to be completed include:
- Introduction to Australian Law
- Law of Contract
- Law of Torts
- Corporate Law
- Law of Crime
- Property Law
- Australian Constitutional Law
- Equity
- Legal Research and Writing
- Administrative Laws
- Litigation Practice
- Civil and Criminal Practice
- Introduction to Advocacy
- Law of Evidence
- Legal Ethics
[edit] Notable alumni
Prominent contemporary alumni include:
- John Doyle AC, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, Rhodes Scholar and Chair of the Australian Judicial College;
- Former Australian Minister for Defence, now Australian Ambassador to the UN, New York, Senator Robert Hill;
- Australian Immigration Minister, Senator Amanda Vanstone;
- Australian Ambassador to the UN at Geneva, Michael Smith;
- Dean of University of Cambridge Law School Professor James Crawford;
- Rhodes Scholar and Leading Jurisprudence Expert Professor John Finnis
- Social activist Julian Disney, founder of Global Governance Group.
- Hon Julie Bishop MP, Federal Minister for Education Science and Training
- Professor Ivan Shearer AM, Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
- Every Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia and the District Court as well as a significant number of Federal Court and Family Court Judges.
- Governor Dame Roma Mitchell, First Female Governor of an Australian State (South Australia), First Female Supreme Court Judge, First Female Queens Counsel in Australia
[edit] Adelaide University Law Students' Society
The Adelaide University Law Students' Society, or "the LSS", is an unincorporated association of which all students enrolled at the University of Adelaide School of Law are automatically members. The LSS is operated by students of the University of Adelaide Law School and its purposes are to improve student life at the school. Its primary activities are to organise social events, such as the annual Law Ball and Law Dinner, to organise competitions, such as mooting and trial advocacy, and to represent the student body on law school boards and committees. It also conducts a myriad of other activities aimed at assisting students and improving their time at the school.
Past Presidents:
- 2005 - Daniel Cregan (now Associate to the Chief Justice of South Australia)
- 2004 - Hugh Shannon (now an investment Banker with JP Morgan)
- 2003 - Eleanor Bishop (now a solicitor with Minter Ellison)
- 2002 - Caitlin Gill (now a solicitor with Allens Arthur Robinson)
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