University of British Columbia Faculty of Law

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The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law is one of the largest English language legal programs in Canada, with over 600 law students. The three-year Juris Doctor (J.D.) program is noted for its coursework breadth. The faculty also offers Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Jurisprudence (M.Jur.) and doctorate (Ph. D.) degrees. The faculty has a unique emphasis on Pacific Rim issues, aboriginal law, and feminist law.

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The law school's motto is: FIAT JUSTITIA RUAT COELUM meaning "Let justice be done though the heavens fall."

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The faculty is located in the Curtis Building at University of British Columbia's Point Grey campus in the University Endowment Lands, just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia. The building is named for the faculty's founding dean, the late George F. Curtis, who died on October 23, 2005.

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