University of Dundee School of Law

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The Scrymgeour Building, which houses the School of Law

The University of Dundee School of Law is a division of the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland responsible for the teaching of law. The School of Law and the Law Library are based in the Scrymgeour Building, one of the oldest buildings in the university's main campus.

The University of Dundee's School of Law has the distinction of being the only law school in the United Kingdom to offer qualifying LL.B degrees in both Scottish and English/NI law. Both LL.B degrees can also be taken as Law with Languages degrees in French, German and Spanish. In the 2009 Good University Guide's "universities by subject" tables, the School of Law was ranked eighth in the UK and second in Scotland.^[1]

At a post-graduate level, the law school offers a wide range of LL.M courses and is also linked to the University's Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, and the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science.

1 History
2 Courses Offered
3 Deans of the School of Law
4 Current Teaching Staff
5 Mooting
6 See also
7 External links
- 7.1 Notes

[edit] History

The teaching of law had a long history within the University of St Andrews, beginning with its foundation in the early 15th century.^[2] As with many of the University's "professional subjects", the teaching of law was in later years focused upon Queen's College, the part of the University situated in Dundee, founded in 1881. In 1967, the University of Dundee was created by Royal Charter out of the former Queen's College, including the law school. The transfer of power to Dundee effected, the University of St Andrews remains distinct amongst the ancient universities of the British Isles in not offering the study of law.

The School of Law was only created in its present form following the reorganisation of the University in August 2006 when the Faculty of Law and Accountancy was abolished and the Schools of Law and Accountancy were created in its place, within the College of Arts and Social Sciences.

[edit] Courses Offered

Undergraduate

LLB Scots Law (Honours and Pass)
LLB English Law (Honours and Pass)
LLB Scots Law with Languages
LLB English Law with Languages
Two Year LLB in Scots Law (Accelerated Course)
Two year LLB in English Law (Accedlerated Course)

Post-Graduate
Diploma in Legal Practice
LLM/PgDip in Commercial Law
LLM/PgDip in Environmental Law
LLM/PgDip in International Commercial Law
LLM/PgDip in International Law
LLM/PgDip in International & European Law
LLM/PgDip in Law and Government
LLM/PgDip/PgCert in Human Rights Law
LLM/PgDip/PgCert in Criminal Justice

[edit] Deans of the School of Law

Period
2006 - Present	Professor Alan C Page

[edit] Current Teaching Staff

Professorial Staff
Professor C Alice Belcher
Professor Robin Churchill
Professor Pamela Ferguson
Professor Peter McEleavy
Professor Janet McLean
Professor Fiona E Raitt
Professor Colin T Reid

Senior Lecturers
Mr David A Brand
Mr Stuart R Cross
Mr Cowan Ervine
Ms Sue Farran
Ms Elizabeth Kirk
Ms Carole Lyons
Dr Alasdair Maclean
Ms Andrea Ross
Ms Anastasia Vakulenko
Mr Robin White

Lecturers
Mr Gordon Cameron
Mr Brian Dempsey
Dr Patrick Ford
Ms Aude Fiorini
Mr Mark Mackarel

Associate Director Diploma in Legal Practice
Mrs Lynne Mannion

[edit] Mooting

The University of Dundee School of Law has a very active mooting society. The society organises an internal competition and competes in various Scottish and UK external competitions.