| Macquarie Law School | |
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| Established | 1972 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Dr Natalie Klein |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Macquarie University |
| Website | www.law.mq.edu.au |
The Macquarie Law School is the law school of Macquarie University and was first established in 1972 as Sydney's third law school. Entry to the Law School is very competitive, with candidates required to possess superior grades and typically an ATAR of 96 or above. For comparison, the UNSW Faculty of Law and the Sydney Law School require ATARs of 99.65 and 99.70 respectively, while the University of Western Sydney Faculty of Law requires an ATAR of 90 or above.
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The Law School comprises three departments and centres.
The main department of the Law School which prepares undergraduate students for careers in legal areas for admission to legal practice in Australia and other common law countries. The department also offers postgraduate law courses.
The University has a strong history of involvement in environmental studies and centre for Environmental Law was one of Australia 's first. It has been formally recognised as a Centre of Excellence within the University. The centre focuses on research and cases of law concerned with international, comparative and national environmental law, climate change, biodiversity, marine law and oceans governance, planning and local government law, pollution law, corporate environmental law, Indigenous peoples and environmental rights, heritage law and policy, trade and environment, and environmental litigation and mediation. MU-CEL is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Macquarie University, is a founding member of the IUCN's Academy of Environmental Law.
The Macquarie Law Journal is the initiative of the Department of Law at Macquarie University. It is published annually, both in hard copy and online, each volume having a special theme. Manuscripts are refereed by means of double-blind, peer review.
The Australian Journal of Legal History is dedicated to publishing high quality research by those scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds who are interested in the dynamic relationship between law and history. The bi-annual journal, which was previously produced at the University of Adelaide, builds upon the research and teaching strengths in legal history at Macquarie University.
The Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law provides a forum for scholarly dialogue concerning both global and regional environmental issues. The biannual Journal contains a variety of articles and book reviews together with relevant case and legislative commentary. The editorial board is made up of 12 distinguished experts in the field of international environmental law from 11 different countries.
Macquarie University Law Society (MULS) was founded in 1975 and is the representative body for all law students at Macquarie University.
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