University of Tasmania Faculty of Law
| University of Tasmania Faculty of Law | |
|---|---|
| UTAS Coat of Arms | |
| Established | 1893 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Professor Margaret Otlowski, LLB (Hons), PhD |
| Location | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Campus | Sandy Bay |
| Affiliations | University of Tasmania |
| Website | |
The University of Tasmania Faculty of Law, founded in 1893[1] as Australia's fourth law faculty, is the law school of the University of Tasmania. It offers the undergraduate Bachelor of Laws degree, as well as the postgraduate degrees Master of Laws and Doctor of Philosophy. The Faculty is home to the School of Law, the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute, the Centre for Law and Genetics, and the Centre for Legal Studies.
The current Dean of the Faculty and Head of the School of Law is Professor Margaret Otlowski.[2]
History
The Faculty was established in 1893 as the Faculty of Law, and has remained largely independent, other than a short period of time in the 1990s when it merged with the then-Faculty of Commerce as the Faculty of Commerce and Law.
Faculty and services
The Faculty of Law offers undergraduate and graduate Bachelor of Laws programs, as well as combined undergraduate courses. The Faculty also provides a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice through the Centre for Legal Studies, as well as research Master of Laws and Doctor of Philosophy programs.
The University of Tasmania Law Review'[3] and the Journal of Law, Information and Science[4] are based within the Faculty as well as numerous publications produced by the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute.
In addition to its academic programme, the law school promotes a range of co-curricular activities including mooting, negotiation and client interview competitions, membership of the University of Tasmania Law Review student editorial, and membership of the active law students' society, the Tasmania University Law Society (TULS).
As of 2014, the Faculty is ranked in the 151-200 category of law schools in the world according to the QS World University Rankings, and as equal 9th law school in Australia.[5]
Notable alumni
Judges
- Sir Stanley Burbury, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, Chief Justice of Tasmania 1956-1973
- Sir William Lambert Dobson, KCMG, FLS, Chief Justice of Tasmania 1885-1898
- Sir John Stokell Dodds, KCMG, Chief Justice of Tasmania 1898-1914
Legal practitioners
- Peter Heerey AM, QC, barrister and former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Law professors
- Enid Campbell AC, former Dean of Monash University Faculty of Law and first female law professor in Australasia
- Kate Warner AM, current Governor of Tasmania and legal academic
Politics and government
- Eric Abetz, Senator for Tasmania
- Guy Barnett, Senator for Tasmania
- Lara Giddings, Labor politician and former Premier of Tasmania
References
- ↑ , retrieved on 2012-10-07.
- ↑ http://www.utas.edu.au/law/people/law-people-profiles/Margaret-Otlowski
- ↑ "UTAS Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania Law Review".
- ↑ "UTAS Faculty of Law, Journal of Law, Information & Science".
- ↑ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2014/law-legal-studies#sorting=rank+region=+country=319+faculty=+stars=false+search=