Adelaide Law School

The University of Adelaide Law School is a law school in Australia, founded in 1883. It is the second oldest Law School in Australia and 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. The current Dean of Law is Professor John Williams.

Degrees

Undergraduate:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Postgraduate:

• Master of Laws (LLM)
• Master of Business Law (MBusLaw)
• Master of Comparative Law (MCL)
• Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD)
• Doctorate of Laws (LLD)

Curriculum Changes 2009

In an attempt to comply with efforts to standardise Law degrees across the country, the University of Adelaide Law school has implemented a number of curriculum changes for 2009. These include the introduction of a new subject: Principles of Public Law and the combination of Law of Crime and Criminal Procedure among other changes. The new curriculum has resulted in the reduction of overall units required for graduation, thus reducing the duration of post graduate law from 3.5 years to 3.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the University of Adelaide Law School has generally required a higher tertiary entrance rank (TER) than for other South Australian Law Schools. This is especially true for the study of double degrees and is a reflection on its prestige, history and location. Entrance for post graduate study requires the completion of a 3-year bachelor degree at a recognised University, admission for post graduate or undergraduate transfer students is calculated on grades previously achieved.

Notable alumni

Prominent contemporary alumni include:

• Professor John Finnis - Professor of Law and Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and one of the world's leading authorities on legal philosophy and jurisprudence. His Treatise Natural Law and Natural Rights, is regarded as one of the definitive works of natural law philosophy.
• Professor James Crawford, SC - Whewell Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge. Leading Barrister in International Law, Matrix Chambers.
• Professor W R Cornish, QC - Emeritus Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Cambridge. Barrister, Gray's Inn.
• Hon Julie Bishop, MP - Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
• Julian Disney, AO - Rhodes Scholar, social activist and founder of Global Governance Group.
• Professor Ivan Shearer, AM - member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Former Dean of Adelaide and Sydney University Law Schools.
• John Doyle, AC, QC - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, Rhodes Scholar and Chair of the Australian Judicial College.
• Robert Hill - former Australian Federal Minister for Defence, now Australian Ambassador to the UN, New York City.
• Chief Justice Robin Millhouse, QC - Chief Justice of Kiribati, Chief Justice of Nauru, former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia, former Attorney General for South Australia and first Australian Democrats Parliamentarian.
• Dame Roma Mitchell, AC, QC - First female Governor of an Australian state (South Australia), first female Supreme Court Justice, first female Queens Counsel in Australia.
• Michael Smith - Australian Ambassador to the UN, Geneva.
• Senator Amanda Vanstone - Former Australian Federal Immigration Minister, appointed Australian Ambassador to Italy
• Shaun Micallef - Comedian
• John Bannon - former Premier of South Australia

• Alexander Ward - Past President of the South Australian Law Society (2005) President-Elect of the Law Council Of Australia
• Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, VC, CMG, CBE - who was awarded the VC for efforts on 23 July 1916, at Pozières, France, in which he commanded 50 men on a daring trench capture and bombing mission. He was later appointed commander of 'Black Force', the Dutch resistance movement in Java, but was captured and held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese. He was awarded the CBE for his distinguished efforts against the Japanese at Java.
• Former Senator Margaret Reid, the first woman President of the Australian Senate
• Former politician and failed company director Peter Duncan
• Australian Politician Christopher Pyne

Notable past alumni include:

• Dr John Bray, former Chief Justice of South Australia
• Hon Justice John W Perry AO QC - former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia
• Dr Howard Zelling, a former Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia

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. It was founded in 1898 and is the second oldest organisation for law students in Australia. 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.

Adelaide Law Review

The Adelaide Law Review Association publishes the biennial law journal, the Adelaide Law Review.

Related pages

• University of Adelaide
• University of South Australia
• Entrepreneurs' Challenge

External links

• University of Adelaide Law School
• Adelaide Uni Law Students' Society