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The '''School of Law''' at the [[University of Glasgow]] provides [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate education|postgraduate]] courses in Law, and awards the [[Academic degree|degrees]] of [[Bachelor of Laws]] (''Legum Baccalaureus'', LL.B.), [[Master of Laws]] ('' |
The '''School of Law''' at the [[University of Glasgow]] provides [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate education|postgraduate]] courses in Law, and awards the [[Academic degree|degrees]] of [[Bachelor of Laws]] (''Legum Baccalaureus'', LL.B.), [[Master of Laws]] (''Iuris Vtriusque Magistrum'', LL.M.), [[Master of Science]] (''Magister Scientiæ'', M.Sc.), [[Master of Research]] (M.Res.) and [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (''Philosophiæ Doctor'', Ph.D.), the degree of [[Doctor of Laws]] being awarded generally only as an [[honorary degree]]. |
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There are forty-four full-time academic staff<ref>{{citeweb|title=Staff of the School of Law|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/schooloflaw/staff/|publisher=[[University of Glasgow]]|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref> and over one thousand students.<ref>{{citeweb|title=About the School of Law|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/schooloflaw/about/|publisher=[[University of Glasgow]]|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref> The current Head of the School of Law is Professor Rosa Greaves.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Law School Governance|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/schooloflaw/forallstudents/lawschoolgovernance/|publisher=[[University of Glasgow]]|accessdate=23 February 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
There are forty-four full-time academic staff<ref>{{citeweb|title=Staff of the School of Law|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/schooloflaw/staff/|publisher=[[University of Glasgow]]|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref> and over one thousand students.<ref>{{citeweb|title=About the School of Law|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/schooloflaw/about/|publisher=[[University of Glasgow]]|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref> The current Head of the School of Law is Professor Rosa Greaves.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Law School Governance|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/schooloflaw/forallstudents/lawschoolgovernance/|publisher=[[University of Glasgow]]|accessdate=23 February 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
Revision as of 17:14, 6 March 2012
Type | Law school |
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Established | 1712 (Chair of Law) |
Head | Professor Rosa Greaves |
Students | 1,000 approx. |
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Location | , 55°52′18.30″N 4°17′26.20″W / 55.8717500°N 4.2906111°W |
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Affiliations | University of Glasgow |
Website | www.law.gla.ac.uk |
The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus, LL.B.), Master of Laws (Iuris Vtriusque Magistrum, LL.M.), Master of Science (Magister Scientiæ, M.Sc.), Master of Research (M.Res.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophiæ Doctor, Ph.D.), the degree of Doctor of Laws being awarded generally only as an honorary degree.
There are forty-four full-time academic staff[1] and over one thousand students.[2] The current Head of the School of Law is Professor Rosa Greaves.[3]
History
At the University's foundation in 1451, there were four original faculties: Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine. Both Canon and Civil Law were taught,[4] however by the sixteenth Century, instruction in both of these had fallen out of practice. It was during this time that James Dalrymple of Stair came to Glasgow to study for an M.A. (1633-1637) and then became a regent (1641-1647) teaching philosophy.[5] He went on to become Lord President of the Court of Session in 1671, and published his Institutions of the Law of Scotland in 1681, the first systematic exposition of Scots Law. The Stair Building, where the School of Law is housed, is named in his honour.
In 1712, there was established a Chair of Law at the University,[6] which was endowed by Queen Anne the following year, becoming the Regius Chair of Law. The first occupant of the Chair was William Forbes, and subsequent notable Professors have included John Millar, William Gloag, David Walker and Joe Thomson. This revived the teaching of Law at Glasgow, and subsequent Chairs included the Chair of Conveyancing,[7] established in 1861 by the Faculty of Procurators; the Douglas Chair of Civil Law[8] in 1948; the Chair in Jurisprudence[9] (1952); in Public Law[10] (1965); and the John Millar Chair of Law[11] in 1985, named for the previously-mentioned Regius Professor of Law.
In 1984, the Faculty of Law became the Faculty of Law and Financial Studies, and in 1992, the individual legal departments were grouped together into the School. In 2005, the Faculty merged with the Faculty of Social Sciences, becoming the Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences.[12] Current plans would see this Faculty combine with the Faculty of Education into a new College of Social Sciences.[13]
Today
The School of Law is housed in the Stair Building (named for Viscount Stair), a row of internally-connected terraced houses on The Square, which is adjacent to the Main Building of the University and into which the University Chapel protrudes. Plans are currently being considered for new accommodation for the School of Law, probably involving construction of a new building.
The Library has a dedicated Law section on Level 7 of its building, and there is a Law Workshop in the Basement of the Stair Building. Both stock all major series of Law Reports as well as hundreds of reference works, and students can access legal databases such as Westlaw and LexisNexis through Athens accounts.
The School of Law was placed fourteenth The Times' Good University Guide 2010, making it third of ten in Scotland.[14] It was placed fifth for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey of the six institutions participating,[15] but scored as low as 23% in questions on Feedback & Assessment. The School intends to move to within the top seven law schools in the UK.[16] The School submitted 37.95 equivalent staff in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, second only to Edinburgh's 48.74, and the largest number within the Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences.[17] Fifteen submissions were ranked at the highest level (4*), compared to thirty at Edinburgh and twenty at Strathclyde, and five at Aberdeen, Dundee and Stirling, while forty achieved the second-highest (3*), which placed Glasgow joint-second with Strathclyde, behind only Dundee, which achieved forty-five 3* submissions. Thirty-five of Glasgow's submissions achieved 2* ratings and ten achieved 1*.[18]
Chairs
The following Chairs of the University have provinces within the School of Law:
- Regius Chair of Law: Vacant since 2005
- Professor of Conveyancing: Robert Rennie
- Chair of Mercantile Law: Vacant since 1993
- Douglas Professor of Civil Law: Ernest Metzger
- Professor of Jurisprudence: Scott Veitch
- Jean Monnet Professor of European Law: Noreen Burrows
- Alexander Stone Professor of Commercial Law: Iain MacNeil
- John Millar Professor of Law: Adam Tomkins
- International Bar Association Professor of Law and Ethics in Medicine: Sheila McLean
- Professor of Banking Law: Lorne Crerar
- Chair of International Law: Christian Tams
- Professor of Competition Law and Policy: Mark Furse
Courses Offered
The School of Law offers the following undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses.
Undergraduate[19]
- LL.B. Law (Ordinary and Honours)
- LL.B. Law (two-year accelerated Ordinary for graduates)
- LL.B. Law with Languages (Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish or Spanish)
- LL.B. Law with European Legal Studies (French, German, Italian or Spanish)
- LL.B. Law with Joint Honours (can be studied with Business Economics, Business Management, Economic and Social History, Economics, English Literature, Gaelic Language, Geography, History, Philosophy, Politics or Slavonic Studies)
Applicants for all undergraduate courses, except the two-year accelerated LL.B., are required to sit the National Admissions Test for Law.
Taught Postgraduate[20]
- LL.M. in International Commercial Law
- LL.M. in Corporate and Financial Law
- LL.M. in International Law
- LL.M. in International Competition and Law Policy
- LL.M. in Medical Law
- M.Sc. in Legal and Political Thought
- M.Sc. in Human Rights and International Politics
- M.Sc. in European Politics and Law
The School of Law also offers a number of postgraduate qualifications through the Glasgow Graduate School of Law, run in conjunction with the University of Strathclyde. This currently includes the Diploma in Legal Practice, however from 2010, the School of Law will no longer offer the Diploma through GGSL and will operate its own course. Douglas Mill, former Chief Executive of the Law Society, was appointed Director of Professional Legal Practice. There was previously a Chair in Professional Legal Practice, established in 1984, of which James Inglis was the only occupant.[21]
Research Degrees[22]
The School of Law awards the degrees of LL.M. by Research, M.Res in Law and Ph.D., and offers research supervision in most areas of Law.
Study Abroad
The School of Law has fostered links with universities all around the world to provide exchange and study abroad programmes.[23] These include the universities of Paris, Lyon, Aix-Marseille III, Berlin, Mainz, Freiburg, Copenhagen, Maastricht, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Lund, Helsinki, Bergen, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Ghent, Liège, Madrid, Granada, Bologna, Cagliari, Bilbao, Buffalo, North Carolina, British Columbia, Sydney, Auckland, Brisbane, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Study abroad generally takes place in the Third Year. It is a necessary part of the Law with Languages programme but is open to all students in the School of Law. The School's International Officer is Mr. John Brown, who will be succeeded by Professor Jim Murdoch in October 2010.
Students
Students in the School of Law elect Class Representatives from each of their classes to represent them at meetings of committees within the School of Law. The School comes within the Faculty of Law, Business and Social Sciences constituency on the Students' Representative Council.[24]
Law Society
Template:Infobox student group The Glasgow University Law Society organises social activities for students at the School of Law, including the annual Law Ball, held every February. The event is of a comparable size to the GUSA Ball, and because of the number of students attending it is necessary to hold the event in city centre hotels as there is no hall in the University large enough to accommodate it. The Society also organises charity events, including a Christmas present drive for disadvantaged children.
The Society is student-run by a committee elected in the Spring, comprising President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity & Charities Convenor, Events & Sports Convenor and Website Convenor, as well as two representatives from each of the four undergraduate year groups and a Postgraduate Representative, who is elected in the Autumn. Membership is open to all students of the School of Law, and the Society is affiliated to the SRC.
Mooting
Template:Infobox student group The School of Law has a student-run Mooting Society,[25] which runs an internal competition, The Dean's Cup, as well as organising the Alexander Stone National Legal Debate. All Scottish universities offering the LL.B. are entitled to enter this, although the competition is generally between Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Strathclyde universities. The final is held in February or March each year in the Alexander Stone Court Room on the ground floor of the Stair Building. Glasgow currently holds the trophy.
The Sheriff's Cup, organised by Glasgow Sheriff Court, is an inter-varsity event held between Glasgow and Strathclyde and judged by a Senator of the College of Justice. The moot is held annually in May or June and takes place in one of the larger court rooms at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Glasgow is the reigning champion, and lead the series 11-9.
The Society is supported by Dr. Mark Godfrey, and the current President of the Mooting Society is Hannah Grey.
Notable Alumni and Staff
Alumni
There have been many distinguished alumni of the School of Law, some of whom are listed below. These include the first woman appointed to the Scottish Bench, five current judges of the Court of Session (including the present Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Gill), two Law Lords, six Lord Presidents, twelve Lord Advocates, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and a Lord Chancellor, as well the first First Minister of Scotland, the current Deputy First Minister, and a Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons.
Law
- Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay, Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
- Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy, Senator of the College of Justice and Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
- Matthew Clarke, Lord Clarke, Senator of the College of Justice
- Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, first female Senator of the College of Justice (retired)
- Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson, Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session
- Donald Findlay QC, advocate
- George Emslie, Lord Emslie, Lord President of the Court of Session
- Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate
- Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee, Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session, and Rector of the University of Glasgow
- John Inglis, Lord Glencorse, Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session, and Rector of the University of Glasgow
- Brian Gill, Lord Gill, Lord Justice Clerk
- Ian Hamilton, advocate, Scottish Nationalist
- Lord Irvine of Lairg, Lord Chancellor
- Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson, Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
- Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
- Roderick Macdonald, Lord Uist, Senator of the College of Justice
- Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan, Lord Advocate and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
- Alexander Munro MacRobert, Lord Advocate
- Professor Gerry Maher, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Edinburgh, Law Commissioner
- Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews, Senator of the College of Justice
- Robin McEwan, Lord McEwan, Senator of the College of Justice
- William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan, Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
- Ann Paton, Lady Paton, Senator of the College of Justice
- Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session
- Professor Alan Watson, Civil Law scholar (former Douglas Professor of Civil Law)
- Lord Wilson of Langside, Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
- Lord Wheatley, Lord Advocate and Lord Justice Clerk, established Scottish Legal Aid system
- Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie, Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
Politics
- Des Browne QC MP, former Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Scotland
- Sir Menzies Campbell, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats
- Donald Dewar, former First Minister of Scotland
- Annabelle Ewing, former Member of Parliament for Perth
- Fergus Ewing, Minister for Community Safety in the Scottish Parliament
- Tam Galbraith, former Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead
- James Allison Glen, former Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
- Robert Stevenson Horne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- John Lamont, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire
- John Smith, former Leader of the Labour Party
- Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
Other professions
- Gerard Butler, actor
- Duncan Inglis Cameron, former Secretary of Heriot-Watt University
- Sir William Kerr Fraser, former Principal and Chancellor of the University
- Fred Goodwin, former Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland
- Katherine Grainger, rower
- Sir James Guthrie, former President of the Royal Scottish Academy
- Denise Mina, author
Staff
- Elspeth Attwooll, Member of the European Parliament for Scotland (former lecturer in Jurisprudence)
- Andrew Dewar Gibb, former Leader of the Scottish National Party (former Regius Professor of Law)
- Professor William Gloag, co-author of The Law of Scotland (Gloag and Henderson) (former Regius Professor of Law)
- Professor Sheila McLean, Director of the School of Law's Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine
- Professor John Millar, philosopher, economist (former Regius Professor of Law)
- Robert Reed, Lord Reed, Senator of the College of Justice (Honorary Professor)
- Professor Joe Thomson, Law Commissioner (former Regius Professor of Law)
- Professor Adam Tomkins, Public Law scholar (John Millar Professor of Law)
- Professor David Walker, Private Law scholar (former Regius Professor of Law)
- Professor Alan Watson, Civil Law scholar (former Douglas Professor of Civil Law)
References
- ^ "Staff of the School of Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "About the School of Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Law School Governance". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "A brief history of the School of Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair". The Stair Society. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Regius Chair of Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Chair of Conveyancing". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Douglas Chair of Civil Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Chair in Jurisprudence". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Chair in Public Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "John Millar Chair of Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Corporate Biography of the Faculty of Law and Financial Studies". Gateway to Archives of Scottish Higher Education. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "Challenge for university as Glasgow slims down to step up". The Herald. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ University Rankings League Table 2010 | Good University Guide - Times Online
- ^ UniStats.com: Law
- ^ The Journal Online : Mill to head Glasgow legal practice unit
- ^ RAE 2008: University of Glasgow
- ^ RAE 2008: Law
- ^ Undergraduate Degrees
- ^ Taught Masters Degrees
- ^ University of Glasgow :: Story :: Professorships: Professional Legal Practice
- ^ Research Degrees
- ^ School of Law Study Abroad
- ^ Student Representation
- ^ Mooting in the School of Law
External links