Durham Law - 4* Research and Teaching
Durham Law School was ranked 4th Law School in the UK in the 2008 RAE, an excellent result, on a par with the 2001 result. Additionally, the School returned 100% of its staff in the RAE.
The ranking is based on the percentage of submissions graded 4* (world class); it is also based on the percentage graded 3 or 4*; we are 3rd based on the percentage graded 2* or 3* or 4*. We were fourth by grade point average.
The School has achieved the top rating of "Excellent" for its teaching in its last inspection by the Quality Assurance Agency and is consistently rated one of the top UK law schools by the Complete University Guide. Read more about the School...
Recent Publications
Books Authored
- Schütze, Robert. 2012. European Constitutional Law. Cambridge Cambridge University Press. (View publication online)
Books: Sections
- Schütze, Robert. 2012. 'Federalism as Constitutional Pluralism: Letter from America'. In 'Constitutional Pluralism in the European Union and Beyond'. Avbelj, Mattej & Kommarek, Jan Oxford: Hart Publishing. 185-212. (View publication online)
Journal Papers
- Gelter, Martin & Siems, Mathias 2013. Language, Legal Origins, and Culture before the Courts: Cross-Citations between Supreme Courts in Europe. Supreme Court Economic Review 21: forthcoming. (View publication online)
Current grants
- 2012-2015 Mind the (Housing Wealth) Gap: Intergenerational (£125047.17 from The Leverhulme Trust) investigated by Lorna Fox O'Mahony
- 2011-2014 Philip Leverhulme Prize (£70000.00 from The Leverhulme Trust) investigated by Mathias Siems
- 2011-2012 Reforming Pornography Law : liberal justifications (£36801.00 from The Leverhulme Trust) investigated by Clare McGlynn
- 2010-2015 Tipping Points: mathematics, metaphors and meaning (£150885.00 from The Leverhulme Trust) investigated by Roman Tomasic
News
Events
Monday 11 June 2012
- SEXUALITY, GENDER IDENTITY AND FAITH 10:30am to 6:00pm , The Joachim Room, St. Hild & Bede College, Durham University
Wednesday 18 July 2012
- Regulating Research in the Life Sciences in a Globalised World 7:00pm , Pennington Suite, Grey College
Blogs
Human Rights in Ireland is a group academic blog with a focus on human rights issues in Ireland (external blog).
Inherently Human is a blog on law, gender and sexuality, run by a team drawn from current and past members of the research group GLAD (Gender and Law at Durham).
UK Constitutional Law UK Constitutional Law Group blog is a constitutional law blog with contributions from Durham Law School Staff (external blog, administered by the UKCLG)
Durhamlawcareers is a blog run by the Careers Advisory Service and dedicated to legal careers. Legal Information.
Job Opportunities
Contact Details
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