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University of Aberdeen School of Law
The University of Aberdeen School of Law (Scottish Gaelic: Sgoil Lagha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is the law school of University of Aberdeen, located in Aberdeen, Scotland. Established in 1495, it is consistently ranked among the top 10 law schools in the United Kingdom.
Today, it is one of the oldest, largest, selective and prestigious law schools in Scotland, admitting some two hundred and fifty students each year, as well as over forty international exchange students. The 2021 Complete University Guide league rankings placed Aberdeen at 6th in the UK. The 2019 The Times league rankings also placed Aberdeen at 7th in the UK.
The School offers both undergraduate (LL.B.) and taught and research postgraduate degrees (LL.M.), as well as the Diploma in Legal Practice and Professional Competence Course. The current Head of the School of Law is Professor Justin Borg-Barthet.
The history of the School of Law began with the establishment in 1495 of King's College, Aberdeen, the original university in Aberdeen, by William Elphinstone, then Bishop of Aberdeen and himself a former lawyer. From 1505 onwards, King's College endowed two professors of law- one for Canon law, another for Civil Law. Canon law ceased to be taught at King's College due to the Reformation which saw a purging of King's professors. The latter, Civil Law, would continue to be taught at King's College, subsequently in the United University, until today.
In 1860, King's College merged with Aberdeen's other university, Marischal College, to form the current University. However, it was not until 1895 that John Dove Wilson revived Scots Law at Aberdeen as a B.L. (Bachelor of Laws) and 1910 as the LL.B. degree.
Traditionally there are four statutory professorships at the University of Aberdeen's School of Law: Professor of Jurisprudence, Professor of Scots Law, Professor of Civil Law, Professor of Public Law.
The tradition have produced scholars such as: Neil Kennedy, Lord Kennedy, who was a professor of Law and served as the first chairman of the Scottish Land Court (1912−18); Sir Thomas Broun Smith who became Professor of Scots Law (1949) and was Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1950−53 and 1956−58; or Peter Stein who was Professor of Jurisprudence from 1956 to 1968 and later became the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Cambridge.
Academic dress has been worn in the University of Aberdeen since mediaeval times. Academic dress is usually worn only at formal occasions, such as at graduation, Founder's Day, or academic processions which take place for ceremonial reasons.
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University of Aberdeen School of Law
The University of Aberdeen School of Law (Scottish Gaelic: Sgoil Lagha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is the law school of University of Aberdeen, located in Aberdeen, Scotland. Established in 1495, it is consistently ranked among the top 10 law schools in the United Kingdom.
Today, it is one of the oldest, largest, selective and prestigious law schools in Scotland, admitting some two hundred and fifty students each year, as well as over forty international exchange students. The 2021 Complete University Guide league rankings placed Aberdeen at 6th in the UK. The 2019 The Times league rankings also placed Aberdeen at 7th in the UK.
The School offers both undergraduate (LL.B.) and taught and research postgraduate degrees (LL.M.), as well as the Diploma in Legal Practice and Professional Competence Course. The current Head of the School of Law is Professor Justin Borg-Barthet.
The history of the School of Law began with the establishment in 1495 of King's College, Aberdeen, the original university in Aberdeen, by William Elphinstone, then Bishop of Aberdeen and himself a former lawyer. From 1505 onwards, King's College endowed two professors of law- one for Canon law, another for Civil Law. Canon law ceased to be taught at King's College due to the Reformation which saw a purging of King's professors. The latter, Civil Law, would continue to be taught at King's College, subsequently in the United University, until today.
In 1860, King's College merged with Aberdeen's other university, Marischal College, to form the current University. However, it was not until 1895 that John Dove Wilson revived Scots Law at Aberdeen as a B.L. (Bachelor of Laws) and 1910 as the LL.B. degree.
Traditionally there are four statutory professorships at the University of Aberdeen's School of Law: Professor of Jurisprudence, Professor of Scots Law, Professor of Civil Law, Professor of Public Law.
The tradition have produced scholars such as: Neil Kennedy, Lord Kennedy, who was a professor of Law and served as the first chairman of the Scottish Land Court (1912−18); Sir Thomas Broun Smith who became Professor of Scots Law (1949) and was Dean of the Faculty of Law between 1950−53 and 1956−58; or Peter Stein who was Professor of Jurisprudence from 1956 to 1968 and later became the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Cambridge.
Academic dress has been worn in the University of Aberdeen since mediaeval times. Academic dress is usually worn only at formal occasions, such as at graduation, Founder's Day, or academic processions which take place for ceremonial reasons.