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Sydney Law School

Ranked 12th in the world*

As one of the best law schools in the world for teaching and research, our students learn from globally recognised legal educators and highly respected professional practitioners. Our internationally-renowned researchers are working to deliver real-world change in Australia and overseas.

*2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

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Whether you wish to embark on a career as a lawyer or whether you're a non-law professional who needs some legal expertise, you will be joining one of the top law schools in the world, with a suite of programs designed to meet your needs.

Our research

Learn about our research themes, recent publications and the centres and institutes within the Sydney Law School.

Our people

Our staff are acclaimed legal educators, world-renowned researchers and venerated practitioners. We also attract the involvement of prominent international scholars and leaders in the judiciary and government.

Research centres and institutes

Our research centres and institutes play an important and influential role in the research and teaching of specialised areas of the law.

JuristDiction

In this edition of JuristDiction we look at the challenges of prosecuting gender-based crimes in international criminal courts, controversies surrounding Australia citizenship law, how our students are transforming the future of banking, and tips for lifelong career learning from FRANK Team CEO and alumna Natasha Munasinghe.

Brand New: Dean's Scholarship

For international students commencing the JD or LLM

Facts & figures

1855 The year the Law School was established
Ranked #12 in the world for law (2019 QS World Rankings by Subject)
$500,000+ in scholarships available
World leading research Legal research at the University of Sydney achieved the highest possible rating of 5, or “well above world standard”, in the latest Excellence in Research for Australia Initiative (ERA).
Global partnerships with Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, Geneva, Renmin & Tsinghua
World Champions World Record Jessup Cup (2017, 2015, 2011, 2007, 1996)

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10 September 2019

Academics celebrated as AFR Women of Influence

The seventh year of the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence list again recognises the contribution of our women academics to the community.

Black and white photograph of Big Ben in London.

The implications of Boris Johnson's parliamentary suspension for Brexit

Tightened parliamentary timeframes have made the prospect of Britain exiting the European Union on 31 October without a deal in place far more likely, writes Professor Anne Twomey for The Conversation.

Is relocating Indonesia's capital feasible?

Jakarta has a population of 10 million and is rapidly sinking. The Indonesian Government announced plans to relocate the country's capital to the island of Borneo, but will it improve living and environmental conditions?

Upcoming events

24 October 2019

JSI Seminar: Amnesties, Transitional Justice and Forgiveness

Associate Professor Patrick Lenta (UTS) presents this JSI Seminar. Amnesties granted in the circumstances of transitional justice confer immunity from prosecution and punishment on classes of perpetrators of politically motivated crimes, often including serious human rights violations, following periods of political violence.

24 October 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

24 October 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

28 October 2019

Sydney Ideas: How the Waterfront dispute changed industrial relations in Australia

Join labour expert Professor Shae McCrystal, and Walkley Award-winning journalists Pamela Williams and Quentin Dempster, for a conversation about the nature of work in Australia.

28 October 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Charles Perkins Centre Auditorium, John Hopkins Drive, Camperdown

28 October 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

29 October 2019

The Supreme Court of New South Wales Annual Corporate and Commercial Law Conference

This year's Supreme Court Corporate and Commercial Law Conference will seek to provide a coherent answer to the question, what is the future of the Australian business corporation?

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 6.00PM

Supreme Court of NSW, Banco Court, 184 Philip Street, Sydney

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 6.00PM

Cultural Heritage Protection - the cases of sustainable tourism and of reproduction of works of art

In this seminar Professor Sara Landini (University of Florence) will consider some Italian examples with regard to: sustainability and mass tourism and intellectual property (for example reproductions of works of art). We will propose cases, problems, adopted solutions stimulating a debate.

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 2.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 2.00PM

24 October 2019

JSI Seminar: Amnesties, Transitional Justice and Forgiveness

Associate Professor Patrick Lenta (UTS) presents this JSI Seminar. Amnesties granted in the circumstances of transitional justice confer immunity from prosecution and punishment on classes of perpetrators of politically motivated crimes, often including serious human rights violations, following periods of political violence.

24 October 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

24 October 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

28 October 2019

Sydney Ideas: How the Waterfront dispute changed industrial relations in Australia

Join labour expert Professor Shae McCrystal, and Walkley Award-winning journalists Pamela Williams and Quentin Dempster, for a conversation about the nature of work in Australia.

28 October 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Charles Perkins Centre Auditorium, John Hopkins Drive, Camperdown

28 October 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

29 October 2019

The Supreme Court of New South Wales Annual Corporate and Commercial Law Conference

This year's Supreme Court Corporate and Commercial Law Conference will seek to provide a coherent answer to the question, what is the future of the Australian business corporation?

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 6.00PM

Supreme Court of NSW, Banco Court, 184 Philip Street, Sydney

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 6.00PM

Cultural Heritage Protection - the cases of sustainable tourism and of reproduction of works of art

In this seminar Professor Sara Landini (University of Florence) will consider some Italian examples with regard to: sustainability and mass tourism and intellectual property (for example reproductions of works of art). We will propose cases, problems, adopted solutions stimulating a debate.

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 2.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 2.00PM

24 October 2019

JSI Seminar: Amnesties, Transitional Justice and Forgiveness

Associate Professor Patrick Lenta (UTS) presents this JSI Seminar. Amnesties granted in the circumstances of transitional justice confer immunity from prosecution and punishment on classes of perpetrators of politically motivated crimes, often including serious human rights violations, following periods of political violence.

24 October 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

24 October 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

28 October 2019

Sydney Ideas: How the Waterfront dispute changed industrial relations in Australia

Join labour expert Professor Shae McCrystal, and Walkley Award-winning journalists Pamela Williams and Quentin Dempster, for a conversation about the nature of work in Australia.

28 October 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Charles Perkins Centre Auditorium, John Hopkins Drive, Camperdown

28 October 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

29 October 2019

The Supreme Court of New South Wales Annual Corporate and Commercial Law Conference

This year's Supreme Court Corporate and Commercial Law Conference will seek to provide a coherent answer to the question, what is the future of the Australian business corporation?

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 6.00PM

Supreme Court of NSW, Banco Court, 184 Philip Street, Sydney

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 6.00PM

Cultural Heritage Protection - the cases of sustainable tourism and of reproduction of works of art

In this seminar Professor Sara Landini (University of Florence) will consider some Italian examples with regard to: sustainability and mass tourism and intellectual property (for example reproductions of works of art). We will propose cases, problems, adopted solutions stimulating a debate.

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 2.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

29 October 2019

1.00PM - 2.00PM

We acknowledge the tradition of custodianship and law of the Country on which the University of Sydney campuses stand. We pay our respects to those who have cared and continue to care for Country.