Chapter 4 – Academic and research focus
Faculty of Law
This information is current as at January 2008. The latest information is available from the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Law's academic aims are to:
offer law courses with a strong professional core and relevance to practice
emphasise the development of professional skills complementing substantive law offerings
accommodate the needs of mature-age students, particularly those in employment.
The Faculty's research aims are the:
advancement of knowledge in the field of law and legal education
fostering of an environment that promotes excellence in academic research and the pursuit of excellence in legal research
conduct of legal research of the highest order that has direct relevance to the needs of the legal profession, government agencies and the general community
conduct of research of social and scholarly importance
conduct of research that emphasises innovation and excellence in practice.
Research strengths
The Faculty's research strengths are:
banking and finance law
bioethics
corporate governance
criminal law
dispute resolution
environmental law
family law
industrial and intellectual property
international environmental law
international commercial law
international law
international trade law
migration and refugee law.
Inquiries
Amrita Mukhopadhyay
Research Officer, Faculty of Law
telephone +61 2 9514 3555
fax +61 2 9514 3400
email law.research@uts.edu.au
http://www.law.uts.edu.au
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