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Welcome to The Sussex Law School
Law at Sussex offers specialist, research-led programmes in European, international, child and family, and international criminal law. Our interdisciplinary programmes are intellectually rigorous and explore law in its political, social, economic and cultural context, engaging with important issues of contemporary concern. We have a strong internationalist outlook with an emphasis on research and the practical significance of study. Our programmes are taught by enthusiastic, expert faculty, committed to research and teaching excellence. Law at Sussex attracts graduates from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds and equips them with the knowledge and skills for successful careers in their chosen fields. We offer a dynamic research environment for faculty and graduate students and a thriving law community with students from around the world. Local firms of solicitors play a part in the life of the School sponsoring a number of its activities and employing a number of students on formal training contracts as well as less formal assignments. Partners in these firms judge part of the student mooting, negotiation and client interviewing competitions. We have regular visits to local and London courts, as well as courts in France and the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague.
The Sussex Law School has been placed 16th out of 67 Law Schools for research excellence. This means that all of our research activity in Law is rated as being world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised. Research submitted to the RAE (Research Assessment Exercise) included books and academic journal articles on child and family law, European Law, international law and criminal law and justice.
Within the Sussex Law School, work of faculty within the Centre for Responsibilities, Rights and the Law explores the importance and limits of human rights, and the allocation and content of responsibilities in domestic, European and international law.
Head of Department, Jo Bridgeman, said: 'This represents a major achievement for a small but ambitious Law School. The RAE results recognise the significance of our research across all areas of research expertise."
Director of Research, Marie Dembour praised colleagues in the Sussex Law School for its spirit of collegiality which has contributed to the excellence of its research output.
Overall the University of Sussex has over 90% of its research as internationally recognised or better, and was ranked in the top 30 in the UK.
You can read more about Sussex's 2008 RAE results
Professor Craig Barker
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