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UWA Law School
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| UWA Law School | |
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| Parent school | University of Western Australia |
| Established | 1927 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Natalie Skead |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education |
| Website | UWA Law School |
The UWA Law School is the law school of the University of Western Australia, located in Perth, Western Australia.
The law school was established in 1927, and is the fifth-oldest law school in Australia.[1] It is responsible for the publication of the University of Western Australia Law Review, the oldest university law review in Australia which began publication in 1948.[1] In 2020, UWA Law School was ranked among the top 100 law schools in the world by QS World University Rankings[2] and Times Higher Education, and thus is one of the highest ranked Australian law schools.[3]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Ben Wyatt (Treasurer of Western Australia, 2017–2021)[4]
- Michelle Gordon AC (High Court Justice, 2015–present)[5]
- James Edelman (High Court Justice, 2017–present)[6]
- Malcolm McCusker AC CVO QC (Governor of Western Australia, 2011–2014)[7]
- Stephen Smith (federal minister, 2007–2013)
- Christian Porter MP (federal minister, 2015–2021)[8]
- Robert French AC (Chief Justice of Australia, 2008–2017)[9]
- Sue Gordon AM (magistrate and public servant)
- Bob Hawke AC GCL (Prime Minister of Australia, 1983–1991)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b UWA Law School. Law School Archived 5 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Law". Top Universities. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "World University Rankings 2020 by subject: law". Times Higher Education. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Ben Wyatt" – West Weekend magazine. p. 18. Published 21–22 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb
- ^ "Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court for the Swearing In and Welcome of the Honourable Justice Edelman". Federal Court of Australia. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Governor's Biography Archived 26 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Government House Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Burrell, Andrew (23 April 2016). "From Cleo to Canberra: Christian Porter is an MP to watch". The Australian.
- ^ Pelly, Michael (30 July 2008). "Robert French new Chief Justice of the High Court". The Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Bob Hawke qualifies for cheap coffee on campus". UWA News. University of Western Australia. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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