The School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Warren Barr as its new Head of School.

Dr. Ethan Shattock Appeared on France 24 News on Wednesday August 20th

International academic and cultural exchange visit

Professor Ní Aoláin is one of 92 distinguished scholars elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship in 2025

School of Law student, Harry Boyce, reflects on a very successful Fordham Summer School.

The School of Law was delighted to host workshops on business and human rights

Sophie Crumlin is graduating today with a degree in Law with Politics from Queen’s, having used her time at university to advocate for underrepresented students, support widening participation initiatives and champion equal access to legal careers.

First-ever Criminal Work Shadowing Week

The School of Law is delighted to announce a PhD studentship, funded as a Collaborative Studentship by the Department for the Economy (DfE) and Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights.

QUB deepens international friendships

The study proposes a pioneering framework for justice, grounded in restorative and transitional justice principles.

Congratulations to Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden, of the School of Law, on her admittance into the Royal Irish Academy.

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Congratulations to all who were celebrated at this year's SU Awards

“I am truly honoured to receive the Royal Asiatic Society’s Surya P. Subedi Prize 2024. I extend my sincere thanks to the Society and the judging panel for recognising my research.”

A huge thanks to Employability & Student Experience Support Officer Veronika Pavelkova for spearheading this initiative for the second year running.

Highlighting the diverse and impactful research being untaken at the PGR level across disciplines

Hummingbird Awards - ‘Workplace EDI Champion’

Celebrating excellence in teaching

Congratulations to Calvin Decker, Daniel Dines, Andrew Donnelly, Celine Masson, Brittany McCutchen, Caoimhe Mckay, Alexandra Morar and Lydia Stockdale.

Queen's University Belfast Celebrates New Leadership at The Journal of Corporate Law Studies

How can international criminal law accomodate digital harms?

PhD RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP

Uniting global expertise in international economic law to address critical challenges.

Fostering collaboration and exploring shared expertise in legal education, ethics, and professional practice.

A new book on The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has been launched at the Royal Courts of Justice by the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, and Retired Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Donnell Deeny.

Exploring the use of AI enhanced VR in training police officers

Improving the experience of older female victims (60+) of domestic abuse within the NI criminal justice system.

Cohesive and Ecologically Coherent EU-UK fisheries management after Brexit

Welcome to the school Ningning!

Welcome to the School Qingran!

Welcome aboard Silvia!

Welcome to the School John!

Human Rights and the World Cup

Welcome to the School Amy!

QUB Human Rights Centre co-hosts ‘Human Rights and Northern Ireland’ workshop with the Centre for Public Law at the University of Cambridge, in conjunction with the European Human Rights Law Review.

Part of the Elgar Litigation Series

The annual PhD conference took place on 12th September 2024

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Across the Island of Ireland

NI BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS INDEX - Assessing the corporate implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Northern Ireland.

A great opportunity to help shape mooting at Queen's

Celebrating our global academic partnership with Law Schools Global League.

Exploring Misinformation in the 21st Century

The Student Law Society is an integral part of the life of the school.

The Student Voice Committee makes a valuable contribution to the student experience.

Congratulations to Professor Louise Mallinder on her elevation.

Project: Co-existence and Co-location in shared island Marine governance (CoCoMar) (funded by the Marine Institute, Ocean Law and Governance Research Programme)

Four Startups competed to attend South Summit

Pioneering the Future of Legal Tech Education

Early Career Researcher success.

One of 5 new Honorary King’s Counsel (KC Honoris Causa)

Dive into the World of Law with Our Upcoming Webinar Series

"This is a wonderful achievement. We are very proud that the School's commitment to gender equality has received this recognition." Professor Joan Loughrey

Exploring the intersection of forensic science, knowledge production and transitional justice in the search for the disappeared.

‘Connecting sexual violence researchers across the island of Ireland’

Public Understandings of Hate Crime: Ireland, North and South

Disappointment at Government response to the James' Jones report

Congratulations Khaula Bhutta

Guest Lecture: Dr Husam Zomlot

“Co-existence and Co-location in shared island Marine governance”

A cutting edge open source intelligence project opportunity

Dive into law and technology with real-world experts at Queen's LLM programme, gearing you up for a modern legal career!

The 'More than a Number ' report sheds light on a dark chapter of history and underlines the quest for equitable reparations

The Society of Legal Scholars offers a prize for the best paper presented at a subject section session at the Annual Conference.

Professor Colin Harvey from Queen’s University Belfast is one of six new Commission Members appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

Congratulations to Sarah Hair and Ruby Sturgeon on their sterling performance.

Accolade for prominent School of Law Academic

The School of Law is delighted to announce a PhD studentship funded by the Department for the Economy (DfE). The successful candidate will research the topic of ‘Inquiries.’

We are proud at the School of Law, to offer seven different Taught Masters pathways for our law students. Our course tutors are hands-on and offer dynamic routes tailored to each student through the Masters (taught).

The School of Law at Queen’s University Belfast invites eligible candidates with excellent research potential who are interested in developing a proposal for a 2023 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship in any of our thematic research areas.

On Thursday, 29th June, Law PhD students came together for a one-day conference in The Moot Court at Queen’s School of Law. In this piece, we review the day's proceedings highlighting some of the most memorable talks.

As we come to the end of another academic year, it is important to pause and reflect on what has been another productive year for our School of Law. We are proud to have hosted more than 100 events and recorded more than 30 podcast episodes.

Tamimi urges more discourse on Palestinians' plight under Israeli settler colonialism following the publication

Highlighting the cutting edge of innovation in the Law School

Reunion 60 years after graduation

At Queen’s University Belfast’s School of Law, we are proud to have four excellent research fellows who contribute much to the vibrancy of daily academic life and our research culture.

Applications are now open.

We are pleased to announce that Dr Evelyn Collins, CBE, has been appointed as an Honorary Professor at the School of Law at Queens University. 

The QUB Alternative Dispute Resolution Association goes from strength to strength.

County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary Application closes Friday 28th July 2023

Supporting African Scholarship at Queen's University Belfast.

The School is delighted to announce that Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Are you looking for a cutting-edge PhD programme that offers the opportunity to explore the transformative impacts of big data, artificial intelligence, legal tech, machine learning and other AI-related technologies on the way we live our lives?

A career in service to legal education

Dr Pratyush Nath Upreti appointed as WHO Advisor

Dr Alice Diver wins a Queen’s Global Research Partnership Development (GRPD) Award

On 31st August 2022 the final conference of the Arts and Humanities Research Council funded 'Reparations, Responsibility and Victimhood in Transitional Societies' was held in Riddel Hall.

The Student Mooting Officer will work alongside the Mooting Co-Ordinator, the Student Law Society Mooting Officer and others on the Mooting Team in helping to run the mooting programme during the academic year.

Dr. Cheryl Lawther, a Reader in the School of Law has been appointed to the Victims' Payments Board.

Two PhD Research Studentships

A QUB Law summer school has given 20 sixth formers a fascinating flavour of what it’s like to study law and work in the legal profession.