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York Law School

Shaping the future of legal education.

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Develop an understanding of law in all its contexts.

Our undergraduate and postgraduate courses offer you a range of learning opportunities to develop legal knowledge and skills to further your ambitions.

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Our innovative problem-based approach to teaching creates a modern, intellectually stimulating learning environment. This gives students a real awareness of the many roles law plays in society and is relevant to the legal profession and beyond.”

Professor TT Arvind, Head of School

Research

Delivering multidisciplinary research at a national and international level.

As a closely linked research community, we actively support one another's work and offer a setting of true collaboration. By harnessing the freedom to challenge society's governance, we work to better understand how to make our living environments - both locally and globally - a better place for all.
 

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among the Russell Group universities included for law in the 2025 National Student Survey (NSS).
recognises our commitment to equality and diversity.
for research according to the Times Higher Education's ranking of the latest REF results (2021).

News

8 May 2025

The University of York, partnered with the University of Leeds, will host one of nine national Policing Academic Centres of Excellence (P-ACEs) funded by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

1 April 2025

This booklet reproduces a selection of the 24 blog posts published during the first phase of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law and Articles of War blogs between September 2024 and January 2025.

1 April 2025

Several members of the Beyond Compliance Consortium Leadership team have submitted written evidence to the International Development Committee’s inquiry on humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law.

13 February 2025

See our 2023-2024 Year 3 Family Law prize for the top student, kindly sponsored by Stowe Family Law.

Events

Event

Tuesday 9 September 2025 9.30am

By bringing together researchers, practitioners, policy makers and community groups, the event will offer opportunities to explore how research can be applied to policy and practice.

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