About us

The Faculty of Law prides itself on being a centre of excellence for the study and research of law, a place where tradition meets innovation, where scholars and students collaborate to further the academic study and practical application of law.

We are proud of our rich legacy of legal education that spans generations. We have the best staff-student ratio of any law school in the UK. We have consistently upheld the highest standards of academic rigour and played an integral role in shaping the legal landscape, both domestically and internationally. We steward the future of legal scholarship through running the largest doctoral programme in the English-speaking world.

Our commitment to research and innovation is unwavering. Our faculty members are at the forefront of groundbreaking legal research, contributing to the evolution of legal thought and policy in an ever-changing world.

Their expertise spans diverse areas of law, from corporate to human rights, from criminal to environmental, and they bring to the classroom a wealth of practical experience and theoretical insight. Our students have the privilege of learning from the best, engaging in thought-provoking discussions, and honing their legal skills under the guidance of these eminent scholars.

We deliver cutting-edge programmes, including the highly regarded BCL/MJur, MSc in Law and Finance, Law with Law Studies in Europe and BA in Jurisprudence. Our community is made of students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities.

We are home to centres of expertise in specialist areas such as the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, the Centre for Criminology, the Oxford Human Rights Hub, the Institute of European and Comparative Law, the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre and the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies.

Oxford’s Law Faculty is the largest community of legal scholars in the UK, and consistently ranks among the top universities for Law and Legal Studies.