Griffith Law School is the law school of

Griffith University Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian s ...

and is located in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

and the

Gold Coast Gold Coast may refer to: Places Africa * Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana: ** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642) ** Dutch G ...

. The school is known for its commitment to social justice, international law and law reform. In the 2018 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Law (including Criminology) was ranked 33 in the world, which places Griffith first in Australia. The Dean and Head of School is Associate Professor Therese Wilson. The Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching is Dr Kylie Burns and the Deputy Dean of Research is Professor Mary Keyes.

About Griffith Law School

Established in 1992 with just 75 students and 5 staff, Griffith Law School was opened by former Governor-General of Australia, Sir Ninian Stephen on 24 February 1992. Griffith Law School offers a range of undergraduate degrees including double degrees, postgraduate degrees and higher degrees by research. Griffith Law School helped pioneer clinical legal education in Queensland, which gives law students the opportunity to practice their legal skills on real legal matters, under supervision from legal practitioners. One of the most notable legal clinics offered is the Innocence Project, a pro bono clinic where students and lawyers work to free innocent persons who have been wrongly convicted in Australia. Griffith Law School publishes three research journals: Australian Feminist Law Journal, Griffith Law Review and the student run Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity. Griffith Law School competes in the Phillip C Jessup Moot Court Competition and the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Griffith students have participated in extracurricular moot competitions and found success in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal's Negotiating Outcomes on Time, QUT Torts Moot, Michael Kirby Contract Law Moot and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Moot.

Notable alumni

Joshua Creamer Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

, Barrister and 2017 National Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year *

Chris Eigeland Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...

, Australia's Youth Representative to the United Nations for 2016 * Andrew Fraser, former Queensland Treasurer * James McGrath, Liberal Party senator *

The Hon Dr Brett Mason ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

, Ambassador to the Netherlands *

Larissa Waters Larissa Joy Waters (born 8 February 1977) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Greens and has served as a Senator for Queensland since 2018. She previously served in the Senate from 2011 to 2017, resigning during the p ...

, former Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for Queensland

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* {{Griffith University, state=collapsed Law schools in Australia Education in Brisbane Educational institutions established in 1992 Griffith University Education on the Gold Coast, Queensland 1992 establishments in Australia