McGill Law places 12th in the world in QS World University Rankings
McGill University’s Faculty of Law has been ranked 12th among the world’s law schools by the respected QS World University Rankings – Social Sciences for 2011. These rankings reflect a combination of academic reputation, employer reputation and citations by academics.
“Over the last 160 years, McGill Law graduates have gone on to make significant contributions in all areas of law and society in Canada and globally, including public and private international law, human rights and international business law,” said Daniel Jutras, Dean of McGill’s Faculty of Law. “We are delighted that the exceptional expertise and dedication of Canada’s oldest law faculty has been recognized by QS and those surveyed.”
McGill's Faculty of Law, which was also ranked by QS as No. 1 in Canada, is unique in that students study in both French and English, and earn both common and civil law degrees in a comparative and integrated program of legal studies.
Among McGill’s distinguished law alumni are such figures as Canadian prime ministers Sir John Abbott and Sir Wilfrid Laurier; the founding Director of the United Nations Human Rights division and author of the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, John Peters Humphrey; L. Yves Fortier, former Ambassador and Canada’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and one of the top arbitrators in the world; Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada; as well as Morris J. Fish and Marie Deschamps, both justices of the Supreme Court of Canada.
The distinctive curriculum offered at McGill brings together civil law and common law in new and challenging ways. Graduates of the Montreal-based McGill Faculty of Law reap the rewards of this unparalleled double BCL/LLB degree, which allows them to find career opportunities across Canada, the United States and abroad. Many practise law in top law firms around the world and are engaged in legal and institutional development projects in Africa, South America, Europe and Asia, with many others becoming academics or choosing careers in international agencies, government and journalism.
About McGill University
Founded in Montreal, Que., in 1821, McGill is Canada’s leading post-secondary institution. It has two campuses, 11 faculties, 11 professional schools, 300 programs of study and more than 36,000 students, including 8,300 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, with more than 7,200 international students making up 20 per cent of the student body. Almost half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including more than 6,200 francophones.
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