The UCL Faculty of Laws is a law school based in London, United Kingdom and one of the 10 constituent faculties of University College London (UCL). It is one of the world’s premier law schools. The Faculty was established in 1826 and was the first law school in England to admit students regardless of their religion, and the first to admit women on equal terms with men.
The Faculty has a student body comprising over 450 undergraduates, 350 taught graduates and around 40 research (MPhil/PhD) students and offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees. It publishes a number of journals, including Current Legal Problems, Current Legal Issues, and the UCL Jurisprudence Review.
Notable alumni of the Faculty include Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (leader of the Indian independence movement and "Father of the Nation"), Chaim Herzog (President of Israel 1983–1993), Sir Ellis Clarke (President of Trinidad and Tobago 1976-1986), Lord Woolf (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2000-2005), Lord Goldsmith QC (Attorney General for England and Wales 2001-2007) and Terry Davis (Secretary General of the Council of Europe 2004–2009).
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