Research centres and networks

Edinburgh Law School institutes, centres and networks act as hubs for researchers to engage on important areas of legal and socio-legal scholarship and play a key role in developing new collaborative and interdisciplinary projects.

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Centre for Legal History

The Centre for Legal History encourages the study of legal history with particular attention to Roman law and the broader civilian context.

Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy

The Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy (CRISP) focuses on the political, legal, economic and social dimensions of the surveillance society.

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Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law

The Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law fosters research and promotes excellence in the teaching of commercial law.

Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law

The Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law provides a focal-point for research in public law and constitutional theory in the United Kingdom and beyond.

Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law

The Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law addresses contemporary international and global questions through both fundamental research and practical policy engagement.

Edinburgh Centre for Legal Theory

The Edinburgh Centre for Legal Theory combines an openness to diverse areas and styles of theoretical research with a deeply collegiate atmosphere.

Edinburgh Centre for Private Law

The Centre for Private Law develops a long-standing tradition of private law scholarship at the University of Edinburgh, fostering a lively dialogue between civilian and common law jurisdictions.

Edinburgh Competition Law and Economics Network

The Edinburgh Competition Law & Economics Network serves as a hub for researchers with interests in competition and market power from across the University of Edinburgh’s School of Law and School of Economics.

Empirical Legal Research Network

The Empirical Legal Research Network serves as a nexus for those interested in empirical research and the study of law in society.

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Europa Institute

The Europa Institute is devoted to the independent study of the laws, policies, and governance and institutions of the European Union.

Global Justice Academy

The Global Justice Academy is an interdisciplinary research network at the University of Edinburgh and beyond exploring global justice in its broadest sense.

Mason Institute

The Mason Institute is an interdisciplinary research network investigating the interface between medicine, life science, and the law.

Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research

The SCCJR aims to produce research that informs policy and practice and advances our understanding of justice.

Scottish Institute for Policing Research

The Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) carries out high quality, independent research to make evidence-based contributions to policing policy and practice.