Edinburgh, UCL, Kings, LSE

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Posted Jun 18, 2010 15:14

How would you rank the following schools in terms of international prestige in the field of international law:
Edinburgh, UCL, Kings, LSE

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LLMblogger

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Posted Jun 18, 2010 16:19

LSE
UCL
King's
Edinburgh (though maybe I'd rank it above KCL in international law, as there are some good PIL professors there)

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CR1

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 19:46

KCL
UCL
LSE
Edinburgh

KCL has a better international reputation while UCL has a excellent "local " reputation (In England , UCL is considered to have a slight advantage). In Europe and Asia it is clearly KCL. In the Americas, LSE has a better reputation although it's more of a general reputation than a Law related one.

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Good Gosh

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 20:08

1. UCL= LSE
3. Kings
4. Edinburgh

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Panthro

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 20:09

Good Gosh is right.

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banker3

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 20:10

cr is right!

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nok

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 20:12

I think CR1 is right. KCL is much more popular in central europe and parts of Asia. Much more than UCL. LSE for Law is a clear third in my opinion.

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Panthro

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 20:26

Bear in mind how much a foreign presence is dictated by a university's commitment to attracting students from those areas.

In the UK, UCL and LSE are clearly ahead of Kings. That's not to say Kings is a bad university by any means - it's excellent and has a very strong reputation. But then the same could be said about Edinburgh.

What's important is that you can justify to law firms why you picked that institution beyond its reputation.

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banker3

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 22:49

even in England, the choice will vary according to the specialization. for ex, you go to UCL for jurisprudence,PIL, legal theory, KLC for finance or competition law...

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Good Gosh

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Posted Jun 19, 2010 23:33

exactly, the OP was inquiring about international law, hence my suggested ranking...

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silver

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Posted Jun 20, 2010 00:09

KCL
UCL
LSE
Edinburgh

For PIL, I'd say 1) LSE, 2) King's, 3) UCL, 4) Edinburgh for the schools' international reputation/exposure. Many legal employers in North American haven't heard of UCL or Edinburgh.

For private international law, I'd say 1) King's, 2) LSE, 3) UCL, ?) Edinburgh. King's has a strong specialization and focus in private international law, while LSE thereafter has international clout over UCL. Personally, I have no idea what reputation Edinburgh has in private international law.

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UCL
LSE
Edinburgh
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For PIL, I'd say 1) LSE, 2) King's, 3) UCL, 4) Edinburgh for the schools' international reputation/exposure. Many legal employers in North American haven't heard of UCL or Edinburgh.

For private international law, I'd say 1) King's, 2) LSE, 3) UCL, ?) Edinburgh. King's has a strong specialization and focus in private international law, while LSE thereafter has international clout over UCL. Personally, I have no idea what reputation Edinburgh has in private international law.

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