Dean
Professor Shaista Shameem Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts SJD, PhD, LLM, MA, LLB, BA
Welcome to the School of Law!
The University of Fiji Law School was established in 2008, initially at Samabula Campus and then, to provide western division students with the same opportunities for studying law, was expanded to the Saweni Campus.
The law school has provided a robust legal education since 2008. Students study the fundamentals of legal practice, develop analytical skills, and learn how to apply this knowledge. Through its commitment to teaching “law in context,” the law school strives to become a leading institution in the region.
The School has continued in this tradition from 2008. There is much emphasis on mooting, and rigorous debate about current affairs that have a bearing on legal studies is strongly supported. The aim of our School is to produce graduates with impeccable formal credentials, an enquiring and critical mind, confidence in public speaking, and passionate advocacy skills. We also aim to foster in students a sense of pride in their School’s legal pedagogy, and to appreciate and apply original and novel perspectives on the law.
The School of Law has, so far, produced more than 100 law graduates who are admitted to the Fijian Bar. Our graduates are highly regarded by the legal community and most are employed almost as soon as they are admitted. A number of our graduates have also obtained their Master of Laws from distinguished universities overseas. The academic staff of the School come from diverse areas of legal practice and offer a broad and robust range of core and elective courses that build up the programme which was approved by the Board of Legal Education. The research and publications profile of staff of the School is also growing.
As a new development from 2015, the School of Law has been given the responsibility for the International and Regional Relations Programme (INR) of the University, previously known as CIRA. In future, relevant post-graduate programmes in Law and INR will be aligned to provide students with a cutting edge combined curriculum if required for their career development.
Aside from LLB and INR the School also offers the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) which is a requirement for practice at the Bar.
Professor Shaista Shameem Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts SJD, PhD, LLM, MA, LLB, BA
Dean
