Aimed at pupils in S5 and S6, the Stirling University Law Summer School will help participants interested in studying Scots Law at university. The programme will include: an overview of studying law at university, the career options open to law graduates, and guest speakers representing the diversity and realities of criminal and civil legal practice, featuring guest speakers from the world of law. There will be the opportunity to get involved in a mock debate (including dressing in lawyers’ gowns) over real legal cases, ranging from free speech to the nature of jaffa cakes!
The programme will be useful to those with an interest in the law: whether you are someone who is committed to study law at university, those who are considering their options, or those who just simply wish to know more.
As part of the Moot Court activity, participants may be photographed. I/the attendee for whom I am responsible hereby consent to my photograph being taken for this purpose
Cost: £250
Please note: A minimum number of sign-ups is required for the workshop to go ahead: 12. If there are less than 12 people signed up, the workshop will unfortunately have to be cancelled and the money will be refunded.
Lead: Dr Alexander Houghton, Lecturer in Public Law, Jurisprudence, & Philosophy at the University of Stirling. Dr Houghton’s research focuses on how to rationally resolve legal disagreements and the role of judges within the legal system. His work focuses on the interdisciplinary connections between practical legal questions and abstract philosophical reasoning. Prior to joining Stirling, he was a doctoral fellow at the Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy, and a visiting scholar at the UCLA School of Law.
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