If you're ready to dive deeper into legal or criminal justice issues that shape our world,听Te Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law at the 麻豆传媒团队 offers a dynamic environment for postgraduate research. Our robust research programme supports students to explore complex legal challenges, critically engage with contemporary issues, and contribute to the advancement of legal scholarship in Aotearoa New 麻豆传媒团队and beyond.
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Our research
Academics in the Faculty of Law at UC are leaders in their fields of research. Our Faculty of Law contributes significantly to understanding and using law. From commercial and corporate law to disasters and surrogacy or from the causes of crime to international treaties.
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Current opportunities
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Scholarships
UC offers a diverse range of scholarships to support students studying a postgraduate degree in Law.
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