Artist rendering of the new UBC Law building, which will be completed in September 2011.
Centre for Asian Legal Studies
The Centre for Asian Legal Studies is the largest group of academics teaching and researching Asian legal issues in Canada. The Centre focuses on the law and legal culture of China (including Taiwan), Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, with a particular emphasis on Indonesia and Vietnam.
The Centre also welcomes visiting scholars through a cultural exchange program in which legal professionals of all kinds – judges, academics, prosecutors and practicing lawyers – pursue research and studies for six month to a year in Vancouver. Learn more
Joint Program with University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
The UBC Faculty of Law also has a Joint Legal Education Program with the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law. Students who successfully complete the program are able to pursue the professional qualifications required to practice law in both Hong Kong and Canada.
Outstanding Research with local, national and global impact
Our outstanding faculty members are respected worldwide for their excellence in teaching and research with impact.
Degree Programs
Training in Common Law and Canadian Law for Foreign Trained Lawyers
The UBC LL.M. Common Law program is a year-long course-based professional master’s program that provides foundation training in the common law and Canadian law for foreign–trained lawyers or Canadian lawyers without training in common law.
