Centres and Institutes
Our legal research, advocacy and education centres and institutes are integral to the Faculty’s research success. They also provide unique internships and legal clinical education for UNSW Law students.
The Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation
A joint initiative of UNSW and law firm Allens, the Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation tackles challenges presented by rapid technological change on the law and legal practice
Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
The Kaldor Centre contributes world-leading research and policy analysis to the public debate about protecting refugees and asylum seekers, promoting legal, sustainable and humane solutions to forced migration.
Australian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
A joint facility of UNSW and UTS Faculties of Law, AustLII provides free access to Australasian legal information, supporting the rule of law and improving access to justice.
Australian Human Rights Institute
The Institute brings together leading medical, engineering and legal minds to find solutions to human rights challenges, producing outcomes for people in Australia and the Asia Pacific.
Centre for Crime, Law & Justice
The Centre for Crime, Law & Justice is home to scholars and researchers who strive to address the challenges facing governments, citizens and criminal justice systems around the world.
Centre for Law, Markets & Regulation
The CLMR is Australia’s leading research centre engaging in the study of the law and regulation governing corporations, financial markets and financial products globally.
Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law
The Gilbert + Tobin Centre provides legal expertise on issues vital to Australia’s future, including a bill of rights, reconciliation, native title and the question of an Australian republic.
Herbert Smith Freehills CIBEL Centre
Home to the world’s largest cohort of Chinese law scholars outside China, the Centre engages in research in international business and economic law specific to the Australia–China trading corridor.
Indigenous Law Centre
The Indigenous Law Centre is the premier Indigenous law research centre in Australia. It promotes the legal rights and freedoms of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Kingsford Legal Centre
KLC is an award-winning community legal centre providing free legal advice, casework and community legal education to people who live, work or study locally. It also runs clinical legal education for UNSW students.
Affiliated Centres
Our affiliated centres address major social challenges and public interest concerns. As independent organisations housed at UNSW Law, they work closely with UNSW staff and students in tackling social justice issues.
Australian Pro Bono Centre
The Australian Pro Bono Centre aims to grow the capacity of the Australian legal profession to provide pro bono legal services focused on increasing access to justice for disadvantaged and marginalised persons.
Diplomacy Training Program
The DTP is an independent NGO advancing human rights and civil society. Through courses, it develops the knowledge, skills and networks of human rights defenders in Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
Grata Fund
Grata empowers Australians to create change by removing the financial barriers to court and integrating litigation with public campaigns for human rights, democracy and climate change.
Refugee Advice & Casework Service
RACS is a community legal centre and one of Australia’s leading refugee legal centres which provides expert legal advice to people seeking asylum and refugees.
Youth Law Australia
Youth Law Australia is a community legal service dedicated to providing free, confidential legal information and help for young people under 25 and their advocates.
Research Groups and Networks
UNSW Law’s research groups and networks connect world-leading academics in the Faculty’s areas of research strength. They advance research and teaching, and many contribute to advocacy and public policy.
Environmental Law Group
The Environmental Law Group generates cutting-edge research aimed at addressing global environmental issues through evidence-based policymaking capable of ensuring a healthy and sustainable environment for current and future generations.
IMF Bentham Class Actions Research Initiative
The IMF Bentham Class Actions Research Initiative (CARI) explores and solves key concerns in class actions practice through academic research and analysis.
International Law & Policy Group
Members of the International Law and Policy group work across diverse fields of international law. They bring a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives to their research, including interdisciplinary approaches.
Legal Education Research Group
The Legal Education Group aims to further develop the academic understanding of legal education. It supports both experiential and theoretical enquiry and runs workshops on all aspects of the field.
Network for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law
The Network for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law focuses on problems that benefit from insights drawn from several disciplines. It maintains strong connections with other UNSW schools and faculties, and other institutions in Australia and internationally.
Private Law Policy & Research Group
Members of the UNSW Law Private Law Research and Policy Group undertake high-quality research which is relevant both at the forefront of commercial practice and in continued pursuit of social justice.
Southeast Asia Law and Policy forum
The Southeast Asia Law and Policy Forum aims to foster and support research on law and policy in Southeast Asia. As well as building capacity, UNSW Law has comparative and country-specific expertise.
UNSW Law Initiative for Biolegality
The UNSW Initiative for Biolegality (IBL) is a platform for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary socio-legal research into the relation between law and the biosciences in the 21st century. It brings together scholars from law, forensics, criminology, biology, medicine, neuroscience, philosophy, bioethics and sociology.