The
UCL Judicial Institute is the UK's first and only centre of excellence
devoted to research, teaching and policy engagement about the judiciary
groundbreaking
Carrying out groundbreaking research, teaching and policy development
to promote understanding of the judiciary and a fair and effective
judicial system
research
Conducting cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research on the judiciary
that has a high policy impact
teaching
Pioneering teaching in judicial studies that brings students in direct contact
with judges and policy-makers
policy input
Providing high level policy advice on courts and the judiciary in both
the UK and Europe
professional development
Creating new professional development programmes about judges and
the judicial process for lawyers in practice
public debate
Serving as a public forum to address key issues facing judges
and courts worldwide
international
Conducting comparative judicial research and serving on international
organisations devoted to understanding and improving the judicial process
judges
Groundbreaking research about and with judges exploring judicial
decision-making, appointments, education and the judicial process
juries
Landmark research on the jury system in this country by the UCL
Jury Project, examining the fairness of the jury system and working
exclusively with real jurors at court
tribunals
Path-breaking empirical research on perceptions of tribunals and the
fairness of tribunal decision-making
judicial diversity
Leading on research and policy development on how to achieve a more
representative judiciary
future justice
Addressing the legal, social and technological challenges facing
judges and courts in the 21st century
civil justice
World-renowned expertise on the civil justice system and the public use
of the legal system
who’s who
An interdisciplinary group of leading experts on the judiciary from law,
science and social science working to understand and improve the
judicial process
