The Edinburgh Law School has a strong international reputation for high quality research. Research is central to the School's activities; staff and students are actively engaged in research across a wide range of legal and socio-legal areas.

The School houses a number of Research Centres, including:

• The Edinburgh Centre for Private Law
• The Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law
• The Centre for Law and Society
• The AHRC Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law (SCRIPT)
• The Mason Institute
• The Europa Institute
• The Scottish Centre for International Law
• The Centre for Commercial Law
• The Centre for Legal History