私法支配着私人之间的关系。法律领域最能定义一个社会，并且与一个国家的高度认同感联系最为紧密。苏格兰私法在英国普通法和大陆民法的相互影响下发展起来，在这两个伟大的法律家族之间架起了桥梁。它包含两者的要素，作为比较研究的基础，具有独特的价值。法学院在苏格兰私法的多个不同领域拥有丰富的理论和哲学专业知识，包括：义务法，家庭法，儿童法，法律历史，获得法律服务的机会，国际私法，个人律师，生物伦理学。
Private law governs the relationships between private individuals. It's the area of law that most defines a society and is most closely connected to a country's very sense of identity.<br><br>Scottish private law, having developed through the competing influences of the English Common Law and the continental Civil Law, acts as a bridge between these two great legal families. It contains elements of both and is uniquely valuable as a basis of comparative study.