Public law deals with relationships governance between citizens / companies (individuals) and the state. Public law has sub-disciplines such as constitutional law, criminal law and administrative law. Constitutional law looks into the relationships between individual and the state. The latter can be the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. Criminal law deals with crimes committed by individuals and it imposes sanctions in order to assure social justice. Administrative law is the body of law enforced by executive branch that governs the activities of administrative agencies of the government.
Whether you are planning a career as an academic within the education sector or as a professional researcher within the public or private sectors, the Kingston Law PhD will enable you to both develop the appropriate research skills and enhance your professional credibility.
Course-based This option is a structured program of study comprised of online courses. As a student, you will follow a specific plan for completion and may be eligible to graduate in three years.* You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and faculty through online discussions and residencies
A PhD researcher is sought to investigate the relationship between freedom of expression, the internet, and the European Union. Cross-border internet expression raises numerous issues of law, policy and politics, and begs questions about the most effective, practical, legitimate and desirable forms of transnational internet and speech regulation, and whether the EU should or can be part of these solutions.
The Faculty of Law has established a co-operation with the Faculty of Law at the University of Iceland about a PhD programme. The university is ranked among the 300 best universities in the world according to The Times Higher Education and is a progressive educational and scientific institution.
The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration program prepares you to meet the challenges of governance and effective service delivery as government and nonprofit institutions increasingly become intertwined. You’ll integrate scholarly research with your professional experience, gaining the knowledge, confidence, and expertise to create effective solutions.
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
We offer MPhil and PhD research degrees in a range of topics linked to staff expertise in Law. Our staff are recognised as experts in their fields, and have produced a number of influential books, journal articles and edited collections, and won funding for a number of prestigious research projects.
The University of Manchester
The Manchester Law School is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the UK and has considerable strengths in all of the major areas of teaching and research including common law and public law, jurisprudence, EU law, international economic law, commercial law, intellectual property law and law and economics. The interdisciplinary strengths of the Law School are enhanced by the presence within it of the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy (CSEP), which conducts cutting edge medical ethical research, and the Centre for Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies, with teaching and research offered by recognised experts in these fields.
Istituto Italiano Di Scienze Umane
Coordinated by Prof. Giuseppe Vettori. 4 places are available.
The University of Manchester
This programme is offered by The Centre for Social Ethics & Policy in The School of Law - one of the leading bioethics and medical jurisprudence institutes in the world, with two decades of experience in campus-based and distance-learning MA programmes, and a lively and productive research environment.
Newcastle University
Our programmes include intensive subject-specific supervision, training in research methodologies and core skills, and opportunities to participate in research seminars and an annual postgraduate conference. In addition, our Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate School organises a comprehensive training programme for postgraduate students that covers research techniques, professional/key skills and provides support for personal development.
University of Bristol
The PhD and LLM by research are substantially different from other types of postgraduate work. It is the responsibility of each student to devise an independent research project to be undertaken under the supervision of a member of staff.
Central European University (CEU)
This program is committed to training future legal scholars. It offers candidates an opportunity to pursue advanced doctoral studies that combine independent research with coursework in a variety of legal areas, including comparative constitutional, human rights and international business law.