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MPhil/PhD Law

Main campus, london, united kingdom, # 7 qs subject rankings, 36 months program duration, yes scholarships, law and legal studies main subject area, program overview, main subject.

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Graduate study at LSE is designed for students who want to engage critically with their chosen discipline and apply their learning to real world situations. Our postgraduate programmes are shaped to equip students, professionally and personally, for whatever they want to do afterwards.

You’ll be exposed to state-of-the-art social sciences research, and the very academics who have carried out that research. You’ll have the opportunity to pursue your interests in an intellectually stimulating and challenging environment. You’ll also have opportunities to contribute to the LSE community’s daily intellectual life, participating in projects, discussions and events with fellow students, academics, alumni and key contributors from across the disciplines.

Whichever programme you choose, you’ll have access to a range of support, both within your department and beyond that will enable you to make the most of your LSE education and help you develop life-long skills and knowledge.

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Types of study

LSE has developed graduate programmes to fulfil your needs whether you intend to pursue a career in industry, business, government, NGOs or academia, and whatever your background. 

The School offers a broad selection of postgraduate degrees, including:

• MRes, MPhil, PhD, visiting research
• Taught master’s (including LLM)
• Double and joint degrees
• Executive programmes

LSE offers generous financial aid to its graduate students each year. Awards range from a contribution to tuition fees to full coverage of all expenses.

At master’s level, the value of support given by LSE ranges in value from 10 per cent of the tuition fee to a full fees and maintenance award. Most master's programmes are eligible for needs-based awards from LSE, including the Graduate Support Scheme, Master's Awards, and Anniversary Scholarships. Selection for any funding opportunity is based on receipt of an offer for a place and submitting a Graduate Financial Support application, before the funding deadline. In addition to our needs-based awards, LSE also makes available scholarships for students from specific regions of the world and awards for students studying specific subject areas.

At doctoral level, LSE offers studentships to new PhD students in the form of LSE PhD Studentships, LSE ESRC Studentships, LAHP AHRC Studentships and LSE & III PhD Studentships on Analysing and Challenging Inequalities. These awards are open to high calibre students of all nationalities studying across all research areas at the School.

Applications can be submitted online from mid-October in the year prior to entry and most are considered on a rolling basis until all the available places are filled.

Minimum entry requirement vary depending on the programme. 

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Our normal entry requirement is a distinction in an LLM or equivalent qualification. If you do not meet this requirement, you may still be admitted where there is strong, alternative evidence of your suitability for our PhD programme. On the other hand, if you do meet this requirement, you should be aware that there is no guarantee of admission. We typically receive many more applications with an LLM average of 70 per cent or over than we have places available.

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About the MPhil/PhD programme

LSE Law is the UK's pre-eminent research institution for law. Our academics are the authors of influential and often path-breaking scholarship, and many have globally leading reputations. As one of UK's largest law departments, with over 70 academic members of staff, LSE Law is well known for its interdisciplinary and contextual approaches to the study of law.

Our PhD Law programme offers the opportunity to undertake advanced legal research at one of the world's best law schools. Students in our PhD programme receive excellent training, and work under the supervision of leading scholars with strong international, comparative and interdisciplinary commitments. Our doctoral students become members of a lively academic community which is at the cutting-edge of legal scholarship and which plays a major role in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.

Students in our PhD programme work under the supervision of two academics. We also provide specialised training for PhD students, both through our own training course and through courses run by other units of LSE, especially the Department of Methodology and the PhD Academy. PhD students are also welcome to attend any other LSE course, subject to the approval of the lecturer. We aim to provide our PhD students with the opportunity to gain teaching experience, and also offer the opportunity to become involved with the organisation of mooting, academic conferences, pro bono work, and our working paper series. Each year two PhD students also serve as Masters advisers/PhD Representatives.

LSE Law School

LSE Law School is one of the world’s best schools. In the UK, it was ranked in the top 5 law schools overall by The Complete University Guide in 2022. In the QS World University rankings for 2021, the law school was ranked sixth (out of 200 worldwide). Our approach is to challenge existing ways of thinking, and seek to understand the causes of things. This has always been our mission at LSE Law School.

Closely linked to this innovative approach has been the exploration of new fields of study. Many important subjects were first taught and examined systematically from an academic perspective at LSE Law School. We pioneered the study of banking law, taxation law, civil litigation, company law, labour law, family law, aspects of welfare law, and studies of the legal system and the legal profession, and continue to be the leading thinkers in our field.

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LSE is an international community, with over 140 nationalities represented amongst its student body. We celebrate this diversity through everything we do.

If you are applying to LSE from outside of the UK then take a look at our Information for International students .

Fees and funding

Every graduate student is charged a fee for their programme. Visit the website for more information about the fees .

The School recognises that the cost of living in London may be higher than in your home town or country, and we provide generous scholarships each year to home and overseas students.

LSE offers studentships to new PhD students in the form of LSE PhD Studentships, LSE ESRC Studentships, LAHP AHRC Studentships and LSE & III PhD Studentships on Analysing and Challenging Inequalities.

These awards are open to high calibre students of all nationalities studying across all research areas at the School.

Find out more about financial support.

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MPhil/PhD in Law 2024/25

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Law MPhil/PhD

London, Bloomsbury

UCL Laws has one of the most selective MPhil/PhD programmes in the UK, and produces graduates of internationally recognised quality. Ranked the top UK Law institution for research quality in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2021), UCL Laws attracts leading figures in the field to our extensive programme of events, informing debate on critical legal issues.

UK tuition fees (2024/25)

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• Entry requirements

A minimum of a good upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in an appropriate subject, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. We have a strong preference for a recognised LLM or equivalent Master's degree and would normally expect a distinction overall, with evidence of first-class ability (or equivalent) in extended written work/dissertation.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 3 Further details are available on the Faculty of Laws website .

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website .

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

UCL Laws has a strong international and multidisciplinary research environment, focused around all sixteen of our research centres, institutes and groups. Bringing together outstanding researchers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds and jurisdictions, our research centres and institutes nurture individual research, but also actively encourage and support collaboration and partnerships that expand cross-disciplinary research.

Who this course is for

This programme provides specialist training on research methods in law. Specialised research centres ensure that the doctoral study experience is collaborative, while UCL Faculty of Laws provides opportunities and support for doctoral students to achieve real impact with their research.

What this course will give you

UCL Laws has been one of the leading centres of legal education in the world for almost 200 years. Rated as being Number 1 for research quality in the UK compared with all other Law Schools in the country by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), UCL Laws' community of intellectually dynamic scholars responds to today's global challenges. Through our research, we help to shape government policy, national and international law and practice.

Combining a strong theoretical foundation in the law with world-leading expertise in empirical legal studies and interdisciplinary research, UCL Laws offers an outstanding educational experience to our doctoral students, with special work-in-progress workshops, dedicated conferences, and teaching experience.

All students benefit from a year-long research methodology seminar series in their first year and will join a vibrant and active MPhil/PhD student community which, for example, runs its own weekly seminar series in term time.

The foundation of your career

A graduate from the UCL Laws PhD programme will have developed advanced skills in legal research, analysis and writing, public presentations and in almost all cases teaching at university level. Our graduates are well placed to pursue careers in the global academic world, but the research, analytical and writing skills obtained during the PhD also transfer easily to high level work in government, non-governmental organisations and the commercial sector.

Employability

Our PhD graduates have entered a wide range of careers including top academic positions in the UK and overseas, international organisations, private sector, NGOs and government. 'The international reputation and expertise of the Faculty is well known and is what first attracted me to UCL. I found the faculty to be a vibrant academic community in which to undertake research, with invaluable support to develop personal research skills, pursue cross-disciplinary research and to engage in empirical activities. After my doctoral studies I was delighted to join the faculty as a Lecturer. The community of support at UCL Faculty of Laws undoubtedly enhanced my research and enabled me to pursue avenues that may not otherwise have been possible'. Dr Anna Donovan Lecturer, UCL Laws

The Faculty has a longstanding reputation for high-quality legal research with real world impact. We have long-established links with the judiciary, the legal, public and private sector. This is reflected in the outstanding quality of our extensive annual programme of seminars, lectures, debates and conferences on a wide variety of critical legal issues. Through this programme our PhD students have the opportunity to engage personally with leading members of the judiciary, legal profession, commercial and financial sectors, government, NGOs and leading international academics.

Teaching and learning

A PhD from UCL Laws is essentially an independent piece of substantial work, making an addition to current knowledge, but you will receive support in various ways this endeavour.  Firstly, through expert supervision, which will include regular meetings, feedback on your progress and your written work, and advice on your development as a researcher.  You will also undertake research skills training in the Faculty of Laws, through which a supportive environment among the PhD cohort and your fellow research students is fostered.  There will the opportunity to engage with the wider UCL community in training bespoke to your research and career aims too.  Dissemination of your work, and building networks in your field of research, will be actively supported and encouraged by the Facult y . There is financial support available to engage with the wider academic community, to present your work to and receive feedback from scholars and academic events, such as conferences, nationally and internationally.

The PhD programme is examined by a thesis of up to 100,000 words, which should demonstrate your capacity to pursue original research based upon a good understanding of the research techniques and concepts appropriate to the discipline.

Full-time students can expect to meet their PhD supervisors at least once a month for progress meetings throughout their PhD (once every two months for part-time students). In year 1 of the PhD, there will be fortnightly research skills seminars. There will be research skills seminars in years 2 and 3 (for full-time students, years 2-5 for part-time students) too, but these will be less frequent. The majority of the PhD will be spent on independent research.

Research areas and structure

• Antitrust, Regulation and Competition Law
• Comparative and Foreign Law
• Contract, Restitution and Tort
• Corporate, Finance and Insolvency
• Criminal Justice
• Empirical Legal Studies
• Environmental Law
• European Law
• Family Law and Bioethics
• Human Rights, Employment and Equality Law
• Intellectual Property
• International Business, Insurance and Trade
• International Commercial Law
• Judicial Studies
• Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
• Law and Economics
• Law and Ethics
• Law and Religion
• Law of the Sea
• Legal Education
• Legal History and Roman History
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Medical Law
• Property and Trusts
• Public, Admin and Constitutional
• Public International Law

Research environment

UCL Laws is a world-leading community of intellectually dynamic scholars responding to today’s challenges. The Faculty was rated as the leading Law institution in the UK for research quality in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). As a Laws MPhil/PhD student, you will have the opportunity to learn from, and contribute to, this research culture.

The Faculty attracts the leading figures in the field to our extensive programme of events, informing debate on critical legal issues. Events we have held in the past include a series of seminars from the former President of the European Court of Human Rights and Judge of the General Court of the European Union. Our events reflect the diversity of teaching and research at UCL Laws, and our programme of lively seminars, lectures, debates and conferences cover a wide variety of engaging legal topics. Many events are CPD accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Standards Board and Intellectual Property regulation board (IP Reg).

A PhD at UCL Laws will allow you to pursue original research and make a distinct and significant contribution to your field. We are committed to the quality and relevance of the research supervision we offer and as an MPhil/PhD candidate; you could work with academics at the cutting edge of legal scholarship. Furthermore as a research student, you will be an integral part of our collaborative and thriving research community. Student-run ‘work in progress’ forums and an end-of-first-year PhD workshop will give you the opportunity to present and discuss your research with peers and academic colleagues. Tailored skills seminars will provide you with a supportive research environment and the critical skills necessary to undertake your research. To foster your academic development we also offer additional faculty funds, which can assist you with the costs of conferences and other research activities.

The length of registration for the research degree programmes is 3 years for full-time students.

You are required to register initially for the MPhil degree with the expectation of transfer to PhD after successful completion of an upgrade viva 9- 18 months after initial registration.

In your first year, you will be required to take part in a mandatory Skills Seminar Programme. Within three months of joining the programme, you are expected to agree with your supervisor the basic structure of your research project, an appropriate research method and a realistic plan of work. You will produce and submit a detailed outline of your proposed research to your supervisor for their comments and feedback. We hold a PhD workshop at the end of your first year, which provides you with an opportunity to present your research before an audience of UCL Laws Academic staff and fellow PhD students.

In your second year you will be expected to upgrade from an MPhil to a PhD. To successfully upgrade to a PhD you are required to submit a piece of writing (this is usually based on one chapter from your thesis and a chapter plan for the remainder). You are also required  to present and answer questions about this work to a panel consisting of your subsidiary supervisor and another member of the faculty who acts as an independent assessor.

The PhD programme is expected to be completed within three years for full-time students.. If you are not ready to submit at the end of the third year, you may be permitted a further year to complete the PhD in the 'Completing Research Status' phase of the programme.

The length of registration for the research degree programmes is 5 years for part-time students. You are required to register initially for the MPhil degree with the expectation of transfer to PhD after successful completion of an upgrade viva 15- 30 months after initial registration. In your first two years, you will be required to take part in a mandatory Skills Seminar Programme. Within six months of joining the programme, you are expected to agree with your supervisor the basic structure of your research project, an appropriate research method and a realistic plan of work. You will produce and submit a detailed outline of your proposed research to your supervisor for their comments and feedback. We hold a PhD workshop at the end of your first year, which provides you with an opportunity to present your research before an audience of UCL Laws Academic staff and fellow PhD students. In your second or third year you will be expected to upgrade from an MPhil to a PhD. To successfully upgrade to a PhD you are required to submit a piece of writing (this is usually based on one chapter from your thesis and a chapter plan for the remainder). You are also required  to present and answer questions about this work to a panel consisting of your subsidiary supervisor and another member of the faculty who acts as an independent assessor. The PhD programme is expected to be completed within five years for part-time students. If you are not ready to submit at the end of the fifth year, you may be permitted a further two years to complete the PhD in the 'Completing Research Status' phase of the programme.

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The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Where the programme is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees .

Additional costs

There are no programme-specific additional costs.

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs .

Funding your studies

There are a number of different scholarships available to fund your PhD. All are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and are competitive.

Full information about funding may be found on our website - www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/study/mphilphd/applying scholarships page. The Faculty also provides financial support to current students in the form of an annual Research Allowance, and there is a PhD Research Impact and Innovation Fund (PRIF) that students may apply to for funding for exceptional items such as delivering a paper at an international conference.

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website .

UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship (ROS)

Deadline: 12 January 2024 Value: UK rate fees, a maintenance stipend, conference costs and professional development package (3 years) Criteria Based on both academic merit and financial need Eligibility: UK

Detailed information on the application process may be found on the Faculty of Laws website .

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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This programme is highly regarded in the international oil and gas legal community, and as such has been a popular course taught at the University of Aberdeen for over 10 years. The University offers you an incredible depth of expertise from its learning and research in the European energy hub and enables you to be at the heart of regulation.

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Our LLM in Oil and Gas Law with Dissertation will build your expertise and grow your contacts. Improve your intellectual, critical and practical skills that are fundamental to practicing as a trained professional in this field, whilst engaging with a challenging yet extremely rewarding subject of study.

You will be immersed in the grounding concepts of current oil and gas law, and will gain the advanced, specialist knowledge, critical analysis, and research efficiency required for the legal management of oil & gas exploration and production activity.

Our teaching promotes the kind of contextual thinking that enables you to gain a deeper, more forward-thinking understanding about the industry and how the law works around it, whilst also encouraging you to think beyond the immediate interest and look towards long-term benefits and possible threats that the future might present. You will have the opportunity to study topics such as State Control of Hydrocarbons, Energy, Innovation and Law and Corporate Environmental Liability.

Through the preparation of a 10,000 word dissertation, you will develop the skills of critical analysis and independent research in law which are relevant to the needs of the legal profession and other areas of employment.

The LLM Oil and Gas Law with Dissertation provides an intellectual and academic programme. If you wish to pursue a more practical programme of equal intellectual rigour but with more practical testing of your skills, we also offer an LLM Oil and Gas Law with Professional Skills.

Programme Fees

Please note that all January Start Students must produce their Dissertation Project during the Summer Semester, preparation for which begins in January.

Information for part-time students: This route will run over three academic years. Candidates can take up to 60 credit points in Year 1, 120 credit points in Year 2, and 60 credit points in Year 3. LS551T and PD5506 must be taken in Year 1, and LS5904 must be taken in Year 2. LS501E and LS551K can be taken in either Year 1, Year 2 or Year 3. Candidates must take a remaining 60 credit points. At least 30 credit points must be obtained from the courses listed in the optional sections of semesters 1 and 3. The remaining credit points may be obtained from any Level 5 30 credit on campus Law course.

Compulsory Courses

All candidates must take the following courses:

This course, which is prescribed for all taught postgraduate students, is studied entirely online, takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete and can be taken in one sitting, or spread across a number of weeks.

Topics include orientation overview, equality and diversity, health, safety and cyber security and how to make the most of your time at university in relation to careers and employability.

Successful completion of this course will be recorded on your Enhanced Transcript as ‘Achieved’.

This course provides students from diverse legal and educational backgrounds with a common understanding of the core research, analytical, and writing skills which will be required for LLM-Taught courses. The course is delivered as a series of five interactive lectures with two individual assessments designed to encourage critical thinking and provide opportunities for early feedback. It also incorporates a library workshop to provide students with hands-on experience with the resources available for course and dissertation work.

30 Credit Points

A good knowledge and understanding of the commercial purpose and key features of the principal contracts used in the oil and gas industry is essential for an oil and gas lawyer. This course will examine the contracts entered into between involved in the exploration for and production of oil and gas. These include and the investment contracts entered into between the oil companies themselves in the form of Joint Operating Agreements, and those between oil and gas companies operators and the contractors making up the service and supply chain. The course will be taught by means of a mix of lectures, seminars and interactive workshops.

Optional Courses

In addition to the above, candidates must take courses to the value of 60 credit points. At least 30 credit points must be obtained from the courses listed below. The remaining credit points may be obtained from any Level 5 30 credit on campus Law courses.

The transport and supply of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) and electricity is essential for modern civilisation. If energy cannot get to the consumer, then energy security is threatened and economic development may be restricted.

These challenges are important in the context of the liberalisation of these sectors, especially the restructuring of these industries from monopolies to competitive markets. This course explores the law and policy framework governing the movement and distribution of energy, particularly within a liberalised market, in an era of climate change. Topics covered include market liberalisation, energy security, gas sales and transport, and market regulation.

The complex interaction between investment protection and the sovereign right of states to regulate has been most acute in the energy sector. On the one hand, investors require strong guarantees that states will respect the “rules of the game” that constitute the basis of their investments. On the other, states can be tempted to interfere with foreign energy investments because of their strategic and social importance. This course aims to analyse if existing investment disciplines and international investment protection framework, are adapted to the specific regulatory risks that investors face in the energy landscape of the 21st Century and how best to avoid disputes and manage them.

60 Credit Points

Between May and mid-August students prepare a 10,000 word dissertation on a topic of their choice related to their specialist LLM programme. Students are instructed through the delivery of a preparatory lecture, two supervisory meetings and a two hour dissertation planning workshop in a small group setting. Students are expected to spend considerable time on independent research throughout the course of the dissertation module, including; preparation of dissertation plan, amendment of plan in accordance with supervisory comments, preparation for the dissertation workshop, and, of course, in the final 10,000 word dissertation itself.

With only limited exceptions hydrocarbons lie in the ownership or control of states but are frequently explored for and produced by commercial actors. This course considers the means by which the state controls exploitation of its oil and gas reserves. Following a number of introductory online lectures, students will participate in interactive seminars considering topics such as: from energy security to energy trilemma; national oil companies; licensing and production sharing agreements; resource curse and transparency; health, safety and environmental regulation; and decommissioning. This course is available to students registering for the LLM Oil and Gas Law programmes (Dissertation or Professional Skills).

The course deals with the regulation of international activities regarding energy and the environment. The course will consider the international legal framework regarding energy sources, and it will look at the various legal instruments at the global and regional level as well as the key actors that are involved in regulation. It will also examine environmental issues that correspond to the generation and use of energy in the international context and the responses relating to environmental protection of soil, water, air, atmosphere and species.

The course examines the relationship between development management and utilisation of energy and natural resources, law, ethics, governance, and development at the national and international levels on the one hand and poor/variable developmental outcomes, particularly the resource curse phenomenon, on the other hand. The course then proceeds to apply advanced academic and experiential knowledge to formulate the fundamentals for overarching legal frameworks that will enable the good exploitation and development of energy and natural resources, thereby producing enduring benefits for all key stakeholders. The course is multidisciplinary in approach and with some experiential engagement with industry, governments/regulators, and non-governmental perspectives.

Available Programmes of Study

Please note: Students staring their LLM programme in January write their Dissertation project during the Summer semester.

Duration: 12 months full-time. 24 months part time.

We will endeavour to make all course options available. However, these may be subject to change - see our Student Terms and Conditions page .

Fee Information

Additional fee information.

• Fees for individual programmes can be viewed in the Programmes section above.
• In exceptional circumstances there may be additional fees associated with specialist courses, for example field trips. Any additional fees for a course can be found in our Catalogue of Courses .
• For more information about tuition fees for this programme, including payment plans and our refund policy, please visit our Tuition Fees page .

International Applicants

More information about fee status, living costs, and work allowances for international students is available here .

Funding Opportunities

The SFC Postgraduate tuition fee scholarship may be available for those classified as Home/EU fee status students for this programme. Visit the scholarship page for more information.

The James Carnegie maintenance scholarship for postgraduate students is available with this degree.

Scholarships

Self-funded international students enrolling on postgraduate taught (PGT) programmes will receive one of our Aberdeen Global Scholarships, ranging from £3,000 to £8,000, depending on your domicile country. Learn more about the Aberdeen Global Scholarships here .

To see our full range of scholarships, visit our Funding Database .

Related Programmes

You may also be interested in the following related postgraduate degree programmes.

• Energy Economics and Law
• Energy Transition Law with Dissertation
• Energy Transition Law with Professional Skills
• General Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law with Professional Skills

How You'll Study

Learning methods.

• Individual Projects

Assessment Methods

Assessment is based on a combination of written examination at the end of the relevant semester and one or more course essays. In addition, students must complete a course in research methods and a dissertation on a topic within the specialism. The dissertation is planned and written between March and August each year. Guidance on the writing of a dissertation is given.

Why Study Oil and Gas Law with Dissertation?

There is an increasing demand for talented professionals within the complex and competitive world of energy. Our programme at Aberdeen has several key strengths, including:

• Our proven academic credentials.
• The professional distinction and practical experience of our academics.
• The great success of our alumni and highly employable graduates.
• Our learning environment is very supportive with a focus on personal development, leading to well-rounded and highly employable graduates.
• There is a growing demand for Energy Lawyers globally.
• There are over 40 nationalities within the School of Law postgraduate community, therefore you will benefit from a programme with a truly international outlook.
• Law was a founding discipline of the University of Aberdeen, and today our School of Law is considered one the UK’s elite training grounds for lawyers – there’s no substitute for experience.
• At Aberdeen, you will develop a well-rounded skillset, gaining the tools you will need to succeed in your job search, as well as the communication and professional skills that employers expect.
• Learn how to think more critically, communicate more effectively and understand society more thoroughly, instilling the cross-cultural skills that can help you succeed in the legal practice.
• Learn strategies and techniques that will assist you in commercial decision-making.
• Benefit from learning from one of the largest and most able teams of oil and gas experts and faculty in any European Law School.
• Benefit from a range of interactive methods and approaches to learning that will enhance your critical thinking, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• We combine over 500 years of rich academic heritage with 21st century innovation and dynamism to create and deliver world class programmes - all underpinned by our inclusive and welcoming learning environment.

Interested in this programme?

Entry requirements, qualifications.

The information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen.

Normally, a 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent) in Law will be required to be accepted onto this programme. Relevant practical experience in a related field will also be beneficial.

Please enter your country to view country-specific entry requirements.

English Language Requirements

To study for a Postgraduate Taught degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write English fluently. The minimum requirements for this degree are as follows:

IELTS Academic:

OVERALL - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 6.0; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0

OVERALL - 90 with: Listening - 17; Reading - 21; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21

PTE Academic:

OVERALL - 62 with: Listening - 59; Reading - 59; Speaking - 59; Writing - 59

Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency:

OVERALL - 176 with: Listening - 162; Reading - 169; Speaking - 162; Writing - 169

Read more about specific English Language requirements here .

Document Requirements

You will be required to supply the following documentation with your application as proof you meet the entry requirements of this degree programme. If you have not yet completed your current programme of study, then you can still apply and you can provide your Degree Certificate at a later date.

Additional details for international applicants, including country-specific information, are available here .

Aberdeen Global Scholarship

Eligible self-funded postgraduate taught (PGT) students will receive the Aberdeen Global Scholarship. Explore our Global Scholarships, including eligibility details, on our dedicated page.

A career in Law can command status, prestige and often has a good or even large income attached.

Over the years, graduates of the LLM Oil and Gas with Dissertation have successfully gone on to enjoy careers in this dynamic area of law. These range from positions with the oil and gas companies, with international law firms servicing the industry and also with government ministries.

Equally, some of our students choose to use the programme as a step towards their PhD and beyond that, to work in the academic world.

Because the Law touches so many parts of public life, it has become well regarded as a stepping stone, should you perhaps wish to enter politics, business, international finance or banking. More and more non-legal employers are valuing the eminently transferable skills law graduates can bring to industry and other international business organisations. These skills include but are not limited to:

• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Effective communication

Career Opportunities

• Energy Barrister
• Environmental Lawyer
• Government Official

Industry Links

Our Advisory Board includes individuals from industry, government, research centres, international organisations and leading research centres in Europe. With direct input from these key players and other guest lecturers from international academic and policy-making institutions, our programme stays relevant in a rapidly changing world. Many of your courses are taught by practitioners and leading industry experts so you will benefit from practical real life insights into the industry.

Taught by leading industry experts

Our academics are published authors of significant works used within the industry, and are active members of boards such as Oil and Gas UK and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. 

Oil & Gas capital of Europe

Specialise in Oil & Gas Law in the heart of the industry.

Top 15 UK Law School

We are ranked Top 15 in the UK for Law by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Top 10 for Energy Law

We are listed Top 10 for Energy Law programmes by LLM Guide 2024

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This programme is delivered by experts from our Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL)

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Below is a listed of recently completed PhD theses at LSE Law School.

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LSE Law School students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2023/24:

Dr Jacob Van de Beeten 'In the Name of the Law: A Critique of the Systemic Rationality in EU law' Supervisors:  Professor Floris de Witte and Professor Michael Wilkinson

Dr Shree Agnihotri 'Arendtian constitutional theory: an examination of active citizenship in democratic constitutional orders' Supervisors:   Professor Thomas Poole and Professor Michael Wilkinson

Dr Katherine Nolan 'The individual in EU data protection law' Supervisors:   Professor Andrew Murray and Dr Orla Lynskey

LSE Law School students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2022/23:

Dr Sina Akbari ‘Normative Dimensions of the Practice of Private Law’ Supervisors: Dr Charlie Webb and Dr Emmanuel Voyiakis

Dr Stephanie  Claßmann ‘What we do to each other: criminal law for political realists’ Supervisors:  Professor Nicola Lacey and Professor Peter Ramsay  

Dr Raphael Girard 'Populism, Law and the Courts: Space and Time and in an Age of “Constitutional Impatience' Supervisors:   Dr Jo Murkens  and  Dr Jacco Bomhoff

Dr Rachna Matabudul   'Tax treaty dispute resolution: lessons from the law of the sea'  Supervisors:   Mr Eduardo Baistrocchi and Dr Andrew Summers

Dr Tanmay Misra ‘The Invention of Corruption: India and the License Raj’ Supervisors:  Professor Susan Marks and Professor Stephen Humphreys

Dr Mireia Garcés De Marcilla Musté ‘Designing, Fixing, and Mutilating the Vulva:  Exploring the Meanings of Vulval Cutting’ Supervisors:  Professor Emily Jackson and Professor Nicola Lacey

Dr Mattia Pinto ‘Human Rights as Sources of Penality‘ Supervisors: Professor Peter Ramsay  and  Professor Conor Gearty

Dr Morris Schonberg ‘The Notion of Selective Advantage in EU State Aid Law – An Equality of Opportunity Approach’ Supervisors:   Dr Pablo Ibáñez Colomo and Dr Orla Lynskey

Dr Aleks Stipanovich (Bojovic) 'Environmental Assessment of Trade: Origins and Critiques of Effectiveness' Supervisors:  Professor Veerle Heyvaert  and Professor Andrew Lang

Dr John Taggart 'Examining the role of the intermediary in the criminal justice system' Supervisors:   Dr Meredith Rossner  and  Dr Abenaa Owusu-Bempah

Dr Francesca Uberti 'Vaccine Opposition in the Information Age: A Study on Online Activism and DIY Citizenship' Supervisors:   Professor Emily Jackson and Professor Linda Mulcahy

LSE Law School students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2021/22:

Dr Irene Claeys 'The construction of a Regulatory Risk Device: an Examination of the Historical Emergence and Performative Effects of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s Market Risk Framework' Supervisors :    Professor Andrew Lang  and  Dr Stephen Humphreys

Dr Alex Damianos 'Ratifying the Anthropocene: A study of the Anthropocene Working Group’s ongoing effort to formalize the Anthropocene as a geologic unit of the Geologic Time Scale' Supervisors:  Dr Stephen Humphreys and Professor Alain Pottage

Dr Jonathan Fisher 'Mandatory self-reporting of criminal conduct by a company: corporate rights and engaging the privilege against self-incrimination' Supervisors :  Professor Jeremy Horder  and  Professor David Kershaw

Dr Ilan Gafni ‘Rethinking the Negligence Liability of Public Authorities in English Law’ Supervisors:   Professor Thomas Poole  and  Dr Emmanuel Voyiakis

Dr Benjamin Goh 'The Literary Unconscious: Rereading Authorship and Copyright with Kant’s "On the Wrongfulness of Reprinting" (1785)' Supervisors : Professor Alain Pottage and Dr Stephen Humphreys

Dr Joanne Sonin  'The evolution of the shareholder: legal change, deflection, and constancy'  Supervisors: Professor David Kershaw and Mr Edmund Schuster

LSE Law School students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2020/21:

Dr Fatima Ahdash 'Examining the Recent Interaction Between Family Law and Counter-Terrorism' Supervisors:   Professor Conor Gearty , Professor Emily Jackson and Dr Peter Ramsay

Dr Mackenzie Common 'The implications of social media content moderation for human rights and the rule of law' Supervisors:   Professor Conor Gearty and Professor Andrew Murray

Dr Geetanjali Ganguly 'Towards a transnational law of climate change: transnational litigation at the boundaries of science and law' Supervisors:   Professor Veerle Heyvaert and Dr Stephen Humphreys

Dr Priya Gupta 'Leveraging the city: urban governance in financial capitalism' Supervisors: Dr Tatiana Flessas and Professor Alain Pottage 

Dr Callum Musto 'States’ regulatory powers and the turn to public law in international investment law and arbitration' Supervisors: Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp and  Professor Andrew Lang

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2019/20:

Dr Martin Clark 'The international and domestic in British legal thought from Gentili to Lauterpacht' Supervisors:  Professor Gerry Simpson and Professor Tom Poole    

Dr Sroyon Mukherjee 'Context-driven choices: environmental valuation in the courtroom'   Supervisors: Professor Veerle Heyvaert ,   Dr Margot Salomon and Dr Tatiana Flessas

Dr Wendy Teeder 'Judicial review and the vanishing trial' Supervisors:  Professor Linda Mulcahy and Dr Meredith Rossner

Dr Zlatin Zlatev 'Approaches towards the concept of non-pecuniary losses deriving from breach of contract' Supervisors:  Dr Charlie Webb  and  Dr Solène Rowan

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2018/19:

Dr Jacob Bronsther 'Long-term incarceration and the moral limits of punishment' Supervisiors:  Professor Nicola Lacey and Professor Peter Ramsay

Dr Tor Krever 'The ideological origins of piracy in international thought' Supervisors:  Professor Susan Marks  and  Dr Stephen Humphreys

Dr Dagmar Myslinska 'Not quite white: the gap between EU rhetoric and the experience of Poles’ mobility to the UK' Supervisors:  Professor Nicola Lacey and Dr Coretta Phillips

Dr Signe Rehling Larsen 'The European Union as a federation: a constitutional analysis' Supervisors:  Professor Martin Loughlin  and  Dr Michael Wilkinson

Dr Dvora Liberman 'Conductors of the legal system: An oral history study of the everyday lives of the crown court clerks form 1972-2015' Supervisors:  Professor Linda Mulcahy  and Rob Perks (British Library)

Dr Barbara Pick 'Empirical analysis of geographical indications in France and Vietnam: opportunities and constraints' Supervisors:  Professor Alain Pottage and Dr Dev Gangjee

Dr Rafael Lima Sakr 'Law and lawyers in the making of regional trade regimes: the rise and fall of legal doctrines on the international trade law and governance of south-north regionalism' Supervisors:  Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp  and Professor Andrew Lang 

Dr Ryan Stones 'EU competition law and the rule of law: justification and realisation' Supervisors:  Professor Martin Loughlin  and  Professor Pablo Ibanez Colomo  

Dr Rebecca Sutton 'The international humanitarian actor as ‘Civilian Plus’: The circulation of the idea of distinction in international law' Supervisors:   Professor Gerry Simpson  and  Dr Devika Hovell

Dr Sarah Trotter 'On coming to terms: how European human rights law imagines the human condition' Supervisors:  Professor Damian Chalmers and Dr Kai Möller

Dr Moiz Tundawala 'In the shadow of swaraj: constituent power and the Indian political' Supervisors:  Professor Martin Loughlin  and  Dr Thomas Poole

Dr David Vitale 'Political trust and the enforcement of constitutional social rights' Supervisors:  Dr Jo Murkens  and  Professor Thomas Poole

Dr Sally Ann Way 'Human rights from the Great Depression to the Great Recession: The United States, 'western' liberalism and the shaping of the economic and social rights in international law' Supervisors:  Professor Susan Marks  and  Dr Margot Salomon

Dr Aaron Wu 'Sustaining International Law: history, nature, and the politics of global ordering'  Supervisors:  Professor Susan Marks  and  Dr Stephen Humphreys  

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2017/18:

Dr Michael Akpomiemie 'The social context of business and the tax system'     Supervisors:   Eduardo Baistrocchi  and  Ian Roxan

Dr Bernard Keenan 'Interception: Law, Media, and Techniques' Supervisors :  Alain Pottage  and  Professor Conor Gearty

Dr Kate Leader 'Fifteen stories: litigants in person in the civil justice system' Supervisors:  Professor Nicola Lacey   and  Professor Linda Mulcahy

Dr Sally Zhu 'Law embodied: re-imagining a material legal normativity'      Supervisors:  Dr Emmanuel Melissaris and  Dr Michael Wilkinson

Dr Velimir Zivkovic 'International investment protection and the national rule of law: A normative framework for a new approach' Supervisors:  Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp and  Dr Chris Thomas

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2016/17:

Dr Samuel Tschorne Venegas 'The theoretical turn in British public law scholarship' Supervisors :  Professor Martin Loughlin  and Professor Damian Chalmers

Dr Simon Witney 'The Corporate governance of private equity-backed companies' Supervisors :  Professor David Kershaw  and Dr Carsten Gerner-Beuerle

Dr Henrietta Zeffert 'Home and international law' Supervisors:  Professor Susan Marks  and  Professor Linda Mulcahy

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2015/16:

Dr Jarleth Burke 'A market and government failure critique of services of general economic interest: testing the centrality and strictness of Article 106(2) TFEU' Supervisors:  Dr Pablo Ibanez Colomo  and  Dr Andrew Scott

Dr Marie Burton 'Calling for Justice: Comparing telephone and face-to-face advice in social welfare legal aid' Supervisors:   Professor Linda Mulcahy  and  Dr Jo Braithwaite

Dr Anna Chadwick 'Financial speculation, hunger and the global food crisis: whither regulation' Supervisors:   Professor Susan Marks  and Professor Andrew Lang

Dr Ailbhe O’Loughlin 'Balancing rights? Personality disordered offenders, the public and the promise of rehabilitation' Supervisors:   Professor Jill Peay  and  Dr Peter Ramsay

Dr Anne Saab 'Towards a new food regime? Legal inquiries into climate-ready seeds and hunger' Supervisors:   Professor Susan Marks  and  Dr Stephen Humphreys

Dr Orly Stern 'The principle of distinction and women in African conflict' Supervisors:   Professor Christine Chinkin  and  Dr Chaloka Beyani

Dr Chieh Wang 'Sexuality, gender, justice and law: rethinking normative heterosexuality and sexual justice from the perspectives of queer humanist men and masculinities studies' S upervisors:  Professor Hugh Collins and  Dr Manolis Melissaris

Dr Susannah Willcox 'Climate change inundation and Atoll Island states: implications for human rights, self-determination and statehood' Supervisors:  Dr Margot Salomon  and Professor Leif Wenar

Dr Elena Zaccaria 'Proprietary rights in indirectly held securities: legal risks and future challenges' Supervisors:  Professor Michael Bridge and  Dr Eva Micheler

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2014/15:

Dr Sinead Agnew 'What we talk about when we talk about conscience: the meaning and function of conscience in commercial law doctrince' Supervisors:  Dr Charlie Webb  and Professor Sarah Worthington

Dr Saskia King 'Agreements that restrict competition by object under Article 101(1) TFEU: past, present and future' Supervisors:  Professor Giorgio Monti and  Dr Andrew Scott

Dr Dean Knight 'Vigilance and restraint in the common law of judicial review: scope, grounds, intensity, context' Supervisors :  Professor Martin Loughlin  and  Dr Thomas Poole

Dr Robert Knox 'A critical examination of the concept of imperialism in Marxist and third world approaches to international law' Supervisor:  Professor Susan Marks

Dr Ewan McGaughey 'Participation in Corporate Governance' Supervisor:  Professor David Kershaw

Dr Mark Searl 'A Normative Theory of International Law Based on New Natural Law Theory' Supervisors:   Dr. Emmanuel Melissaris  and  Dr Stephen Humphreys

Dr Yin Xiao 'Analysing the Enforcement Dimension of Regulatory Competition: A Cultural Institutionalist Approach' Supervisors:  Professor Julia Black  and Professor Francis Snyder

Dr Keina Yoshida 'The cinematic jurisprudence of gender crimes: the ICTY and film' Supervisors:   Professor Linda Mulcahy  and  Professor Christine Chinkin

Dr Zhanwei Zang

'Law, state and society in the PRC: a case study of family planning regulation implementation at grassroots level in rural China' Supervisors:  Professor Tim Murphy  and Dr Helen Reece

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2013/14:

Dr Helen Coverdale 'Punishing with care: treating offenders as equal persons in criminal punishment' Supervisors:  Professor Nicola Lacey  and  Dr Peter Ramsay  and Professor Anne Phillips

Dr Johanna Jacques 'From Nomus to Hegung: war captivity and international order' Supervisors:  Professor Tim Murphy  and  Mr Alain Pottage

Dr Nicolas Lamp 'Lawmaking in the Multilateral Trading System' Supervisors:  Dr Andrew Lang and  Mr Alain Pottage

Dr Charles Majinge 'The United Nations, The African Union and the rule of law in Southern Sudan' Supervisors:  Dr Chaloka Beyani  and  Professor Christine Chinkin

Dr Vladimir Meerovitch 'Investor Protection and equity markets: an evaluation of private enforcement of related party transactions in Russia' Supervisor:  Professor David Kershaw

Dr Karla O'Regan 'Beyond Illusion: A juridical genealogy of consent in criminal and medical law' Supervisor:  Professor Susan Marks

Dr Megan Pearson 'Religious exemptions to equality laws: reconciling religious freedom with gay rights' Supervisors:  Professor Conor Gearty  and  Dr Kai Moller

Dr Nicolas Perrone 'The International Investment Regime and Foreign Investors' Rights: Another View of a Popular Story' Supervisors:  Dr Andrew Lang and Dr Ken Shadlen

Dr Yaniv Roznai 'Unconstitutional constitutional amendments: a study of the nature and limits of constitutional amendment powers' Supervisors :  Professor Martin Loughlin  and  Dr Thomas Poole

Dr Amarjit Singh 'Compliance requirements under International Law: the illustration of human rights compliance in international projects' Supervisor:  Professor Christine Chinkin

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2012/13:

Dr Perveen Ali 'States in crisis: sovereignty, humanitarianism and refugee protection in the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq war' Supervisors:  Dr Chaloka Beyani  and  Dr Margot Salomon

Dr Kirsten Campbell 'The justice of humans: humanitarian crimes and the laws of war' Supervisors:   Dr Stephen Humphreys  and  Professor Nicola Lacey

Dr Zelia Gallo 'The penalty of politics: punishment in contemporary Italy 1970-2000' Supervisors:  Professor Nicola Lacey  and  Dr Peter Ramsay

Dr Ugljesa Grusic 'The international employment contract; ideal, reality and regulatory function of European private international law of employment  Supervisor:  Professor Hugh Collins and  Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp

Dr Chi Hsing Ho ' Socio-legal perspectives on biobanking: the case of Taiwan' Supervisors :  Professor Tim Murphy

Dr Mary Catherine Lucey 'The interface between competition law and the restraint of trade doctrine for professionals: understanding its evolution and proposing its solution' Supervisor:  Professor Hugh Collins

Dr Sabina Manea Instrumentalising Property: An Analysis of Rights in the EU Emissions Trading System Supervisors:  Professor Julia Black  and  Dr Veerle Heyvaert

Dr Udoka Nwosu 'Head of state immunity in international law' Supervisor:  Dr Chaloka Beyani

Dr Daniel Wang 'Can litigation promote fairness in Healthcare? The judicial review of rationing decisions in Brazil and England.' Supervisors:  Professor Conor Gearty  and  Dr Thomas Poole

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2011/12:

Dr Luis Barroso 'The Problems and the Controls of the New Administrative State of the EU' Supervisors:  Professor Julia Black  and Professor Damian Chalmers

Dr Paul Benral 'Do deficiencies in data privacy threaten ourautonomy and if so, can informational privacy rights meet this threat?' Supervisors:  Professor Conor Gearty  and  Professor Andrew Murray

Dr Paraskevi Boukli 'Imaginary penalities: reconsidering anti-trafficking discourses and technologies' Supervisors:  Professor Christine Chinkin  and  Professor Susan Marks

Dr Isabel Calich 'The impact of globalisation on the position of developing countries in the international tax system' Supervisor:  Ian Roxan

Dr Benjamin Dille Ill fares the land: the legal consequences of land confiscations by the Sandinista Government of Nicaragua,1979-1990 Supervisor:  Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Seema Farazi 'Nuclear Threats and Military Responses' Supervisors:  Professor Christine Chinkin  and  Professor Susan Marks

Dr Eyal Geva 'Corporate and Corporate Insolvency Restructuring: Employee Voice in an Anglo-American Perspective' Supervisor:  Professor Vanessa Finch

Dr David Hood 'What model for regulating employee discipline and grievances most effectively supports the policy objective of partnership at work?' Supervisors:  Professor Hugh Collins and  Professor David Kershaw

Dr Matthew John 'Rethinking the Secular State: Perspective on Constitutional Law in Post-Colonial India' Supervisors :  Professor Martin Loughlin  and  Professor Tim Murphy

Dr Andreas Kotsakis 'The Biological Diversity Complex: A History of Environmental Government' Supervisors:   Dr Veerle Heyvaert  and  Professor Martin Loughlin

Dr Emily Laidlaw  'Internet Gatekeepers, Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibilities'  Supervisors :  Professor Conor Gearty  and  Professor Andrew Murray

Dr Jeffrey Benjamin Meyers 'Toward a Negri-inspired theory of c/Constitution: A Canadian case study' Supervisors:  Professor Tim Murphy  and  Dr Igor Stramignoni

Dr Abhijit Pandya  'Coherence and Interpretations of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in Investment Treaty Arbitration' Supervisors:  Dr Andrew Lang and  Dr Jan Kleinheisterkamp

Dr Lorenzo Sasso 'Capital structure and corporate governance: the role of hybrid financial instruments' Supervisors:  Professor Paul Davies and  Dr Eva Micheler

Dr Chenwei Zhu   'Authoring Collaborative Projects: A Study of Intellectual Property and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Licensing Schemes from a Relational Contract Perspective' Supervisors :  Anne Barron  and  Professor Linda Mulcahy

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2010/11:

Dr Miguel Correia 'The Taxation of Corporate Groups Under a Corporation Income Tax: An Interdisciplinary and Comparative Tax Law Analysis.' Supervisor:  Ian Roxan

Dr Christine Evans 'The Right to Reparations in International Law for Victims of Armed Conflict: Convergence of Law and Practice?' Supervisors:   Dr Margot Salomon  and  Professor Gerry Simpson

Dr Emily Haslam 'Between Consent and Contestation: Civil Society, Justice and International Criminal Law' Supervisors:   Dr Margot Salomon  and  Professor Gerry Simpson

Dr Guoming Li 'The Constitutional relationship between China and Hong Kong: a study of the status of Hong Kong in China's system of government under the principle of "one country, two systems"'  Supervisors:   Professor Martin Loughlin  and  Professor Tim Murphy

Dr Jiabo Liu 'Copyright Expansion and Industrial Growth : A Case Study of the UK Book Publishing Industry'  Supervisor:   Professor Andrew Murray

Dr David Mangan Thesis Title: 'Challenges of Change: Teachers, Government and Reform' Supervisors:  Professor David Kershaw , Dr Julian Fulbrook and Dr Bob Simpson.

Dr Charlotte Peevers 'Justifying Force: From the Suez Crisis to the Iraq War' Supervisors:  Dr Andrew Lang and Ms Anthea Roberts

Dr Stephanie Roberts 'The Decision Making Process of Appeals Against Conviction in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)' Supervisor:   Professor Andrew Murray

Dr Edite Ronnen 'Mediation in a Conflict Society. An Ethnographic View on Mediation Processes in Israel.' Supervisor: Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Matteo Solinas 'Legal evolution and hybridization: The law shares transfer in England' Supervisors:  Dr Eva Micheler  and  Professor David Kershaw

Dr Kraijakr Thiratayakinant 'Multilateral supervision of regional trade agreements: developing countries' perspectives' Supervisors: Professor Francis Snyder and Dr Andrew Lang

Dr Qianlan Wu 'Competition Laws, Globalization and Legal Pluralism: China's Experience' Supervisors:  Dr Andrew Lang and Professor Francis Snyder

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2009/10:

Dr Ely Aharonson The Role of'Pro-Black' Criminalization Policy in Enabling and Contraining the Mobilization of Eqalitarian Racial Reform, US 1669-2008 Supervisors:   Professor Robert Reiner  and  Professor Nicola Lacey

Dr Matthias Boizard 'The Sell-Out Right as an Agency Control Mechanism' Supervisor : Professor Paul Davies

Dr Alan Brady 'A Structural, Institutionally Sensitive Model of Proportionality and Deference Under the Human Rights Act 1998' Supervisor:   Professor Conor Gearty  and  Dr Manolis Melissaris

Dr Reza Djojosugito 'The Role of Project Financing in Promoting Transfer of Technology (for the Microelectronic Industry in Indonesia)' Supervisor :  Sir Ross Cranston FBA

Dr Martin Dumas 'On Limitations to the Transformative Power of Consumocratic Law: The Paradigmatic Case of Rugmark.' Supervisors:  Professor Tim Murphy  and  Professor Julia Black

Dr Elizabeth Franey 'Immunity, Individuals and International Law. Which Individuals are Immune from the Jurisdiction of National Courts under International Law? ' Supervisor : Professor Christopher Greenwood and  Dr Chaloka Beyani

Dr Debbie De Girolamo 'The Fugitive Identity of Mediation: Negotiations, Shift Changes and Allusionary Action.' Supervisors:  Professor Simon Roberts and Professor Mike Redmayne

Dr Panagiotis Kapotas 'Positive action as a means to achieve full and effective equality in Europe. ' Supervisor : Professor Hugh Collins and  Dr Thomas Poole

Dr Demetra Pappas 'The Politics of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A Comparative Case Study of Emerging Criminal Law and the Criminal Trials of Jack "Dr.Death" Kevorkian.' Supervisors:   Professor Robert Reiner  and Professor Paul Rock

Dr Heba Shahein 'The Development of Competition Law and Policy in Egypt: National and International Factors ' Supervisor : Mr Giorgio Monti and  Dr Andrew Scott

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2008/09:

Dr Aseel Al-Ramahi

'Competing Rationalities: The Evolution of Arbitration in Commercial Disputes in Modern Jordan ' Supervisor : Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Natalia Andreicheva 'The Role of Legal Capital Rules in Creditors Protection: Contrasting the Demands of Western Market Economies with Ukraine's Transitional Economy' Supervisor : Professor Sarah Worthington

Dr Marina Brilman 'Georges Canguilhem: Norms and Knowledge in the Life Sciences' Supervisor :  Mr Alain Pottage  and  Dr Emmanuel Melissaris

Dr Alejandro Chehtman 'The Morality of Extraterritorial Punishment' Supervisor :  Professor Gerry Simpson  and Professor Mike Redmayne and Professor Cecile Fabre 

Dr Heather Harrison-Dinniss 'The status and use of computer network attacks in international humanitarian law'  Supervisor : Professor Christopher Greenwood

Dr Kati Kulovesi 'The WTO Dispute Settlement System and the challenge of environment and legitimacy' Supervisor:   Dr Veerle Heyvaert

Dr Indianna Minto 'The role of incumbent firms in telecommunications reform: the case of Jamaica and Ireland' Supervisors:   Professor Robert Baldwin  and Professor Damian Chalmers

Dr Michael Reynolds 'Caseflow Management: A Rudimentary Referee Process, 1919-70' Supervisor : Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Jaejin Shim 'The right to equality of workers' Supervisor : Professor Hugh Collins

Dr John Upton 'The Constitutional Thought of Joseph de Maistre' Supervisor :  Professor Martin Loughlin  and Dr Tim Hochstrasse

Dr Marisa Vallely 'Mediation and Conciliation in disputes about special educational needs: Proportionate dispute resolution or justice on the cheap?' Supervisor:   Professor Jill Peay

Dr Ting Xu 'Property rights, governance and socio-economic transformation: the revival of private property and its limits in Post-Mao China' Supervisors:   Professor Tim Murphy  and  Dr Tatiana Flessas

Dr Benjamin Yu Min Yong 'Becoming national: contextualising the construction of the New Zealand Nation-State' Supervisor:   Professor Martin Loughlin

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2007/08:

Dr George Chifor 'Cutting Down the Law to Seize the Devil: Exploring the Relationship between Legality and Legitimacy in the Context of Humanitarian Intervention'  Supervisor :  Professor Gerry Simpson

Dr Sung Soo Hong 'The Regulatory Dilemma in Human Rights: The Status and Role of the National Human Rights Institution' Supervisors:   Professor Tim Murphy  and  Professor Martin Loughlin

Dr Manuel Iturralde 'Punishment and Authoritarian Liberalism: the Politics of Emergency Criminal Justice in Colombia (1984-2006)' Supervisors:   Professor Nicola Lacey  and  Professor Tim Murphy

Dr Michail Kritikos 'Institutions and Science in the Authorization of GMO Releases in the European Union (1990-2007): The False Promise of Proceduralism' Supervisor:  Professor Damian Chalmers and  Dr Veerle Heyvaert

Dr Arlie Loughnan 'Mental Incapacity Defences in Criminal Law' Supervisors:   Professor Nicola Lacey  and  Professor Jill Peay

Dr Duncan Matthews 'Characterising EC Regulation: Emulation, Innovation, Re-regulation' Supervisor:   Professor Robert Baldwin

Dr Guenael Mettraux 'Command responsibility in international law - the boundaries of criminal liability for military commanders and civilian leaders' Supervisor : Professor Christopher Greenwood

Dr Daryl Mundis 'The Law of Naval Exclusion Zones' Supervisor :  Professor Christopher Greenwood

Dr Chidi Odinkalu   'Regional integration and Human Rights in Africa' Supervisor :  Dr Chaloka Beyani

Dr Anestis Papadopoulos  'The Role of the Competition Law and Policy of the EU in the Formation of International Agreements on Competition' Supervisor: Giorgio Monti

Dr Wei Shen 'Beyond the New York Convention' Supervisor : Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Charlie Webb 'Property, Unjust Enrichment and Restitution' Supervisor:  Professor Sarah Worthington

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2006/07:

Dr Tola Amodu   'The transformation of planning agreements as regulatory instruments in land-use planning in the twentieth century.' Supervisor   Professor Martin Loughlin

Dr Louise Arimatsu 'Defences in International Criminal Law' Supervisor :  Professor Gerry Simpson

Dr Ruke Dukes 'Workplace worker representation in Germany and the UK: from industrial democracy to partnership' Supervisor : Paul Davies

Dr Christian HjiPanayi   'Double Taxation, Tax Treaties, Treaty Shopping and the European Community' Supervisor :  Dr Ian Roxan

Dr Chieh Huang  State-Trading Countries in the World Trade Organisation - A Case study of Trading Rights Reform in China   Supervisor:  Professor Francis Snyder

Dr Bisher Khasawneh   'An appraisal of the right of return and compensation of Jordanian nationals of Palestinian origin and Jordan's right under international law, to bring claims relating thereto, on their behalf to and against Israel and to seek compensation as a host state in light of the conclusion of the Jordan-Israel peace treaty of 1994.' Supervisor:   Professor Christopher Greenwood

Dr Despina Kyprianou 'The role of the Cyprus Attorney General's Office in Prosecutions: Rhetoric, Ideology and Practice.' Supervisor:   Professor Jill Peay

Dr Virginia Mantouvalou 'Labour Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights' Supervisor : Professor Hugh Collins

Dr Kris Panijpan   'Market dynamics in corporate governance: Lessons from recent developments in English Law' Supervisor:   Professor Tim Murphy

Dr Jungwon Park Minority rights constraints on a State's power to regulate citizenship under international law. Supervisor :  Dr Chaloka Beyani

Law Department students awarded their PhD in the academic session 2005/06:

Dr Shane Bryans 'Prison Governance: An exploration of the changing role and duties of the prison governor in HM Prison Service.' Supervisor :  Professor Robert Reiner

Dr Philip Chang 'Sociological economic analysis of law: A theoretical framework for understanding the correlative aspects of law and economics' Supervisor : Professor Hugh Collins Dr Caitriona Drew 'Population Transfer: The Untold Story of the International Law of Self-Determination' Supervisor :  Professor Christine Chinkin

Dr Jesse Elvin 'Political Correctness, Feminism and Law Reform in England' Supervisor :  Professor Christine Chinkin

Dr Zeina Ghandour   'Indirect rule in Mandate Palestine' Supervisor : Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Gus Van Harten 'The emerging system of international investment arbitration' Supervisor :  Professor Martin Loughlin

Dr Kirsten Lampe 'Human rights in the context of EU foreign policy and enlargement' Supervisor :  Dr Chaloka Beyani

Dr Shay Menuchin 'The Dilemma of International Tax Arbitrage: A comparative analysis using the cases of hybrid financial instruments and cross border leasing.' Supervisor :  Dr Ian Roxan

Dr Everard Phillips 'Recognising the language of calypso as "Symbolic Action" in Resolving Conflict in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago' Supervisor : Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Rod Rastan 'Closing the Enforcement Gap: The International Criminal Court and National Authorities .' Supervisor :  Professor Christopher Greenwood

Dr Tamara Relis 'Parallel worlds of disputes and mediation' Supervisor : Professor Simon Roberts

Dr Iyiola Solanke 'The evolution of anti-racial discrimination law in England, Germany and the European Union' Supervisor :  Professor Nicola Lacey

Dr Charlotte Steinorth 'Democratic Governance and International Law: Ideas and Realities' Supervisor :  Dr Chaloka Beyani

Dr Stephen Tully 'Corporations and International Lawmaking'

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