Research specialisms in the School of Law

Our School of Law, with its excellent London location, offers access to resources such as The British Library, the Houses of Parliament, courts, judiciary, government agencies, law firms and international organisations. 

Our research courses attract students from all over the world. School of Law staff offers supervision in the following areas:

  • International law
  • International commercial law
  • Arbitration
  • Criminal justice
  • Sentencing
  • Judicial culture
  • Comparative criminal justice
  • Criminal law

Research degrees

Studying for a PhD enables you to develop an area of specialism that will give you an edge, whether you are planning to work in industry or to develop expertise to teach in academia.

Our School of Law offers a PhD in Law:

Current research degree projects

Below are the research degree projects currently being studied by our postgraduate students.

Awarded research degrees

Below are the research projects and degrees awarded each year.

  • Research degrees awarded in 2019/2020

    Commercial and investor state arbitration in Bangladesh: Current state and possible reform

    • PhD awarded to Zunayed Mazumder, December 2019
    • Principal supervisor: Professor Philipp Elliot-Wright 

    A qualitative enquiry into the threshold of acceptable behaviour on the internet: Perceptions of police officers and prosecutors on the barriers to successful investigation and prosecution of cyberstalkers

    • PhD awarded to Ori Igwe, March 2020
    • Principal supervisor: Dr Philipp Elliot-Wright
  • Research degrees awarded in 2018/2019

    Antisemitism: A study of orthodox Jewish communities in North London

    • PhD awarded to Maya Flax, April 2019
    • Principal supervisor: Professor Joelle Fanghanel

     

Applying for a PhD

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If you are considering applying for a PhD, the first step is to contact a supervisor in a relevant research area - contact emails are listed against projects above.

Find out more about the funding we offer, the application process and other frequently asked questions.

If you have any questions please contact us by email: postgraduate.admissions@uwl.ac.uk

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