Summary Information
The School of Law welcomes enquiries in the following areas of research: American criminal justice system; death penalty studies; US constitutional law; comparative constitutional law; environmental law; intellectual property law; medical law and ethics; international human rights; conflict resolution; EU competition law; corporate insolvency; corporate accountability; corporate trusts; pensions and investment regulations; child law; corporate crime; criminal justice process; jurisprudence of natural rights, legal theory and ethics; employment law and labour relations.
Entry requirements
Students are expected to hold a Master’s award in law; to apply for an MPhil (Master of Philosophy) students are normally required to have a 1st or 2nd Class Honours degree in law.
Qualifications
| Qualification | Study Mode | Fees | Duration |
| MPhil | full-time | - | 3 years |
| MPhil | part-time | - | 5 years |
| PhD | full-time | - | 3 years |
| PhD | part-time | - | 5 years |


