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human rights PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Domestic Abuse Support Provision for Trans+ People in Scotland
Recent years in Scotland and the UK have seen both proposed reform of trans+ rights, and a rise in anti-trans voices in the pub Domestic Abuse Support Provision for Trans+ People in Scotland lic sphere. Read more
A study of trans+ people’s experiences of domestic abuse in Scotland
PROJECT DESCRIPTION. In 2010, Roch Richie and LGBT Youth Scotland1 published the first report on trans people’s experience of domestic abuse in Scotland. Read more
PhDs in Law and Criminology
We invite applications for research study in any of our research clusters. Applied Human Rights. Clinical and Professional Education. Read more
Developing a forensic DNA legislative framework and policy for Africa (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/AMANKWAA)
The use of forensic DNA and national DNA databases (NDNAD) has gained popularity in criminal investigations globally [1]. While the technology has been embraced in Europe and other high-income countries, its use and regulation are still at an infant stage in Africa [2]. Read more
The Protection Offered by UN Peace Operations
United Nations (UN) peace operations are increasingly deployed to challenging situations of ongoing conflict with lofty expectations of being able to stabilise conflict zones, achieve national reconciliation, and rebuild state legitimacy. Read more
Developing Children’s Rights-based approaches for law and policy inScotland – journeying from recognition towards incorporation andimplementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
PROJECT DESCRIPTION. In recent decades, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has acquired greater recognition in law,policy and practice in Scotland and elsewhere. Read more
Law at Queen's: Postgraduate Research Opportunities
We have over 100 years of achievement in both education and research, and we offer PhD supervision across the legal field, supporting a range of approaches--from the doctrinal to the sociolegal, comparative, criminological and critical. Read more
Investigations into the law and ethics of biomedical technologies
In the course of the last three decades, scientific technologies have developed so tremendously that present-day advancements such as CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, three-dimensional organ bio printing, and the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our contemporary societies, amongst others, would not have been foreseen. Read more
School of Law - Postgraduate Research in Law
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Research opportunities in the Department of Politics
The Department of Politics is at the heart of current thinking, research and debate, and home to a prestigious, lively and international community. Read more
Birmingham Law School - Postgraduate Research Opportunities
Law PhD / PhD by Distance Learning / MPhil / MJur. As a postgraduate researcher at Birmingham Law School you will be contributing to more than 85 years of research tradition, working alongside some of the country's most eminent legal scholars. Read more
Leeds Law School
Research is an integral part of Leeds Law School's activities. We have expertise in a wide variety of legal areas and we are able to supervise research degrees in the following areas. Read more
Rights-based Approaches in Anti-Trafficking
. Responses to human trafficking and ‘modern slavery’ continue to be dominated by a narrow set of policy representations of human trafficking as a crime of ‘illegal’ border crossing and/of unabated criminality (Sharapov 2017). Read more
The Impact of War on Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine.
As of March 2023, the war continues to rage across Ukraine. Millions of Ukrainians have fled their country in search of safety and security, millions more have been displaced internally or remain stranded in affected areas, and hundreds of thousands have been forcibly deported/ relocated to Russia. Read more
Equality Law and Employment Law after Brexit
Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Law and will be supervised by Dr Michael Connolly. Read more