32 PhD Degrees in General Law Studies 2024
- Pisa, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Ph.D. in Law hosts graduate students interested in achieving the highest level of academic education and pursuing advanced studies in law, with a strong interdisciplinary perspective, in a lively inter-national setting in our leading Italian University. The course aims at training scholars capable of critical thinking and innovative research in their respective fields of interest, at the forefront of the international debate.
- Lisbon, Portugal
Full time
8 semesters
On-Campus
English
NOVA School of Law’s 3rd Cycle Programme in Law is a four-year program leading to a Ph.D. degree in Law. The Programme comprises a taught component (over three semesters) where advanced legal studies are carried out with an interdisciplinary focus. This period also provides training in research methodologies and other complementary skills. Towards the end of the taught component of the Programme, candidates must prepare and publicly defend their thesis project.
- London, United Kingdom
Full time, Part time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The LLM (Master in Laws) allows students to create their own programme structure, choosing courses from a wide range of subjects and perspectives, including comparative regional law, trade law, law and development, commercial law (including banking, copyright and patent law), human rights, environmental law, Islamic law, dispute resolution, and international law.
- Porto, Portugal
Part time
4 years
On-Campus
Portuguese
The PhD program in Catholic Porto aims to train quality researchers, contributing to the development of research in the Faculty, as well as to the critical and responsible construction of legal science in Portugal.
- Honolulu, USA
- Online USA
Full time, Part time
Distance Learning
English
The Doctor of Legal Studies (PhD) goal is to help students understand existing legal rules and doctrines, with their underlying policy arguments, so that they can think about these arguments, prepare to present an argument and let their own voices be heard.
- Budapest, Hungary
Full time, Part time
8 semesters
On-Campus
English
The Faculty of Law is famous for its excellent graduate courses and valued degrees. Our Doctoral School is based on the esteemed training skills and scholarly capacities of the teaching staff of this Faculty, and it is deeply devoted to the ethical and cultural values represented by the University. Internationality and multidisciplinarity are highly supported and embodied in our doctoral training.
- Christchurch, New Zealand
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the highest degree offered by the University of Otago. It is awarded on the submission of a thesis which must meet rigorous standards. It requires highly developed academic ability, independence and perseverance. Most students take between 3-4 years of full-time study to complete their PhD.
PhD at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
University of London, School of Advanced Study
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- London, United Kingdom
Full time, Part time
3 years
Distance Learning, On-Campus
English
Undertaking doctoral research allows you to develop in-depth knowledge while making a meaningful contribution to your chosen field. With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words. The areas covered by the Institute’s expertise cover a broad range of law, policy, and crime.
- Rome, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
Italian, English
Luiss, as part of the consortium of GEM PhD School (of which it is an effective member from 2010, together with 17 European and extra-European institutions) has been recently awarded funding for the activation of 3 out of 16 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Joint Doctoral Network (MSCA-JD) PhD positions in the framework of the European program Horizon Europe.
- Florence, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English, Italian
The PhD School in Legal Sciences includes the following tracks:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The purpose of this qualification is to let students demonstrate an ability to make their own, distinctive and novel contribution to the corpus of knowledge on a particular subject of legal study.
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Online Switzerland
Part time
2 semesters
Distance Learning
English
Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) postgraduate study program in the field of business law, organized by Alfred Nobel Open Business School Switzerland in partnership with Collegium Humanum Warsaw Management University, is one of the most recognizable and prestigious legal qualifications in the world.
PhD in Theoretical and Historical Legal Sciences
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
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- Saint Petersburg, Russia
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English, Russian
The scope of professional occupation of the graduates, who have completed this Ph.D. program, includes the development and implementation of legal norms, research, expert and consulting work. Types of professional activity, which the students are trained for, are the following: research activities in the field of jurisprudence; teaching activities in educational programs of higher education.
Ph.D. in Legal and Social Sciences
University of Camerino the international School of Advanced Studies
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- Camerino, Italy
Full time
3 years
On-Campus
English, Italian
Area: Legal and Social Sciences
- Madrid, Spain
- Alcorcón, Spain + 3 more
Full time, Part time
3 years
On-Campus
Spanish
The need for doctoral training for graduates in degrees related to the Social and Legal Sciences is defended both in the academic and professional fields, where the need to continue researching and advancing in knowledge, techniques and methods is confirmed, this training being doctoral the main way of training researchers.