11 Law PhD Degree Programs in Italy

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.

This program details and analyzes all aspects of criminology including, crime patterns, causes, methods, and theory development, as well as crimes in the modern world and responses to criminal behavior. It gives students a better understanding of the central issues defining contemporary criminology to allow them to have their own conclusions and evaluations. It analyzes the principles of an effective criminal investigation including all aspects related to equipment, technology, and procedures. It also describes investigation techniques and the processes of identifying and processing physical evidence.

The programme in International and Public Law, Ethics and Economics for Sustainable Development - LEES delves into law, ethics, and economics to address Sustainable Development Goals. It examines legal boundaries, redefines social well-being and distributive justice, and designs multi-level institutions for sustainability. It explores strategic litigation, economic analysis, and collective rational choice models to promote institutional change and social norms conformity.

The PhD program in Law and Social Change considers applications from candidates who are willing to undertake high-level research on any topic related to the several challenges that the law faces in the contemporary world – preferably with a view to the transnational dimension of such challenges.

This attractive PhD program in Criminology is designed for candidates who want to gain an in-depth understanding of crime, criminal justice and prevention policies. It is an interdisciplinary field that combines sociology, psychology, law and much more. Topics such as criminological theories should be developed in a PhD thesis: study of the main theories of crime, such as deviant behavior, social, economic and psychological causes of crime. Analysis of criminal justice systems, including incarceration, rehabilitation and prevention policies. Insight into the phenomena of organised crime, terrorism and technology-related crimes, such as hacking and online fraud with related issues. The study of conflicts between law and civil rights, ethical and legal implications in the pursuit of justice should also be developed. Finally, aspects of forensic criminology such as: application of criminology in the context of forensic investigations, such as behavioural analysis and evidence collection.

The PhD School in Legal Sciences includes the following tracks:

The learning skills at a distance from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities are usually highly professional. The degree programs of distance learning of Selinus University in this faculty allow access to the specialization in which the student can choose the topics of your interest in order to design a program fully adapted to his vocation. There are generally no problems for the professional practice of any of these specializations except in formal education.

Research in this area should examine all aspects of criminology, including crime patterns, causes, methods, theory development as well as crimes in the modern world and responses to criminal behaviour.

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.

The Department of Law enables you to study the challenges facing European law, public international law, and private law, with PhD opportunities across social, cultural, political and economic topics. Our researchers create strong links during their time here, thanks to our outstanding levels of interaction between faculty and researchers. Close supervision, seminars that are open to all, and active working groups ensure a dynamic exchange of ideas and knowledge, which shapes your research and helps develop your intellectual independence.

Area: Legal and Social Sciences