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The new Ph.D. programme sets out to create a real research community of scholars whose work is monitored and guided by the best international standards in the field.

A fully-funded Ph.D. programme

Católica Global School of Law is accepting applications from qualified candidates for the Global Ph.D. Programme. Admitted candidates receive a full tuition waiver and a monthly stipend calculated to cover their living expenses as doctoral students in Lisbon.

Following a public tender among doctoral programs across disciplines, the Programme was selected by an international panel of experts for comprehensive funding by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).... [-]

The Innovation, science, technology and law option enables students to think about the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues concerning innovation in diverse fields, including biotechnologies and medicine, information technology and computer science, natural resources and the environment.

The courses are taught by first-rate professors and part-time faculty of practicing lawyers relying on approaches blending theoretical and applied perspectives. In addition, students have the opportunity to conduct applied research or do an internship in public or private organizations in Canada or abroad.

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.

This program is intended for PhD students to acquire:

Benefiting from the creation of the Center for Studies and Research in Law | CEID - Catholic Research Center for the Future of Law, PhD students can be part of a research unit of the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University, which aims to innovate in the teaching of Law and encourage a change in the traditional paradigm of legal research in Portugal , promoting transnational, interdisciplinary and team research, as well as strengthening the relationship between academic knowledge and the needs of society.... [-]

Ph.D. programme is a post-graduate study-programme that combines an advanced law formation and research in European and International law. Tuition and research are supervised by internationally experienced academics.

Students will acquire a deep understanding of the European and international law. They also have an opportunity to choose from a variety of specialized subjects reflecting research interest of individual students. Due to this unique combination of international and European law formation students are well theoretically equipped to conduct a contextual and in-depth research. Next, to the theoretical focus, the programme offers courses on research methods, the conduct of independent academic research and presentation of outcomes. Students may also have teaching responsibilities.... [-]

The awarded degree in recognition of the completion of the requirements of this program is "Doctorate of Philosophy in Law", and it will be offered in Arabic. However, there will be an opportunity for the students to specialize in one branch of law through the elective courses studied and the subject of the dissertation which they will argue/defend. The Program will be offered at UAEU in Al Ain campus.

UAEU now ranks #1 in the UAE based on the Times Higher Education Ranking! We are also #5 in the Middle East, #49th in Asia and #70 in the Young University Rankings of 2019.

With a genuine focus on global studies of law, outstanding research track of eminent faculty members and full impact in professional practice, Ph.D. in Public Law Program triggers a new approach to advanced legal studies.

The program offers advanced research opportunities with regard to academic publications and instructions in particular and learning of different legal disciplines based on multi-dimensional perspectives.

The aim of the program is to give students solid and comprehensive information on the public law aspects of international and European law through in-depth analysis and on how these bodies of law impact national legal orders.

Its unique approach with a strong focus on research skills and bilingual coursework (Turkish-English) prepares the candidates for a sincere legal scholarship under the close supervision of leading scholars in an intellectual environment dedicated to excellence in research and teaching.... [-]

The Doctorate in Legal Sciences was created in 2007, in order to encourage academic debate and the consolidation of an academic community in Colombia and Latin America. The main objective of the Doctorate is to strengthen the abilities of students to carry out rigorous research, generate knowledge in the area of legal sciences and propose approaches and innovative solutions to the problems of contemporary society, locally and globally. In the development of the mission of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana , we seek that the research of the doctoral students generate impact in the country and the region, contributing to the achievement of a just, sustainable, inclusive, democratic, solidary and respectful of human dignity society.... [-]

EUCLID, an international intergovernmental organization with a university mandate, offers to select students from the general public an external (distance or online) degree program called the DILT or EUCLID Doctorate in International Law and Treaty Law (which is a full Ph.D.). As a public non-profit institution, EUCLID is able to offer affordable, low-tuition programs.

This online LLM in international law, representing 90 US credits beyond the Bachelor's, is the world's only Ph.D. programs in this field, offered by an intergovernmental organization itself constituted under international law (the European University Institute offers a Ph.D. in Law more generally).

Partial scholarships are available ECOWAS residents and the permanent staff of intergovernmental organizations.... [-]

The objective of the doctoral program of study “Theoretical Legal Sciences – Law and Legal Theory in European Context” is that specialists and academics with a scientific approach to solving theoretical and practical issues within one or more scientific legal fields will pursue scientific creative activities and study. Graduates of the doctoral program of study “Theoretical Legal Sciences – Law and Legal Theory in European Context” will have enhanced their qualifications and expanded and deepened their knowledge in a particular field of legal science in such a way that they will have attempted to form or identify the theoretical basis of the respective field by analyzing their practical experience and knowledge.... [-]

The purpose of this qualification is to let students demonstrate an ability to make an own, distinctive and novel contribution to the corpus of knowledge on a particular subject of legal study.

General

i. The minimum entry requirement is an LLM degree (or equivalent qualification) at NQF level 8 or 9 and a minimum number of credits of 892. Candidates for admission to doctoral degrees, in general, need to have obtained their previous degree with an average mark of at least 65%.

ii. The Board of the Faculty may require students to submit to an oral examination on set study material to demonstrate their competence for doctoral research before they are admitted to the qualification.... [-]

Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time

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.

The LLM programme is a single subject law programme that may be taken over a period of one year (full-time), or part-time over a period of two, three or four years. Every student will be required to take taught modules equivalent to four full units. The dissertation will be worth an additional two full units and complete the LLM programme.... [-]

The Programme LL.D. Is an official university degree that addresses the training in legal and social research Its objective is to train in methodological and instrumental competences to develop research projects in the legal and social sciences:

The University of Nicosia offers Doctoral Programme at the Law leading to a PhD. The program is designed to offer top-level scientific knowledge and to prepare students for careers in the field of higher learning, scientific research and in scientific field of law, but in parallel to provide increased supplies in the subject of law. The aim of the doctoral program is the physique of scientists who will conduct cutting-edge research, propose innovative and practicable solutions, winning leading positions in the field of legal science.... [-]

With well-established research centers and links to leading institutions around the world, the School of Law is a dynamic center for PhD study.

A PhD is the most advanced form of postgraduate study. It is awarded on the successful completion of supervised research, verbal examination, and final thesis.

In the school, we promote research excellence, recognizing that high-quality legal research may take many different forms. We use a variety of research methods across our projects.

You will be assigned two supervisors who will have the appropriate expertise to support your research project. The school offers supervision in most subject areas, and for interdisciplinary projects which have a legal aspect to them.... [-]

Created by the National Episcopal Conference of Congo and canonically erected by the Congregation for Catholic Education, the Faculty of Canon Law aims to promote a thorough teaching and rigorous research in canonical science in harmony with Roman law, modern civil law and The African customs.

She thus trained experts in canon law in a spirit of service and full fidelity to the ecclesiastical Magisterium. These experts will also apply to the inculturation of canonical legislation in Africa, "without infringing the divine law and the great discipline of the Church".

In this perspective, the Faculty of Canon Law helps to resolve, at first, the urgent necessity of the African Church: - to provide the faculties, the various ecclesiastical higher institutes and the major seminaries with qualified personnel for the Course of Canon Law; - to put at the disposal of the ecclesiastical courts competent judicial personnel; - to provide the Bishops and Major Superiors of Institutes of Consecrated Life and of Societies of Apostolic Life, specialists who can assist them in their respective governments.... [-]