70 Full-time PhD programmes in Civil & Private Law

The Juridical Science degree at Case Western Reserve University is designed to give you an opportunity to complete the highest research degree in law within a specialized field of study of your choice.

The Juris Doctor programme from University of Auckland is a premier, comprehensive three-year postgraduate degree that equips students for a diverse array of legal careers.

The Torts Law programme from University of Auckland  is a premier, comprehensive three-year postgraduate degree that equips students for a diverse array of legal careers.

The Juridical Science programme from Hamad Bin Khalifa University is the College of Law’s most advanced law degree. The program is the first full-fledged research-intensive doctorate degree in the MENA region, and one of the few of its kind outside of the United States.

Our research students benefit immensely from a vibrant research community, a supportive environment and many opportunities to engage critically with academic research and contemporary issues. They are immersed in a research culture which situates legal studies in its historical, political, social and economic context.

Intensive, selective and challenging, our Law doctoral program at McGill University is ideal for scholars intent on deepening and broadening their critical understanding of the law, as well as their original engagement with it.

For our PhD Human Rights and Research Methods at University of Essex we offer supervision in all areas of staff expertise including: domestic protection of international human rights standards; free speech and law; health and human rights; human rights law; international law of armed conflicts; international of peace keeping; international humanitarian law; UK human rights.

Our JD program is built on a comprehensive legal curriculum that purposely offers both traditional and unique courses of study. Because of the scope of our offerings, Wake Forest University Law students not only develop a strong legal foundation, but they also have the ability to study topics that are most important to them and their future careers.

The Juris Doctor program at the University of San Francisco will provide you with a grounding in both legal theory as well as the opportunity to hone professional skills that will help you hit the ground running as a lawyer.

At Florida State University, the College of Law's Family Law program features an internationally recognized faculty with expertise in a wide variety of areas, including the law of parenthood, gender and family justice, new reproductive technologies, abortion, children's advocacy, marital rights, civil rights and divorce. 

The Contract Law programme from University of Auckland  is a premier, comprehensive three-year postgraduate degree that equips students for a diverse array of legal careers.

The Law course from Rovira i Virgili University has trained dozens of doctors in all legal areas.

The Law programme offered by Aberystwyth University develops advanced expertise in legal scholarship, jurisprudential analysis, and regulatory interpretation.

The Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) in Air and Space Law offered by the Institute of Air and Space Law in the Faculty of Law at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes rigorous and innovative learning opportunities. 

At Karlstad University, doctoral programmes awarding doctoral degrees in Law are offered in several different areas of law.

This Civil Law - Common Law combined JD program from Queen's University registrants must be in compliance with National Requirement for Approving Canadian Common Law Degree Programs

Every day Wayne State University Law School trains the next generation of lawyers, advocates and leaders. If you're looking to make an impact with your career, join us at Wayne Law.

We offer a LLD in Private Law at the University of Cape Town. Private Law is focused on the legal interests of individuals in society. 

Join our Doctor of the Science of Law (SJD) program at the University of Pennsylvania and graduate prepared to make significant contributions to your area of study and become a leader in the international academic community.

Earn Your Law degree at Texas A&M University. Our faculty of internationally recognized scholars and accomplished lawyers genuinely care about you, and about creating a supportive, student-first environment that will allow you to live up to your potential and develop your professional identity.