194 PhD programmes in Legal Studies

Are you looking for a personal and intellectual challenge in an ambitious and stimulating academic environment? Tilburg University Graduate Law School offers various programs to researchers wishing to obtain a PhD in Law.

A successful career in a demanding profession requires comprehensive training. The Juris Doctor programme from The University of Western Australia gives you the knowledge and skills necessary to become the lawyer you want to be and a lawyer the world needs.  

In the Law programme from the University of Strathclyde, you can study a PhD or an MPhil in Law.

This Legal Sciences programme PhD degree from University of Pisa aims at developing the students’ aptitude for research in the covered fields of law, by offering lectures and seminars as well as encouraging both individual research and discussions with professors belonging to the doctoral board. 

Our JD Law program at Boston College is prestigious and cutting edge, combining traditional methods with experiential learning to graduate practice-ready lawyers.

In our Law and Society PhD program at University of Victoria, you’ll study applied legal methodology and conduct original research.

The Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia University is the most advanced law degree program, prepares students with exceptional academic aptitude for careers in legal scholarship. 

This Intellectual Property Law programme from Masaryk University is comprehensive and covering a variety of areas of professional activities in the field of law, business or administration. 

York's PhD in Socio-Legal Studies at York University is at the vanguard of a growing number of postgraduate programs in Europe and North America in interdisciplinary legal studies.

The joint Law and Communication JD/Ph.D. degree program at Stanford University offers students the opportunity to pursue academic, public policy, and private practice careers at the intersection of a variety of cutting edge debates in theory and policy.

Study in an environment that's driven by curiosity. Where excellence is the standard and inclusion is valued by all. Our JD Law curriculum at Emory University balances hands-on learning with practical doctrinal education so you enter the real world ready and able to make a difference.

The Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD) is administered by Emory Law and the Graduate Division of Religion, a unit of the Laney Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Emory University.

The Law program at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid pursues the training and development of the research skills necessary for the pursuit of an academic career in the university environment as well as preparation for professional legal research.

The Juridical Science programme offered by Wake Forest University investigates specialised areas of law through advanced independent research, producing original scholarship that contributes to legal knowledge, theory, and practice.