194 PhD programmes in Legal Studies

The Magna Carta Institute researches at Brunel University of London, debates and seeks to influence some of the key political, legal and social issues of our time. Its purpose is to analyse how best to create and maintain just societies that fairly balance both personal freedom and authority, and the rights and responsibilities of individuals and society.

The Law Science course from Turiba University provides an opportunity to acquire in-depth competencies necessary for independent research work and its completion with original and empirically proven results. 

Graduate of doctoral studies in the Civil Law study program at Comenius University in Bratislava master the scientific methods of basic and applied research in legal sciences, which serve as a basis for carrying out research and development.

Research carried out in the thematic, multidisciplinary Law doctoral programme from University of Lapland approaches research questions from the viewpoints of different academic disciplines.

The J.D. Law curriculum at Georgia State University is engaging and challenging. Students will understand how the law works and explore diverse areas, including health, tax, entertainment, immigration, social justice and family law.

A doctoral degree in Laws at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.

The Law programme offered at European University Institute (EUI) 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.

The Doctor of Science of Law degree is intended for students who want to become legal scholars and to pursue original investigations into the function, administration, history, and progress of law.  The Law program is offered by Cornell University.

Outstanding lawyers need cutting-edge practical skills to succeed in a rapidly changing world. We offer a Juris Doctor degree at the Suffolk University. 

Doctoral Programme in Law covers all disciplines of law and is responsible of the doctoral training as a part of the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS).

The Juridical Science program of Emory University is designed for those seeking careers as teachers and scholars of the law.

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Law doctorate at the University of Bern? 

The Doctor of Juridical Science program at Shanghai Jiao Tong University provides a unique opportunity for outstanding international law graduates to study at the KoGuan Law School. Students with outstanding academic credentials are welcome to apply to our S.J.D. program.

The Legal Studies programme from University of Debrecen aims to contribute to the education of the next generation of academics in the area of law at a high standard.

The Law School's Doctor of Juridical Science program at the University of Pittsburgh offers candidates the opportunity to become active members of a vibrant legal community.

Graduates of the Labour Law study programme from Comenius University Bratislava master the scientific methods of basic and applied research in legal sciences, which serve as a basis for carrying out research and development and creating new scientific knowledge in the field of law. 

The Ph.D. in Legal Sciences of the University of Milano - Bicocca is a three-year intensive program for graduated students in advanced legal studies. 

Florida International University Law's Juris Doctor curriculum delivers the personalized educational attention law students want, with the access to “real world” experiences that they need to be ready for law practice in the modern world.

Law at Abertay University researches matters which are strongly influenced by political developments within Europe and also by public awareness of the interconnected nature of a business, the availability of human labour, and the need for businesses and governments to act responsibly and in accordance with an established principle of good governance.

Professors at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Faculty of Law offer the possibility to do postgraduate doctoral studies with the aim to be awarded a Doctor juris degree.