61 PhD programmes in Public Law in Europe

The Law programme at University of Liverpool supports advanced legal research focused on social justice, policy, and interdisciplinary approaches across diverse areas of law.

Erasmus Graduate School of Law provides a pleasant, supportive and international research environment in which critical reflection, a multidisciplinary approach of the various legal disciplines and the exchange of ideas and experience between PhD researchers of the Law degree by Erasmus University Rotterdam and all other members of Erasmus School of Law play a substantial role. 

The Law programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in legal theory, methods, and analysis for independent scholarly work and complex legal problem-solving.

The Faculty of Law at University of Passau awards the degree of doctor of laws (doctor iuris) on the basis of a written doctoral thesis and an oral defence.

The School of Law at the University of Aberdeen is at the forefront of innovative research whilst benefiting from our ancient roots. 

Within the Legal Practice MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter subject-matter of your research is of course chosen by you, although we will give you advice and guidance in formulating an appropriate research proposal. Please feel free to contact staff directly if you have any questions as to the viability of your research ideas.

At the University of Oxford, the Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) is the most prestigious of the Law Faculty's research degrees. It entails writing a thesis over a period of three, or at most four years (six to eight years for part-time students). 

Advanced legal research with LSE Law's PhD programme, supervised by leading scholars, immersed in a vibrant community, and offering comprehensive training. Learn more at the Law programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

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.

NLS has a diverse and vibrant community of postgraduate research candidates who are an integral part of our community. The Law School at Nottingham Trent University offers opportunities to study for a PhD by full-time or part-time study, and is now also available by distance learning.

Graduates of doctoral studies in the Constitutional Law study programme at 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. 

Our Law staff at University of Glasgow are experts from across all areas of the law, supervising top-calibre international research students.

This Law and Judicial Remedies - Private Law, Comparative Law, Roman Legal System Doctorate at Tor Vergata University of Rome aims to promote interdisciplinarity among substantial law and remedies techniques, all seen through different angles in a comparative way. 

This Law PhD programme from The University of Exeter is a stimulating and rewarding experience and allows you to undertake research into a legal issue that interests you.

The Law programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University develops advanced expertise in legal analysis, justice, regulation, and policy, preparing researchers to investigate complex legal challenges and contribute original insights that shape law, governance, and societal change.

The Law programme of the Pompeu Fabra University offers interdisciplinary training in the legal sciences, in order to prepare and defend a doctoral thesis.

The Law school's (Ph.D.) doctoral programme within the Sciences Po doctoral school provides high-level training for students who wish to bring a significant theoretical contribution to their understanding of legal issues in a specific area of the law. 

The Law doctoral thesis at University of Zurich should be in the form of a monograph and should make an independent contribution to current research.

With well-established research centres and links to leading institutions around the world, the School of Law at University of Nottingham is a dynamic centre for PhD study. 

The postgraduate research students of the Law (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton are supervised by academics who are leading experts in their area of law. At least one academic in each supervisory team will have a track record of successful supervisions.