157 PhD programmes in Public Law

The Doctor of Canon Law is the terminal degree at Catholic University of America in the studies of canon law. A canon lawyer is a person trained in the universal law of the Church which is founded in the Code of Canon Law. 

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.

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 program from University of Denver provides experiences that prepare you for today's—and tomorrow's—legal market. 

The Juris Doctor programme from University of Newcastle is accredited to provide all the academic and practical training required to qualify as a lawyer. We guarantee to arrange your required supervised workplace placement, meaning that after you graduate there will be no further supervision or training required before you can apply to be admitted to start practising law.

The Juris Doctor - Public Administration JD/MPA program from Queen's University is a three-and-a-half-year combined degree program. 

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

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

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.

One of the primary aims of the Law program at Western University - Canada is to prepare promising scholars for careers as legal academics.

The J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University offers a course of graduate professional study leading to the juris doctorate (JD) degree. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

University of Otago’s Faculty of Law has been providing world-class legal education for almost 150 years. Our academics will help you develop skills for a career that can drive social change in your chosen profession and in the world.

University of San Diego School of Law shapes its Juris Doctor curriculum to meet the diverse career goals and intellectual interests of its students within the traditional educational preparation for the practice of law.

The Faculty at University of Cape Town offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Public Law which is examined by a thesis.