Overview

Sheriff courts were the key regional nodes of both civil and criminal justice in early modern Scotland, but neither they nor their work have been subject to sustained modern analysis. The goal of this The Scottish Sheriff Court in the Seventeenth Century project at University of Dundee is to address that lacuna through detailed investigation of surviving sheriff court records.

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Programme Structure

Key questions to be explored as part of the project include:

What role did sheriff courts play in criminal justice?

How did sheriff courts interact with other judicial structures, both local and national?

How far, and in what ways, did sheriff courts facilitate wider participation in the judicial system?

What was the relationship between sheriff courts' criminal and civil functions?

What was the administrative role of sheriff courts?

How did sheriff courts contribute towards the governance of Scotland?

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2025-05-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2025-09-16 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

History Criminal Law View 17 other PhDs in Criminal Law in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.

IELTS 7.0

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Tuition Fee

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International

21940 GBP/year

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Based on the tuition of 21940 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4786 GBP/year

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Based on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.

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787 - 1494 GBP /month

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fee

International

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Living costs for Dundee

Funding

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