Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in:

• The theory of human rights
• The concept of human dignity
• The implications of Brexit for the island of Ireland

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Public outreach & key achievements

• Awarded CBE for services to human rights law
• Fellow of the British Academy
• Member of the Royal Irish Academy
• Practising barrister

Alumni: Where are they now

PhD area	Freedom of expression in context of Nepal
Name	Dr Narayan Kandel
Years of study	PhD awarded 2023
PhD area	Raising the Bar: Gender and the careers of women barristers in Northern Ireland
Name	Dr Leah Treanor
Years of study	PhD awarded 2020
Current Position	Barrister-at-Law, The Bar of Northern Ireland
PhD area	Equality and non-discrimination in the post-Yugoslav space: Intersectionality under law in Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia
Name	Dr Biljana Kotevska
Years of study	PhD awarded 2020

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• Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Law
• Human Rights Centre
• The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice

 

Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law

Read our guidance on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.