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
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 |
Discover More
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- 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 on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.