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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Essex
Full Time
Apr 2026
3 Year
For our PhD Human Rights and Research Methods, 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; and UN international organisation law. Our former PhD students have gone on to work in legal practice, commerce and industry, the non-governmental organisation sector and academia, including the academic community in Essex Law School. We also offer an MPhil in this subject. Please note, part-time research study is also available.
