Details of current research students - PhD and MA topics:
Jonathan FiskThe question of the nature and purpose of consent in medicine and the extent to which these can be derived from a coherent ethical frameworkSupervisors: Professor Matt MatraversJames KillenHuman rights defenders at risk: Security, psychological trauma and state responsibilitySupervisors: Professor Martin JonesMichael RobinsonMeeting aspirations? Evaluating the assessment of Personal Independence Payment from a Disability Rights perspectiveSupervisors: Professor Charlotte O'Brien and Dr Jed MeersJames Hart
The Admissibility of Conduct Subsequent to the Execution of a Contract as an Aide to Contractual Interpretation: A Doctrinal, Empirical, and Comparative AnalysisSupervisor: Dr Phillip Morgan and Professor TT ArvindCarl Makin
Regulation and reality: towards a tenant-centric understanding of social housing law
Supervisor: Professor Caroline HunterZaki Kaf Al-GhazalWhat are the problems with the understanding and enforcement of legal norms in a regime of sovereign states with reference to crimes against humanity?
Supervisors: Professor Matt Matravers and Dr Piergiuseppe ParisiAtoosa Khatiri
The women and children of ISIS and their journeys back home: Challenges in the UK and beyond
Supervisors: Dr Ioana Cismas and Dr Lawrence McNamaraCharlie TyeTo what extent should principles of civil and criminal liability in England and Wales be attached to the harms inflicted by individual and collective acts within the Manosphere? The Manosphere is a network of male-orientated subcultures, communities, blogs, and Torums which subscribe to a philosophy known as the ¿Red Pill¿Supervisors: Professor Matt Matravers and Professor Phillip MorganLe Nam VoAn analysis of open banking regulations and their legal impact on banking structure
Supervisors: Professor Phillip Morgan and Professor John AshtonThomas KnightPrivacy in emerging adulthood: A study of Generation Z's legal consciousnessSupervisors: Professor TT ArvindAysha AlshehriA Study of an Artificial Intelligence System Used in the Constitutional Review of Administrative Actions and Judgements
Supervisors: Dr Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis and Professor Caroline HunterShivangi Gangwar
Judgments as Goods: An Economic Analysis of Constitutional Law Judgments
Supervisors: Dr Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis and Professor TT ArvindCindy Leung
Conceptualizing and Implementing a Rights-Based Approach to Address Food Insecurity at City Level in Developed Countries – A Pilot Trial in YorkSupervisors: Dr Ioana Cismas and Professor Paul GreadyGiorgio Minelli
Seeking theoretical justifications to support the institution of the
jury trial
Supervisor: Professor Matt MatraversFrankie Power
Legal (de)constructions of the (un)deserving nomad. Precarious freedoms in forbidden lands
Supervisors: Professor Caroline Hunter and Dr Laurence EtheringtonMax Williams
The Online Threat of Artificial Intelligence to the Legal and Ethical Foundations of Contemporary Journalism.
Supervisors: Dr Phillip Morgan and Professor TT ArvindEleana KasoulideThe experimental stage of launching new technologies in public services: do current practices balance the associated risks and opportunities?Supervisors: Professor Joe Tomlinson and Dr Jed MeersIsabel SalterThe Socio-economic Inequality Duty: A catalyst for change?Supervisors: Professor Joe Tomlinson and Dr Jed MeersBrook MorrisonConducting NATO Operations and Missions in Compliance with International Human Rights LawSupervisors: Professor Ioana Cismas and Dr Piergiuseppe ParisiUdeshika PattiarachchiProposing an effective legal framework to regulate data protection and privacy in Sri Lanka: Insights from European Union and United KingdomSupervisor: Dr Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis