Staff Research Areas
York Law’s research covers a diverse and exciting range of subject areas. These areas have been developed in both socio-legal, law and context approaches as well as doctrinal and practice-based approaches. Staff welcome collaborative projects and PhD candidates in the areas below.
All staff and PGR students are located in at least one research cluster. Staff encourage applications from prospective PGR students on topics within the interests of the clusters. For further information please see our cluster pages.
Administrative Justice, Simon Halliday, Joe Tomlinson
Artificial Intelligence Law, Phillip Morgan, Sean Thomas (commercial applications)
Business History, Sean Thomas (commercial law c1750-1900), Sarah Wilson
Circular Economy, Sean Thomas
Conflicts and Transition, Ioana Cismas
Contract and Commercial, Phillip Morgan, Jenny Steele, Sean Thomas
Corporate Governance, Ioana Cismas (human rights accountability)
Corporate Law, Richard Nolan
Counter Terrorism, Joanna Gilmore, Lawrence McNamara
Criminal Law, Joanna Gilmore, Kate Leader, Matt Matravers, Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Sean Thomas (property offences), Sarah Wilson (financial crime)
Criminology and Criminal Justice, Joanna Gilmore, Kate Leader, Matt Matravers, Ailbhe O'Loughlin
Employment Law, Charlotte O'Brien
Environmental Law, Stuart Bell
EU Law, Alvaro Fernandez-Mora, Charlotte O'Brien, Kathryn Wright
Financial Regulation, Sarah Wilson
Gender, Caroline Hunter, Charlotte O'Brien
Gender and Sexuality, Sue Westood
Housing Law, Caroline Hunter, Jed Meers
Human Rights, Ioana Cismas, Alvaro Fernandez-Mora, Joanna Gilmore, Alex Green, Martin Jones, Kate Leader, Jed Meers, Charlotte O'Brien, Jenny Steele, Sue Westwood
Human Rights Defenders, Martin Jones, Piergiuseppe Parisi
Insurance, Jenny Steele
Intellectual Property Law, Alvaro Fernadez-Mora, Peter Harrison
International Law, Ioana Cismas, Alex Green, Martin Jones, Kate Leader (International Criminal Law)
Law, Age and Ageing, Sue Westwood
Law and History/Legal History, Sarah Wilson
Law and Humanities, Kate Leader
Legal Philosophy, Alex Green
Litigants in Person, Kate Leader
Media Law, Lawrence McNamara
Medical Law, Law and Health, Matt Matravers, Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Sue Westwood
Migrants and Refugee Law, Martin Jones, Joe Tomlinson
Personal Property Law, Sean Thomas
Political Philosophy, Alex Green
Property Law, Jed Meers, Emma Waring, Sean Thomas
Public and Constitutional Law, Lawrence McNamara, Jed Meers, Joe Tomlinson, Kathryn Wright
Religion and Law, Ioana Cismas, Sue Westwood
Smart Homes and Smart Goods, Sean Thomas
Sociology and Philosophy of Law, Matt Matravers (Philosophy of Law)
Tort Law, Alex Green (Tort law theory), Phillip Morgan, Jenny Steele
Transitional Justice, Ioana Cismas
Trust Law, Richard Nolan, Sarah Wilson
Welfare and Social Care, Simon Halliday, Caroline Hunter, Jed Meers, Charlotte O'Brien, Joe Tomlinson, Sue Westwood