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Staff Research Areas

York Law School’s research covers a diverse and exciting range of both methods and subjects. Staff welcome collaborative projects and PhD candidates in the areas below.

If you are interested in pursuing an MA by Research or PhD at York Law School, we encourage you to contact a member of staff first to discuss your project. Further information is on our Postgraduate Research Degree study pages.

Administrative Justice, Joe Tomlinson, Alice Welsh

Artificial Intelligence Law, Phillip Morgan, Hamid Younesi, TT Arvind, Sean Thomas (commercial applications), Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis

Business History, Sean Thomas (commercial law c1750-1900),  Sarah Wilson

Circular Economy, Sean Thomas 

Conflicts and Transition, Ioana Cismas, Mattia Pinto

Contract and Commercial, Phillip Morgan, Sean Thomas, Charlotte Ellis, Hamid Younesi, TT Arvind

Corporate Governance and Corporate Law, Ioana Cismas (human rights accountability), Paul de la Pena, Dr Liam Kilvington 

Counter Terrorism, Joanna Gilmore, Kajsa Dinesson

Criminal Law, Joanna Gilmore, Matt Matravers, Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Sean Thomas (property offences),  Sarah Wilson (financial crime), Mattia Pinto

Criminology and Criminal Justice, Joanna Gilmore, Matt Matravers, Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Kajsa Dinesson, Mattia Pinto

Digital Product Passports and Digital Twins, Sean Thomas

Employment LawCharlotte O'Brien, Nicolas Rennuy

Environmental Law, Stuart Bell

Energy Law, Hamid Younesi

EU Law, Charlotte O'Brien, Alice Welsh, Nicolas Rennuy

Financial Regulation, Sarah Wilson

Gender, Caroline Hunter, Charlotte O'Brien

Gender and Sexuality, Sue Westood

Global Justice, Himani Bhakuni

Housing Law, Caroline Hunter, Jed Meers

Human Rights, Ioana Cismas, Joanna GilmoreMartin JonesJed MeersCharlotte O'Brien, Sue Westwood, Himani Bhakuni, Mattia Pinto, Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis

Human Rights Defenders, Martin Jones, Piergiuseppe Parisi

Intellectual Property Law, Peter Harrison, Sean Thomas (intersections with personal and real property)

International Criminal Law, Mattia Pinto

International Dispute Settlement, Hamid Younesi

International Law, Ioana Cismas, Martin Jones, Mattia Pinto

International Political Sociology, Mattia Pinto

International Investment Law, Hamid Younesi

Law, Age and Ageing, Sue Westwood

Law and Bioethics, Himani Bhakuni

Law and Discourse Studies, Mattia Pinto

Law and History/Legal History, Sarah Wilson, Sean Thomas, TT Arvind

Legal Philosophy, Matt Matravers, Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis, Kajsa Dinesson, TT Arvind

Medical Law, Law and Health, Matt Matravers, Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Sue Westwood, Himani Bhakuni, TT Arvind, Magdalena Furgalska

Mental Health Law, Magdalena Furgalska, Ailbhe O'Loughlin, Kajsa Dinesson

Migrants and Refugee Law, Martin Jones, Joe Tomlinson, Mattia Pinto, Alice Welsh, Nicolas Rennuy

Personal Property Law, Sean Thomas

Political Philosophy, Matt Matravers, Mattia Pinto, TT Arvind

Property Law, Jed Meers, Emma Waring, Sean Thomas

Private International Law / Conflict of Laws, Nicolas Rennuy

Public and Constitutional Law, Jed MeersJoe Tomlinson, TT Arvind, Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis

Public International Law, Hamid Younesi

Religion and Law, Ioana Cismas, Sue Westwood

Smart Technology, Sean Thomas

Sociology and Philosophy of Law, Matt Matravers (Philosophy of Law), Mattia Pinto, TT Arvind, Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis

Socio-Legal Theory and Methods, Magdalena Furgalska, Caroline Hunter, Joe Tomlinson, Jed Meers, Charlotte O'Brien, TT Arvind

Tort Law, Phillip Morgan, TT Arvind

Transitional Justice, Ioana Cismas, Mattia Pinto

Trust Law, Sarah Wilson

Welfare and Social Care, Caroline Hunter, Jed Meers, Charlotte O'BrienJoe Tomlinson, Sue Westwood, Alice Welsh, Nicolas Rennuy