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 Law, Charlotte 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 Gilmore, Martin Jones, Jed Meers, Charlotte 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 Meers, Joe 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'Brien, Joe Tomlinson, Sue Westwood, Alice Welsh, Nicolas Rennuy