UKCLA Register of PhD projects
Third edition, May 2015
At the 2014 Conference on the Teaching of Public Law, held at City University Law School, ‘the paucity of
public law PhD events and the distinct lack of any sort of network between public law PhDs at different
institutions was again flagged as a serious deficiency” (see J. Tomlinson, ‘Ambitions and Constraints – A
Report on the Second Conference on the Teaching of Public Law (2014)’ U.K. Const. L. Blog (2nd July
2014) (available at http://ukconstitutionallaw.org/)).
Joseph Tomlinsonand Jack Simson Caird subsequently started work on compiling a register of postgraduate
research students, in the UK and elsewhere, who are working on projects related to constitutional law
(broadly defined). The aim is to enable PGR students to contact others with shared interests.
The register will be updated periodically. If you would like to appear on the register, or would like to amend
your entry, please send the relevant information to joseph.tomlinson@.manchester.ac.uk.
INSTITUTION
University of
Luxembourg
TITLE OF PHD
Changes in the concepts of
judicial independence: A
comparative study (Great-Britain,
France, Germany)
E-MAIL CONTACT
clemence.janssen@uni.lu
Nora Ni Loideain
University of
Cambridge
The Influence of Article 8 ECHR
on the EC Data Retention
Directive
nl301@cam.ac.uk
John J Magyar
University of
Cambridge
University of
Cambridge
University of
Cambridge
The legacy of English Textualism
john@jmagyar.ca
Lobbying: The Value and Risk of
More Regulation in the UK
Advising States in International
Law: Government Lawyering
Between
Politics and Ethics
Legal and policy perspectives in
evaluating the Domestic Violence
Disclosure Scheme
bs505@cam.ac.uk
A critical analysis of the
constitutional constructions of
presidents in constitutions in
African states
Mexico - the Armed Forces, the
civil State, and Society
fredsekindi@gmail.com
The right to privacy in an age of
technological seduction’
The Principle of Proportionality as
interpreted and applied by the
Court of Justice of the EU and the
European Court of Human Rights
as well as three domestic legal
systems, namely, French, English
and Maltese Law
The right to social housing in
Canada
rnb12214@uni.strath.ac.uk
Human Rights and Sovereignty:
Reconsidering the Relationship in
BRodgers@liverpool.ac.uk
Clémence
JanssenBennynck
Barry Solaiman
Matthew Windsor
Jamie Grace
Fred Sekindi
University of
Sheffield (funded
by Sheffield
Hallam
University)
Brunel University
Sergio Luis
Ramirez
Mendoza
Clowance
Wheeler-Ozanne
Natasha
Buontempo
Durham
University
David
DesBaillets
University of
Quebec in
Montreal
University of
Liverpool
Bethany Rodgers
University of
Strathclyde
University of
Strathclyde
mrw48@cam.ac.uk
j.grace@shu.ac.uk
s.l.ramirezmendoza@durham.ac.uk
natashabuontempo@me.com
d.desbaillets@gmail.com
Władysław
Jóźwicki
Adam Mickiewicz
University
Byron Karemba
University of
Leeds School of
Law
David Vitale
LSE
Clara
Rauchegger
University of
Cambridge
Philip Bruce
Glover
University of
Aberdeen
Mohammad
Menwer AlMutairi
University of
Leeds
Augustinus Mohn
University of
Aberdeen
Obinna Christian
Edeji
Laura PanadèsEstruch
University of
Exeter
University of
Cambridge
Dr Alexis
Brassey
Light of the UK Repeal Debate
Relations Between CJEU, ECtHR
and Constitutional Court in the
Process of Verifying Law in Force
in Poland Accordance with Human
Rights Protection Standards
From House of Lords to Supreme
Court: An Examination of the
Potential Emergence of a
Constitutional Court in the United
Kingdom
wjozwi@wp.pl
lwbk@leeds.ac.uk
Trust in social welfare
constitutionalism: A comparative
investigation into the role of
political trust in the drafting and
adjudication of social rights
The Interaction between EU and
National Fundamental Rights
Post-Lisbon
The Efficacy of the Regulation of
Investigatory Powers Act 2000
and the wider UK intelligence
acquisition framework
Constitutionalising Executive
powers in Kuwait with reference to
the UK's law and experience
d.a.vitale@lse.ac.uk
The role of human rights and civil
society in high strategic policy
decision-making processes
Human Rights and Terrorism
augustinus.mohn@abdn.ac.uk
The definition of Member States’
competences through EU Soft
Law: a comparative study in
railway
infrastructure
lp403@cam.ac.uk
University of
Cambridge
The Erosion of Property Rights:
Tax and the Rule of Law under
GAAR
anb41@cam.ac.uk
Jenna Sapiano
University of
StAndrews
jms233@st-andrews.ac.uk
Tarik Olcay
Abubakar Bukar
Kagu
University of
Glasgow
University of
Sussex
Constitutionalism and Peace
Jurisprudence in Post-Conflict
States
The limits of constituent power
Plea bargaining and its effect on
criminal justice administration, a
case study of application and
process in Nigeria
abubakarkagu@yahoo.com.
Chintan
Chandrachud
University of
Cambridge
cc723@cam.ac.uk
Zheng Zhu
University of Hull
Rawin
Leelapatana
University of
Bristol
A Tale of Two Constitutions:
Judicial Review in India
and the United Kingdom
Implementing Human Rights
Norms in China, the Best Way?
The Judiciary and Emergency
Powers in Political Crises: The
Case of Thailand
cr459@cam.ac.uk
r01pbg12@abdn.ac.uk
lwmmal@leeds.ac.uk
oce205@exeter.ac.uk
t.olcay.1@research.gla.ac.uk
zhuzhen0424@QQ.com
t_man3239@hotmail.com
Han Zhai
Tilburg University
China's Constitutional Identity:
Through the Constitutional
Changes led by the Reform
joazhai@gmail.com
Albert KyeiPoakwa
Darren Harvey
Middlesex
University
University of
Cambridge
Law and Exclusion; LGBT issues
in Africa
The CJEU as an Institutional Actor
inEuropean Integration (not yet
finalised)
kpoakwa@yahoo.com
Christopher Luff
University of
Essex
crluff@essex.ac.uk
Adnan Sattar
David Sykes
Middlesex
University
Essex University
Noha
Aboueldahab
Durham Law
School
David Barrett
University of
Bristol
University of New
South Wales
Balancing community interests
and individual fundamental rights:
exploring the doctrines of
necessity and proportionality
through the lens of Article 9 of the
European Convention in domestic
law
Criminal Justice and the Limits of
Human Rights Discourse
The promotion of a greater use of
equity and its principles, with
particular reference to fiduciary
law within the Administrative Court
when a local authority decision
has been challenged
The Prosecution of Political
Leaders in the Arab Region. A
comparative case study of Egypt,
Libya, Tunisia and Yemen
The Legal Regulation of SocioEconomic
Merits review in Australian State
tribunals – at the frontiers of a
hybrid jurisdiction
The Law of Anti-human Trafficking
in Malaysia with Reference to the
United Kingdom
Legitimate Expectations, Trust
and the Administrative State
Judicial Independence and the
Role of Judicial Council in a
Democratizing Country: the
Turkish Case
Prosecutorial Discretion at the
International Criminal Court
The UK Constitution and a Culture
of Justification
What are the effect of armed
conflicts on rights of persons with
disabilities?
How might the right to a fair haring
be secured in respect of asylum
disputes in the UK?
Regulating intra-party democracy
in Turkey (from a comparative
perspective)
The Politics of Identity in AngloAmerican and German
Constitutionalism
Privacy and
Electronic Surveillance in UK and
US
Deprivation of citizenship and the
Narelle Bedford
Mohd Norhisyam
Mohd Yusof
University of
Leeds
Joseph
Tomlinson
Ismail Sepetci
University of
Manchester
Essex Law
School
Anni Pues
Ivan Mugabi
University of
Glasgow
University of
Glasgow
Cardiff University
Emma Borland
Cardiff University
Ali Turkmen
University of
Westminster
David Miles
University of St
Andrews
Nick Clapham
University of
Surrey
Josh Kerr
University of
Thomas Raine
darrenharvey9@gmail.com
adnan.abdulsattar@gmail.com
david.j.sykes@hotmail.co.uk
noha.aboueldahab@durham.a
c.uk
david.a.barrett@bristol.ac.uk
nbedford@bond.edu.au
lwmnmy@leeds.ac.uk
joseph.tomlinson@postgrad.m
anchester.ac.uk
ismailsepetci@gmail.com
a.pues.1@research.gla.ac.uk
t.raine.1@research.gla.ac.uk
ivan_mugabik@yahoo.com
borlandej@cardiff.ac.uk
ali.turkmen@my.westminster.a
c.uk
djm62@st-andrews.ac.uk
n.clapham@surrey.ac.uk
jk00300@surrey.ac.uk
Surrey
Conleth Bradley
Ben Mitchell
Adam Fletcher
Monica Elena
Popescu
Jessica Hambly
Queen's
University Belfast
/ Institute of
Public
Administration
Dublin
Trinity College
Dublin, University
of Dublin
Monash
University
Université du
Québec à
Montréal
Bristol University
Bastian Michel
University of
Amsterdam
Sarah Lambrecht
University of
Antwerp
Lida Ayoubi
Victoria
University of
Wellington
Queen’s
University Belfast
Uchenna Aneto
Caroline K
Roberts
University of
Bristol
Edward KirtonDarling
Stefan Theil
University of Kent
Conor
McCormick
Elizabeth
O’Loughlin
Queen’s
University Belfast
University of
Manchester
Jeremmy Okonjo
University of Kent
University of
Cambridge
Immigration Act 2014: the ethics
of modern banishment
The judicial interpretation of
sovereignty in the asylum code in
the Republic of Ireland: vindicating
human rights and/or securing
national boundaries ?
cbradley@lawlibrary.ie
Equality Law and the Right to
Education: Poverty and Inequality
as a Constitutional Problem
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Human
Rights in Australia
The Concept of State in Canadian
Legal Thought
mitchebc@tcd.ie
Advocacy and Adjudication in
Asylum Tribunals
Setting MPs' salaries: public
opinion and parliamentary
decision in the representative
system (UK and Germany)
The dynamics between national
and supranational fundamental
rights protection in Europe: a
practice of convergence?
The Interface of Human Rights
and Intellectual Property Rights:
Access to Books for the Blind
Horizontal Application of
Constitutional and Human Rights
through Tort Law: A Comparative
Analysis
The right to freedom of thought,
conscience and religion in
Europe.
Contested, Constructed and
Potent: the Family in the Inquest
Environmental protection through
Human Rights: Chances and
Limits under the ECHR
The Future of Fundamental Laws
in the United Kingdom
International Law and
Constitutional Reform: A Case
Study of the 2010 Constitution of
Kenya
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Jessica.Hambly@bristol.ac.uk
adam.fletcher@monash.edu
popescu.monica_elena@courri
er.uqam.ca
b.michel@uva.nl
sarah.lambrecht@constcourt.be
lida.ayoubi@vuw.ac.nz
uaneto01@qub.ac.uk
c.k.roberts@bristol.ac.uk
Ek263@kent.ac.uk
st608@cam.ac.uk
cmccormick15@qub.ac.uk
elizabeth.oloughlin@postgrad.
manchester.ac.uk
jeremmy@mwagambookonjo.co.ke