Law01 – Studentship in Human/Labour Rights

Supervisors: Dr Katrina Peake, Dr Neil Graffin and Dr Róise Connolly (Department of Law, The Open University Law School, Faculty of Business and Law)

Mode: Available for campus-based or distance learning.

 

Project aims/objectives:

Applicants are invited to submit PhD proposals within the field of human or labour rights.

Proposals should be limited to 1,500 words (inclusive of footnotes, exclusive of biography) and include sections on project content, aims and objectives, methodology, and impact.

Proposals can be entertained on a wide range of topics, including:

  • Armed conflicts and crisis situations
  • International humanitarian law
  • Migration and refugee law
  • Human rights and EU law
  • Human rights and sustainable development
  • International labour law
  • Modern slavery
  • Labour Rights in Global Value Chains
  • Human/Labour Rights in trade law, including trade agreements

The aim of this project would be to advance research and scholarship in human rights or labour rights law. Proposals should examine how legal frameworks can respond to contemporary challenges, such as armed conflicts or globalised production.

 

Methodology:

Methods could include any or all the following: doctrinal research; comparative legal research; socio-legal research; empirical research (such as interviews); theoretical/critical legal analysis (including feminist, Marxist, normative theories). Case studies are welcome, providing an in-depth socio-legal study of specific rights challenges.

 

Impact:

The project proposal should have some discussion of its potential impact and strategy for research dissemination. 

 

About the supervisors:

Dr Katrina Peake has researched and published widely in the fields of human rights, modern slavery, labour law and EU law. She has experience undertaking empirical legal research.

Dr Neil Graffin has researched and published widely in the field on issues of human rights, immigration and asylum law.

Dr. Róise Connolly research interests lie in healthcare law, medical patent law, and human rights law, particularly exploring access to diagnosis and gendered experiences of diagnosis.