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LAWFrom small law firms to the United Nations’International Court of Justice, the legal professionshapes every aspect of our society, politics, andeconomies. Law regulates how we buy and sell goodsand services, and how we govern ourselves. It defineshow we prosecute and defend, and how we securethe rights of people who may not be able todefend themselves.The School of Law welcomes proposals for postgraduate researchprojects that complement staff research interests.Research degrees in Law will:• provide you with new and specialised research skills• prepare you for a career in academic research and teaching• equip you with the skills necessary to apply legal concepts in apractical environment.Students are fully supported by the School’s dedicated LawLibrarian, with the Law Library holding an extensive selection oflegal materials and online services such as Lexis and Westlaw.Research StrengthsStaff research interests cover a wide range of themes, including:• Shipping Law• International Trade Law• Commercial Law• International Commercial Law• World Trade Law• Legal Theory• Global Legal Order• Criminal Law and Evidence• Criminal Justice and Criminology• Human Rights Law• European Law• Public and Administrative Law• Ethics and Philosophy• Environmental Law• Private International Law• Public International Law• Socio-Legal Studies.We are an approved research training pathway in the WelshDoctoral Centre.Research Centres and InstitutesThe School is home to five researchcentres, which provide effective vehiclesfor the promotion of research within theirrespective areas of specialism.The Institute of International Shipping andTrade Law was established in 2000 andexists as a specialist research andprofessional training centre. Promotingresearch and teaching of the higheststandard in the fields of internationalshipping and trade law, the Institute alsofosters cooperation with other academicinstitutions and professional, commercial,shipping, insurance and businessorganisations.The Centre for Environmental and EnergyLaw and Policy (CEELP) promotesexcellence in research and teaching inenvironmental and energy law and seeksto foster links in its areas of expertisebetween academia and local andnational governments, the community,industry and the professions. CEELP isaffiliated to the IUCN Academy ofEnvironmental Law which aims to promotesustainable development in law and policywithin Wales and beyond. It providesadvice to stakeholders in the sector and todecision makers on environment andenergy related policy areas of the WelshGovernment.Sefydliad Hywel Dda – The Hywel DdaInstitute provides leadership, direction,coordination and visibility for researchwithin the School which falls under thebroad heading of ‘Legal Wales’. With acommitment to interdisciplinary and crossinstitutionalresearch, its intellectual remitincludes constitutional law and devolution,the statutory output of the NationalAssembly of Wales within its fields ofcompetence, bilingualism and languagerights, law and policy, legal history, theapplication of international, European andUK domestic law in Wales. Its mission is tocontribute to the maintenance anddevelopment of Legal Wales by promotingand facilitating research and scholarshipwhich reaches levels of excellencemeasured against the highest internationalstandards.Prif swyddogaeth Sefydliad Hywel Ddayw hyrwyddo ymchwil ac iddo ragoriaethryngwladol sydd yn ymwneud âdimensiwn Cymreig y gyfraith, a thrwyhynny gyfrannu tuag at gynnal a datblygu‘Cymru’r Gyfraith’. Bydd gan y Sefydliadrôl arbennig wrth ddatblygu ysgolheictodcyfrwng-Cymraeg o fewn PrifysgolAbertawe ac yn genedlaethol.The focus of the Richard Price Centre isthe recognition that global questions needto be approached as a matter of multilevelgovernance comprising theinternational, the European and regional,the national and the subnational levels.The Centre will address this governanceproblem primarily from a legal perspectivebut in full realisation of the inherentlyinterdisciplinary nature of the conceptof multi-level governance.The Centre for Criminal Justice andCriminology – see page 32 for furtherinformation.5253RESEARCH DEGREES – LAWResearch opportunitiesMPhil/PhDRAE2008 45% of research ratedworld-leading (4*) or internationallyexcellent (3*)ProfessorsI DaviesE MacDonaldG ParryD PattersonJ SnellM StallworthyR WilliamsT JonesK MorrowV RöbenB SoyerA TettenbornR ThomasEntry requirementsAs a minimum candidates are normally required to have an excellent Master's degree,preferably in Law. Exceptional performance at undergraduate level will be considered.English Language requirement:IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.0 in each component) or Swansea Universityrecognised equivalent.Scholarships and BursariesA range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries is available.For details, please visit:www.swansea.ac.uk/scholarships/PostgraduateDepending on their suitability, students may be appointed to a tutorshipand receive payment for undertaking undergraduate teaching.Further informationWebsite: www.swansea.ac.uk/lawContact the Admissions Tutor: Dr Bebhinn Donelly-LazarovEmail: lawpostgradresearch@swansea.ac.ukTel: +44 (0)1792 513584Visit the University: see page 182 for detailsApplications can be made online atwww.swansea.ac.uk/applyonline– see pages 184 – 185 for further informationRESEARCH DEGREES – LAWFor details of Master’s courses available in Law,please see page 114.Academic and research staff 29Postgraduates 150