Law (Research)

Research Law and La Trobe University

The School of Law has a strong research culture. Students will find it a stimulating environment in which to work. Most of the staff have academic research qualifications, gained locally or overseas, and are able to offer supervision of higher degrees by research across a wide range of legal fields.

As well as our core areas of research expertise (link to Law section of research strengths page in this section), an additional strength is the variety of legal research methods we employ. As well as academic research, many staff are engaged in professional activities such as service on boards and tribunals, policy advice to law reform agencies, and legal practice. The School’s research practice enables attention to doctrine to be combined with theoretical perspectives and empirically based findings. This approach includes success with interdisciplinary work that offers insights into the thinking behind the law and the workings of the law in practice.

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Course information:

PhD

Masters (research)

International programs

Please visit La Trobe’s international programs information page.

Applications

Admittance to candidature is the ultimate responsibility of the University's Higher Degree Committee (Research) [HDC(R)], and requires the School of Law’s formal recommendation. Applicants are required to: nominate two academic referees and provide official transcripts of their academic record; photocopies of transcripts or testamurs will not be accepted.

All applicants are advised to prepare an outline of their research proposal of about 500 - 1,000 words.

Candidates can be admitted at any time of the year to the MA/LLM and the PhD.

Further information

Director, Honours, Research and Graduate Studies
School of Law
Phone: +61 3 9479 1761
Email: jill.murray@latrobe.edu.au

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