Our PhD programme

The School of Law and its research centres – the Irish Centre for Human Rights and the Centre for Disability Law and Policy – currently has over 60 students in PhD programmes. 

The School of Law fully participates in the University’s structured PhD programme.  The structured PhD programme enables students to enhance their research by undertaking, and getting credit for, a programme of education, training, research, personal and professional development activities.  There are a large number of University-wide modules that PhD students can take as part of the structured programme and this year the School of Law has added three law-specific modules to the suite: ‘Law Research Skills 1- Preparation, Presentation & Discussion’; ‘Law Research Skills 2- Engaging in Scholarship and Debate’; and ‘Legal Opinion or Advice’, in which students can obtain credit for providing legal opinion or advice to an international organisation, NGO or court.

Anyone interested in pursuing PhD research in the School of Law should contact a staff member with appropriate expertise in the proposed area of research, or the Director of the PhD programme, Dr Rónán Kennedy.

Current Doctoral Candidates in the School of Law (Last updated 18/10/23)

SurnameFirst NameAreaSupervisor(s)
Abdurrahman Abdullahi Human Rights Dr. Maureen O'Sullivan
Abu Omar Hassan Human Rights Dr. Anita Ferrara
Barry Keelin Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally
Bayindir Anil Sena Law Dr. John Danaher & Dr. Rónán Kennedy
Boadu-Boadu Nana Kwaku Law Dr. Lucy-Ann Buckley
Bosch March Clara Human Rights Dr. Ciara Smyth
Brannick Patricia Law Dr. Brian Tobin
Burns Emma CDLP Prof. Eilionóir Flynn
Canossi Beatrice Human Rights Dr. Anita Ferrara
Carson James Law Dr. Charles O'Mahony
Christodoulou Nayia CDLP Dr. Janos Fiala-Butora
Clancy Pearce Human Rights Prof. Ray Murphy
Collins Philip Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally
Curran Courtney Human Rights

Dr. Anita Ferrara

De Almeida Silva Maria Manuela Human Rights  
Doyle Anna Law Dr. Charles O'Mahony
Harney Mary Human Rights Dr. Anna Arstein-Kerslake
Henríquez Leiva José Human Rights Dr. Anita Ferrara
Hopf Stefan CDLP Prof. Eilionóir Flynn
Issa    Amanie Human Rights Prof. Eilionóir Flynn & Prof. Anna Arstein-Kerslake
KaiCombey Owen Moriba Human Rights Dr. Eoin Daly
Keady-Tabbal Niamh Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally 
Klatt    Louisa    Human Rights Dr. John Danaher
Larson Kirsten Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally & Dr. Anita Ferrara
Liston Gerry Human Rights  
Liu Xipeng Law Dr. Rónán Kennedy
Mariana Montisa Law Dr. Eoin Daly & Dr. Ekaterina Yahyaoui
McLean Ainsley CDLP Prof. Eilionóir Flynn 
McNally Aisling Law Dr. Diarmuid Griffin
Menon Kiran Mohandas Human Rights Prof. Shane Darcy 
Muhareb Rania Human Rights Prof. Shane Darcy 
Murphy    Sandra Law  
Nabasitu Daisy Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally 
Namanya Monica    Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally & Dr. Maeve O'Rourke
Ní Chaoimh Eilís CDLP Dr. Janos Fiala-Butora
Noir Maëlle Human Rights Dr. Ekaterina Yahyaoui 
O'Donovan Aoife Law Dr. Brian Tobin
Offia    Favour    Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally
Orefellen Hege Jeanette CDLP Prof. Eilionóir Flynn
Perry Ashley Human Rights Dr. Ioanna Tourkochoriti 
Portuondo Maria Law Dr. Ciara Smyth
Price Aoife CDLP Prof. Eilionóir Flynn
Regan Ursula Law Dr. Shivaun Quinlivan
Rhude Kelsey Human Rights Dr. Anita Ferrara
Shokar Poonam Human Rights Prof. Shane Darcy
Villena Rodo Judit Human Rights Prof. Siobhán Mullally
Walls Maria CDLP Prof. Anna Arstein-Kerslake
Yadav Sachin Law Dr. Lucy Ann Buckley
Zangeneh Parisa Human Rights Prof. Ray Murphy
Zejnullah Gezim Law Prof. Padraic Kenna