Disability Law & Policy (PhD, full-time and part-time)
College of Business, Public Policy, & Law,
School of Law
Course overview
The Centre for Disability Law & Policy specialises in international & comparative disability law and public policy. It has a particular interest in the activities of the United Nations & disability, the European Union & disability, the Council of Europe & disability. It also has a special interest in certain themes including development aid & disability, eAccessibility, independent living & de-instutionalisation, non-discrimination law & disability, Irish disability law reform.
Programmes available
PhD (Disability Law & Policy ), full-time
PhD (Disability Law & Policy ), part-time
PhD (Disability Law & Policy ), part-time
Entry requirements
To be eligible to enrol for the PhD, a candidate must have obtained a high honours standard at primary degree level, normally Second Class Honours, Grade 1 or equivalent international qualification.
PhD applicants who hold a Masters Degree must have obtained a high honours standard at Masters Level (H2.1 [or equivalent international qualification]) in order to enrol for the PhD.
Areas of interest
UN disability law, EU anti-discrimination law, Council of Europe disability law & policy, US disability law. United Nations Convention on the right of Persons with disabilities (ratification, monitoring, implementation). Legal capacity law reform.
Researcher profiles
See staff list here.
Find out more
Prof Gerard Quinn
Centre for Disability Law & Policy,
School of Law,
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
T +353 91 493 014
E gerard.quinn@nuigalway.ie
PAC code
PhD (full-time), GYK06
PhD (part-time), GYK07
Current project
See the Centre's website
Fees for this course
EU: €4,275 (FT); €2,250 (PT)
Non-EU: €13,250
