Law Postgraduate Diploma

Research areas

Find out more here about research that goes on connected with this course and in the Faculty or School where it's taught.


Focus on research

Research is an essential part of the day-to-day life of the Faculty and is embedded in its intellectual activities and development.   

 

Kingston Law School has a strong research reputation covering a range of topics, including criminal justice, dispute resolution and law and education. There are also three major clusters of activity in the Unit for Employment Law and Policy, the Centre for Insolvency Law and Policy and the Jean Monnet Chair in European Law. Staff in the School are at the forefront of their subject areas and have strong links with the Law Society and Institute of Legal Executives.

 

Current research activities:

  • Criminal Justice: juries, magistrates, judges, policing, historical issues and corporate crimes.
  • Dispute Resolution: domestic and international arbitration, adjudication, mediation, dispute review boards, dispute risk management.
  • Law and Education: teaching methods, moots, images of law.

 

In addition, there are projects underway in the fields of medical law, animal law, jurisprudence and ecclesiastical law.

 

Research Centres and Units

 

Student research

You may be able to publish any research you undertake on the Kingston University Research and Innovation Reports (KURIR) website. This site gives anyone associated with Kingston University the opportunity to publish articles, which will be permanently available to the academic community.