Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- International law
- Feminism and law
- International legal theory
- International legal history
- Law and humanities
- Utopia
- Tyranny
- Use of force
- International economic law
- Feminist constitutionalism
- Brexit and Northern Ireland
Public outreach & key achievements
Co-Director Northern/Ireland Feminist Constitutions http://feministconstitutions.com/
Editorial Board Jus Cogens
Editorial Board Irish Yearbook of International Law
Co-Director Northern Ireland Feminist Judgments Project
Research students
| PhD area | How can anti-carceral feminism influence Chinese feminist legal discourse? |
|---|---|
| Name | Qingran Yan |
| PhD area | Accessing Justice: How Women Experience the Legal System When Seeking Redress for Domestic Abuse in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Aoife Clements |
| PhD area | Achieving equality: Anti-discrimination law in Northern Ireland after Brexit |
| Name | Aisling Fanning |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD area | The subversive victim: Victimhood and sexual and gender-based violence inside non-state armed groups in Columbia |
|---|---|
| Name | Dr Daniela Suarez Vargas |
| Years of study | PhD awarded 2024 |
Discover More
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Law
- QUB Gender Network
- The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
- https://bsky.app/profile/aoifemod.bsky.social
Get ahead: tips on how to prepare your application to study for a PhD at QUB Law
Read our guidance on the steps in our PhD applications process and how to present your research proposal.
Interested in a postdoctoral fellowship at QUB Law?
If you have already completed a PhD or are about to do so, and you are looking for a mentor for a postdoctoral fellowship in one of my areas of expertise, please get in touch via email. The School of Law has a strong track record in supporting able candidates who are working towards fellowship applications to funders such as the British Academy, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie scheme, ESRC NINE and the Leverhulme Trust.