Areas of Graduate Study

Graduate students Peter Atupare, Saptarshi Chakraborty and Angela Fallow

Queen's welcomes applications from students interested in a wide range of areas of law.  Supervision and teaching are available in relation to a diverse array of specific legal topics that fall within one or more of the following four general areas:

• Law in a Global Context
• Law and Economic Relations
• Public and Constitutional Law
• Law and Theoretical Perspectives

Members of the law faculty at Queen's are leading scholars in these areas of law.  For details concerning faculty expertise, research achievements and research projects, click on Faculty Profiles and Faculty Research.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of specific areas of graduate study (subject to faculty availability). These are just examples of areas of graduate study and prospective students interested in pursuing topics not mentioned here are encouraged to consult the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research to see if graduate supervision/courses are available in those areas.

Law in a Global Context

Public International Law; International Human Rights Law; International Criminal Law; International Business Law; International Trade Law; International Tax Law; International Labour Law; European Union Law; Comparative Legal Traditions; Comparative Constitutional Law; Refugee and Immigration Law; Conflicts of Law; International Dimensions of Family and Children's Law.

Law and Economic Relations

Law of Business Associations; Corporate and Securities Law; Tax Law and Policy; Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law; Competition Law; Insurance Law; Private Law (including Contracts, Property, Torts); Labour and Employment Law; Intellectual Property Law; Information Technology Law; Economic Aspects of Family and Children's Law; Estates and Wills; Equity, Trusts and Fiduciary Obligations; Elder Law; Natural Resources Law; Law and Development; Law and Economics.

Public and Constitutional Law

Constitutional Law; Comparative Constitutional Law; Human Rights Law; Federalism; Administrative Law; Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure; Sentencing and Correctional Law; Environmental Law; Planning and Municipal Law; Refugee and Immigration Law; Social Welfare Law; Health Law; Family and Children's Law; Law on Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; Legal Systems, Procedures and Remedies.

Law and Theoretical Perspectives

Jurisprudence; Legal Philosophy; Theories of Private Law; Theories of Public Law; Theories of Legal Interpretation; Law and History; Law and Culture/Society; Feminist Legal Studies; Law and Sexuality; Law and Race; Bioethics; Comparative Legal Traditions; Law and Economics; Law and Literature.