The course is designed for PhD students who have recently embarked upon their PhD studies and need to enhance their general understanding of methodology and research methods, as well as the ways in which the theoretical framework and specific research methods may be applied in their research projects. The course may also be relevant for students who have been working on their research for a while and need perspectives on methodology questions for their research project.

The course will provide an overview of main research methods and approaches commonly used by legal researchers. Apart from the main jurisprudential approaches, the course will also cover interdisciplinary approaches to law, and key empirical methods relevant for legal studies. The methods and approaches will be discussed in the context of international as well as Danish law.

The course consists of a compulsory part which comprises a two-day course on campus (for which participants will receive 3 ECTS) and an optional part which comprises participation in one of the study groups (for which participants receive 2 ECTS). Study groups will be organized around the subject matter and methodological approaches of the participants’ PhD projects.

Programme

PhD course: Theory and Methodology in law (pdf)

Practical information

Description: A two-day course on Campus in November 27-28, 2024 (compulsory); participation in one of the subsequent tracks, Spring 2025 (optional).

Venue: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law, Njalsgade 76, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Room: 4A.1.68 (Building 4A, 1 floor, Room 68).

Further information and registration:
No later than 7 October 2024. Please register via this registration form.

Bemærk: Kurset udbydes af KU med 3 ECTS for den obligatoriske del og 2 ECTS for den frivillige del. Det er de enkelte ph.d.-skoler, der endeligt afgør, hvor mange ECTS, der kan tildeles.