Guidelines for The Modern Law Review Scholarships 2009

The Modern Law Review has decided to make up to £75,000 available in financial support for research students engaged in doctoral research on any subject broadly within the publishing interests of the Review. It therefore invites nominations for scholarships to be submitted by the Head of Department of the University in which the nominated students are, or will be, registered as research students in 2009-10. Only UK Universities are eligible to make a nomination and each university may submit either one or two nominations.

While the amount of any award made will be at the discretion of the Review; it is envisaged that awards will generally be within the range from £5,000 to £10,000. Awards will be made annually, though provision may be made for renewal. Nominations for scholarships for 2009-10 must be submitted to the Secretary of the Review no later than 1st May 2009.

  1. Although there is no standard form for submission of nominations, the nomination must include the following information:
    1. The name, full curriculum vitae of the nominee and proposed registration period.
    2. A detailed statement of the subject, or proposed subject of research, including the thesis title if this has been agreed.
    3. An academic reference from the student's supervisor or intended supervisor.
    4. Details of any other forms of financial support which the student has secured or, where a decision on an application for support is outstanding, has applied for.
    5. A statement from the University that, in the event of a scholarship being awarded, the University agrees to administer that award.
  2. Nominations for a scholarship must be submitted to the Secretary of the Review no later than 1 May preceding the academic year for which the application is made.
  3. It is a condition of the award of a scholarship that the nominee's University agrees to administer the award and that, by the end of the period of the award, the head of department submits to the Secretary of the Review a statement indicating the Scholar's progress with research during the period of the award.
  4. Applications for renewal of any award made may be submitted by the head of department. Such applications must be submitted by 1 May in the year for which the award is currently held and be accompanied by a statement from the Scholar's supervisor indicating his or her progress with research during the period of the award, and proposed programme of research for the following year. The decision on whether or not to renew the award, and if so whether or not to vary the amount, remains at the discretion of the Review.

Applications should be sent to:

Mr R.C. Simpson,
Secretary,
The Modern Law Review,
Department of Law,
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street,
London WC2A 2AE

bob.simpson@lse.ac.uk

Modern Law Review Scholarships

Since 2003, The Modern Law Review has made available an annual amount in financial support for  research students engaged on doctoral research at a university in the United Kingdom on any subject broadly within the publishing interests of the Review. These scholarships are awarded by annual competition based on nominations  submitted by the head of department of the University in which the applicant is, or will be, registered as a research student. The awards made to date are as follows:

MLR Scholarships 2008-09

  • Eva Nanopoulos (University of Cambridge) Effective protection of fundamental rights in the fight against international terrorism: the EU’s approach
  • Saar Pauker (University of Cambridge) Characterisation problems in international investment arbitration
  • Jacopo Martire (Kings College London) Genetics and the biopolitics of power
  • Kazi Rahman (London School of Economics) Programming a practicable solution to mitigate Value Added Tax Fraud in relation to goods
  • Thea Wauters Thyness (London School of Economics) The ‘indeterminacy thesis’ as it pertains to international law
  • Cathal Doyle (Middlesex University) Operationalizing indigenous people’s right to free prior informed Consent and the extractive sector
  • Jan Komarek (University of Oxford) Precedent in the Context of the European Constitutional Pluralism
  • Arman Sarvarian (University College London) Dispute Intervention in International Environmental Law

Awards for 2007-08

  • Russell Buchan (University of Bristol) International Society, International Community and the Changing Nature of International Peace and Security( renewed 2008-09)
  • Francesca Galli (University of Cambridge) Human Rights Implications of National Security Laws and Policies: Combating Terrorism while Preserving Civil Liberties – The Case of France, Italy and Great Britain (renewed 2008-09)
  • Gabriella Echeverria (University of Essex) The Right to Reparation for Victims of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Violations
  • Cian Murphy (Kings College London) The Rule of Law in the EU in the ‘War on Terrorism’
  • Kraijakr Thiratayakinant (London School of Economics) Regional Trade Agreements under the WTO Framework: Developing Country’s Perspective (renewed 2008-09)

Awards for 2006-07

  • Gerard Conway (Queen's University Belfast) The Scope and Limits of the Judicial Interpretative Power, with Reference to Constitutional Review: A Case Study of the European Court of Justice (renewed 2007-08)
  • Jarem Sawatsky (University of Hull) The Ethic of Traditional Communities and the Spirit of Healing Justice: A Grounded Comparative Analysis of Three Communities
  • Eleanor Drywood (University of Liverpool) Forced Migration of Third-Country National Children in European Union Law: A Socio-Legal Analysis
  • Adrien de Hautcloque (University of Manchester) A law and Economics Approach to Business Regulation in Conflict-Prone Societies
  • Jo Braithwaite (Queen Mary, University of London) A Study of Diversity in Large Law Firms: An Assessment of Factors Shaping the Policy-Making Process (renewed 2007-08)

Awards for 2005-06

  • Shona Wilson (University of Aberdeen) A Critical Analysis of the Law and Practice of Criminal Retrials in Scotland and England
  • Geert De Baere (University of Cambridge) Legal Organisation of Foreign Policy within the Evolving Constitution of the European Union
  • Emilie Secker (Lancaster University) Participatory Human Rights

Awards for 2004-05

  • Margaret Young (University of Cambridge)
  • Ernest Dunning (Keele University) The Removal, Retention and Use of Human Tissue for Research and Other Purposes
  • Arlie Loughnan (London School of Economics) Mental Incapacity Defences in Criminal Law (renewed 2005-06 and 2006-07)

Awards for 2003-04

  • Jonathan Morgan (University of Cambridge) A Critique of Freedom of Contract (renewed 2004-05)
  • Abbe Brown (University of Edinburgh) Intellectual Property Rights, Competition and Human Rights
  • Lucinda Miller (University College London) The Europeanisation of Contract Law

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