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Keele Law School research

Keele School of Law is an internationally recognised centre for legal research. Our research is cutting-edge, socially relevant and draws on a wide range of socio-legal, theoretical and doctrinal approaches. In the last REF (Research Excellence Framework), the School was ranked 21st nationally for research intensity and 15th for world-leading impact, recognising the significant contribution our research makes to legal thinking and some of the most pressing challenges facing society today.

The School of Law’s strong commitment to making a difference and to social justice continues with its pioneering leadership of the Community Legal Outreach Collaboration (CLOCK), now being rolled out nationally. The areas of research strength within the School of Law are the following:

Social justice and human rights

Current members are researching the regulation of gender and sexuality, social justice, with a focus on material inequality, and human rights theory and practice.

International and European law

International and European law is a fast-growing area of expertise within the Law School, combining policy and human rights analyses with jurisprudential, critical, postcolonial and feminist theory.

Ethics health and social care

This research field builds upon the School of Law’s longstanding tradition of excellence in moral philosophy, applied ethics, socio-legal scholarship and gender, sexuality and law inquiries, as applied to areas of healthcare.

Legal education, innovation and practice

Using inter-disciplinary methodologies (including sociological, anthropological, historical and philosophical work), our scholars have produced leading theoretical work that has led to direct engagement with key policy-makers.

Gender, sexuality and law

Keele Law School has a range of research projects about gender, sexuality, and law. Cluster members are working on developing theoretical debates, connecting with local communities, and engaging with law reform initiatives.

Professional Ethics

Professional Ethics at Keele (PEAK) Research Group is part of the Centre for Law Ethics and Society. Founded in 2002, PEAK has been a leading centre for research and teaching in ethics for over a decade.

CLOCK

The Community Legal Outreach Collaboration Keele

Making a difference

Keele Law School has engaged with specific audiences at international, national and local levels. These included:

Some of our impact research

Transgender law reform and activism
Transgender law reform and activism
Developing sentencing guidelines
Developing sentencing guidelines

Research events and activities

Keele Law Review (KLR)

KLR is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed, general law journal, published by the School of Law. It is committed to high-quality research and free access to knowledge. The KLR applies an open-access policy to enhance academic inclusion, diversity and accessibility. This policy reflects the Law School’s emphasis on building an inclusive legal community. On top of applying a double-blind peer-review process, the KLR also has a Student Editorial Team that includes a selective group of current Keele law students. The KLR was founded in 2020 by Professor Yossi Nehushtan, as a forum for critical legal commentary that also gives students a valuable learning opportunity.

Research events and lecture series

Information about our research events, seminars and lecture series, Royal Institute of Philosophy events, Patrick Thornberry Annual Lectures, Keele International Law Lectures series.