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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:

    • The Public Bills Committee;
    • The UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights;
    • The Joint Committee for the Modern Slavery Bill parliamentary Committee;
    • The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) Constitution, Law and Justice Committee;
    • The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality, Subcommittee on Trafficking in Women and prostitution
    • The Sentencing Advisory Panel;
    • ECHR, UK, USA, Hong Kong, Argentinean, Australian and Israeli courts
    • The Law Commission
    • The Law Society
    • The Solicitors Regulation Authority
    • The Bar Standards Board
    • The Quality Assurance Agency
    • The Nuffield Foundation
    • The European Network of Research Integrity Offices
    • The General Medical Council
    • The European Society on Transplantation- Ethical Legal Psychological Aspect of Transplantation
    • Committee on Publication Ethics
    • World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH)
    • The International Organisation for Migration
    • Glion Human Rights Dialogue
    • Amnesty International
    • Brighter Futures
    • Voices of Experience
    • Savana
    • The POPPY Project
    • Anti-Slavery International
    • The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group

    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.