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Dernière mise à jour : le 03/12/2024

The University of Bordeaux Doctoral School of Law gathers together PhD students pursuing research in the fields of law and political science.

8
research units
4
PhD specialisations

250
PhD students
35
defenses per year

The Doctoral School of Law provides extensive supervision and guidance, and supports the activities of its PhD students. The members of the research units are responsible for developing a scientific policy that gives the doctoral school its own identity. The doctoral school provides expertise in a wide range of research fields, associated with prestigious and demanding doctoral training.

PhD specialisations

Private law and crime science
Public law
History of law
Political science

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Research units

The Law and Social Transformations department

CERCCLE - Centre d'Études et de Recherches Comparatives sur les Constitutions, les Libertés et l'État
COMPTRASEC - Centre for Comparative Labour and Social Security Law
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ILD - Institut Léon Duguit
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IRM - Institut de recherche Montesquieu
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CERFAPS - Centre Européen de Recherches en Droit de la Famille, des Assurances, des Personnes et de la Santé
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CRDEI - Centre de Recherches et de Documentation Européennes et Internationales
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IRDAP - Institut de Recherche en Droit des Affaires et du Patrimoine
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ISCJ - Institut de Sciences Criminelles et de la Justice
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DIRECTORIES AND DEFENSES

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Contacts

Christophe RADÉ

Director

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Marie-Claire PONTHOREAU

Deputy director

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Elisabeth TOURNAN

Administrative officer

05 56 84 40 55

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How to find us:
University of Bordeaux
Campus Pessac
Building B - Office B019
Avenue Léon Duguit 33608 PESSAC Cedex
(Tram B - Montaigne Montesquieu stop)

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