Areas of expertise

The work of InLEGGo is structured under four themes, as follows:

Law, Regulation and Bio-ethics in the Developing World
Economic Analysis of Law
Citizenship, Migration and Asylum Law in a Globalized World
Governance beyond the state, constitutional and institutional reform

Law, Regulation and Bio-ethics in the Developing World

This brings together research and associated activities with an explicit focus on developing and transition countries. It includes research on law, finance and development, corruption, regulation in developing countries, corporate governance in Central and Eastern Europe, legal transplants and regulation of International Co-operative Biodiversity Groups. A Masters degree in Law and Development is offered as is doctoral degree supervision. Staff and research students in this group participate in a regular research workshop.

Research of staff and research students working in this area.

Economic Analysis of Law

Law and Economics at Manchester has a long tradition. Collectively this represents the largest concentration of research and scholarship on the economic analysis of law in the UK. Recent research by members of this group has dealt with such diverse issues as corruption, consumer protection law, regulation of the legal profession, trade marks and business organisation, the law and economics of copyright law, incentives in the criminal justice system, corporate governance and the enforcement of pollution control laws in three jurisdictions. Members of the group contribute to the ERASMUS European Master's degree in Law and Economics in collaboration with a number of European Universities. Doctoral supervision is also available. Staff and research students in this group hold a regular research workshop.

Research of staff and research students working in this area.

Citizenship, Migration and Asylum Law in a Globalised World

Developments above and below the state have shown that the connections among the state, the nation, sovereignty, territoriality, democracy and citizenship are not as tight as previously thought. Borders have become more porous, and transnational mobility has been regarded as a fundamental right in the EU. But the process of rendering internal borders ‘weightless’ for the purposes of internal market mobility has been accompanied by the hardening of Europe’s external frontiers and of national migration and asylum law and policies. Research under this theme focuses on: issues concerning regular and irregular migration, border controls, cross-border trafficking, asylum law and policy, citizenship and naturalisation law and policy.

Research of staff and research students working in this area.

Governance beyond the State - Constitutional and Institutional Reform

This theme brings together research interests in international law, security, transnational relations and exchanges, global governance, European law and integration, public law, criminal law and criminology. By blending criminology, sociology, political science and law, our research seeks to address global and regional challenges facing the world, European and statist communities. This research agenda is pursued through theoretical and empirical work that challenges inherited systems of thought and develops broader perspectives with appeal across social science disciplines. Experimentation with alternative theoretical frameworks is accompanied by policy recommendations and proposals for institutional reform. In this respect, we seek to forge partnerships with various universities and institutes, government, the EU, international and non-governmental organisations.

Research of staff and research students working in this area.