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    Director

     

    Prof. María José Santos Morón

     

     

     

    About the program

     

    The strategy of the Ph.D. in Law has a practical orientation aimed at both knowledge of special and unique subjects and the preparation of research capacity, whether in the academic or professional field, taking into consideration the needs and the situation of research in the field of law science.

    The program pursues the training and development of the research skills necessary for the pursuit of an academic career in the university environment as well as preparation for professional legal research.

     

    • Program regulated by RD 99/2011, January 28

    Departments

     

     

    Tomás Quadra-Salcedo
  • ACCESS

    Candidate profile

    Candidates should have an interest in pursuing a deeper knowledge of legal matters and the development of research aimed at addressing the new legal challenges of today's society.

    A good academic background is required (with a minimum average B grade, Spanish "notable", in the previous degree), as well as a certified high English level. Knowledge of other languages ​​will be considered valuable, especially those commonly used in legal research (French, Italian, German).

    Admission requirements

    According to art. 6 of the PhD studies regulation (RD 99/2011), in order to access the Program it is required to have a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and a Master's degree (or equivalent), provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these two cycles as a whole, or the equivalent degree qualifies for level 3 of MECES (Marco Español de Cualificaciones para la Educación Superior, Spanish Framework for Higher Education Qualifications).

    Likewise, access is available to candidates in possession of foreign degrees from countries integrated into the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) when the degree can be accredited as level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), as long as the aforementioned degree allows access to PhD level studies in the country of expedition; and candidates with a degree which is equivalent to a Spanish Master's degree, obtained in foreign education systems outside the EHEA, as long as the aforementioned degree allows access to PhD level studies in the country of expedition.

    Admission criteria

    The Academic Committee of the program considers the following criteria for the merit-based selection and admission process:

    • Academic transcript of previous studies (minimum average score: B, 7/10). The average score must be stated on the transcript according to the grading system applied in its case.
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • English skills or, where applicable, skills in other European languages (minimum: B1 or equivalent). Official certificate is required as proof.
    • Two letters of recommendation by professors from this or other institutions stating the capacity and competence of the candidate
    • Relation of the thesis project with the lines of research of the PhD Program. The thesis project must be endorsed by a UC3M professor specialized in the subject matter of said project.

    Candidates whose native language is other than Spanish are required to provide an official certificate stating a minimum B2 level in Spanish (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages-CEFR). This will not be required from students who have completed higher education studies in Spanish in a Spanish speaking country.

    Candidates with an academic background in other fields of knowledge must submit a thesis project stating the connection of their previous education with the Law area. This project must be endorsed by a professor of this program.

    The program considers the following access profiles, depending on which the Academic Committee can demand the completion of complementary training in their resolution of admission. This training consists of methodology classes of research masters at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid ( Master's Degree in Civil Liability for candidates with an academic or research profile; Master's Degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law). Complementary training is completed by students over one semester (as a general rule, from early September to late December) in face-to-face sessions in Spanish.

    Access profile  Complementary training
    Candidates with a Master's Degree in Law (research) Not required
    Candidates with a Master's Degree in Law (academic, professional or with no research training) Up to 18 ECTS credits
    - Up to 12 ECTS in methodology subjects of uc3m Master's degrees in Law research
    - Up to 6 ECTS in research work on subjects that are different from the PhD thesis project.
    Candidates with a Licenciatura (former Bachelor's degree) in Law Up to 18 ECTS credits
    - Up to 12 ECTS in methodology subjects of uc3m Master's degrees in Law research
    - Up to 6 ECTS in research work on subjects that are different from the PhD thesis project.
    Candidates with an academic background in other areas Up to 40 ECTS credits
    - Subjects of methodology of law and theory of law in UC3M Master' degrees in research in the Law area.
    - Specific subjects related to the topic of the PhD research project. These subjects are to be carried out in the aforementioned Master's degrees.

    Seats available for the academic year: 45

    Resolutions of admission are announced every three months.

    Deadline for applications for admission for first semester (September onward): 20th of July (23:59 h., Spanish peninsular time) 
    The decision of the Academic Committee will be notified, respectively, in June and in the first half of September.

    Deadline for applications for admission for the second semester (March onward) : 31st of January (23:59 h., Spanish Peninsular Time) 
    The decision of the Academic Committee will be notified, respectively, in the first half of December and the first half of March.

  • FACULTY
  • TRAINING

    In addition to the elaboration of the doctoral thesis, students must take some training aimed at complementing (if necessary) and improving their research skills as well as ensuring the scientific quality of their research work. This is structured around three types of training.


    Complementary training

     

    Required only for students who have this training as a requirement in their resolution of admission. Complementary training is completed by students over one semester (as a general rule, from early September to late December) in face-to-face sessions in Spanish. Further information on the "Access" section.

     


    Specific training

     

    Required for all students of the program.

    These activities consist of seminars and conferences organized by the Law departments of the university that tutors and directors of thesis consider adequate for their student's line of research.

    It is required to attend a minimum of two conferences on Philosophy of Law and Theory and Methodology of Law, one conference on non-legal subjects and five conferences or seminars or conferences on the different legal disciplines. As a general rule, these activities must take place at this university, but those organized by other universities or institutions (such as Real Academia of Legislación y Jurisprudencia) can be accepted.

     

     

    Research skills training

     

    Research skills training is focused on abilities common to all disciplines for the development of scientific and educational skills and the improvement of the professional career. This training consists of different activities (short courses, seminars, etc.), which can be recommended by the Academic Committee of the program.

    Students must take 2 credits (20 hours approximately) throughout the doctoral training period.

    Please note: Attendance to seminars or conferences on legal subjects at uc3m or other institutions only qualifies as specific training; under no circumstances will it be eligible for research skills credit recognition.

     

    Further information: 


     

  • RESEARCH
    • Research Lines

      Impact of new technologies on corporations

      • FAR (Freedom and Regulation - Law and Private will in the Shaping of the Markets)
      • New technologies and corporations
      • New technologies and PYMES
      • Industrial property and new technologies
      • International commercial arbitration

       

      Group of International Private Law

      • Aeronautical Law
      • Illegal circulation of cultural property
      • International contracts
      • Competition Law
      • International Civil Procedure Law
      • Family and Successions Law

       

      Globalization, integration process and international cooperation

      • Current changes in the international community and its legal system
      • Current problems of International Economic Law and development cooperation
      • Globalization, integration process and international cooperation
      • International protection of human rights of people and disadvantaged groups
      • Human rights, law state and democracy

       

      Urban activity and territorial cohesion: environment, Public Health and risk management​

      • Territorial and urban policy
      • Urban planning, climate and environmental management
      • Sustainability and environment
      • Public policy and governance
      • Legal regime of economic activities

       

      General interest services, economic activity and public intervention

      • Public policy and governance
      • General interest services, economic activity and public intervention
      • Legal regime of economic activities
      • Spanish Constitution and European integration

       

      Labour Law, econonomic changes and new society​

      • Labour Law, econonomic changes and new society
      • Social Security and prevention of occupational hazards
      • Moral work harassment
      • Social protection in international labour relationships

       

      Challenges of civil law in XXI century

      • Contracts, consumers and digital environment
      • Tort law and unjust enrichment
      • New perspectives in the patrimonial and family field
      • Intelectual property and new technologies 

       

      Administration of justice and its tools​

      • Social Security and prevention of occupational hazards
      • Administration of justice and its tools
      • The activities of the administration of justice
      • Efficacy and efficiency of the administration of justice
      • Mediation, negotiation and resolution of conflicts 

       

      Public comparative Law

      • Public policy and governance
      • Electoral Law
      • Parliamentary Law
      • Public comparative Law
      • Human rights, law state and democracy
      • Impact of economic integration in intern and international models of protection of Human Rights
      • Constitutional Justice
      • Public Freedoms and Rights in Spanish Constitution and International Declarations

       

      Main problems of Criminal Law

      • International protection of human rights of people and disadvantaged groups
      • Main problems of Criminal Law
      • Political offense and terrorism
      • Criminal Law and new technologies
      • Legal ethics
      • Import and export of cultural goods

       

      Human rights, Law State and democracy

      • Current Changes in the international community and its legal order
      • Human rights, Law State and democracy
      • Legal ethics
      • Equality, non-discrimination and unprotected groups
      • Politic Philosophy

       

      Current problems of Tax Law

      • International Taxation
      • Taxation and energy and environmental policy
      • Current problems of Tax Law

       

      Historical foundations of European culture

      • Historical evolution of Private Law
      • Rhetoric and legal argumentation
      • Metaphorical use of legal language in literature and the common language
      • Values shared by society and Law
      • Genesis and development of legal disciplines
      • History of codification
    • Scientific results

      This is a sample of relevant publications derived from doctoral thesis work over the last five years:

      • Thesis: The principle of legality in international law: a study towards the reconciliation of justice and legality
        Author: Alejandro Lerena García
        Publications: 
        1. Lerena García, Alejandro, and Gustavo De la Orden Bosch. ‘Obstáculos y Avances de La Justicia Transicional En España: Del Olvido a La Memoria Democrática’. In Las Deudas Pendientes de Iberoamérica En Materia de Memoria, Justicia y Reparación, edited by Joaquín A. Mejía Rivera, 25–60. Honduras: Editorial Guaymuras, 2022.
        2. Lerena García, Alejandro. ‘Reconciliar justicia y legalidad en contextos de justicia transicional: (Reconciling justice and legality in transitional justice contexts)’. Oñati Socio-Legal Series 12, no. 5 (2022): 1053–80.  
        3.         Lerena García, Alejandro. ‘Overview of the Argentine Lawsuit against the Crimes of the Franco Regime: Outcomes and Challenges’. Journal of Political Sciences & Public Affairs 9, no. 12 (2021): 1–12
      • Thesis: The application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to sales of commodity-type goods // La aplicación de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Contratos de Compraventa Internacional de Mercaderías a compraventas de materias primas
        Author: Carlos Eduardo Fujita
        Publications: 
        1.  The application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to sales of commodity-type goods. Haia, Eleven International Publishing, 2022.
        2. CISG e commodities: a aplicação da CISG a contratos de compra e venda em mercados de alta liquidez in Schwenzer, Ingeborg; Guimarães Pereira, Cesar A.; Costa e Silva, Paula (org.). A CISG, Brasil e Portugal: Convenção das Nações Unidas para os Contratos de Compra e Venda Internacional de Mercadorias. 2. ed. São Paulo, Almedina, 2022.
      • Thesis: Estado de cultura e intervención en el mercado del arte
        Author: Carmen Camblor de Echanove
        Publication: La intervención del Estado en el mercado del arte, Tirant lo Blanch y Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Valencia, 2021. ISBN 978-84-1355-822-6.
      • Thesis: La participación de la víctima menor de edad en el sistema de justicia:  una aproximación restaurativa
        Author: Jessica Laura Jullien de Asís
        Publications:
        1. La participación de víctimas menores de edad en el proceso penal. Tirant lo Blanch, 2023. ISBN: 978-84-1147-631-7.  
        2.         Avanzando hacia una justicia integral para víctimas menores de edad, en, de Lamo, Irene (Ed.), Lo personal es jurídico. Apuntes para pensar el derecho desde la teoría feminista, Atelier, 2022, pp.81-99,  ISBN 97-88418-78075.
        3. La reparación de las víctimas en la justicia juvenil, en Pillado González, Esther (Dir.), La víctima en el proceso penal de menores. Tratamiento procesal e intervención socioeducativa, Dykinson, 2021, ISBN 978-84-1377-938-6.  
        4.Jullien de Asís, Jessica, “Ventajas y desventajas de la justicia restaurativa en la victimización infantil”, Revista UNIVERSITAS, nº39 (2022), pp. 86-118
      • Thesis: La restitución de la ganancia.  Responsabilidad civil y enriquecimiento injustificado
        Author: Lorena María Arismendy Mengual
        Publications: 
        1.         Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María: “Capítulo 6. La restitución por intromisión en derecho ajeno. Aproximación comparativa entre el Derecho colombiano y el Derecho español”, en “Santos Morón, María José, Mercader Uguina, Jesús Rafael; del Olmo García, Pedro (Dir.)., Nuevos retos del derecho de daños en Iberoamérica”, I Congreso Iberoamericano de Responsabilidad Civil, Tirant lo Blanch, 2020.  
        2.         Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María; Crespo Mora, María Carmen: “Indemnización y restitución en el artículo 140 TRLPI. Reflexiones a partir de la STS 30 septiembre 2019 (RJ 2019,3625)”, Revista de propiedad intelectual, 67, 13-48, 2021.
      • Thesis: El derecho de protección de datos personales y la industria de la salud digital
        Author: Lorena Pérez Campillo
        Publications: 
        1.        Implicaciones éticas de la aplicación de la tecnología en el sector de la salud digital. Especial mención a la protección de datos personales en big data, inteligencia artificial, IoT y blockchain, en Revista General de Derecho Administrativo, ISSN-e 1696-9650, Nº. 60, 2022
        2. Dataísmo (de la salud), tecnología y privacidad, Revista de derecho y genoma humano: genética, biotecnología y medicina avanzada, ISSN 1134-7198, Nº 57, 2022, págs. 183-216
        3. Una aproximación al big data y al blockchain sanitario y su implicación en la protección de datos personales, Revista de derecho y genoma humano: genética, biotecnología y medicina avanzada, ISSN 1134-7198, Nº Extra 1, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Uso de datos clínicos ante nuevos escenarios tecnológicos y científi cos. Oportunidades e implicaciones jurídicas), págs. 547-567
      • Thesis: Fiscalidad de la energía nuclear
        Author: María de los Ángeles Díez Moreno
        Publications:
        1.         Monografía: - Tributación de la energía nuclear del futuro. Centro de Estudios Financieros, ISBN: 978-84-454-4559-4. Madrid. 2023  
        2. Capítulo 6 Green hydrogen mitigates the EU’s energy dependence and leads to climate neutrality in 2050 en el libro Taxation and the Green Growth Challenge dirigido por COMELLI, ALBERTO.  
        3. La conformidad al Derecho de la Unión Europea del Impuesto sobre el valor de la producción de energía eléctrica a pesar de su dudosa naturaleza jurídica y su finalidad recaudatoria. Análisis de la STJUE de 3 de marzo de 2021, asunto C-220/19. Revista de Contabilidad y Tributación . N.º 459 de junio de 2021 
      • Thesis: Hacia un nuevo modelo de Derecho de Familia: Análisis de las figuras y herramientas emergentes/Towards a new model of Family Law: Analysis of the emerging figures and tools
        Author: María del Pilar Vilella Llop
        Publications:
        1.         Monografía Hacia un nuevo modelo de derecho de familia: Análisis de las figuras y herramientas emergentes, Dykinson, 2021. ISBN 978-84-1377-534-0
        2. Análisis de la Ley Orgánica de protección integral a la infancia y la adolescencia frente a la violencia en España: los derechos de los menores implicados en procedimientos judiciales en materia de familia. Revista sobre la infancia y la adolescencia, 2022, no 22, p. 84-97.
        3. La ley del divorcio, 40 años después;: otra forma de abordar el conflicto familiar. OTROSÍ.: Revista del Colegio de Abogados de Madrid, 2021, no 9, p. 40-41
      • Thesis: Derechos Fundamentales y Trabajo Autónomo
        Author: María José Landaburu Carracedo
        Publication: Monografía : Derechos fundamentales, estado social y trabajo autónomo, 2023, Editorial Bomarzo,
      • Thesis: La necesaria reforma del sistema legitimario: hacia una mayor libertad de testar
        Author: María Patricia Vives Velo de Antelo
        Publications: 
        1. Monografía:- Razones para mantener la legítima y propuesta de regulación, ed. Fundación del Notariado, en prensa.
        2. “Acerca de los derechos sucesorios del cónyuge viudo: una perspectiva comparada con el Derecho italiano”, Cuadernos de Derecho Transnacional (índice de impacto 0,55), ISSN-e 1989-4570, vol. 14, nº1, 2022, págs. 504-524.
        3. “La legítima y el deber de respeto a los padres”, Anuario Jurídico Secciones del ICAM 2021, RIBÓN SEISDEDOS, E. (coord.), ISBN 978-84-1388-083-92021, 2021, págs. 165-177.
    • Scientific publications

      This is a sample of relevant scientific publications by the faculty:

      Urban activity and territorial cohesion: environment, Public Health and risk management​​

      Group of International Private Law (ACCURSIO)

      Globalization, integration process and international cooperation​

      Impact of new technologies on corporations

      • Marta García Mandaloniz; Fernando Javier Ravelo Guillén "Empresas de tecnología e innovación en el sector asegurador : en transformación y en tránsito con las empresas insurtech"; Revista Española de Seguros n. 191 (2022) 

      General interest services, economic activity and public intervention

       Labour Law, econonomic changes and new society

      • Daniel Pérez del Prado "El debate europeo sobre el trabajo en plataformas"; Trabajo y Derecho n. 77 (2021) SCOPUS Impact: 0,185
      • Jesús Rafael Mercader Uguina "La información algorítmica en el ámbito laboral: consideraciones sobre la guía práctica sobre la obligación empresarial de información sobre el uso de algoritmos en el ámbito laboral"; ACTUM social n. 182 (2022)

      Challenges of civil law in XXI century

      Administration of justice and its tools​​

      • Raquel López Jiménez "Algunas cuestiones relativas a la protección de las personas físicas en el tratamiento de datos personales en materia penal. La transposición de la Directiva 2016/680 por la Ley 7/2021, de 26 de mayo"; Revista de derecho y proceso penal n. 63 (2021)

      Public Comparative Law

      Main problems of Criminal Law​

      • Jacobo Dopico Gómez-Aller "Interrogantes sobre la libertad de expresión a la altura de 2022"; Teoría y Derecho n. 32 (2022)

      Human rights, Law State and Democracy​

      Current problems of Tax Law

      Historical Foundations of European culture

      This is a sample of relevant chapter and book publications by the faculty:

      • Book: Comentario al nuevo Reglamento (UE) Bruselas II Ter, relativo a la competencia, reconocimiento, y ejecución de resoluciones en materia matrimonial y de responsabilidad parental, y sobre la sustracción internacional de menores; Ed. Tirant Lo Blanch S.L. (2023)
        Author: Esperanza Castellanos Ruiz (Director) 
        Line of research: International Private Law
      • Chapter: Consumidor y nuevas tecnologías : privacidad y protección de datos
        Book: Derecho de consumo; visión normativa y jurisprudencial actual; Ed. Tecnos (2022)
        Author: María José Santos Morón
        Line of research: Challenges of civil law in XXI century
      • Chapter: Criminal law and the risks posed by Internet. An examination of Spanish Criminal law  
        Book: Security and defence: ethical and legal challenges in the face of current conflicts (2022)
        Author: María Pilar Otero González
        Line of research: Main problems of Criminal Law​
      • Chapter: El derecho internacional, el derecho humanitario y la guerra
        Book: ¿Hacia un nuevo orden mundial?: La guerra de Ucrania y sus consecuencias (2022)
        Author: Félix Vacas Hernández
        Line of research: Globalization, integration process and international cooperation​
      • Book: Futuro y retos jurídicos de la Unión Económica y monetaria europea Ed. Tirant Lo Blanch S.L. (2022)
        Author: Francisco Javier Donaire Villa (Director) 
        Line of research: Comparative public law
      • Chapter: Hacia la consecución de un sistema equilibrado de justicia: la potenciación de los métodos adecuados de resolución de conflictos en el proyecto de ley de eficiencia procesal.
        Book: Justicia restaurativa y medios adecuados de solución de conflictos; Ed. Dykinson S.L.  (2022)
        Author: Helena Soleto Muñoz
        Line of research: Administration of justice and its tools​​
      • Chapter: Los futuros posibles del arbitraje tributario internacional
        Book: Cuestiones actuales y conflictivas de la fiscalidad internacional; Ed. Wolters Kluwer España S.A. (2022)
        Author: David Ramos Muñoz
        Line of research: Impact of new technologies on corporations
      • Chapter: El canon hidroeléctrico
        Book: Estudios sobre la Ley de residuos y suelos contaminados para una economía circular; Editorial Aranzadi S.A. (2022)
        Author: Enrique Ortiz Calle
        Line of research: Current problems of Tax Law
  • THESIS

    Preparation of the thesis

    Please check the Guide with recommendations that the University Library has accessible on its website.

    You must always follow the guidelines of your thesis advisor, the guidelines of your doctoral program, and the regulations of the Doctoral School.

    Thesis defense

     

    The doctoral thesis consists of an original research work developed by the Ph.D. candidate student in the field of knowledge of the program that enables the student for autonomous work in the field of R+D+ i.

    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Doctoral School establishes the follow-up procedures to guarantee the quality of the doctorate's training and supervision. It also facilitates the procedures for the proper evaluation and defense of the doctoral thesis.

     

    Further information:


     

  • QUALITY

    GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PH.D.

    ☛ Implementation Year: 2012-2013

    QUALITY ASSURANCE

    The Academic Committee of the Ph.D. complies with the SGIC-UC3M. It is responsible for the quality analysis of the program and produces the Degree Reports ("Memoria Académica de Titulación").

    QUALITY INDICATORS

    COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS

  • CONTACT
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