The SJD program at Fordham Law culminates in a candidate's dissertation. This final project is research-based and consists of at least a 50,000-word book of publishable quality or three publishable articles of the same aggregate length. Candidates, in consultation with their supervisors, determine which format to pursue.
Dissertations from 2021
Analysis and Investigation of Solitary Confinement Reforms, Alison E. Gordon
Dissertations from 2020
Afro-Descendant Representation On Latin American Courts, Daniel Gomez Mazo
Dissertations from 2018
Law & Morality in Africa: Towards a Rational Public Policy Framework for Regulating Intimate Human Conduct in Ghana, Kwaku Agyeman-Budu
Inclusive Legal Positivism and Legality in Brazil, Flavio Jaime de Moraes Jardim
In Defense of the Global Regulation of a “Duty to Report Crime”, Sungyong Kang
Counterterrorism and Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis of United States and European Laws, and Suggestions for Turkish Law Reform, Gulen Soyaslan
Dissertations from 2017
In Defense of The “Duty To Report” Crimes, Sungyong Kang
Rethinking The Global Anti-Money Laundering Regulations to Deter Corruption, Sungyong Kang
Dissertations from 2016
Arbitrating Antitrust Claims: From Suspicion to Trust, Vera Korzun
The Right to Regulate in Investor- State Arbitration: Slicing and Dicing Regulatory Carve-Outs, Vera Korzun
An Empirical Survey of International Commercial Arbitration Cases in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1970-2014, Vera Korzun and Thomas H. Lee
Dissertations from 2015
Commuting Life Without Parole Sentences: The Need for Reason and Justice over Politics, Jing Cao
Chapter 11 Duration, Preplanned Cases, and Refiling Rates: An Empirical Analysis in the Post-BAPCPA Era, Foteini Teloni
Preserving Value in the Post-BAPCPA Era — An Empirical Study, Foteini Teloni
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: An Empirical Examination of the Act's Business Bankruptcy Effects, Foteini Teloni
