Mr Matthew Parish
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PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge (2024–present)
LLM Public International Law, University of Bristol (2022–23)
LLB Law, University of Bristol (2019–22)
Scholarships & Awards
Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC DTP PhD Studentship (2024–2027)
University of Cambridge W.M. Tapp PhD Studentship (2024–2027)
University of Bristol Best Overall Performance in the LLM Programme (Class Rank: 1/253)
University of Bristol Best Performance in the International Law LLM Pathway
University of Bristol Best Performance in the Taught Masters Dissertation
University of Bristol Best in Commercial Law Undergraduate Module
University of Bristol Best in Jurisprudence Undergraduate Module
Employment
Commercial and Common Law Research Assistant, Law Commission of England and Wales (2023–24)
Public International Law Research Assistant, University of Bristol (2023)
Research
Legal History; Jurisprudence; Private Law; Public International Law
Thesis: The Influence of Natural Law Theory on Eighteenth-Century English Common Law
My doctoral research explores the influence of natural law philosophy on English common law in the eighteenth century. The research seeks to understand how natural law jurisprudence impacted the development of specific private law doctrines, as well as legal reasoning more broadly.
Supervisor(s): Joe Sampson
Research centres: Cambridge Legal Theory Discussion Group (CLTDG); Centre for English Legal History (CELH)