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Doctoral Degree Programs in Law : An International and Comparative Study of the English-Speaking World / by Kenneth K. Mwenda
(SpringerBriefs in Law. ISSN:21928568)

Publisher	(Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer)
Year	2022
Edition	1st ed. 2022.
Authors	*Mwenda, Kenneth K author SpringerLink (Online service)

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Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00176953		Springer Law and Criminology eBooks (電子ブック)	9783030884215

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Material Type	E-Book
Media type	機械可読データファイル
Size	XV, 109 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color : online resource
Notes	Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The concept of the American-styled Law Doctorate as it Obtains in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Other Pertinent Jurisdictions -- Chapter 3. The Concept of the British-styled Law Doctorate as it Obtains in the UK, The Commonwealth and Other Pertinent Jurisdictions -- Chapter 4: Beyond the PhD -- Chapter 5: Conclusion This book offers a critical and insightful study of various doctoral programs in law, focusing on the English-speaking world. That the structures of doctoral degree programs in law differ between the United States and much of the Commonwealth are an issue that requires no debate. What is missing in the discourse, however, is a narrative on how these programs are structured and how they compare. This book attempts to fill that gap. A key objective of the study is to provide an international and comparative analysis of the efficacy of the American- and British-styled models of law doctorates. In so doing, it provides a conceptual and theoretical framework for the development of effective doctoral programs in law, contending that the defining characteristic of a doctorate is that it recognizes an independent contribution to the subject rather than the completion of taught coursework, however, advanced. The book goes on to examine the concept of a higher doctorate in law as a possible means of strengthening the concept of a law doctorate in legal academia. This book was written against the backdrop of the recently adopted Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning higher education. It was adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on November 25, 2019, making it the first United Nations treaty on higher education with a global scope. The target audience of the book includes scholars in higher education; scholars in legal education; law school deans and administrators; law professors and students; Ministries of Higher Education in countries around the globe; accrediting agencies for doctoral studies; bar admission and legal education societies; and UNESCO and other international organizations HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88421-5
Subjects	LCSH:Law—Philosophy LCSH:Law—History LCSH:International law LCSH:Education, Higher LCSH:Comparative government FREE:Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History FREE:Public International Law FREE:Higher Education FREE:Comparative Public Policy
Classification	LCC:K201-487 LCC:K140-165 DC23:340.1
ID	8000079062
ISBN	9783030884215