Doctor of Laws (7921)

H.70 ADMISSION

Unless Senate decides otherwise, a candidate shall be required to meet the following criteria to be enrolled for the Doctor of Laws Degree – LLD (as indicated in H.76):

a candidate shall have obtained the Bachelor of Laws degree of the University, or have obtained another degree or qualification, which in the opinion of Senate is of equivalent standard;
have had at least one year’s appropriate academic and/or practical experience;

submit evidence, to the satisfaction of the Senate, of his/her ability in the

H.71 SELECTION

Final selection shall be based on an applicant meeting the criteria as determined by the Faculty.

H.72 DURATION

Unless Senate decides otherwise, the degree shall not be conferred on a candidate unless s/he has been registered as a candidate for the degree for two years. The degree shall not be conferred on a candidate until four years have elapsed from the time of gaining the LLB degree or other equivalent qualification.

H.73 CURRICULUM

The Doctor of Laws programme is offered in the following areas of specialisation:

Comparative Constitutional Law 901/902 – CLL901/CLL902

Criminal Justice 901/902 – CRJ901/CRJ902

Disability Law 901/902 (not offered in 2023)- DSL901/DSL902

Environment Law 901/902 – IEL901/IEL902

Human Rights Protection 901/902 – IHR901/IHR902

Comparative Labour Law 901/902 – LAB901/LAB902

Mercantile Law 901/902 – MER901/MER902

Law, State and Multi-level Government 901/902 – MLG901/MLG902

H.74 ASSESSMENT

Assessment is governed by Rule A.5 as stipulated in the University Calendar: General Information Part 1.
The assessment shall consist of a thesis and, if Senate so prescribes, an oral and/or a written assessment on the subject of the thesis or the field concerned as a

In the event of a thesis being rejected, Senate may, permit the candidate to re-submit it for assessment in a revised or extended

Unless with the approval of Senate, a candidate may not re-submit a thesis for assessment more than once in the same

H.75 PROGRESSION RULES

Registration for the following year of study shall be recommended by the supervisor if in his/her opinion adequate progress has been made during the current year (See Rule A.3.4).

H.76 RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION

Renewal of registration shall be governed by Rule A.4, as stipulated in the University Calendar: General Information Part 1 or as provided in the faculty rules as contained in this Calendar.

H.77 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAMME

Thesis

Before being admitted to study for the degree, the candidate shall submit his/her application for admission to the study, with the title of the thesis, to

Senate shall appoint:

A supervisor who, unless Senate decides otherwise, shall be a lecturer at the University, but should Senate appoint a supervisor from outside the University, it may appoint a co-supervisor, from the staff of the University;
An Assessment Panel consisting of such external and internal subject specialists, as Senate, on the recommendation of the
The thesis shall show proof of original work and shall be a distinct contribution to the knowledge of and insight into the
The title of the thesis shall be approved for a period of five years, after which period the student may apply for an
The thesis shall be submitted no later than the dates stipulated in the University Calendar.
No thesis, which has been submitted previously for a degree at another university, shall be accepted, but material taken from publications of the candidate may be incorporated
The candidate may be required to submit, together with his/her thesis, any thesis or dissertation previously submitted by him/her for another degree, whether such previous thesis or dissertation has been accepted or
Together with the submission of a candidate’s research proposal to the Law Higher Degrees Committee, the candidate must present evidence of participation in research methodology training as determined by the Faculty