04370nam 22006735 450 991052379560332120230810174046.03-030-88421-X10.1007/978-3-030-88421-5(MiAaPQ)EBC6799459(Au-PeEL)EBL6799459(CKB)19410944500041(OCoLC)1284981701(DE-He213)978-3-030-88421-5(PPN)258840749(EXLCZ)991941094450004120211105d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDoctoral Degree Programs in Law An International and Comparative Study of the English-Speaking World /by Kenneth K. Mwenda1st ed. 2022.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (xv, 109 pages)SpringerBriefs in Law,2192-8568Print version: Mwenda, Kenneth K. Doctoral Degree Programs in Law Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030884208 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.SpringerBriefs in Law,2192-8568LawPhilosophyLawHistoryInternational lawEducation, HigherComparative governmentTheories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal HistoryPublic International LawHigher EducationComparative Public PolicyLawPhilosophy.LawHistory.International law.Education, Higher.Comparative government.Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.Public International Law.Higher Education.Comparative Public Policy.340Mwenda Kenneth Kaoma989547MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910523795603321Doctoral degree programs in law2591297UNINA