LEADER 04370nam 22006735 450 001 9910523795603321 005 20230810174046.0 010 $a3-030-88421-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-88421-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6799459 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6799459 035 $a(CKB)19410944500041 035 $a(OCoLC)1284981701 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-88421-5 035 $a(PPN)258840749 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919410944500041 100 $a20211105d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDoctoral Degree Programs in Law $eAn International and Comparative Study of the English-Speaking World /$fby Kenneth K. Mwenda 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 109 pages) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in Law,$x2192-8568 311 08$aPrint version: Mwenda, Kenneth K. Doctoral Degree Programs in Law Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030884208 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword -- 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. 330 $aThis book offers a critical and insightful study of various doctoral programs in law, focusing on the English-speaking world. That the structures of doctoral degree programs in law differ between the United States and much of the Commonwealth are an issue that requires no debate. What is missing in the discourse, however, is a narrative on how these programs are structured and how they compare. This book attempts to fill that gap. A key objective of the study is to provide an international and comparative analysis of the efficacy of the American- and British-styled models of law doctorates. In so doing, it provides a conceptual and theoretical framework for the development of effective doctoral programs in law, contending that the defining characteristic of a doctorate is that it recognizes an independent contribution to the subject rather than the completion of taught coursework, however, advanced. The book goes on to examine the concept of a higher doctorate in law as a possible means of strengthening the concept of a law doctorate in legal academia. This book was written against the backdrop of the recently adopted Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning higher education. It was adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on November 25, 2019, making it the first United Nations treaty on higher education with a global scope. The target audience of the book includes scholars in higher education; scholars in legal education; law school deans and administrators; law professors and students; Ministries of Higher Education in countries around the globe; accrediting agencies for doctoral studies; bar admission and legal education societies; and UNESCO and other international organizations. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Law,$x2192-8568 606 $aLaw$xPhilosophy 606 $aLaw$xHistory 606 $aInternational law 606 $aEducation, Higher 606 $aComparative government 606 $aTheories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History 606 $aPublic International Law 606 $aHigher Education 606 $aComparative Public Policy 615 0$aLaw$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aLaw$xHistory. 615 0$aInternational law. 615 0$aEducation, Higher. 615 0$aComparative government. 615 14$aTheories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History. 615 24$aPublic International Law. 615 24$aHigher Education. 615 24$aComparative Public Policy. 676 $a340 700 $aMwenda$b Kenneth Kaoma$0989547 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910523795603321 996 $aDoctoral degree programs in law$92591297 997 $aUNINA