Social:Doctor of Juridical Science

From HandWiki
Revision as of 14:15, 5 February 2024 by Scavis (talk | contribs) (correction)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Research doctorate in law


A Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD; Latin: Scientiae Juridicae Doctor),[1] or a Doctor of the Science of Law (JSD; Latin: Juridicae Scientiae Doctor),[2] is a research doctorate degree that is equivalent to a Doctor of Philosophy degree in law.[3][4][5]

Australia

The SJD is offered by the Australian National University,[6] Bond University,[7] La Trobe University,[8] the University of Canberra,[9] the University of New South Wales,[10] the University of Sydney,[11] the University of Technology Sydney,[12] and the University of Western Australia.[13]

Canada

In Canada, the JSD or SJD is only offered at University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Other law schools in Canada still offer a PhD in law as the terminal degree.

United States

The JSD, or SJD is a research doctorate, and as such, in contrast to the JD, it is equivalent to the more commonly awarded research doctorate, the PhD.[14] It is considered the "most advanced law degree" by American University Washington College of Law,[15] Georgetown Law Center, Cornell Law School,[16] Harvard Law School,[17] Columbia Law School,[18] Yale Law School,[19] NYU Law,[20] Penn Law,[21] Stanford Law,[22] UVA Law,[23] Duke Law School,[24] Berkeley Law,[25] UCLA School of Law,[26] Washington University School of Law,[27] George Washington University Law School,[28] James E. Rogers College of Law,[29] Golden Gate University,[30] and University of Illinois College of Law.[31] According to Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law[32] it is the "terminal degree in law designed for individuals interested in academia." The National Association of Legal Professionals states that the JSD/SJD is "the most advanced (or terminal) law degree that would follow the earning of the JD and LLM degrees".[33]

Applicants for the program must have outstanding academic credentials.[34] A first degree in law (such as a JD) is required, as well as an LLM.[35] Exceptions as to the latter condition (i.e. holding an LLM) are seldom—if ever—granted.[36]

The JSD/SJD typically requires three to five years to complete.[36][37] The program begins with a combination of required and elective coursework. Then, upon passage of the oral exam, the student advances to doctoral candidacy. Completion of the program requires a dissertation, which serves as an original contribution to the scholarly field of law.[38]

Despite its terminal status, the JSD/SJD is rarely earned by American scholars. The American Bar Association considers the first-level JD a sufficient academic credential for the instruction of the law. This has been adopted by virtually all American law schools, though outstanding academic performance and an extensive record of legal publications are usually required for tenure-track employment at most universities. Most scholars who complete the JSD/SJD at American universities are either international students seeking academic employment in their home countries (where a research doctorate may be required) or American scholars already employed, and who wish to further their legal education at the highest level.

Notable recipients of the degree of Doctor of Juridical Science include:

  • Sang-Hyun Song (Cornell Law School, 1970), President of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
  • Lobsang Sangay (Harvard, 2004), former President of the Central Tibetan Administration and professor of law at Harvard University
  • Charles Hamilton Houston (Harvard, 1923), prominent civil rights attorney[39]
  • Pauli Murray (Yale, 1965), prominent civil rights advocate[40]
  • Ayala Procaccia (University of Pennsylvania, 1972), Israel Supreme Court Justice
  • Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou (Columbia, 2011), member of the Hellenic Parliament
  • Christos Rozakis (University of Illinois, 1973) (President of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe and former vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights)
  • Ma Ying-jeou (Harvard, 1980), President of the Republic of China
  • Theodor Meron (Harvard), professor of law (New York University School of Law) and president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
  • Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (Harvard, 1986), Justice of the Supreme Court of India
  • Katherine Franke (Yale Law School, 1998), Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Columbia University; Director, Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School; Faculty Director, The Law, Rights, and Religion Project at Columbia Law School[41]
  • Lucian Bebchuk (Harvard, 1984), William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor of Law, Economics, and Finance Director, Program on Corporate Governance, Harvard Law School.[42]
  • Xue Hanqin (Columbia, 1995), U.N. International Court of Justice judge

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "S.J.D. Program" (in en-us). https://hls.harvard.edu/graduate-program/sjd-program/. 
  2. ↑ School, Stanford Law. "Doctor of Science of Law (JSD)" (in en). https://law.stanford.edu/education/degrees/advanced-degree-programs/doctor-of-science-of-law-jsd/. 
  3. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science – Legal Definition". Yourdictionary.com. 20 August 2011. http://www.yourdictionary.com/law/doctor-of-juridical-science. 
  4. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.)". http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/future_students/postgraduate/sjd.asp. 
  5. ↑ "LL.M. and S.J.D. Programs, Graduate Studies in Law". Law.virginia.edu. http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/prospectives/grad/graduate.htm. 
  6. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), ANU College of Law - ANU". Canberra, Australia: Australian National University. https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2018/program/9031XSJD. 
  7. ↑ "Doctor of Legal Science (Research)" (in en-AU). Gold Coast, Australia: Bond University. 5 November 2019. https://bond.edu.au/program/doctor-legal-science-research. 
  8. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science" (in en). Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/courses/doctor-of-juridical-science. 
  9. ↑ "Course - University of Canberra". Canberra, Australia: University of Canberra. https://www.canberra.edu.au/coursesandunits/course?course_cd=384JA&version_number=1&-Government---Law&year=2019. 
  10. ↑ "Juridical Science (PrDoc)" (in en). Sydney, Australia: University of New South Wales. 9 March 2017. http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/research/programs/2017/1740.html. 
  11. ↑ Sydney Law School. "Doctor of Juridical Studies - Sydney Law School - The University of Sydney" (in en). Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/postgraduate/research/dr_juridical_studies.shtml. 
  12. ↑ "C02027v5 Doctor of Juridical Science" (in en). Sydney, Australia: University of Technology Sydney. https://cis.uts.edu.au/handbookfiles/courses/c02027.html. 
  13. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science" (in en). Perth, Australia: University of Western Australia. 7 November 2019. https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-juridical-science. 
  14. ↑ Doctorate document[|permanent dead link|dead link}}] at US Dept. of Education
  15. ↑ "SJD Program". wcl.american.edu. https://www.wcl.american.edu/academics/degrees/sjd/. 
  16. ↑ "J.S.D. Program". lawschool.cornell.edu. https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/graduate-legal-studies/JSD/JSD.cfm. 
  17. ↑ "S.J.D. Courses & Academics". Law.harvard.edu. http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/degrees/gradprogram/sjd/index.html. 
  18. ↑ "J.S.D. Admissions" (in en). https://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/jsd-admissions. 
  19. ↑ "Yale Law School | Contact the Graduate Programs Office". Law.yale.edu. http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/ContactGraduateProgramsOffice.htm. 
  20. ↑ "NYU Law – LL.M. & J.S.D.: J.S.D. Program". Law.nyu.edu. http://www.law.nyu.edu/llmjsd/jsdprogram/index.htm. 
  21. ↑ Street, The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School3501 Sansom; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania, PA 19104 map 215 898 7483 University of. "SJD Program" (in en). https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/grad/sjd.php. 
  22. ↑ Stanford Law School. "Doctor of Science of Law (J.S.D.) | Stanford Law School". Law.stanford.edu. http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/degrees/advanced/jsd/. 
  23. ↑ "S.J.D. Program". law.virginia.edu. 28 February 2017. https://www.law.virginia.edu/graduatestudies/doctor-juridical-science-sjd-program. 
  24. ↑ "S.J.D. Program". law.duke.edu. https://law.duke.edu/internat/sjd/. 
  25. ↑ "J.S.D. Program". law.berkeley.edu. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/academics/doctoral-programs/jsd//. 
  26. ↑ Studies, Office of Graduate. "Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) at UCLA Law | UCLA Law". https://law.ucla.edu/academics/degrees/sjd-program. 
  27. ↑ "Programs for International Lawyers/Juridicae Scientiae Doctor (J.S.D.) Program". https://law.wustl.edu/academics/llm-mls-jsd-programs-overview/programs-for-international-lawyers-juridicae-scientiae-doctor-jsd-program/. 
  28. ↑ The George Washington University Law School. "Doctor of Juridical Science | GW Law". law.gwu.edu. https://www.law.gwu.edu/doctor-juridical-science. 
  29. ↑ The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (19 April 2018). "Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.); The University of Arizona". law.arizona.edu. https://law.arizona.edu/doctor-juridical-science-sjd. 
  30. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science | SJD | (GGU) Golden Gate University" (in en-IN). https://www.goldengateuniversity.com/doctor-of-juridical-science-in-international-legal-studies. 
  31. ↑ "J.S.D. Application – University of Illinois College of Law". https://law.illinois.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/jsd-application/. 
  32. ↑ "S.J.D. Degree". Indylaw.indiana.edu. http://indylaw.indiana.edu/sjd/. 
  33. ↑ "NALP - National Association for Law Placement | Working Glossary". nalp.org. http://www.nalp.org/workingglossary. 
  34. ↑ "S.J.D. Degree". law.duke.edu. https://law.duke.edu/internat/sjd/. 
  35. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science Degree". Law.gwu.edu. http://www.law.gwu.edu/ACADEMICS/DEGREES/Pages/sjd.aspx. 
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Georgetown Law – Doctor of Juridical Science (Admissions)". Law.georgetown.edu. 21 September 2011. http://www.law.georgetown.edu/graduate/sjd_general.html. 
  37. ↑ "Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) Requirements". Law.duke.edu. http://www.law.duke.edu/curriculum/degreerequire/sjd. 
  38. ↑ "Tulane Law School Prospective Students". Law.tulane.edu. http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsadmissions/index.aspx?id=196. 
  39. ↑ Houston, Charles Hamilton (2012). Charles H. Houston: an interdisciplinary study of civil rights leadership. Lanham [Md.]: Lexington Books. p. 5. ISBN 9780739143582. 
  40. ↑ Yardley, Jonathan (7 May 1987). "A Woman's Triumphs in a Fight for Justice". Newsday. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/104388271.html?dids=104388271:104388271&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+07%2C+1987&author=By+Jonathan+Yardley.+Jonathan+Yardley+is+book+criticfor+Washington+Post+Book+World%2C+where+this+review+first+appeared.&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=A+Woman's+Triumphs+In+a+Fight+for+Justice&pqatl=google. 
  41. ↑ "Katherine Franke | Faculty | Columbia Law School". law.columbia.edu. http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/Katherine_Franke. 
  42. ↑ Harvard Law School. "Lucian A. Bebchuk | Harvard Law School". hls.harvard.edu. http://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10058/Bebchuk. 



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Social:Doctor_of_Juridical_Science&oldid=3305566"