Master of Laws
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A Master of Laws is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree or a professional law degree.
University of Fort Hare Faculty of Law
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Doctor of Laws
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A Doctor of Laws is a doctoral degree in legal studies. The abbreviation LL.D. stands for Legum Doctor, with the double "L" in the abbreviation referring to the early practice in the University of Cam
Master of Laws
…or J.S.D.), the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. or DPhil) or doctorat en droit (in France), Doktor der Rechtswissenschaften (Dr. iur.) (in Germany), the Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), and the Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.). Most universities offer only a small number of LL.M. programs, although there is great variety over all…
Jesus amongst the Doctors of the Law, Master of Sigena, active at the Monastery of Santa María de Sigena, 1515–1519 (current location: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya)
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Cambridge Doctor of Laws, 1815 (illustration by John Samuel Agar)