Doctorate of Laws

Regulations

1. Subject to these Specific Course Rules the Council may, on the recommendation of the Faculty of Law, accept as a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) any person who, in the opinion of the Faculty of Law, is a fit and proper person to be so accepted.



2. To qualify for the degree a candidate may either (a) submit for assessment all or some of his/her scholarly work, including work not previously published; or (b) present a thesis on a subject approved by the Faculty of Law.



3. (a) A person who desires to qualify for the degree in accordance with alternative (a) of Regulation 2 shall give notice of his/her intended candidature in writing to the Registrar and with such notice shall furnish particulars of his/her scholarly achievements and of the work which he/she proposes to submit for the degree. (b) The Faculty of Law shall examine the information submitted and shall decide whether to recommend to the Council that the applicant be accepted as a candidate.



4. (a) To qualify for the degree according to alternative (a) of Regulation 2 a candidate shall submit work which constitutes an original and substantial contribution of distinguished merit to legal knowledge or understanding. (b) If any of the material submitted represents work carried out conjointly, the candidate shall state the extent to which he/she was responsible for such work. (c) The candidate shall indicate what part, if any, of his/her works has already been presented for a degree in this or any other university.



5. A person who desires to qualify for the degree in accordance with alternative (b) of Regulation 2 may be accepted as a candidate if he/she (a) holds or has qualified for the Honours degree of Bachelor of Laws; or (b) holds or has qualified for the degree of Master of Laws: provided that the Faculty of Law may accept in lieu of the foregoing an equivalent qualification obtained in any other university recognised by T h e University of Adelaide; or (c) has passed an examination approved by the Faculty of Law



6. (a) To qualify for the degree according to alternative (b) of Regulation 2 a candidate shall present a thesis which (i) contains an original and substantial contribution of distinguished merit to legal knowledge or understanding, and (ii) merits publication as a book or monograph (other than as a collection of separate articles), whether or not it has been previously published in full or in part. A thesis previously presented for a degree in this or in any other university may not be submitted under this regulation. (b) A candidate may also present in support of his/her candidature other published books, monographs, or articles. If any of these publications record work carried out conjointly, the candidate shall state the extent to which he/she was responsible for the initiation and presentation of such publications. (c) A candidate proceeding in accordance with alternative (b) of Regulation 2 and with this regulation shall not be admitted to the degree until the expiration of the fourth academic year from his/her admission to the degree by virtue of which he/she was accepted as a candidate.



7. The candidate shall lodge with the Registrar three copies of the work submitted or of the thesis presented, as the case may be, prepared in accordance with the directions given in sub-paragraph (b) of clause 2B of Chapter XXV of the Statutes. If the work is accepted for the degree the Registrar will transmit two of the copies to the University Library.



8. The Faculty of Law shall nominate examiners. Normally there will be three examiners, two of them external to the University; but exceptions may be made in special cases recommended by the Faculty and approved by the Council.



9. The examiners may, if they think fit, examine the candidate either orally or by written questions on the material presented for the degree.



10. A candidate who complies with the foregoing conditions and satisfies the examiners may, on the recommendation of the Faculty of Law, be admitted to the degree of Doctor of Laws.

For any questions about the program please contact:
The Associate Dean (Research) Dr Paul Babie

Further information and application forms for degrees can be obtained from:

Student Centre
Wills Building
University of Adelaide
SA 5005
Ph: (08) 8303 5208
Fax: (08) 8303 4401
Email

See also the Calendar of Postgraduate Programs