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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.724
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE FACULTY OF LAWS
16th July, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 161 of 2024.
(1)
These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - under the auspices of the
Faculty of Laws.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Laws;
“the Degree” means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Laws; and
“the Principal Regulations” means the Doctor of Philosophy -
Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2023.
These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 October 2024
onwards.
Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty must be
in possession of one of the following degrees
(a)
a Master’s degree in Law, including a research
component of at least 30 ECTS credits or a degree
which the Board considers as equivalent awarded
by another university recognised for this purpose
by the Senate; or
(b)
an LL.D. degree; applicants are also required to
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Faculty
Doctoral Committee that they are capable of
conducting original research of the highest quality;
the Board may also require applicants to submit for
its perusal copies of their previous work and/or
publications.
When the Board deems it necessary, it may require
students to successfully complete a number of study-units during the
course of their studies recommended by the Board, under those
conditions that it may impose, after approval by Senate.
The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS
a Faculty Doctoral Committee composed as follows
The Dean of the Faculty or delegate (Chair)
3 – 5 Heads of Department
The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the
format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.
Theses shall consist of between 80,000 and 100,000
words, excluding the list of references, footnotes, endnotes,
appendices, abstract, and extended summary.
The Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the Doctor of
Philosophy - Ph.D. - degree Regulations, 2008 for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - under the auspices of the Faculty of
Laws, published as Legal Notice 298 of 2008, shall be deemed to
cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024.