BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS *

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.84

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR

OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS *

23rd October, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 298 of 2009, as amended by Legal Notice 367 of 2011

340 of 2018 and 93 of 2023.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is Bye-Laws of 2009 for the

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 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;

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing

in October 2018 or later.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty must be in

possession

(a)

of an LL.D. degree and 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; or

(b) of 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.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together

with a comprehensive research proposal outlining the proposed

project, including research sources and materials, at any time of the

year.

(2) Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence

in those skills required by the nature of the proposed research.

When the Board deems it necessary, it may require students to

successfully complete a number of study-units during their studies,

*These Regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 161 of 2024.

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UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS

recommended by the Board, under those conditions that it may impose,

after approval by Senate.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of a

Faculty Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Dean of the Faculty or delegate (Chairman)

3 - 4 Heads of Department.

Principal supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Faculty Doctoral Committee, every

June for all students under their supervision.

Students shall only be allowed to proceed with their studies

subject to satisfactory progress reports from their Principal

s u p e r v is or. I f t he r e po r t i s ne g a t iv e , t he B o a r d sh a l l m a ke

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

(1) After at least 12 months and not later than 24 months of

full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study, students are required

to submit two chapters of their research work for consideration by an ad

hoc board appointed by the Board. The ad hoc board shall be composed

of a chairman, who shall be the head of the department concerned or his

delegate, and two examiners, one of whom shall be the Principal

Supervisor and another member.

(2) The ad hoc board shall examine the student orally and shall

submit a written report for consideration by the Faculty Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Faculty may be required to

participate in the Faculty’s research and teaching programmes.

Six months before the submission deadline students shall

be informed that they are required to inform the Faculty that they

will be submitting their thesis for examination not less than three

months before the submission deadline.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

the Board of Examiners in accordance with the Principal

Regulations.

The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the

format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.

(1) Students shall be required to submit a loose bound copy of

their thesis for each member of the Board of Examiners, in line with the

format indicated in the published guidelines, together with a copy in

digital format. The officer in charge of the Faculty shall issue a dated

receipt.

(2) On successful completion of their studies, students shall be

required to submit to the Faculty three hard bound copies of the

thesis and one copy in digital format within six weeks from the

publication of their result. One copy of the thesis shall be kept in

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF LAWS

the Library of the department and another at the University Library.

Students who do not comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded

the Degree.