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North West University

Doctor of Law

The Doctor of Law in Law and Legal Studies is offered by North West University.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

Doctor of Law offered by the North West University at the Faculty of Law

After completing the LLD, student must be able to demonstrate the following:

a) A comprehensive and systematic knowledge base in a specific field of study and the ability to apply the knowledge;

b) A thorough proficiency in the appropriate research skills by formulating a relevant and viable research topic, motivating it on the basis of a clear problem statement, developing points of departure, suppositions and hypotheses, setting a framework for the solution of the complex problem and by designing a feasible research programme;

c) A coherent and critical understanding of the methodology of the specific field of study so as to rigorously critique and evaluate current research in this field, participate in scholarly debates and research relating to theory and practice and adopt independent points of view;

d) The ability to use advanced information-retrieval and processing skills to identify, critically analyse and synthesize information relevant to issues in the area of specialisation, debating solutions from theoretical and research perspectives published in current literature;

e) The ability to critically evaluate and apply the ethics, values, rules, norms and regulations pertaining to the field of Law and
f) The ability to make a significant and original academic contribution to the field of law and communicate this in a thesis which meets international standards.

Curriculum
Constitutional Law
Criminal and Procedural Law
Formal Law
International Aspects of Law
Legal Profession
Mercantile Law
Private and Customary Law
Private Law
Public Law and Legal Philosophy
Trade and Business Law