Doctor of Juridical Studies
Course rules
Doctor of Juridical Studies
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the University of Sydney (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)) Rule 2004 (as amended), the Resolutions of the Academic Board relating to the Examination Procedure for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, and the relevant Faculty Resolutions.
The 'Committee' refers to the Postgraduate Research Committee of the Faculty of Law, or its nominee.
Course resolutions
1 Course Codes
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Course title |
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JB003 |
Doctor of Juridical Studies |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Admission to candidature
(1)
Places are limited and will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following minimum admission criteria and any other requirements specified by the Committee.
(a)
a Bachelor of Laws with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a Master of Laws by coursework at a level of attainment deemed appropriate by the Committee; and
(3)
Applications for admission to part-time candidature shall include a written undertaking that the applicant will:
(a)
have sufficient time available to complete the requirements for the degree within the maximum course duration; and
(b)
be able to attend at the University at such times and on such occasions for purposes of consultation and participation in faculty activities, as may be required on the recommendation of the Committee.
4 Requirements for award
(a)
complete the units of study LAWS6077 Legal Research 1, LAWS7001 Legal Research 2 and LAWS7002 Legal Research 3; and
(b)
complete three postgraduate coursework units of study offered by the Faculty which relate to the thesis; and
(c)
complete a thesis in the subject approved by the Committee, having an upper limit of 75,000 words of text that may be exceeded only with the permission of the Committee; and
(d)
satisfy the examiners that the thesis is a substantially original contribution to the subject concerned.
(a)
complete up to two of the postgraduate coursework units of study in another faculty of this University or at another University; or
(b)
in exceptional circumstances complete one unit of study in either an undergraduate course of study offered by the Faculty or in another faculty of this University or another university, provided that:
(ii) the unit of study is passed at a level, or with such additional assessment or other requirements, as may be determined by the Committee in each case.
5 Control of candidature
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Each candidate shall pursue their course of advanced study and research wholly under the control of the University. Where a candidate is employed by an institution other than the University, the Committee may require a statement by that employer acknowledging that the candidature will be under the control of the University.
6 Supervision
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The Committee shall appoint a suitably qualified supervisor and associate supervisor(s) for each candidate to take primary responsibility for the conduct of the candidature and to be responsible for the progress of the candidature to the Committee in accordance with policy established by the Academic Board.
7 Attendance
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Subject to approval of the supervisors and the Committee, a candidate shall attend the University for consultation with the supervisors and participate in classes and faculty seminars. A candidate pursuing candidature outside Australia must also complete a minimum of two semesters of candidature within the University before submission of the thesis.
8 Variation of candidature
(1)
The Committee may, upon satisfactory documentary evidence of illness, injury, misadventure or other extenuating circumstances, permit a variation to the candidature, including change of attendance pattern, suspension of candidature, and extension of candidature.
(2)
A candidate may spend time in another institution during the period of candidature or complete the candidature away from the University of Sydney. In such cases, the approval of the supervisors must be sought and the Committee informed of the arrangements made for continued supervision. Supervision arrangements will be reviewed annually.
(3)
The Committee may, upon written application by a candidate, permit a candidate who has been admitted to candidature but has not enrolled to defer enrolment for one year.
9 Credit for previous studies
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The Committee may grant a candidate credit for up to three postgraduate coursework units of study completed for the degree of Master of Laws in the Faculty; or up to two postgraduate coursework units of study in respect of units of study completed in another faculty of this University or at another university, provided that:
(i) no unit of study for which credit is granted has been a basis for the award of any other degree;
(ii) the units of study were passed at a level or with such additional assessment or other requirements as may be determined by the Committee in each case;
(iii) the units of study were completed within six years immediately preceding the commencement of candidature for the degree of Doctor of Juridical Studies; and
0.0
The Committee may grant credit for the whole or any part of a period of candidature undertaken for the degree of Master of Laws by research or the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty if the candidate has abandoned candidature for the degree for which credit is sought and the period of candidature for which credit is sought:
(i) involved a course of advanced study and research related to the candidate's proposed course of advanced study and research for the degree of Doctor of Juridical Studies; and
(ii) was taken within six years immediately preceding the commencement of the degree of Doctor of Juridical Studies.
10 Time limits
(1)
A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than the end of the third year of candidature and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, not later than the end of the fourth year of candidature.
(2)
A part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than the end of the fourth year of candidature and, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, not later than the end of the eighth year of candidature.
(3)
The earliest and latest dates for completion of requirements for the degree shall be adjusted for a candidate who has varied their attendance pattern or suspended their candidature.
11 Progress
(1)
Each year, a candidate shall provide evidence of progress and attend a progress review interview.
(2)
On the basis of evidence provided and the interview, the Committee shall recommend the conditions of candidature to apply for the following year and may require the candidate to provide further evidence of progress at the end of one semester or such other period as the Committee considers appropriate.
(3)
At any given time, if a candidate fails to submit evidence of progress or if the Committee considers that the evidence submitted does not indicate satisfactory progress, the Faculty may, on the Committee's recommendation, call upon the candidate to show cause why that candidature should not be terminated by reason of unsatisfactory progress towards completion of the degree and where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not show good cause the Faculty may terminate that candidature or may impose conditions on the continuation of that candidature.
12 Examination
(1)
On completing the course of advanced study and research, the candidate shall submit three copies of the thesis in a form prescribed by resolution of the Academic Board and three copies of a summary of about 300 words in length.
(2)
The thesis shall embody the results of the work undertaken, which shall be a substantially original contribution to the subject concerned.
(3)
The Committee, in accordance with the policies determined by the Faculty and University, shall appoint two examiners with qualifications it deems appropriate to examine the thesis of the candidate, of whom at least one must be external to the University of Sydney.
(4)
The candidate shall state, generally in the preface and specifically in notes, the sources from which the information is derived, the human ethical approvals obtained, the extent to which the work of others has been made use of, and the portion of the work the candidate claims as original.
(5)
The candidate may not present as the thesis any work which has been presented for a degree or diploma at this or another university, but the candidate will not be precluded from incorporating such in the thesis, provided that, in presenting the thesis, the candidate indicates the part of the work which has been so incorporated.
(6)
The thesis shall be accompanied by a certificate from the supervisor stating whether, in the supervisor's opinion, the form of presentation of the thesis is satisfactory.
(7)
Upon completion of the coursework at the level prescribed by the Committee and after consideration of the reports of the examiners on the thesis, the Committee shall submit the reports, together with a recommendation concerning the award of the degree, to the Academic Board which shall determine the result of the candidature.