Bachelor of Civil Law
Bachelor of Civil Law (abbreviated BCL or B.C.L.;
Postgraduate degrees
The modern BCL: Oxford
At
.Historically, the BCL was established as the lower degree in Oxford's Faculty of Civil Law, the higher degree being the
The syllabus consisted entirely of
The academic dress for both BCL and MJur graduates consists of the lay faculties' masters' gown with a hood of steel blue silk, half lined and bound with white rabbit fur.
The historical BCL: Elsewhere
The Faculty of Civil Law in Cambridge was renamed the Faculty of Laws after the teaching of English Common Law was introduced in the 19th century. The initial postgraduate degree in the faculty became the
Before it was renamed in 1969 as the LLB, the bachelor's degree in Common Law conferred by Canada's University of New Brunswick was known as the Bachelor of Civil Law.[10]
Until replaced by the
Undergraduate degrees
Ireland
The BCL degree is also a standard law degree in
Degrees specifically in civil law
Canada (BCL / LLB / LLL)
The legal system in Canada principally adopts the English Common Law legal tradition in all provinces and territories, excluding Quebec. For historical reasons, Quebec has a hybrid legal system born of its French-heritage in civil law. As a result, universities in Quebec (and others wishing to offer degrees suitable for practitioners in Quebec) must provide training in both Civil and Common Law.
At McGill University, the bachelor's degree in Quebec Civil Law is called the BCL, to distinguish it from the first degree in Common Law (i.e., the JD) offered by that same university. Graduates earn both degrees concurrently after three to four years of study.
The
The other universities in Quebec that offer a baccalaureate degree in Quebec Civil Law (Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke) call it an 'LL.B.' (French: baccalauréat en droit) though, in the past, the degree at Université de Montréal and Université Laval was styled as 'LL.L.'.
These bachelor's degrees in Quebec Civil Law are a first-entry degree programme which, like other first-entry university programmes in any discipline in Quebec, require a college diploma for entry. Except in the cases of both Ottawa and McGill, they are three years in length. The Common Law LLB and Quebec Civil Law LLL are combined in programmes offered by both the University of Ottawa, and McGill University. McGill offers a "transystemic program" of 105 credits. Students can choose to complete the curriculum in 3, 3.5, or 4 years. Admission to the McGill programme can be a first-entry programme, in the case of Quebec students (30 students every year are admitted straight out of college while others still need an undergraduate degree even if they are from the Province of Québec), though it is a second-entry programme in the case of students from other provinces (as three to four years of university studies is required, effectively at least two extra years of study more than for a college diploma).
While the baccalaureate degree in Quebec Civil Law is the
Louisiana (United States)
The
The Paul M. Hebert Law Center on the campus of Louisiana State University in the U.S. confers on the graduates of its law program a combined Juris Doctor / Diploma of Civil Law (styled D.C.L. or DCL) in view of the Louisiana Civil Law components of the program. The DCL (which was awarded as a BCL for those classes graduating in the 2003–06 academic years) reflects the 15 added credit hours of legal study in Civil Law, and comparative international law, in addition to that which is required for achieving the standard JD. The additional course hours, which are roughly equal to one additional semester of study, are generally achieved through a combination of taking summer course offerings, on campus or abroad, as well as via one or more other available routes offered by the Law Center.[12]
See also
- Civil law (legal system)
- Common law (legal system)
- Degrees of the University of Oxford
- Law Degree
References
- ^ "Introduction to the BCL/MJur". University of Oxford, Faculty of Law. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Oxford Law: BCL". ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ "Lord Hoffmann". Oxford Law Faculty. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ Craig R. Thompson. Universities in Tudor England, p. 18
- ^ Brockliss, L.W.B. The University of Oxford. A History. Oxford University Press, 2016, p. 482
- ^ a b Harris, D.R. Changes in the BCL Syllabus at Oxford, 6 J. Soc'y Pub. Tchrs. L. n.s. 121 (1961), p. 121
- ^ "Introduction to the BCL/MJur". ox.ac.uk. 15 September 2015.
- ^ Harris, D.R. Changes in the BCL Syllabus at Oxford, 6 J. Soc'y Pub. Tchrs. L. n.s. 121 (1961), p. 121–2
- ^ Harris, D.R. Changes in the BCL Syllabus at Oxford, 6 J. Soc'y Pub. Tchrs. L. n.s. 121 (1961), p. 125–6
- ^ "Ll.B. V. J.D. | Unb". Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "DCU BCL Degree". dcu.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Juris Doctor and Optional Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law Degrees | LSU Law – Academics". Law.lsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-04.