Doctor of Laws

Apply educational knowledge, skills, principles and methods to demonstrate highly specialised legal expertise at Doctoral level in any chosen profession in the various fields of law. The successful learners will be competent in conducting research at this level and in a particular field of study and will be competent to become a leader in the area of his/her legal expertise.

• In business and industry.
• Responding to the needs of the community.
• In the public sector.
• In the trade unions.
• In life-long learning and the appreciation of the value of education and society.

Qualifiers will demonstrate knowledge, skills and applied competence in the field of study that provide opportunities for continued personal growth, gainful economic activity and rewarding contributions to society.

Recognition of Prior Learning

The qualification recognises formal and non-formal prior learning (incorporating experiential learning) at a Higher Education and Training Certificate Level 8 a in law or a functional equivalent.

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is

• Masters of Laws, NQF Level 9.

1. The demonstrated ability/skill to achieve the major Skills/Applied Competency of the qualification.
2. The demonstrated understanding, by the Learner, of the embedded knowledge that underpins the end result/outcome.
3. The demonstrated ability/skill to integrate or connect our performances and to reflect on, evaluate and adopt the above competencies.
4. To successfully complete the certificate the learner will have to demonstrate his/her learning via module specific learning outcomes as well as critical cross-field learning outcomes.
5. Critical cross-field outcomes will include those specified in the learning outcomes for approve modules in the certificate and as appropriate to the learner's field of practice.
6. Performing specialised functions of the professions of advocate, attorney, legal advisor and academic;
7. Fulfil a leadership role in the wider legal professions;
8. Apply legal research methodology in his/her chosen role;
9. Apply and implement highly specialised knowledge in the selected field of law;
10. Identify, analyse and methodologically resolve original advanced legal problems and advise accordingly;

11.Conduct specialised and advanced legal research through accurate assessment of legislation, judgments and other legal developments, using the newest technology in the field of study;

12.Practically apply communications skills in the provision of specialist opinions;

13.Effectively participate in advanced legal discourse.

A learner should provide evidence of learning competency (knowledge, skills and attitude) by means of the following

• Outstanding leadership, merit and excellence in the field of law;
• An advanced and detailed research contribution of significant legal impact;
• Due reference to continued legal scholarship by submitting a thesis of national and international standard.

Integrated Assessment

Competence is achieved, through continuous assessment by demonstrating the ability to achieve the outcomes of the qualification:

• Oral Examination;
• Examination of.

Assessment documents are moderated to ensure that

• They conform to the scope and context of the competency as stipulated in the qualification.
• They are constructed in such a way that the Assessor assesses the critical outcomes applied, during the Learners activity performances, towards achieving an outcome.

Assessments are

• To include confirmation of the Embedded Knowledge component to ensure that the Foundational Competency is achieved.
• To be verified by Internal Verifiers to ensure valid, credible, true and fair results.