24 monthsProgramme duration
OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The main objective of the Doctorate in Law is to train graduates to perform in the academy and research of the Legal Sciences, as well as, through them, to obtain truly original contributions in an area of knowledge, whose university must seek, in a level framework of academic excellence.
Specific objectives:
The university graduate with the title of Doctor of Law will be a professional who:
The Doctorate in Law Program brings together a community of teachers and students from different countries and is built on the successful experience of the Master's Degree in Law, at the University of Palermo, in operation since 1995.
Specific objectives:
- Promote an area of training and production of knowledge in the field of Law, from multidisciplinary perspectives.
- Contribute through research to the understanding of the Legal Institutions of the country.
- Stimulate the development of original legal research.
- Generate dissemination and exchange actions with study and research centers with academic, national and international recognition.
The university graduate with the title of Doctor of Law will be a professional who:
- Integrate legal knowledge that can be understood from new perspectives and that serves as the foundation of the research activity.
- Acquire in-depth knowledge about the law by developing exhaustive knowledge regarding the topic investigated.
- Be able to develop a normative corpus with original legal options on the topic chosen as a doctoral thesis.
- Acquire the methodological conception that allows you to plan and collaborate efficiently in research teams in the discipline or interdisciplinary.
- Accredit recognized scientific work through research projects with resonance and impact on the environment, which manages to influence the production of knowledge in the field of law.
The Doctorate in Law Program brings together a community of teachers and students from different countries and is built on the successful experience of the Master's Degree in Law, at the University of Palermo, in operation since 1995.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The main objective of the Doctorate in Law is to train graduates to perform in the academy and research of the Legal Sciences, as well as, through them, to obtain truly original contributions in an area of knowledge, whose university must seek, in a level framework of academic excellence.
Specific objectives:
The university graduate with the title of Doctor of Law will be a professional who:
The Doctorate in Law Program brings together a community of teachers and students from different countries and is built on the successful experience of the Master's Degree in Law, at the University of Palermo, in operation since 1995.
Specific objectives:
- Promote an area of training and production of knowledge in the field of Law, from multidisciplinary perspectives.
- Contribute through research to the understanding of the Legal Institutions of the country.
- Stimulate the development of original legal research.
- Generate dissemination and exchange actions with study and research centers with academic, national and international recognition.
The university graduate with the title of Doctor of Law will be a professional who:
- Integrate legal knowledge that can be understood from new perspectives and that serves as the foundation of the research activity.
- Acquire in-depth knowledge about the law by developing exhaustive knowledge regarding the topic investigated.
- Be able to develop a normative corpus with original legal options on the topic chosen as a doctoral thesis.
- Acquire the methodological conception that allows you to plan and collaborate efficiently in research teams in the discipline or interdisciplinary.
- Accredit recognized scientific work through research projects with resonance and impact on the environment, which manages to influence the production of knowledge in the field of law.
The Doctorate in Law Program brings together a community of teachers and students from different countries and is built on the successful experience of the Master's Degree in Law, at the University of Palermo, in operation since 1995.
Admission Requirements
Those professionals who have a Law Degree or its equivalent from a university officially recognized by the educational authorities and accredited by the accreditation agencies of their country, if applicable, may apply for the Doctorate in Law Program.
2 Years
Oct
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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