On Tue, 21 Dec 1993, Karl Gruben wrote:
> I think the research masters degree is the S.J.D., tho I don't know what
> it stands for.
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> On 21 Dec 1993, PAUL F. HILL wrote:
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> > This question isn't very important, but it piqued my curiosity. A
> > caller (we were his 4th library) wanted to know what LL.M. stood for.
> > We had to consult the unabridged OED, and found that the LL stands
> > for legum. Presumeably, the the M stands for magister, one of the
> > Latin words translated as master. Next question: Why not L for
> > legum rather than LL? Any of you scholarly types know the answer?
> > Isn't LL.M. frequently incorrectly written as L.L.M.? I checked
> > several law school catalogs, and easily found several L.L.M.s.
> > In fact, our whole law degree situation is a little messy. We
> > are granting LL.B.s and J.D.s for the same program, and in what other
> > discipline would a master's degree be a degree beyond the doctorate
> > in the same disclipine? No wonder the public is confused.
> > Is there a research doctor's degree in law, similar to a Ph.D.,
> > and if so what is it called.
> >
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How about Doctor of Juridical Science or Doctor of the Science of
Jurisprudence or Doctor of the Science of Law? Found it in the good ol'
Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary, 1994.
Carrie Luttman
Baker & McKenzie
Chicago
cal@class.org
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