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Before applying, prospective applicants are also advised to visit the Law Faculty’s website athttp://www.law.cam.ac.uk/courses/phd.php where they will be able to view the Faculty’s document ‘Frequently AskedQuestions (Law Faculty-specific) for Prospective Research Students in Law’ together with information on funding.Applications must be accompanied by a detailed research proposal of around 2,000 to 3,000 words. The mere indicationof a general area of interest (such as ‘research in international law’) will delay and may prejudice an application. Anapplicant may be required to provide an example of previous research or legal writing (whether or not published) asevidence of his or her suitability to undertake a course of research.Enquiries about the research courses which are offered by the Faculty may be sent to phdadmissions@law.cam.ac.uk.Degrees awarded for published workDoctor of Philosophy under the Special Regulations. The degree of PhD may also be awarded under the ‘SpecialRegulations’ to a graduate of the University of Cambridge who has submitted published work which, in the opinion of theexaminers, gives proof of a significant contribution to scholarship. The level of attainment required under the SpecialRegulations is the same as for the PhD degree awarded to a graduate student on the submission of a dissertationresulting from three years of research. A candidate for this degree is also required to attend an oral examination on thework submitted and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.Candidates should make their application in writing to the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies, indicating theFaculty of Law as the institution to which the published work most closely relates. The Secretary should at the same timebe provided with two copies of the published works as specified in the application, two copies of a list of these works, anda fee of £462 for the Chest. In addition to the publications submitted, the candidate should also submit his/her ownstatement of about 2,000 words (and not exceeding 5,000 words) in support of his/her application. An application form,together with further details on the application procedure, can be found athttp://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/special/Doctor of Law. The degree of LLD may be awarded to a graduate of the University of Cambridge who has submittedwork which, in the opinion of the examiners, contains important and original contributions to the advancement of thescience or study of law, gives proof of his or her academic distinction, and entitles him or her to be regarded as anauthority in the field or fields of knowledge in which the work is submitted. The level of attainment required for a higherdoctorate is very substantially higher than that required for the PhD degree and its award carries great prestige within theUniversity.Candidates should make their application in writing to the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies specifying thepublished works on which his or her claim to the degree is based, providing a summary in not more than 500 words of thefield of research covered by these works and naming the Faculty or other approved institution within whose scope theseworks fall. The Secretary should, at the same time, be provided with two copies of the published works as specified inthe application, two copies of a list of these works, and a fee of £582 for the Chest. A substantial amount of the worksubmitted must have been published and the remainder must be printed or typewritten. An application form, togetherwith further details on the application procedure, can be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/higher/117