Candidate of Law

Candidate of Law (Latin: candidatus/candidata juris) is a graduate law degree awarded to law students in the Nordic region. Nordics except Denmark have changed their law degrees from the candidate to masters due Bologna Process. The Candidate law degree was formerly also existent in Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Candidatus juris diploma from the University of Oslo

The exam can only be taken at a university with a diploma privilege granted by the government. The competition for a study right in law at university is very fierce in the Nordic region. There are usually more than ten applicants to each place at law faculties. The admission system, however, varies in every country.

Countries

Denmark

Juridisk kandidateksamen (cand. jur.) is obtained after five years of law studies (180 + 120 ECTS).[1] Undergraduate degree is Bachelor i jura (BA jur.) which usually take three years to complete (180 ECTS).[2]

Estonia

Before the Soviet occupation, a post-graduate law degree was cand.jur. in Estonia. For example, President Konstantin Päts had the cand. jur. degree from the University of Tartu.[3] The degree derives from history, Estonia has been for centuries under the influence of Nordic countries, e.g. by being a part of the Danish Kingdom.[4] The current post-graduate law degree is Õigusteaduse magister.[5]

Finland

Before 2005 Finland had Oikeustieteen kandidaatti, abbreviated OTK (Swedish: Juris kandidatexamen, Jur. kand.) degree. It was replaced by Oikeustieteen maisteri, abbreviated OTM (Swedish: Juris magister, JM) which is obtained after five years of law studies (180 + 120 ECTS). Previously graduated OTK diploma holders were eligible to continue using their previous title.

Both before and after the Bologna process, the academic degree is split into two different diplomas. Previously, the lower degree was Varanotaari, abbreviated VN (Swedish: Vicenotarie), and current lower degree Oikeusnotaari, abbreviated ON (Swedish: Rättsnotarie, RN) is awarded after completing three years of study (180 ECTS).

Iceland

Formerly Iceland had Embættispróf í lögfræði (cand. jur.) degree but it have been replaced by ML í lögfræði (mag. jur.) title.[6][7]

Norway

Previously Norway had cand. jur. title which was replaced in 2003 with the Master i Rettsvitenskap degree. Last cand. jur. degree's were awarded in spring 2007. The Master i Rettsvitenskap is obtained after five years of law studies (300 ECTS).[8]

Sweden

Before 2010 Sweden had Jurist kandidatexamen (jur. kand.) degree. The former degree was replaced by Juristexamen is completed after four and a half years of studying at the normal pace (270 ECTS). Previously graduated jur. kand. diploma holders were are eligible to continue using their title.

See also

References
  1. "Official Journal C 72A/2020". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. Københavns universitet (2011-03-04). "Bachelor i jura". studier.ku.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. "Päts, Konstantin - Eesti Vabariigi president (EE-RA - ERA.1278) - Archives Portal Europe". www.archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. "9788788073300: Danish Medieval History: New Currents (Danish medieval history & Saxo Grammaticus) - AbeBooks - Skyum-Nielsen, Niels; Lund, Niels: 8788073300". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  5. "Õppeasutuste antavate akadeemiliste kraadide nimetuste loetelu – Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  6. "EA Enska". Kjarni Lögmannsstofa. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  7. "Lögfræði | Háskóli Íslands". www.hi.is. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  8. Universitetet i Oslo. "Rettsvitenskap (jus) (master - 5 år)". www.uio.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-05-10.

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