Doctor of Civil Law - Wikipedia Doctor of Civil Law This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2014 ) An Oxford Doctor of Civil Law, in Convocation dress, from David Loggan 's 1675 engraving Oxonia Illustrata. Doctor of Civil Law ( D.C.L. ; Latin : Doctor Civilis Legis ) is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws ( LL. D. ) degrees. At Oxford, the degree is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications that contain significant and original contributions to the study of law or politics in general. As of June 2016, the DCL has been suspended, pending a reform of the higher doctorates. The DCL is senior to all degrees save the Doctor of Divinity which was traditionally the highest degree bestowed by the Universities. The degree of Doctor of Canon Law was replaced by the DCL after the Reformation. The degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma is customarily conferred on foreign Heads of State, as well as on the Chancellor of the University. ( The British Sovereign is unable to receive university degrees, since these would, theoretically, place her under the jurisdiction of the Chancellor of the university. Prior to her accession, the present Queen did accept several honorary degrees, including an Oxford DCL in 1948 ). The following other higher institutions also provide for awarding a DCL : University of Durham, United Kingdom University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom University of Kent, Kent, United Kingdom McGill University Faculty of Law, Montreal, Quebec Canada Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Pontifical Lateran University, Rome Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas, Philippines In some other universities, the DCL is an honorary degree. See also Doctor of Laws Lambeth degree References Jump up ^ Education Committee : Suspension of higher degrees, Oxford University Gazette vol. 146 no. 5137 ( 16th June 2016 ) Jump up ^ See ' Honorary Degrees ', in Ronald Allison and Sarah Riddell, eds., The Royal Encyclopedia ( London ; Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1991 ), p. 264. Levels of academic degree Undergraduate ISCED level 5 Associate degree Foundation degree Higher National Diploma / Diploma of Higher Education / Certificate of Higher Education ISCED level 6 Bachelor 's degree Honours degree Postgraduate ISCED level 7 Master 's degree Magister degree Postgraduate certificate / diploma Diplom degree Specialist degree Engineer 's degree ISCED level 8 Doctorate Magister degree Candidate of Sciences Other Postdoctoral Higher doctorate Doktor nauk Habilitation Docent Tenure Fellow No dominant classification Laurea Licentiate Professional degree Graduate certificate / diploma Terminal degree Unearned Honorary degree Ad eundem degree This article relating to education in the UK is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doctor_of_Civil_Law&oldid=767106079 '' Categories : Law degrees Doctoral degrees Academic courses at the University of Oxford United Kingdom education stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from April 2014 All articles needing additional references Articles containing Latin - language text All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Lietuvių Edit links This page was last edited on 24 February 2017, at 00 : 17. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who was conferred with dcl an honorary degree by oxford university
Answer: Queen