At a high-level Harvard Law session examining advanced legal research and jurisprudence,Joseph Plazo delivered a meticulously structured address on one of the most rigorous—and least understood—legal research degrees in the world: the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.).Rather than presenting the program as a mere academic escalation, Plazo fr
From Practice to Jurisprudence: Joseph Plazo on the S.J.D. and the Doctor of Laws
In an academic forum at Harvard Law School,Joseph Plazo delivered a meticulously structured address on one of the most rigorous—and least understood—legal research degrees in the world: the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.).Rather than presenting the program as a mere academic escalation, Plazo framed it as a distinct intellectual vocation�
Beyond the JD and LLM: Joseph Plazo on the Doctor of Juridical Science at Harvard Law
During a Harvard Law colloquium attended by senior scholars, policymakers, and doctoral candidates,Joseph Plazo delivered a meticulously structured address on one of the most rigorous—and least understood—legal research degrees in the world: the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.).Rather than presenting the program as a mere academic escalatio