Talk:Doctor of Civil Law

jurisdiction of the chancellor?
the article states that,

"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)"

Yet it gives no indication or link to an article that would provide indication, as to what the "jurisdiction of the chancellor" entails. Further source needed?

Hypnoticmonkey (talk) 01:56, 22 December 2007 (UTC)


 * That actually might not be accurate anymore, especially if the degree is honourary (which involves no subordination whatsoever), because of the now well-established constitutional distinction between the person of the sovereign and the crown as an abstract concept (viz. the same personal sovereign being coextensive with 32 separate and distinct national, state and provincial crowns - as the Queen in Right of Canada, the Queen in Right of Ontario, the Queen in Right of Jamaica, the Queen in Right of New South Wales, etc.). The idea that the monarch cannot accept degrees for the reason cited is, however, an excellent excuse to relieve him/her from causing offence by having to choose between the innumerable honourary degrees that s/he would be offered but for the fact s/he theoretically cannot accept them.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.162.218.153 (talk) 10:42, 22 March 2016 (UTC)