Candidate of Law
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Candidate of Law (cand. jur. or candidatus/candidata juris, in Sweden jur. kand) is the degree awarded to jurists who have passed the state exam of law in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland at a national university, after studying law for about 5 years.
The Swedish jur kand is obtained after four and a half years, at the normal pace. Danish and Icelandic degrees take five years, whereas the Finnish degree takes four years. In Norway, the degree is obtained after five and a half years, in addition to a compulsory single semester entrance-examination in philosophy and ethics, the Examen Philosophicum - a total of 6 years. In Norway it was replaced by the degree Master of Laws (LLM) in 2003, the final student to graduate as a cand.jur in the spring semester of 2007.
In Norway, the diploma is a license to practice law. Once the candidate has practices law for an additional two years, he or she is eligible for the Bar Examination.
Since 1837, at the then Royal University of King Frederik, candidates at the University of Oslo have been required to swar an oath to never stray from truth and justice nor encourage needless dispute, in order to acquire the accreditation. The oath is no longer spoken, but implied with a handshake whilst receiving the diploma from the Dean (during the rather formal graduation-ceremony).
It is roughly equal to the Master of Laws (LLM).
