Bachelor of Civil Law or B.C.L. is the name of the degree given in civil law jurisdictions to graduates of a faculty of law in a university. It is considered to be a bachelor's degree and it is often not necessary for the candidate to have another degree before obtaining the B.C.L. In civil law jurisdictions, it generally qualifies the holder to continue his legal education to enter the profession of civil law notary, lawyer or to receive training to become a judge. In civil law countries, universities generally omit the reference "civil" and name the degree Bachelor of Law, Licenciate in Law, or something similar. Jump to: navigation, search Law School is the term used in the United States to indicate an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees, mainly teaching using the Socratic method. ... Civil law notaries are trained jurists who often receive the same training as advocating jurists — those with a legal education who become litigators such as barristers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland or avocats in France. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ...

In the University of Oxford, the B.C.L. is a taught postgraduate degree in English law - equivalent to the Master of Laws (LL.M.) offered by other British universities. At Oxford, the undergraduate law degree is a B.A. degree in Jurisprudence (equivalent to the Bachelor of Laws - LL.B. - offered by other British universities). The Faculty of Civil Law in Oxford is so named to distinguish it from the faculty of canon law which was suspended by King Henry VIII in 1535. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... English law is the law of England and Wales, rather than Scotland and Northern Ireland. ... In Western culture, canon law is the law of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. ... Jump to: navigation, search Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ...

At Canada's McGill University, the bachelor's degree in Quebec civil law is called the Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.), to distinguish it from the bachelor's degree in common law offered by that same university: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). McGill students can earn both degress concurrently in four years. The University of Ottawa, although located in Ontario, offers a baccalaureate degree in Quebec civil law, which is called the LL.L. (Licentiate of Laws), to distinguish it from the bachelor's degree in common law (LL.B.) offered by that same university. The remaining Quebec universities that offer the baccalaureate degree in Quebec civil law (Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke) call it an LL.B. (baccalauréat en droit). Jump to: navigation, search McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational, international university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tabaret Hall At left, Morisset Library. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Université de Montréal (UdeM) (University of Montreal) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ... Université Laval (Laval University) is one of Canadas leading universities. ... The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with three distinct campuses, two of which are located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, and another, which is located in Longueuil, approximately 170 km west of Sherbrooke. ...

Louisiana State University in the U.S. bestows on the graduates of its baccalaureate law program a combined J.D. (Juris Doctor) / B.C.L. (Bachelor of Civil Law) in view of the Louisiana civil law components in the program and the additional (i.e., 7th) semester of study. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, or simply Louisiana State University (LSU) is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ...

The B.C.L. degree is also the standard law degree in the Republic of Ireland. It is awarded by the constituent universities of the National University of Ireland. The National University of Ireland (NUI) is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997. ...