<P> 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 ) . </P>
<P> 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 ) . </P>
who was conferred with dcl an honorary degree by oxford university
who was conferred with dcl an honorary degree by oxford university
Queen
Queen