Principle

EDUCATION LAW — Universities — Senate’s Discretion to Award or Refuse Degree is Non-Justiciable

Area of law
EDUCATION LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A university's discretion to award or refuse a degree is non-justiciable. Courts have no jurisdiction to interfere with academic standards. The principle applies to education law. The rule respects university autonomy over academic judgments. Courts cannot determine whether a thesis meets the required standard. Academic…

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