Doctor of Law or Doctor of Laws is a doctoral degree in law. The application of the term varies from country to country, and includes degrees such as the J.D., LL.D., Ph.D., S.J.D, and Dr. iur.

In Argentina the Doctor of Laws or Doctor of Juridical Sciences is the highest academic qualification in the field of Jurisprudence. To obtain the doctoral degree the applicant must have previously achieved, at least the undergraduate degree of Attorney. (Título de Abogado). The doctorates in Jurisprudence in Argentina might have different denominations as is described as follow:

In Brazil, the Doctor of Laws degree, known in Portuguese as Doutor em Direito or Doutor em Ciências Jurídicas, is the highest academic degree in law available.

In some of the country's most important universities there is a higher title known as Livre docência, like the habilitation in some European countries. However, this higher title is not a degree in the strict sense, because "livre docência" nowadays is an internal title, that applies solely within the institution granting it.

Michael Christian de Pencier, CM OOnt (born 19 January 1935) is an entrepreneur, environmental investor, and publisher. He is the grandson of Adam de Pencier and brother-in-law of Richard A. N. Bonnycastle.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, de Pencier attended Trinity College School, the University of Toronto, and the University of Michigan. He is the Chairman of Key Publishers Company Limited. In this role, he launched, acquired or ran many of the country’s leading magazines, including Toronto Life, Canadian Geographic, Quill and Quire, Where Magazines and Canadian Business.

An active environmental investor, de Pencier is the co-founder of Investeco Capital Corporation and the Chairman of the Green Living Show. He is also the past Chairman of WWF-Canada and the Ontario College of Art.

As one of Canada's leading magazine publishers, de Pencier was awarded the Order of Ontario in 1997, the Order of Canada in 1999, and a Honourary Doctor of Letters in 2002 from Ryerson University.