SJD
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Los Cabos International Airport |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Transportation & Travel, Education & Academia |
SJD has two meanings. It stands for Los Cabos International Airport (airport code) or Doctor of Juridical Science (degree).
Meanings of SJD at a glance
| # | SJD stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Cabos International Airport | Transportation & Travel › Airport Code |
| 2 | Doctor of Juridical Science | Education & Academia › Degree |
1. Los Cabos International Airport
Transportation & Travel · Airport Code Abbreviations
Airport serving the Los Cabos resort region at the southern tip of Baja California, including San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. Most passengers are US and Canadian vacationers.
Example: Booked the 9 a.m. flight to SJD; we'll be at the beach in Cabo by lunch.
ICAO code MMSD. The code comes from San José del Cabo, the nearest town, about 13 kilometers away; Cabo San Lucas is about 45 minutes away by car. Timeshare salespeople inside the terminal are a well-known nuisance for arriving tourists.
2. Doctor of Juridical Science
Education & Academia · Degree Abbreviations
Highest research degree in law, earned after a JD and an LLM with a book-length dissertation, mainly by future law professors, many of them from outside the US. Harvard uses the SJD title, while Yale, Stanford and Columbia call the degree the JSD.
Example: After his LLM, he stayed at Harvard to write an SJD dissertation on comparative constitutional law.
Written S.J.D. or J.S.D. (Juris Scientiae Doctor). Programs are small, often admitting only a handful of candidates each year. American law professors usually hold only a JD, so the SJD is valued most by scholars returning to countries where a doctorate is expected for academic posts.
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