Handbook

The course is designed for LLB (Honours) students and permits the learner to undertake a research project on a legal topic of his or her choice. The course is designed to develop the students’ research skills and writing by exposing them to different research methods. The course will also enhance … For more content click the Read More button below. When enrolling in this course, the student must have a clearly defined topic which has been approved by the academic supervisor of the student. Students should approach potential supervisors to discuss a) their availability to supervise the project and b) the suitability and formulation of the topic. It is expected that this topic will be refined during the course of the term. To help with the process of writing their thesis, students are required to attend a Research Method and Skills Workshop as part of this course.The workshop will introduce students to a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary tools and approaches, and to their methodological requirements and assumptions, as well as to general pools of legal analysis and legal academic writing. At the completion of the workshop, students will have the tools needed to produce an original piece of research by engaging with legal research and using a distinct legal methodology. They will also have developed advanced skills in presenting and editing their own writing, as well as in providing constructive feedback on the work of others. At the completion of the course, students will be submitting a 10,000 thesis.