After this course:
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the student has profound knowledge and understanding on a subject of choice in the field of his or her research profile.
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the student is able to design and conduct a methodologically sound individual legal research on an academic level that would meet the generally accepted standards for publication in the field of research at hand.
Designing, conducting and presenting a methodologically sound individual legal research on an academic level meeting the generally accepted standards for publication in the field of research at hand entails the following skills and expertise:
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the student is able to individually formulate a clear and relevant research question and knows how to put his research question into practice;
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the student is able to place the collected knowledge within a (legal) framework for assessment, critically evaluate this and give his own vision on the material;
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the student is able to present the outcome of his research in a clear and structured way in a written thesis that meets the generally accepted standards for publication in the field of research at hand;
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the student is able to take up his own substantiated point of view in the continuing public discussion of the development of law.
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The thesis is the last requirement of the Legal Research Masters programme. Therefore, the candidate should show a great deal of independence whilst engaging in original research up to a level that resembles publications in a double-blind refereed academic journal as closely as possible.
The thesis is carried out under the supervision of an experienced professor or associate professor. In consultation with the tutor a topic can be devised at the student's initiative and a supervisor can be approached by the student. The co-ordinator of the Legal Research Masters should be informed about the topic and the supervisor as soon as they are known.
To develop a thesis, you will consult with the supervisor you have found, to formulate a research question which will then be further elaborated.
The thesis takes the form of a paper of 30 ECTS (indicatively 80 to 100 pages). The thesis should be written in English unless the supervisor agrees with a thesis in another language. In this case an English summary should be added.
For further information see the LRM information guide.
Place of the course within the curriculum:
- Compulsory course in the master Legal Research
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