RGMUSCIIPM15 ECTSEnglishMaster
Research and Thesis Trajectory Public International Law
FaculteitFaculty of Law, Economics and Governance
NiveauMaster
Studiejaar2026-2027
Beschrijving
Course goals
- The student has in-depth knowledge and understanding of a subject of choice in the area of law covered by the programme they selected and can analyze them through various theoretical approaches to public international law;
- The student can independently acquire existing academic knowledge in a sound ethical and methodological manner, can value them, critically reflect on them, and to systematically process and organise them;
- The student is able to critically analyse arguments put forward by others and critically assess generally accepted knowledge within a subject of choice;
- The student is able to put forward his/her arguments with regard to a subject of choice, and is able to address both the potential and limits of law and law enforcement;
- The student can communicate knowledge, ideas, solutions and conclusions, as well as the arguments, motives and considerations underlying them, to a public of specialists and non-specialists in an understandable, structured, correct and convincing manner in a written thesis;
- The student can reflect on their own (professional) performance.
Content
The thesis crowns the master program. It is an individual legal research project carried out under the supervision of a lecturer. The thesis is evaluated by this supervisor and a second reader.
Students start preparing their thesis from the very start of the programme, so as to maximize the chances of a successful outcome. To this effect, a research-based masters thesis trajectory (OST) will be organized from period 1 onwards. This OST involves the organization of classes on methodology and writing, and the forming of peer groups that allow students to fine-tune their problem statement, research question(s), and approach (periods 1-2). The OST is partly integrated as a module in the capita selecta course; in this module, the student has to produce a research proposal for which (s)he receives a pass/fail grade (period 3). Building on the research proposal, students draft their master's thesis and complete it before the submission deadline prescribed in the Department's regulation.
The thesis must be written in English. The thesis should be between 12.500 and 20.000 words.
Students start preparing their thesis from the very start of the programme, so as to maximize the chances of a successful outcome. To this effect, a research-based masters thesis trajectory (OST) will be organized from period 1 onwards. This OST involves the organization of classes on methodology and writing, and the forming of peer groups that allow students to fine-tune their problem statement, research question(s), and approach (periods 1-2). The OST is partly integrated as a module in the capita selecta course; in this module, the student has to produce a research proposal for which (s)he receives a pass/fail grade (period 3). Building on the research proposal, students draft their master's thesis and complete it before the submission deadline prescribed in the Department's regulation.
The thesis must be written in English. The thesis should be between 12.500 and 20.000 words.
The thesis will be assessed and graded on the basis of its contents (research question, argumentation, structure, legal content) and lay-out (style and general presentation, including clarity of the text, language and grammar). The assessment also takes dedication and independence into consideration. The final version of the thesis will also be assessed by a second lecturer. The supervisor will determine the final grade after consulting the second lecturer.
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