ABSTRACT

Law Dissertations: A Step-by-Step Guide provides you with all the guidance and information you need to complete and succeed in your LLB, LLM or law-related dissertation. Written in a simple, clear format and with plenty of tools to help you to put the theory into practice, Laura Lammasniemi will show you how to make writing your law dissertation easy, without compromising intellectual rigour.

As well as explaining the process of research and outlining the various legal methodologies, the book also provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to formulate a proposal, research plan, and literature review. Unlike other law research skills books, it includes a section on empirical research methodology and ethics for the benefit of students who are studying for a law-related degree.

Packed full of exercises, worked examples and tools for self-evaluation, this book is sure to become your essential guide, supporting you on every step of your journey in writing your law dissertation.

chapter 1|5 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|9 pages

Finding and perfecting your topic

chapter 3|11 pages

From a topic to a question

chapter 4|9 pages

Creating a good research proposal

chapter 5|8 pages

Planning the project

chapter 6|10 pages

Creating a research plan

chapter 7|16 pages

Online research

chapter 8|14 pages

Methodology

chapter 9|18 pages

Empirical research

chapter 10|14 pages

Processing literature

chapter 11|9 pages

Literature review

chapter 12|16 pages

Writing the dissertation

chapter 13|15 pages

Referencing

chapter 14|12 pages

Structuring the dissertation

chapter 15|11 pages

Navigating supervision

chapter 16|6 pages

Obtaining a first and avoiding fails

chapter 17|5 pages

Preparing for submission