ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on how to create a strong research proposal. It explains what should be included in a research proposal; and provides samples of proposals, and tools for law student to evaluate their own proposal. Some universities only accept a selected number of students to complete a dissertation and will use the proposal to determine who will be allowed to undertake an independent study project. A research proposal is a brief summary of law student planned research. It should always set out the question and provide some context/background to this research question. This does not mean describing the area of law in great detail. Rather, consider the background/context part as an opportunity to explain how law student proposed work fits in within existing debates and scholarship on the topic. By the time law student submit a proposal, they should already have a compelling question in mind.
