Enrolment in a Research Thesis shall be approved by the School of Law if:

1. A clearly defined project is proposed: the thesis topic must be approved at the outset but may be modified at a later stage; 2. The student has a sufficient academic background in legal study to enable the thesis to be completed in a satisfactory manner; 3. Adequate supervision is available - supervision may be conjoint but at least one supervisor should be a full-time member of the School of Law's academic staff. MILIR and GDILIR students may enrol in either LAWS4423 (Research Thesis) or POLS5113 (Research Project), but not both.

MHRL&P students may request to convert the LAWS 4423 (8 uoc) course into a 16 uoc Research Thesis option extending over two semesters; subject to the approval of the Supervisor/s, the program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education. This option is not available to students enrolled in other postgraduate programmes.

Thesis: The thesis must be typed on A4 bond paper and two copies must be prepared in a cover (spring back folder or bound). References may appear at the foot of each page or at the end of each chapter. As a general rule the thesis shall be a maximum of 15,000 words for an 8 UOC enrolment or 30,000 words for a 16 UOC enrolment.

Examination: Each thesis shall have two examiners. One examiner will ordinarily be a supervisor. The second examiner will normally be a full-time member of the School of Law's academic staff and not involved in the supervision of the thesis. Unless the supervisor or supervisors otherwise agree, the final date for submission shall be the last day of the session in which the student is enrolled in the Research Thesis. Examiners may require a candidate or group of candidates to attend an oral examination on the subject matter of the thesis; examiners may require a thesis to be resubmitted under such conditions as the examiners may determine.