Course requirements
Master degree in Law. This course is part of the Advanced Master Law and Finance.
More information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/law-and-finance
Course information
The Advanced Master Law & Finance curriculum concludes with a master thesis. The thesis addresses and analyses a topic that falls within the subject area of one of the courses offered within the programme. It may adopt a comparative approach (e.g. between the national and the European level legislation) and should have substantive and normative elements (e.g. the potential or actual impact of the relevant rules, proposals on how the law can be improved). The master thesis reflects individual research, but can be done in combination with an internship, if approved by the programme director. The topic of the thesis must mirror the international and academic nature of the advanced master. Therefore, topics that deal primarily with domestic law or are descriptive do not qualify. Also subjects that have (largely) been covered in a thesis written by past students of the programme, or by articles published in periodicals etc., or in books are also not available as thesis topics. The thesis should be between fifteen to twenty thousand words, including footnotes (approx. 30 and 50 pages) but excluding cover, personal statement, table of contents, executive summary, overview of main findings and bibliography.
Course objectives
The following learning objectives apply with regard to the Thesis.
Students show their ability to conduct academically sound research on a topic in the area of Law & Finance by presenting a wide range of diverging opinions;
Students present the findings of this research in a clear and structured manner;
Students express their own views and arguments on the thesis topic in a clear and readily understandable text that is convincing and stimulates futher academic debate.
Ideally, the thesis is of publishable quality.
Mode of instruction
In addition to bilateral meetings in the context of the individual supervision of the student by
a professor or lecturer:
November 2023: General information meeting on the Thesis writing and exploring possible Thesis subjects
End of December 2023: Approval of Thesis topic (subject) and allocation of Thesis Supervisor by Academic coordinator
January 2024: Submission of Thesis Outline
Mid Febuary 2024: Approval by Thesis Supervisor of Thesis Outline
Mid Febuary – April 2024: Thesis writing process
13 May 2024: Deadline final Thesis draft
May 2024: Feedback of Thesis Supervisor
June 2024: Finalizing Thesis
01 July 2024 (at 9:00 AM): Final Deadline Thesis submission
Examination method
Thesis: 100%
Submission procedures:
Via email to the Thesis Supervisor and the academic coordinator and via Brightspace (Turnitin, including check on plagiarism)
Brightspace
Submission of Thesis via Brightspace using Turnitin.
Course materials
Not applicable; students have to collect relevant materials themselves.
Contact
Thesis Coordinator:
Ilya Kokorin LLM
Email: i.kokorin@law.leidenuniv.nl
Ms M.E.J. Bracco Gartner LLM (Academic Coordinator)
Programme Coordinator:
Orsolya Kalsbeek-Bagdi
Email address: lawandfinance@law.leidenuniv.nl
Disclaimer: Should there be any future extenuating circumstances which may impinge our teaching and assessment, these could necessitate modification of the course descriptions after 1 September. This will only happen in the event of strict necessity and the interests of the students will be taken into account. Should there be a need for any change during the course, this will be informed to all students on a timely basis. Modifications after 1 September 2023 may only be done with the approval and consent of the Faculty Board and Programme Director.