A Master's Thesis

A Master's programme at the Faculty of Law is concluded with a thesis of 10 European Credits, consisting of 20-30 pages, based upon an average of 350 words per page. The thesis must be handed in as a word of pdf document, and in print.

The thesis is meant to show that the writer is capacable of treating a subject in a systematic and academic way.

Manual 'How to write a thesis'

The manual describes the whole procedure of finding a supervisor and a topic, requirements the thesis must meet, and the process of supervision and assessment.

Instruction Lectures amd Workshops

An instruction lecture will be organized on Tuesday 6 March 2012, from 18-19 hours. Lecturer is Prof. Martijn Hesselink.

In addition to the lecture, the Library of the Amsterdam Law School will organise a workshop on how to find a topic, how to find the right souces, etc. The workshop is programmed on Thursday 15 March 2012, from 15-17 hours.

Registration through the webform below is compulsory! A limited of places is available. Please check your e-mail regularly in case there are any changes in the programme.

Rules and regulations

Please find the regulations concerning thesis writing in the attachment below.

Thesis co-ordinators

If you need help finding a supervisor, you can contact one of the following thesis co-ordinators. Please make sure you find a supervisor before 1 May if you wish to graduate in the current academic year.

• European Private Law
  Mrs. Odavia Bueno Diaz
  O.BuenoDiaz@uva.nl
  020 - 525 3567
   
• European Law
  Mr. Ronald van Ooik
  R.H.vanOoik@uva.nl
  020 - 525 3279
   
• International Law
  Mrs. Rosanne van Alebeek
  R.vanAlebeek@uva.nl
  020 - 525 3445
   

• International Trade and Investment Law
  Dr. Jim Mathis
  J.H.Mathis@uva.nl
  020 - 525 2956 / 2951

• European Union Business Law
  Dr. Kati Cseres
  K.J.Cseres@uva.nl
  020 - 525 7160 / 2951

Students who encounter problems finding a thesis supervisor, or other, and cannot solve these problems through the thesis co-ordinators, can contact the director of the Amsterdam Law School, Marjoleine Zieck, M.Y.A.Zieck@uva.nl.

Discussion forum

On Blackboard you can find a discussion forum, which enables you to contact your fellow-students in the process of writing a thesis.

Other websites

There are some other interesting websites for students who are in the process a writing a thesis. Do not forget to check out the website of the Law Libray of the Faculty of Law.

Graduation and deadlines

Do not forget to apply for your diploma in time (before 1 August, if you wish to graduation in the current academic year)! The diploma will not be issued automatically.

If you wish to graduation this current academic year, the following rules apply:

• You must start the graduation procedure in the month of July at the latest, right after you took the last exams (all results will probably not yet be issued then).
   
• The grade of your LLM thesis must have been handed in with the Registry (student administration) before 25 August.
   
• We advise you to follow this time path:
  Start your writing process early in the second semester. You must have found a supervisor before 1 May, with whom you must make proper arrangements as to the reviewing process, taking into account reviewing delays and holidays.

Should you waite too long, your graduation within the current academic year cannot be garuanteed! This means you must re-register for the new academic year and pay extra tuition fee.