Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer:
Paper Instructions:

An essay of 3,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography). Based on the attached research proposal ( extra feedback based on the research proposal will be given once marked)
•You need to identify your core themes, substantive content, critiques and legal and other concepts and possible comparisons, as well as your methodology.
•Your ideas about aspects of the paper may change as we proceed during the trimester.
RESEARCH AND WRITING:
Research Essays: For guidance on research and writing, please see below and see the
enclosed packet of collected materials for in depth suggestions.
A research essay must demonstrate the ability:
x to engage in a detailed and critical analysis of the law relevant to the topic,
x to locate the topic in the relevant social, economic, political, cultural ecological contexts
x to make appropriate comparisons, if relevant,
x and to identify, discuss and analyze core legal concepts that relate to the thesis statement
you are addressing in the essay.
Markers are generally looking for the level of proficiency essays demonstrate in such areas
as:
Focus and structure
• Clarity in the definition of the topic;
• Conciseness and accuracy in the identification of issues;
• Logic and clarity of organizational structure.
Scholarship and Analysis
• Use of theoretical and contextual scholarship
• Legal analysis;
• Evidence of wide ranging independent and thorough research;
Presentation and style
• Lucidity of the discussion of the material;
• Precision of style guide compliance.