Course: Diploma Thesis II.

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Course title Diploma Thesis II.
Course code MEP/DT2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vikarská Zuzana, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Stehlík Václav, doc. JUDr. LL.M., Ph.D.
Course content
Seminars will focus on consultations of individual papers based on individual needs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course builds on the course Diploma Thesis I. Its aim is to give support to students in their work on the diploma thesis. Seminars will focus on individual theses of students enrolled in the course and will help them to solve methodological problems, work with research sources used in their work including expert articles and case-law of European and international courts. Students will summarise and present to common discussion their interim conclusions. These will be tested with respect to methodological rules and requirement for work with research sources.
Students will learn how to use research methodology when writing their final thesis.
Prerequisites
Completion of this course is not conditional upon completion of some other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Student will be obliged to show progress in his diploma thesis and to put forward interim conclusions of his work.
Recommended literature
  • Dawn Watkins, Mandy Burton. (2013). Research Methods in Law. Routledge.
  • Hugh, C., Cryer, R., Hervey, T. (2011). Research Methodologies in EU and International Law: A New Land Law. Hart Publishing.
  • Lisa Webley. (2013). Legal Writting, Taylor and Francis (2013).


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): International and European Law (2015) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): International and European Law (IEL 2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer