The research paper should normally be around 6,000 words of main text (excluding

The research paper should normally be around 6,000 words of main text (excluding title page, abstract, summary, table of contents, footnotes, bibliography and appendices). If British English is the language of choice, it should be consistently used throughout the research paper. As the introduction will give to the readers the first impression of your research paper, it is crucial that the introduction is clear, with a good structure and written well. The introduction should be strong and persuasive.
1. Outline the background of your research paper in order to show:
1) why your topic is important;
2) how it is related to the current events/ problems/ challenges in the world/ economics/ legal scholarship/ society etc. (this depends on your topic).
This will help you to formulate the topicality of the research that is justified by both – the theory and practice. Here you need to clearly outline the interdisciplinary of your research (if applicable).
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2. Clearly state the problem of your research. Briefly describe the problem. Point out the main aspects.
3. Formulate the research question(s) or research hypothesis that are clearly connected and focused on a central research problem.
recommended to formulate in case of quantitative research.
The research question pinpoints exactly what you want
to find out and gives your work a clear focus and purpose. It should be focused, researchable, feasible, specific and relevant to your field of study. The research hypothesis is a statement that introduces a research question and proposes an expected result. You have to test your hypothesis during the research and prove whether it is true or false. The research hypothesis is
The answer to your research question(s) or research hypothesis should be provided in
Conclusion part.
4. State the aim of the research paper and corresponding objectives.
You should think of your aim then as a statement of intent. You need to clearly describe what your intentions are and what you hope to achieve. The aim is general enough to cover all your
research. The objectives are specific that you will take to achieve your aim.
5. Proceed with methodology. You should demonstrate that you are aware of several different legal research methodologies/methods, and that you can justify your choice regarding methodology/methods.
6. If necessary, indicate the limitation of the research. Your research may have multiple limitations, but you need to discuss only those limitations that directly relate to your research problems.
7. The final part of an introduction usually is the descriiption of the structure of your research paper. E.g., “this paper consists of 3/4 parts. In the first part the author (..)” (here you describe what you do in each part).
9. Conclusion (required)
A conclusion should usually be quite brief, and it synthesises what you have already stated in the text, stating possible implications. Conclusion should be clear, precise, well-structured and convincing. Occasionally, you might want to raise a point such as the need for further research on a particular issue but be circumspect in doing so. Do not discuss in detail what you did not cover in your text.
1. The conclusion must provide an answer to the research question(s) stated in the introduction. (If you have used a hypothesis, then that needs to be addressed in the conclusion.)
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2. The conclusion should reflect your original thoughts / conclusions that you have reached while doing the research.
3. The conclusion should point out the main problem issues related to the topic of your research paper.
4. Ideally, the conclusion should also indicate how the research could be continued, what issues are still unexplored etc.
The bibliography includes the works cited in the research paper in alphabetical order based on the authors’ surnames.
As far as organising the bibliography into headings goes, form should follow function. Simply use headings that make sense; there are few absolute rules. Almost certainly your headings will reflect the following division of legal sources:
1) Primary sources of law are legislation and case law. They come from official bodies. They include treaties, decisions of courts and tribunals, statutes, regulations.
2) Secondary sources of law are background resources. They explain, interpret and analyse. They include encyclopaedias, law reviews, treatises, restatements. For instance, the division of secondary sources into Books, Journal articles, Newspaper articles, Websites could be useful.