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LW8704D - Doctoral Thesis

Offering Academic Unit
School of Law
Credit Units
22
Course Duration
The minimum course duration is two years. Students should note that this course is a required course for the Chinese judge students in the JSD programme, and the maximum period of study for JSD is six years. Any periods of leave of absence and academic suspension are counted towards the maximum period of study.
Exclusive Courses:
LW8001 Doctoral Thesis ("old" course code for LW8703D), LW8703D Doctoral Thesis
Course Offering Term*:
Semester A 2026/27, Semester B 2026/27

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

Doctoral Thesis offers students a challenging and enriching opportunity to propose, formulate and carry out an independent research project with originality and develop research methodology to be applied in their own research. The course as a whole will be set as a discovery-enriched project encouraging students to develop analytical and problem-solving skills in research and writing, to discover critical legal issues and formulate solution to the issue with strong theoretical foundation. The thesis will help the students to develop innovative thinking in tackling legal issues to meet the needs of the local as well as international communities


Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 100%
 
Detailed Course Information

LW8704D.pdf