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Research Project Guidelines for Law Students

This document from Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University provides guidelines for research projects. It addresses key questions about research, including what research is, why it is important in law, and how to frame objectives, hypotheses, research questions, and methodology. It also defines plagiarism and distinguishes between bibliographies and references. The document recommends books on legal research methodology and provides formatting guidelines for synopses, projects, references, and cover pages. Deadlines are provided for abstract/synopsis submission, consultations, viva, and assignment/presentation.

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Research Project Guidelines for Law Students

This document from Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University provides guidelines for research projects. It addresses key questions about research, including what research is, why it is important in law, and how to frame objectives, hypotheses, research questions, and methodology. It also defines plagiarism and distinguishes between bibliographies and references. The document recommends books on legal research methodology and provides formatting guidelines for synopses, projects, references, and cover pages. Deadlines are provided for abstract/synopsis submission, consultations, viva, and assignment/presentation.

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Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University

Project Guidelines

Try to understand

• What do you mean by research? Why should we make research? And why should we
make research in law?

• Why we need to write object and scope within the research project? how it has to be
written?

• How to frame hypothesis? what are the variables should be in hypothesis?

• How should the research question be framed?

• Why do we need research methodology in the project and what are the methods in the
research?

• What is the meaning of plagiarism?

• What is the difference between bibliography and references?

• Is there any difference between Abstract and synopsis?

Recommended Books

• Goode, William J. and Paul K. Hatt. (2006), Methods in social research, Delhi:
Surjeet Publications

• Myneni, S.R. (2009), Legal Research Methodology, Faridabad: Allahabad Law


Agency

• Tewari, H.N. (2008), Legal Research Methodology, Faridabad: Allahabad Law


Agency

• Kothari, C.R. (2004), Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, New Delhi:
New Age International Publishers

• Kumar, Ranjith (2011), Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginnners,


New Delhi: Sage Publications

• Yaqin, Anwarul (2008), Legal Research and Writing Methods, Gurgaon: Lexis Nexis

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Synopsis format

• Background

• Review of Literature

• Definition, rationale and scope/ Object and scope

• Research questions

• Hypotheses

• Research methodology

• Tentative chapters

• Bibliography

Project format

The project should have following sequence of items

• Cover page

• Acknowledgement

• Contents

• Table of cases (if applicable)

• Abbreviations (if applicable)

• Chapters of the project

• References

• Annexures

References

• Research manual: Harvard Bluebook (19th ed.)

• Content: Times new roman, 12 font size

• Foot note: Times new roman, 10 font size

• Page layout: Left 1.5, right, top and bottom 1

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• Content and foot note should be justified

• Page numbers should be in bottom-centre

• Don’t forget to quote the views and ideas of others (may be from article, book,
judgement)

• Other than English words should be in italic (e.g., French/Latin terms) ; any
interpretation you make with respect to any provision or judgement may be in italic;
and cases may be in italic

Cover page

University logo, name and place

• Project title

• Subject

• Name of the faculty

• Name of the candidate

• Roll No., Semester, and year

Deadlines

• 24/01/2018 – 27/01/2018 – Abstract/Synopsis submission

• 21/02/2018 – 23/02/2018 – First Consultation

• 05/03/2018 – 07/03/2018 – Second Consultation

• 09/04/2018 – 11/04/2018 – Third Consultation

• 12/04/2018 – 14/04/2018 – Viva

• 05/02/2018 – 10/02/2018 (tentative) –Assignment and Class Presentation

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