There are the instructions for my paper (and you can find attached my research proposal): <\/p>\n
You have to structure your paper clearly (think of an academic article): your audience consists of
\ninternational refugee lawyers (so you do not have to explain the basics). (Before you submit, make
\nsure there are no typos in your paper; if necessary, use a spell-check). Add the word count on the cover
\npage, and number the pages. By way of illustration:
\nTitle
\nThis is the shortest summary of your paper and should trigger the interest and curiosity of the
\nreader.
\n1. Introduction: problem statement
\nExplain what the issue (perceived problem) is about, give context, and formulate a clear and
\nprecise legal research question (you may add sub-questions).
\nIf the focus is on a particular area, or state: explain why this choice is made, and give
\narguments for specific delimitations made.
\nExplain the structure of your paper: it should be clear to the reader how this structure enables
\nreaching an answer (conclusion) to your research question(s). And explain what methodology
\nyou use (i.e. the process by which the research is carried out: it encompasses everything from
\nthe techniques used to research through to the process of writing and constructing an
\nargument: make choices explicit).
\nII., III., etc. Substantive part of the paper
\nThe body of the paper should consist of a logical sequence of steps (paragraphs) that
\nultimately allow you to answer the research question(s) in the conclusion.
\nIV. Conclusion
\nIn the conclusion you formulate the answer to the research question(s) on the basis of the
\narguments and findings developed in the main body of the paper. In the conclusion you should
\nnot give new information.
\nExample (a contribution to a Liber Amicorum by MZ):
\nAbout chance and impulses in the formation of international refugee law
\n1. Introduction
\n2. The Dubs amendment
\n2.1. Introduction
\n2.2. \u2018The Jungle\u2019
\n2.3. A Kinder transport from Prague
\n2.4. \u2018That\u2019s Life\u2019
\n3. Membership of a particular social group
\n3.1. Introduction
\n3.2. Fear of a too broadly defined notion of \u2018group\u2019
\n4. Conclusion
\n4
\nMethodology
\nIn order to conduct adequate research in order to answer your research question, it is important
\nthat you conduct your research in a manner that fits the right research methodology. In view of
\nthe learning objectives of the course \u2013 and time constraints \u2013 some methods will not be
\nrelevant such as quantitative legal research, multidisciplinary research, historical research,
\ncomparative research, and meta-legal research. In view of the need to focus on the law, the
\nmost likely method is the doctrinal one, on which cf. Lego desk, \u201cWhat is doctrinal and nondoctrinal research?\u201d, https:\/\/legodesk.com\/legopedia\/what-is-doctrinal-and-non-doctrinallegal-research\/
\nFootnotes
\nAll claims, facts, quotations should be accompanied by footnotes that give the source that has
\nbeen used. For referencing you could use Oscola:
\nhttps:\/\/www.law.ox.ac.uk\/sites\/files\/oxlaw\/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012.pdf or any other style,
\njust be consistent.
\nList of references
\nAll literature and other sources used in the paper must be correctly referred to, for instance in
\nthe Oscola referencing style. As to footnotes: no particular notation style is favoured, but
\nwhichever one is chosen: be consistent, and make sure that I will be able to find the source, so
\nbe complete. If references are made to internet sites: give the full title and all details of the
\nrelevant source, the URL and the date on which you visited\/accessed this particular site (that
\nmeans you cannot just provide an URL in a footnote). If reference is made to pages in an
\nedited volume, do not refer to the editor as the author, but identify the author.
\nIn addition: the sources in the bibliography should be ordered alphabetically. If you include
\nmultiple sources from the same author, include them in chronological order and you could use
\n2020a and 2020b if the same author has published two articles in the same year and you need
\nto distinguish these. While your footnote references, depending on your chosen referencing
\nstyle, can be more concise, the bibliography references are must include all relevant
\ninformation.
\nSources
\nAs to the number of sources you should consult: that very much depends on the subject, but at
\nany rate try to find the most up to date and relevant sources (last editions of books, updated
\nGuidelines, etc). For scholarly articles, a good source is the International Journal of Refugee
\nLaw, another one the Refugee Survey Quarterly. For recent caselaw, basic documents,
\nstatistics, and so on, UNHCR has an excellent web site: www.unhcr.org
\nThere are very good commentaries on the 1951 Convention\/1967 Protocol: the most recent
\none is A. Zimmermann (ed.), The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its
\n1967 Protocol: A Commentary, OUP, 2011 (it includes a review of the travaux pr\u00e9paratoires
\nof every provision in the Convention). An older commentary is that of Paul Weis, entitled The
\n5
\nRefugee Convention, 1951, and it is available on the web site of UNHCR. Another one,
\nwritten by the grandfather of international refugee law, is the one by Atle Grahl-Madsen:
\nCommentary of the Refugee Convention 1951 (which does not include Article 1), also
\navailable on the web site of UNHCR. Another one, lastly, is the one written by Nehemiah
\nRobinson, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Its History, Significance and
\nContents, 1952 (World Jewish Congress), also available online:
\nhttps:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/4785f03d2.html
\nSee also the UNHCR working papers series, available on UNHCR\u2019s web site. UNHCR\u2019s
\nRefworld is a treasure trove.
\nAlso worth looking at is the collection of seminal articles included in: J.C. Hathaway (ed.),
\nHuman Rights and Refugee Law, 3 volumes, Edward Elgar Publ., 2014.
\nFor country information: see the country reports of UNHCR, of the US State Department, and
\nreports of Human Right Watch, Amnesty International. And: see the annual resolutions of the
\nUN Human Rights Council. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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