Master Theses
Supervision of Master Theses
Prof. Thouvenin supervises Master Theses as part of the seminars, which can be found in the course catalog and on the chair's website. If you are interested in writing a Master Thesis as part of a seminar, please refer to the information provided on the chair's website regarding registration and topic proposal.
ECTS Credits
Master Theses can solely be awarded 12 ECTS credits. The student is required to give a presentation during the seminar. This is graded and forms part of the grading of the Master's Thesis.
Maximum Number of Characters (including spaces): 100,000
The specified number of characters only refers to the main text (including footnotes). The title page, the indexes and the Declaration of Originality are not considered in the count.
Basic Rules on Writing Legal Essays
Please refer to the information in the following document:
Formatting
The following formatting guidelines are mandatory:
- Line spacing: 1.5 lines
- Page spacing right: 4 cm
- Typesetting: Justification with hyphenation
- Format: A4
Submission of the Master Thesis
The Master thesis shall be submitted to the chair by e-mail (Lst.thouvenin@ius.uzh.ch) as a PDF and Word and by the agreed deadline at the latest.