Those who are about to prepare a Master of Laws

dissertation should keep in mind the following

points:

First, be specific about the topic of your thesis.

If what you would like to argue in your thesis

remains ambiguous and unclear, it will be diffi-

cult for the Evaluation Committee to identify

what your thesis is all about and evaluate it prop-

erly.

Second, review all relevant previous academic

research to the fullest extent possible. This will

prevent you from accidentally re-conducting re-

search which has already been published and/or

missing discussion of important academic tradi-

tions/viewpoints.

Third, make sure that you highlight the unique

contribution(s) your study made to previous

research on that topic. If the conclusion of your

thesis adds nothing new to those already reached

by past research, your thesis will lose much of its

academic significance.

TLBU Graduate School of Law

Master’s Thesis Guide By Sou-Hyung LYOU

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Timeline (general)Timeline (general)

You must submit an outline of the dissertation

and first draft to Academic Affairs Office

At least one month prior to your final exami-

nation, submit a final draft to Academic Af-

fairs Office and Committee.

The final draft should be complete in all

respects (title page to last page of references)

and editorially acceptable for final approval.

PlagiarismPlagiarism is the use of another’s ideas

without giving proper credit or the use of

another’s phraseology without:

(1) enclosing it in quotation marks, or

(2) blocking it by indenting and single spacing.

Plagiarism also includes simple mechanical

modification of another’s writing; for example,

replacing a word or dropping or interpolating

words here and there, but retaining the essence

of the other person’s work without acknowl-

edgement. The penalty for plagiarism could be

dismissal from the TLBU .

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General GuideGeneral Guide

The TLBU Graduate School of Law in Seoul,

strongly recommends that you follow the standard

citation format of Bluebook rules with used by a

major law journals. All students must use Bluebook

style, 18th ed. or newer, for legal citations.

These are selected examples of the application of

Bluebook rules. Guide can not cover all possible

iterations of the rules. So study on the Bluebook and

when in doubt, you can ask your supervising Profes-

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CheckCheck

■ Confirm that the preferred source has been used for the

type of authority cited.

■ Verify that the proper typeface, abbreviations, capitali-

zation, and short citation forms (if applicable) have been

used for each type of authority.

■ Verify that id., supra, infra and hereinafter are used

correctly.

■ Locate the source to verify that the appropriate signal

has been used to indicate how an authority relates to the

proposition being made. For assistance with locating

sources, see the Tech Check Research Guide.

■ Include page numbers and pinpoint citations to the

exact location within the authority that relates to the

proposition made in the text of the law journal note or

article.

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■ Bluebook (18th ed.) Citation Format Examples

▶ Dictionaries

1. Black's Law Dictionary 712 (8th ed. 2004).

▶ Encyclopedias

1. 29 Am. Jur. 2d Evidence § 40 (1994). - Citing an entire section located in the bound volume.

2. 44 C.J.S. Insurance § 63, at 143 (1993). - Citing a particular page within a section located in the bound volume.

▶ Unpublished manuscript:

Sou-Hyung Lyou, Law and Culture 25 (Dec. 25, 2009)

(unpublished manuscript, on file with author).

▶ International agreement:

Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, art. 3, Aug. 12, 1949, 6 U.S.T. 3316, 75 U.N.T.S. 135.

▶ Internet document:

George McCarthy et al., The Economic Benefits and Costs of Homeownership (Jan. 1, 2001),

http://www.housingamerica.org/docs/RIHAw/00-02.pdf.

▶ U.S. cases:

- STATE Cases

1. State v. Edgett, 197 N.W.2d 525, 526-27 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972).

Michigan Court of Appeals case with pinpoint citing.

- FEDERAL Cases

1. Matthews v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261 (1976). Citing a Supreme Court case available in United States Reports.

2. Puckett v. United States, 129 S.Ct. 1423 (2009). This case is not yet available in United States Reports

3. Godinez v. Lane, 733 F.2d 1250 (7th Cir. 1984). Citing a United States court of appeals case.

4. McLean v. Heckler, 586 F. Supp. 1364 (E.D. Pa. 1984). Citing a federal district court case.

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Volume Volume

number number Author(s)Author(s)

Full name Full name Title of Title of

bookbook Page Page

citedcited Editors’ Editors’

Full nameFull name Abbreviation Abbreviation

for “editor”for “editor” Publisher of Publisher of

edition citededition cited Year of Year of

edition cited edition cited Original date Original date

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Citations to books, treatises, pamphlets, and other nonperiodic materials should include the following elements

(1) the volume number (used only for multivolume sets); Volume - Rule 15.3 In large mutli-volume treatises, you will often have to indicate which volume you are using. Insert the volume number at the start of the cite or a section after the title.

6 Byung-hoon Choi, The United Kingdom Law (4th ed. 1990).

Byung-hoon Choi, The United Kingdom Law § 6.2 (4th ed. 1990).

(2) the author’s full name as it appears on the publication; Author – Rule 15.1 (1) Cite the author’s full name as given in the publication, which includes any middle initials or other designations like Jr. or III. [rule 15.1]. For two authors, use an amper

sand with both full names [rule 15.1(a)]. If there are more than two authors you can either cite them all, or cite the first followed by et al. [rule 15.1(b)].

Lynn M. LoPucki et al., Commercial Transactions: A Systems Approach (2d ed. 2003).

(2) Insert any editor(s) or translator(s) into the parenthetical [rule 15.2] followed by either eds. or trans. - follow the usual rules for one, two or more authors.

Saint Adamnan, Life of St. Columba (Richard Sharpe trans., Penguin Books 1995).

(3) the title of the publication (underlined); Title - Rule 15.3 & Rule 8(a) Indicate the full title as it appears on the title page. Do not abbreviate or omit words in the title (unlike party names in a case citation). Capitalize words in the title according

to Rule 8(a). This rule, in essence, requires the capitalization of all words in a title, including any that begin a title, or immediately follow a colon. But, do not capitalize arti-

cles, conjunctions and prepositions when they are four or less letters unless, as above, they begin the title or immediately follow a colon.

Lockerbie: "Extradition by Analogy" Agreement: "Exceptional Measure" or Template?

(4) a pincite;

(5) a parenthetical indication the year of publication, as well as the name of the editor and the edition, if any Edition – Rule 15.4 (1) Cite the edition that you are citing/relying upon - usually the latest. Do not indicate a first edition, only subsequent editions.

Note that it is 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, etc. Always make sure not to superscript.

(2) If there are multiple editions by different publishers, then insert the publisher along with the edition and year.

Year – Rule 15.4 Indicate the year of publication. ‘

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1. Stephen M. Choe, Handbook of the Law of Contracts (2009).

Citing an entire book with one author, no specific page or section.

2. Women and the Law 197 (Carol H. Lefcourt ed., 1984).

Citing a book with an editor to a specific page.

3. Fleming James, Jr. et al., Civil Procedure § 2.3 (4th ed. 1992)

Citing a book with more than two authors to a specific section.

4. National Center for State Courts, Court Improvement Programs: a Guidebook for Planners 230-36 (1972).

Citing a book with an institutional author to a specific span of pages.

5. 2 Kenneth Culp Davis & Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Administrative Law Treatise §10.3, at 124 (3d ed. 1994).

Citing a multi-volume work with two authors to a specific page, within a specific section, within a particular volume.

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Author(s)Author(s)

Full name Full name Title of Title of

articlearticle Journal Journal

volume no.volume no. Abbreviation ofAbbreviation of

JournalJournal Page on which Page on which

article beginsarticle begins Span of specific Span of specific

pages citedpages cited Date of Date of

publicationpublication

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describing content describing content

of pages citedof pages cited

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▶ Journal article

Charles A. Reich, The New Property, 73 YALE L.J. 733, 737-38(1964).

▶ Newspaper article:

Ari L. Goldman, O'Connor Warns Politicians Risk Excommunication over Abortion, N.Y. TIMES, June 15, 1990, at A1.

Model for consecutively paginated articles [rule 16.3] Author(s), Title, Periodical Name (year) (parenthetical).

Model for non-consecutively paginated articles [rules 16.4] Author(s), Title, Periodical Name, Date of Issue, at Page.

[Examples] Theodore Meron, Reflections on the Prosecution of War Crimes by International Tribunals, 100 Am. J. Int’l L. 551 (2006) (discussing the Nuremberg trials).

Rachel Williams, Council Found Liable for Birth Defects, Med. L. Rev., Wed. 29, 2009, at 2.

Author - Rule 15.1 & Rule 16.1 Always cite an author's full name when first citing the work (first name then last name). Include any "Jrs" or "III's," etc. [rule 15.1]. When there are two authors, list them as they appear on the

work. If there are more than two authors [rule 15.1(a)], either use the first author's name followed by et al, or alternatively list them all. These rules apply to instiutional authors as well. The same

rules apply for editors/translators, except that the name goes in the first parenthetical separated by a comma from other information [rule 15.2].

Henry Anjou & Louis Capet, Dissolving Feudal Ties, 24 J. Medieval Law R. 34 (2002).

Plantagenet, et al., Empire Building in the Medieval Age, 45 J. Medieval Law R. 44 (2002).

Roger of Howden, Chronica (William Stubbs trans., Oxford Univeristy Press 1999).

Article Title – Rule 16.2 & Rule 8 Do not abbreviate or omit words in an article title (unlike party names in a case citation). Capitalize words in the title according to Rule 8(a). This rule, in essence, requires the capitalization of all

words in a title, including any that begin a title, or immediately follow a colon. But do not capitalize articles, conjunctions and prepositions when they are four or less letters unless, as above, they

begin the title or immediately follow a colon. Lockerbie "Extradition by Analogy" Agreement: "Exceptional Measure" or Template?

Periodical Name – Rule 16 & Table 13 Always use the abbreviations listed in Table 13 for the law journal or review title. This abbreviation list takes precedence over any abbreviations used by law journals or reviews themselves. If the

title is not found in Table 13, then the Bluebook suggests that you structure the abbreviation by employing words already abbreviated in the list. If there are any geographic words, use Table 10.

Case Western Reserve Law Review becomes Case W. Res. L. Rev.

Year – Rule 16 As found in the article [consecutive] or date of issue [non-executive].

■ Bluebook Citation Format — PERIODICAL MATERIALS; Magazine (entire)

Author(s)Author(s)

Full name Full name Title of article Title of article

Name ofName of

MagazineMagazine Cover date Cover date

of issueof issue atat

First page First page

of article of article

■ Bluebook Citation Format — PERIODICAL MATERIALS; Newspaper (article)

Author(s)Author(s)

Full name Full name Abbreviation ofAbbreviation of

JournalJournal Date of Date of

publicationpublication Date ofDate of

articlearticle atat

Page on which Page on which

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INTERNATIONAL LAW AND

IDENTITY OF ALICE TO THE PACTUM OF

WONDERLAND JURIS SYSTEM

↖ Title of thesis - all capital letters, centered and bold (20-22pt)

TLBU ADVENTURE: LOST IN DISSERTATION

↖ Sub Title of thesis - all capital letters, centered (15 pt)

White Rabbit ← Name of the author

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Master of Laws ← The title of the degree

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TLBU Graduate School of Law in Seoul ← Graduate school name

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2010 ← Year of approval-centered and bold (16pt)

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all capital letters and bold (14pt) → APPROVED BY

EVALUATION COMMITTEE:

Leave space for signatures →

Names of the committee members → LYOU Byung Hwa

bold (14pt)

Thomas H. RYOU

Stephen M. Choe

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ← (16 pt)

Although I am indebted to more people than I can take the space to

thank here, I must acknowledge my gratitude to a limited number of indi-

viduals who have made remarkable contributions to this dissertation. I

must begin by thanking my advisor, LYOU Byung Hwa for his ongoing

invaluable support and assistance in the development of this study. While

I was writing this dissertation, he respected and nourished my ideas, and

established a basis for doing my own research in the future. Before I be-

came a dissertation, he taught me how to express and construct my own

ideas in papers and examinations. Without his continuous encouragement,

it would have been impossible for this crude student to finish a Master of

Law program and write this dissertation.

In addition, I acknowledge the helpful advice, insightful comments,

and constructive criticism of .....

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INTERNATIONAL LAW AND

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White Rabbit ← (14-15pt)

Under the Supervision of Professor LYOU Byung Hwa

And under the advice of Professor Thomas Ryou

at the TLBU Graduate School of Law in Seoul

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Previous studies of international criminal court have usually

focused on ....... Some authors analyzed ......

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In this dissertation, I attempt ......

......I hold that ......

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1-1 : Title of figure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Figure 3-1 : Title of figure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 3-2 : Title of figure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 3-3 : Title of figure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Figure 5-1 : Title of figure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 4-1: Title of appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix 4-2: Title of appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

LIST OF MAPS

Map 1 : Title of map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Map 2 : Title of map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Map 3 : Title of map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

LIST OF TABLES

Table 2-1: Title of table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Table 2-2: Title of table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Table 4-1: Title of table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Table 5-2: Title of table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Table 5-1: Title of table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

TABLE OF CASES - centered and bold (16pt)

Case concerning United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Teheran (ICJ. Report, 1980) . . . . 11

Case of Alice vs. Queen of Wonderland (Wonderland High Court, May 1988) . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 12

CONTENTS - centered and bold (16pt)

PREFACE …………………………………………..I

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………II

ABSTRACT ……………………………… VII

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1-1. .................................... 1 1-2. ................................... 8

CHAPTER TWO: OOOOOO

2-1. ...................... 15 2-2. ..................... 19 2-2-1. ............... 19 2-2-2. ..... 22

2-3 .................. 34 2-3-1. ...................34 2-3-2. .................... 39

2-3-3. ........ 47 2-4. .................... 53 2-4-1. ........... 53

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REFERENCES (BIBLIOGRAPHY) ................ 111

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Academic Affairs OfficeAcademic Affairs Office

Regardless of the style manual used, the preliminary pages of

all written work must follow the formal requirements provided

in Thesis Guidelines. Do not use a previously prepared thesis

as an example of the approved style or format.

academic @tlbu.ac.kr