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LL.M. HANDBOOK 2011-2012Preparing your Thesis for SubmissionThe thesis must be typed double-spaced, but single-sided, on A4 paper.The thesis must contain a bibliography detailing the sources from which the thesis isderived, including any written work which the candidate has submitted or isconcurrently submitting for any other degree, diploma, or other similar qualification.All theses are examined anonymously. The examiners do not know the candidate's nameor college, but simply the candidate’s examination number. Therefore reference oracknowledgement should not be made in the thesis to teaching members of the Faculty orcolleges, because this might identify the candidate. The candidate’s name and collegemust appear only on the Coversheet (Form T3) of the thesis; they must not appearanywhere on the title sheet or in the thesis itself.You should type a title sheet, which should give the following information:• The title of the thesis• The number of the paper to which it relates• The name of the paper to which it relates• Your examination candidate number (if known) – but not your nameNo other information which could identify the candidate should appear on this page,or in the thesis itself.When assembling your thesis, you should ensure that this title sheet is the top page of yourwork and it should be bound with the rest of your thesis.The thesis must be prefaced by the Coversheet (Form T3 – at the back of this handbook)signed by the candidate to declare that:(i) the candidate has not previously published or submitted in respect of any degree ordiploma a paper on this topic;(ii) the work has been done principally in the academical year in which the candidatesits the examination;(iii) it represents the candidate’s own work unaided except as may be specified in thedeclaration;(iv) it contains a bibliography detailing all of the sources used;(v) it does not exceed 18,000 words in length including footnotes and appendices butexcluding bibliography;(vi) certain other points, as detailed on Form T3.Form T3 should be attached to the front of your work with a paperclip so that it can easilybe removed before your thesis is passed to the examiners.Students must also submit an electronic copy of their thesis in Word format (notPDF) on disk (CD or USB memory stick) in addition to providing a paper copy. Theelectronic copy must be submitted to Suzanne Wade in the Faculty office at the sametime as the paper copy, and the content of the two copies must be identical. Youmust not submit the thesis by email.39