Graduation thesis is the last link of in-service law graduate students' study. It is a test of students' academic achievements in recent years, and also a comprehensive investigation of students' finding, analyzing and solving problems. In the guidance of graduation thesis for more than ten years, we found the common disadvantages in the writing of master's thesis of law for in-service graduate students. Here, I will talk about the topic selection and the matters needing attention in writing skills.

First, the principle of selecting topics for the graduation thesis of Master of Laws

LLM paper topic is too big, the content is too wide to grasp the center, and the discussion can't go on. The topic of graduation thesis is too small to discuss, so it is not a thesis. In this regard:

First, when choosing a topic, choose the department method that you think you are familiar with. Engaged in legal related work for many years, students will certainly have their own advantages in different fields of departmental law. Some students have a deeper understanding of the problems of the Department of Civil Law; Some students study and think more comprehensively and carefully about procedural law; Some students may have more ideas about learning basic theories. Then, when choosing the purpose of multiple-choice questions, we should first make clear the general direction, and choose the department method that we usually read more books, have sufficient information at hand and have a certain depth of thinking, so that it is more handy to write, and the information accumulated at ordinary times also comes in handy, and some problems that we often consider are easy to go deep. The master's thesis largely examines the comprehensive and logical thinking of students' legal courses in recent years. When writing a master's thesis in law, we can comprehensively consider a problem, and further study and discuss the problems we usually encounter from different directions from the perspective of legislation and law enforcement, thus achieving the goal of completing our graduation thesis.

Second, after choosing the department method, pay attention to your usual knowledge accumulation and see what is lacking in this respect. After several years of study, the problems of a certain department law may not be understood. At this time, it is necessary to recall and see what the basic theoretical problems of the selected department of law are, and whether there are some theoretical problems similar to the topics of the selected master of law thesis is still unclear. It is necessary to clear some obstacles before writing. Take time to pay more attention to some knowledge that you are not used to. It is also important to clear your mind after class and read more books. For example, I want to write the principle of legality in criminal law and the principle of presumption of innocence in relevant criminal procedure law on my understanding of basic theoretical issues. Whether the viewpoints of China's new and old criminal laws, basic viewpoints of international countries, legal provisions and basic information of judicial interpretation are complete, and what other issues need to be further discussed with teachers and students. In this way, both macro and micro, you have further consideration and thinking, pick up the pen, and you will not be affected by some basic problems in your writing.

Second, the Master of Laws thesis should pay attention to the changes of laws and regulations.

After studying law courses for several years, students find it particularly difficult that our country is currently in a period of rapid social development, and earth-shaking changes are taking place all the time in politics, economy and people's thinking. Accordingly, as a superstructure, the law also changes with the development of economy. The constant revision of legal provisions makes it more difficult for us to study law, but it also provides us with many good opportunities to finish our graduation thesis. New and re-explored problems emerge one after another, and there are many topics to be discussed urgently in law. When students finish their master's thesis, they have their own unique views on many issues. In this way, when choosing the topic of graduation thesis, we should pay attention to the timely and appropriate grasp. Remember the update of knowledge and pay attention to the changes and development of national laws. In addition, new problems will appear in judicial practice. Graduation thesis should pay attention to grasp the general direction of legal development and change, and further study and discuss on the basis of usual theoretical study. If you don't have a good grasp of the theme, it's easy to make your paper deviate from the direction, which will lead to all previous efforts being wasted and get half the result with half the effort.

3. Grasping the trend of theoretical research is the core of LLM thesis.

As we all know, we are in an era of rapid information development. After selecting the topic, we should pay extensive attention to the development of China's legal theory and related issues in judicial practice, so as to integrate theory with practice. By consulting relevant academic journals, newspapers and magazines, and information index, we can understand the progress of theoretical circles and make our thinking more open and active. Learn from other people's research results to clarify their own ideas and deepen their theoretical foundation. In this way, the paper will go up a storey still higher and it will be wonderful to write. In addition, the importance of judicial practice is crucial. Abstract thinking combined with concrete practice will be clearer and smoother.

After the above work is completed, you will feel that the completion of your graduation thesis has been guaranteed, and it will not be like the tiger eating the sky at the beginning. On this basis, straighten out your thoughts, prepare enough materials, and then start writing, and it will come naturally.

Fourth, the writing method of LLM graduation thesis

First, draw up the outline of graduation thesis, make clear your own arguments, then classify the prepared materials around your own arguments, choose powerful arguments from both positive and negative aspects and different angles, and analyze and demonstrate your views with a large number of materials. Arguments, arguments and arguments are indispensable links in the writing process. According to your own ideas, we should get the essence from the rough, get rid of the false and keep the true, and then make our views clear from the outside to the inside to achieve our writing purpose.

Second, when drafting the outline of graduation thesis, we should master various expressions and languages and analyze specific problems. Which question, which aspect is more appropriate, and which expression can better reflect your ability to analyze and solve problems in an appropriate written form. In this way, the skeleton of your paper will be better constructed. While making your thesis outline more detailed and specific, you should always focus on your own point of view. What do you advocate? Against what? Sure what? Deny what? Clear and definite. Sometimes we have to use some sub-arguments and minor arguments to support the central argument, so as to make it clear, clear and specific.

Third, LLM thesis should pay attention to another feature of the thesis materials, some concrete and vivid cases in judicial practice, and choose some vivid cases in judicial practice to enrich my thesis according to the topic of my graduation thesis. In this way, the skeleton, context and flesh and blood of the paper are all there. Finally, don't forget to polish it repeatedly, and the quality of the LLM thesis will continue to improve.