Diploma Thesis / Master Thesis / Doctoral Thesis

Please check in advance whether you meet the requirements for acceptance as a diploma, master or dissertation candidate.

Requirements for acceptance as a diploma / master student
– Seminar participation with Prof. Schmalenbach
– Assessment of the subject examination in Public International law (European law on request) with the grade Very Good, Good or Satisfactory

Requirements for acceptance as a dissertation candidate
– Seminar participation with Prof. Schmalenbach
– Assessment of the subject examination in Public International law (European law on request) with the grade Very Good, Good or Satisfactory
– Assessment of the diploma thesis with the minimum grade of Good

Students who would like to write a diploma, master or doctoral thesis in Public International Law should contact the office (kerstime6yUpAn.mare_bJqTfzhard@9-XYdI@plus.UpA5wahac.a9-XYdI@tMGi.s0u). After clarifying whether supervision is currently possible, an appointment can be made for the purpose of specifying or reserving a topic and discussing the further procedure.

Diploma/Master/Doctoral Thesis can be written in German or English. Please note the relevant rules of citation as well as the other formal requirements that apply to a thesis to be assessed.

  • Possible topics: the entire range of Public International and European law.
    • Length of the thesis: Diploma/Master’s thesis at least 60 pages of text (see study plan).
    • Dissertation – no requirements according to the curriculum
  • IMPORTANT: Before officially submitting the diploma thesis/master’s thesis/dissertation, a pre-correction copy must be handed in to Prof. Schmalenbach!
    • for diploma/master’s theses, 20 pages of the thesis to be freely selected.
    • for dissertations the entire thesis

Styleguide for written work


Helpful informations, documents, such as a study plan, guidelines for registration, …, see STUDY & More.