Once your paper has been completed and your advisor's approval has been recorded, you are expected to defend your paper before a panel of three professors. Your paper advisor will chair your defense committee and two other professors will be chosen based on their area of expertise. You should be prepared to answer questions regarding any aspect of your paper, your argument and your research. You will be notified of the results of your defense immediately following the examination. The following are some examples of general policy issues that can be explored in a policy paper.
Students are in no way limited to or restricted by the following examples.
These examples are here for your benefit and to get you thinking about ideas for your papers. Initiation of trade agreements, support for or opposition to protectionist legislation, restrictions on or relaxation of technical transfer restrictions, relaxation or tightening of immigration or customs laws in a particular country or region. Adherence to or rejection of new facets of international law, space law, maritime law, intellectual property rights, etc., jurisdictions of international courts, implications for acceptance of or rejection of a proposed treaty or agreement. New arms transfer control initiatives, security assistance changes or new recipient candidates, renegotiations or an initial negotiation of case rights agreements. Research papers can also examine these topics, but are expected to concentrate on analysis rather than policy prescriptions.