Final Instructions to my Project Supervisees

1. Print and submit (in a file) all final draft chapters for inspection after you have effected all
corrections as earlier instructed.
2. Submit with the chapters the Title Page, Certification page, Table of Content, Table of Statutes,
Table of Cases, Table of Abbreviations, Bibliography, etcetera. Sample past projects in the BU Law
Library for the format.
3. Your Bibliography should be arranged in this order:
(i) Books
(ii) Chapters in Books
(iii) Articles in Journals
(iv) Magazines/Newspapers
(v) Online Resources
(vi) Others
4. Ensure all your footnotes and the Bibliography conform to OSCOLA. Bring a print copy of OSCOLA
when submitting your final draft.
5. Spell-check your entire work before printing, using ‘UK English’.
6. The whole work should be in ‘Double-spacing’.
7. Fonts should be in ‘Times New Romans 12’, except for chapter headings which should be in ‘Times
New Romans 16’. Footnotes should be in ‘Times New Romans 9’.
8. Start each chapter with a new footnote numbering, rather than continue from the numbering in
the previous chapter. Seek technical assistance if necessary.
9. Ensure ALL chapter headings are in bold CAPITALS, while ALL sub-headings are in bold Initial
Capitals.
10. Do not underline any heading in, or portion of, the project whatsoever.
11. Do not bind your work in any form until I have given a final approval for you to do so.
12. You will be asked to reprint as many times as necessary until you comply with the above
instructions. Therefore if in doubt, seek clarification from me.
13. Print this ‘Instruction’ and bring with your final chapters.

N. Udombana