North Western University, Khulna

Department of Law
Program: LL. B (Hon’s)
4th Year 3rd Semester
Course Title: Legal Research and Research Monograph
Course Code: LL. B-4300
An Assignment
On
Acknowledgment

Submitted To:
Prof. Dr.Md. Waliul Hasanat
Dean
Law Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna
Lecturer
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Law
North Western University, Khulna
Submitted By:
Jahidur Rahman
ID No- L.L.B 20173018106
Department of Law
4th Year 3rd Semester
North Western University, Khulna

Date of Submission: 28 August 2021

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The acknowledgment for a researcher is the section where I thank all people,
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institutions, and companies that helped me to complete the research successfully. It

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is similar to a dedication, except for the fact that it is formal. Also, I don’t need to
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mention every single person who helped me with the research- just those who were
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most important to my research.

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The majority of legal research acknowledgment relates to the part of the thesis where
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the researcher shows gratitude to the people who contributed to the research project.
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An acknowledgment of legal research is a section that lists everyone who supported

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the research.
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Importance of Acknowledgements i i

Acknowledgments give me the opportunity to thank all those who have helped me in i i i i i i i i i i i i i

carrying out the research. Careful thought needs to be given concerning those whose
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help should be acknowledged and in what order. It is expected that appreciation is

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given concisely without strong emotive language.

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In general, it is acceptable to have one-page long acknowledgments. In journal

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articles, there may be a short note indicating gratitude to those who have been of
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help, while the acknowledgments page in books or dissertations will sometimes be

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considerably longer. Most publishers have guidelines and standards in place

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governing acknowledgments. Some donors also provide guidelines on how their

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contributions should be credited.

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A page of acknowledgment is usually included at the beginning of the project,

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immediately after the Table of Contents. However, we noted that in journal articles
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authors tend to place acknowledgments at the end of the paper, just before the
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bibliography.
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The acknowledgment for a thesis is typically written in the first person, singular or
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plural. I will have to avoid getting too personal as this section is not meant to be a
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dedication. I will typically start with the person who was most important in my
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study. This could be my professor, my supervisor, the staff, or even my family and
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friends. The last people I should acknowledge are those who played a smaller role in
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my research.
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Acknowledgments don’t have a standard length. It could be just a few paragraphs, or i i i i i i i i i i i i i

it could run for a few pages. The length will primarily depend on the number of
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people I want to thank and acknowledge. It is advisable to keep the length of my

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acknowledgment for the thesis as short as possible. If it gets very long, it could easily
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become meaningless. I can limit longer acknowledgments to the few people who had
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a significant impact on the study.

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In the acknowledgment for the research, I should try to be very specific. Mention the
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names of the people I am acknowledging and not just their titles. Some people have
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trouble remembering the names of people and how they helped me with the research
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projects. If I have such tendencies, I can consider writing down the names of the
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people as they offer their help with the research. I should not miss out on any party
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that played a major role in the study.

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Though the name self-research seems to imply that all the work is on the researcher
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it’s actually not. A researcher will find themselves dependent upon others
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throughout their self-research journey.

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In self-researching, I will never truly go it alone. All of the major decisions are
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indeed mine and myself alone and this includes writing an acknowledgment page but
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there will be others along the way to help me out in any way I may need. I should
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decide that no matter how big or small a contribution someone made they deserved
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to be thanked, then I’ll need to write acknowledgments.

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