Research Methods in Law

Explaining in clear terms some of the main methodological approaches to legal research, Research Methods in Law is written by specialists in their fields, researching in a variety of jurisdictions and covering a range of topics, including feminist approaches, economic analysis of the law and socio-legal studies.

List of contents

Introduction, 1. Doctrinal research Researching Jury, 2. Socio-legal studies: A challenge to the doctrinal approach, 3. Doing empirical research: Exploring the decision-making of magistrates and juries, 4. Legal research in the humanities, 5. Legal history, 6. Comparative law and its methodology, 7. Biographical approaches: Using life writing as a research method, 8. Economic analysis of law, or economically informed legal research, 9. The Master's Tools? A Feminist Approach to Legal and Lay Decision-Making, 10. Law and anthropolpgy: legal pluralism and 'lay' decision making, 11. Creative Approaches, 12. Critical legal 'method' as attitude

About the author

Dawn Watkins is Professor of Law at the University of Sheffield.
Mandy Burton is Professor of Law at Loughborough University.

Product details

• Authors: Dawn (University of Leicester Watkins
• Assisted by: Mandy Burton (Editor), Watkins Dawn (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032710341
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271034-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; LAW / General, LAW / Legal Education, Study & learning skills: general, Law & society, Study and learning skills: general, Law and society, sociology of law, Legal system: general, Legal systems: general