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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dawn (University of Leicester Watkins
• Con la collaborazione di: Mandy Burton (Editore), Watkins Dawn (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032710358
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271035-8
• Pagine: 280
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; 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