Research Methods in Law

• Other Authors: Watkins, Dawn (Editor), Burton, Mandy (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2018; ©2018
• Edition: Second Edition
• Subjects: Legal research.; Law
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: ix, 247pages 23 cm
• ISBN: 9781138230194; 9781138230187; 9781315386669

Explaining in clear terms some of the main methodological approaches to legal research, the chapters in this edited collection are written by specialists in their fields, researching in a variety of jurisdictions. Covering a range of topics from feminist approaches to law and economics, each contributor addresses the topic of 'lay decision makers in the legal system' from their particular methodological perspective, explaining how they would approach the issue and discussing the suitability of their particular method. This focus on one main topic allows the reader to draw comparisons between methods with relative ease