Research Methods for Law

by Mike McConville (Editor), Wing Hong (Eric) Chui (Editor)

Overview

This third edition of Research Methods for Law offers students in a range of disciplines - law, sociology, psychology, criminology, forensic science, social-legal studies and social welfare - an advanced introduction to research methods in an accessible and grounded way. As well as covering theoretical, comparative and interdisciplinary methods, the book breaks new ground by offering a focus on topics of contemporary and developing concerns in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, BRICS, Continental Legal Systems, Islamic Law, Gender, Race and the ‘Virtual World’. The expert contributors draw on their vast experience in teaching and research to encourage students and provide sure pathways for their own enterprises with technical competence and adherence to ethical standards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399515085
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	12/31/2024
Series:	Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Mike McConville is Honorary Professor, University of Nottingham and Founding Dean of the Faculty of Law in the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Wing Hong Chui is Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Preface and Acknowledgements　 　
Introduction and Overview - Mike McConville and Wing Hong Chui
Chapter 1. Legal Research as Qualitative Research - Ian Dobinson and Francis Johns

Chapter 2. Quantitative Research - Wing Hong Chui
Chapter 3. Ethnographic Research and Law - Satnam Choongh
Chapter 4. Interdisciplinary in Legal Research - Paul Roberts

Chapter 5. Researching Continental Systems: The Example of Germany - Thomas Weigend
Chapter 6. Researching Middle East/Islamic Law - Haider Ala Hamoudi
Chapter 7. Research and BRICS - George Meszaros
Chapter 8. Race Decolonisation and Legal Research - Foluke Adebisi
Chapter 9. Research Methods for Law and Gender - Emma Milne and Hannah Bows
Chapter 10. Researching Law and the Virtual World - Rebecca Helm and Emily Spearing
Chapter 11. Research in AI and Law - Mark Findlay
Chapter 12. Empiricism and Theory - Mike McConville

Editorial Reviews

An essential resource for every Law student and scholar, and a must have for the shelves of every library.

Malcolm Feeley

A wonderful resource that spans theory, methods, the global and colonial, virtual and real. It brings together a great group of scholars from around the world to share their thoughts and experiences with a global perspective.

Richard Moorhead