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The book unearths the way in which thinking process is to be streamlined in research; the manner in which a theme is to be built, and the paths through which notions of objectivity, feminism, ethics and purposive character of knowledge are to be internalized in legal research. The proposed book has five components. The first part deals with general matters such as meaning, evolution, and scope of legal research; systematization of thinking process ; objectivity and ethics in legal research; and building a theme through an appropriate research plan. The second part engages with various ways through which doctrinal legal research can be conducted. This includes doctrinal, analytical, historical, comparative, and philosophical methods of conducting legal research. Part Three unravels discussion on non-doctrinal legal research by highlighting empirical, qualitative, and quantitative methods of legal research. It also catalogues the tools employed for non-doctrinal legal research and explains the method of using them. Part four takes to the fields where combination of doctrinal and non-doctrinal legal research can be attempted. Multi-method legal research, policy research, action research, and feminist legal research occupy this field. A point emphasized in various chapters is that legal research cannot afford to have compartmentalization of methods, and that the researcher has to be eclectic and inter-disciplinary in his approach. The final part reflects over the steps involved in research-based critical legal writing, as distinct from client-related or norm-creating legal writing.

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Author:   P. Ishwara Bhat (Professor, Professor, Vice Chancellor, Karnataka State Law University)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 5.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.954kg
ISBN:  

9780199493098

ISBN 10:   019949309
Pages:   627
Publication Date:   05 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Table of Cases Part- I: General 1. INTRODUCTION: LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, PURPOSES ANDFOOTSTEPS 2. THINKING PROCESS IN LEGAL RESEARCH: DIVERSE METHODS 3. OBJECTIVITY, VALUE NEUTRALITY, ORIGINALITY AND ETHICS IN LEGAL RESEARCH 4. CHOOSING, DESIGNING, AND BUILDING THE LEGAL RESEARCH THEME Part II: Doctrinal Legal Research Methods 5. DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH AS A MEANS OF SYNTHESISING FACTS, THOUGHTS AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES 6. ANALYTICAL LEGAL RESEARCH FOR EXPOUNDING THE LEGAL WOR(L)D 7. HISTORICAL METHOD OF LEGAL RESEARCH: IMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS 8. PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH IN LAW: THE POSSIBILITIES 9. COMPARATIVE METHOD OF LEGAL RESEARCH - NATURE, PROCESS AND POTENTIALITY Part III: Non-doctrinal Legal Research Methods 10. EMPIRICAL LEGAL RESEARCH: NATURE, FEATURES, AND EXPANDING HORIZONS 11. TOOLS OF DATA COLLECTION IN EMPIRICAL OR NON-DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH 12. QUALITATIVE LEGAL RESEARCH: A METHODOLOGICAL DISCOURSE 13. QUANTITATIVE LEGAL RESEARCH Part IV: Integrated Methods of Legal Research 14. MULTI-METHOD LEGAL RESEARCH: NATURE, NEED, PROCEDURE, AND POTENTIALITY 15. CANONS, CONTOURS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF POLICY RESEARCH IN LAW: A NOTE ON METHODOLOGICAL DISCOURSE 16. ACTION RESEARCH IN LAW: ROLE AND METHODS 17. METHODOLOGY OF FEMINIST LEGAL RESEARCH Part V: Research Reporting 18. LEGAL WRITING BASED ON RESEARCH Bibliography Annexure Index About the author

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P. Ishwara Bhat is vice chancellor, Karnataka State Law University.

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