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OverviewResearch Methods for Law introduces undergraduate and postgraduate students to available methods of research -- legalistic, empirical, comparative and theoretical -- drawing on actual research projects as examples. The book is written by a team of contributors with a broad range of teaching and research experience in law, criminal justice and socio-legal studies. Designed to serve as a handbook for research methods courses with its coverage of the principal research traditions, the book will also appeal to students of related disciplines who have an interest in legal issues including those from criminology, sociology, psychology, government, politics and social administration. The rich mix of general lessons, theoretical engagement and practical examples will be of real value to students. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gabriele Griffin , Mike McConville , Wing Hong ChuiPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.443kg ISBN: 9780748633586ISBN 10: 0748633588 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 06 July 2007 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsAbout the Authors; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction and Overview; Mike McConville and Wing Hong Chui; 1 Qualitative Legal Research; Ian Dobinson and Francis Johns; 2 Quantitative Legal Research; Wing Hong Chui; 3 Doing Ethnographic Research: Lessons from a Case Study; Satnam Choongh; 4 Comparative Legal Scholarship; Geoffrey Wilson; 5 Integrating Theory and Method in the Comparative Contextual Analysis of Trial Process; Mark Findlay and Ralph Henham; 6 Research the Landless Movement in Brazil; George Meszaros; 7 Non Empirical Discovery in Legal Scholarship: Choosing, Researching and Writing a Traditional Scholarly Article; Michael Pendleton; 8 Researching International Law; Stephen Hall; 9 Development of Empirical Techniques and Theory; Mike McConville.ReviewsAuthor InformationProfessor Mike McConville is Simon F. S. Li Professor of Law and Director, School of Law in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr Wing Hong Chui is Associate Professor in the School of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |