An introduction to empirical legal research /
Are courts more likely to suppress civil liberties in times of war? Does a judge's gender influence his or her decisions? Do independent judiciaries promote economic freedom? Answering such questions calls for empirical evidence, and arguments based on empirical research have become an everyday...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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| Summary: | Are courts more likely to suppress civil liberties in times of war? Does a judge's gender influence his or her decisions? Do independent judiciaries promote economic freedom? Answering such questions calls for empirical evidence, and arguments based on empirical research have become an everyday part of legal practice, scholarship, and teaching. In litigation judges are confronted with empirical evidence in cases ranging from bankruptcy and taxation to criminal law and environ mental infringement. In academia researchers are increasingly turning to sophisticated empirical methods to assess and challenge fundamental assumptions about the law. As the role of empirical methods in traditional legal scholarship and practice grows, new forms of education are needed for today's lawyers. All lawyers asked to present or assess empirical arguments need to understand the fundamental principles of social science methodology that underpin sound empirical research. An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research presents that methodology in a legal context, explaining how empirical analysis can inform legal arguments; how lawyers can set about framing empirical questions, conducting empirical research, analyzing data, and presenting or evaluating the results. The fundamentals of understating data, statistical models, and the structure of empirical arguments are explained in a way accessible to lawyers with or without formal training in statistics. Written by two of the world's leading experts in empirical legal analysis, drawing on years experience in training lawyers and academics in empirical methods, An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research will be an Invaluable primer for all students, academics, or practicing lawyers coming to empirical research-whether they are embarking on an empirical research project, or engaging with empirical arguments in their field of study, research, or practice. Book jacket |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-315) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780199669059 (Hbk.) 0199669058 9780199669066 (Pbk.) 0199669066 (Pbk.) |