Empirical legal research : a guidance book for lawyers, legislators and regulators / Frans L. Leeuw (Professor of Law, Public Policy and Social Science Research, Maastricht University, Faculty of Law and Director, Security and Justice Research Center (WODC), the Hague, the Netherlands) ; with Hans Schmeets (Professor in Social Statistics, Maastricht University and Senior Researcher, Statistics, Netherlands, the Netherlands)
Publisher's description: Empirical Legal Research describes how to investigate the roles of legislation, regulation, legal policies and other legal arrangements at play in society. It is invaluable as a guide to legal scholars, practitioners and students on how to do empirical legal research, c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton MA, USA :
Edward Elgar Publishing,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Publisher's description: Empirical Legal Research describes how to investigate the roles of legislation, regulation, legal policies and other legal arrangements at play in society. It is invaluable as a guide to legal scholars, practitioners and students on how to do empirical legal research, covering history, methods, evidence, growth of knowledge and links with normativity. This multidisciplinary approach combines insights and approaches from different social sciences, evaluation studies, Big Data analytics and empirically informed ethics. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-299) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782549390 1782549390 |