Research Methods for Law (Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 139951508X ISBN 13: 9781399515085

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2024

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Authors

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 139951508X
• ISBN 13: 9781399515085
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Mike McConville, Wing Hong (Eric) Chui