Advanced Introduction to Legal Research Methods

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This fully revised second edition critically explores the various ways in which researchers methodologically engage with the study of law. Reflecting on the linguistic turn in legal scholarship, Ernst Hirsch Ballin’s ambitious extension of the first edition guides researchers to position themselves within a range of methodological approaches and place their work at the service of legal development.Key features:Methodologically engages with traditional forms of legal researchIndicates avenues for future research and examines new perspectives in the fieldExplores law as a normative dimension of relationships between people, expressed and developed through languageExplores the challenges new legal scholarship is faced with such as artificial intelligence, climate change, and the weakening of the international legal order Scholars and students undertaking legal research will find the insights of this second edition invaluable when reflecting on the methods and purposes of their study. Ballin’s exploration of the nature of law will also greatly benefit scholars in legal theory and philosophy.