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Chapter 9: Empirical Comparative Law
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Summary
‘Empirical legal studies’ refers to research which applies quantitative methods to questions about the relationship between law and society.1 It is conceded that, terminologically, it would also be possible to include qualitative methods, and that many projects indeed call for a mix of quantitative and qualitative empirical tools.2 However, pragmatically it makes sense to have a special research field on the quantitative methods of empirical legal studies as these use distinct tools in order to establish causal relationships.
About the book
- Chapter DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108892766.010
- Book DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108892766
- Series Law in Context
- Subjects Comparative Law,Jurisprudence,Law,Law: General Interest
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 02 June 2022
- ISBN: 9781108840859
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 02 June 2022
- ISBN: 9781108744058
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 15 March 2022
- ISBN: 9781108892766
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