Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems / edited by Paul Daly and Joe Tomlinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Daly, Paul, editor.

Tomlinson, Joe, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar studies in legal research methods.

Elgar Studies in Legal Research Methods Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Common law.

Legal research--Methodology.

Legal research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This original book fills a significant gap in legal literature by providing an exploration of research methodologies in public law, a field of research in which research methods are becoming increasingly prominent and sophisticated. Featuring thoughtful chapters written by leading scholars in the field, this book provides a thorough explanation of the key features, characteristics, and challenges of distinct methodological approaches to public law research. Divided into four broad categories; traditional, institutional, technical and critical, chapters cover a wide range of approaches, from doctrinal and interpretive methods to empirical, socio-legal, and Marxist approaches. The book promotes critical reflection on many of the most common methodological approaches and aims to demystify research methodologies in public law for new scholars and interdisciplinary researchers alike. Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems will be essential reading for academics and students in public law, suitable for advanced scholars and those who are new to the field. It will also be relevant to those with an interest in empirical methods, legal methods, and research methodologies more broadly in the social sciences.".

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

1. Introduction to Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems

PART I The traditional

2. History to understand, and history to reform, English public law

3. Interpretive theory in public law

4. Mapping doctrinal methods

PART II The institutional

5. Researching public law and the administrative state

6. Public law and legislative studies

7. Studying judicial decision-making

PART III The technical

8. Comparative public law

9. Mapping the theoretical turn in British public law scholarship

10. Public law and empirical legal research

PART IV The critical

11. Marxism and public law

12. But interrupting the flow … socio-legal approaches to public law

13. Public law in Indigenous contexts, Indigenous law in the contexts of public law

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Daly, Paul Researching Public Law in Common Law Systems

ISBN:

1-78990-438-2