Legal Research (Approaches, Methods and Techniques)

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Description
The book talks in detail about the fundamentals of approaches to varied methods and techniques of legal research. The main aim of the book is to equip researchers with a proper understanding of the ways of conducting legal research most efficiently. The main theme of the work is identifying the competence and approach of legal research to analyze the law-society relationship.
Key Features:
Most of the universities, and institutions including NLU's have included different graded courses on research methodology, resulting in this book being a must.
The book has 3 broad thematic segments:
. Part A, deals with the fundamentals of research and of legal research.
. Part B, Offers a comprehensive account of different approaches, non-doctrinal, and transdisciplinary - legal research.
. Part C, Deals with different methods and techniques of legal research.
The beginning of each chapter has, quote(s) reflecting the focal theme of the chapter and the "learning objectives" thus making the book more user-friendly
The Annexures include the UGC Anti-Plagiarism Regulations, 2018, the UGC Self-Plagiarism Notification, 2020, and citation guidelines.
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Table of Contents
Part A
Fundamentals of Research
1. Research and Methodology: Introduction
2. Legal Research: Nature and Scope
Part B
Approaches to Legal Theory
3. Legal Research: Two Approaches-Doctrinal and Non-Doctrinal Legal Research
4. Legal Research: A Transdisciplinary Approach
Part C
Methods and Techniques of Legal Research
5. Statement of Research Problem
6. Hypothesis
7. Research Design
8. Sampling Techniques: Random and Non-Random
9. Basic Tools of Data Collection
10. Analysis and Interpretation of Data
11. Preparing a Research Report
Part D
Annexures
1. UGC Anti-Plagiarism Regulations, 2018
2. UGC Self-Plagiarism Notification, 2020
3. An Instructive and Illustrative Note on the Style of Citation of References
A Select Bibliography
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Author Details
Dr. K.I. Vibhute, is Emeritus Professor of Law, National Law University, Jodhpur. While teaching at jodhpur, he also served as the Director for the Centre for Criminal Law Studies. He has been Professor of Law at various universities in India and abroad, including the University of Pune, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University, Brunei Darussalam, the University of Technology Mara, Malaysia, National University of Malaysia and Bremen University, Germany. He has authored or edited nine books, and has also contributed to sixteen anthologies. Many of these publications are prescribed as textbooks in Indian and foreign universities. He has to his credit, one hundred and thirteen articles in reputed law journals across the globe. He has also presented papers at more than sixty-five international and national conferences. He has been a member of the Editorial/Advisory Boards of the Journal of the Indian Law Institute, Asian Year Book of International Law, Scholasticus, Inter-national Journal of Criminal Justice Science and Ethiopian Journal of Legal Education. He is a life member of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, Environmental Scientists Association of India and International Jurist Organization (Asia).