Why study law? What is legal research? Researchers, including PhD candidates, are confronted with questions about methodology right from the start. The Law Library assists researchers in their methodological quest. The following list represents a selection of articles and books on legal research methods, empirical legal research, international legal research and research methods in human rights.
Legal research methods
- Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Advanced introduction to legal research methods
- Ishwara Bhat, Idea and methods of legal research
- Laura Cahillane and Jennifer Schweppe, Legal research methods : principles and practicalities
- Naomi Creutzfeldt, Marc Mason and Kirsten McConnachie, Routledge handbook of socio-legal theory and methods
- Lina Kestemont, Handbook on legal methodology : from objective to method
- Mike McConville and Wing Hong Chui, Research methods for law
- Hans Micklitz, Anne-Lise Sibony and Fabrizio Esposito, Research methods in consumer law : a handbook
- Marieke Oderkerk, The need for a methodological framework for comparative legal research
- Kent Olson, Aaron Kirschenfeld and Ingrid Mattson, Principles of legal research
- Sanne Taekema,“Theoretical and Normative Frameworks for Legal Research: Putting Theory into Practice”
- Sanne Taekema and Wibren van der Burg, "Legal Philosophy as an Enrichment of Doctrinal Research – Part I: Introducing Three Philosophical Methods"
- Sanne Taekema and Wibren van der Burg, "Legal Philosophy as an Enrichment of Doctrinal Research – Part II: The Purposes of Including Legal Philosophy"
- Dawn Watkins and Mandy Burton, Research methods in law
- Ryan Whalen, Computational legal studies : the promise and challenge of data-driven research
Empirical legal research
- Willem van Boom, Empirical legal research in action : reflections on methods and their applications
- Kees van den Bos, Empirical legal research : a primer
- Herbert Kritzer and Marvin Sonosky, Advanced introduction to empirical legal research
- Frans Leeuw, Empirical legal research : a guidance book for lawyers, legislators and regulators
- Lisa Webley,“Stumbling Blocks in Empirical Legal Research: Case Study Research”
International legal research
- Jean d'Aspremont, Tarcisio Gazzini, André Nollkaemper and Wouter Werner, International law as a profession
- Marci Hoffman, International legal research in a nutshell
- Eliav Lieblich, “How to Do Research in International Law? A Basic Guide for Beginners”
Research methods in human rights
- Bård Andreassen, Research methods in human rights : a handbook
- Lee McConnell and Rhona Smith, Research methods in human rights
- Damian Gonzalez-Salzberg and Loveday Hodson, Research methods for international human rights law : beyond the traditional paradigm
- Human Rights Center, “The Right Toolkit: Applying Research Methods in the Service of Human Rights”