Meaning of Legal Research Methodology Systematic study or investigation Existing facts or knowledge With object To find truth or reality Legal rules, principles, concepts, theories, doctrine, decided cases, legal institution, legal problem, issues or questions
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Meaning of Legal Research Methodology
Systematic study or investigation
Existing facts or knowledge
With object To find truth or reality Legal rules, principles,
Objective of Legal Research Nature, Scope and purpose To Examine legal principles and precedents as
established by courts. Nature and composition of legal institution Relevancy Weaknesses of existing law Comparative analysis Advantages or disadvantages of law – Actual fact situation Requirement of special enactment To discover new facts or verify old facts or
extend knowledge or develop a theory or arrive at a general conclusion.
Authoritative work
Approaches to Legal Research
Empirical
Research
Doctrinal
Research
Libraries, archives and other data-
bases.
Field study, cause and
effect, ideas, views,
attitudes or values.
Types of Legal Studies• Descriptive and Exploratory
•Printed sources•Paper presented at academic gathering
Ongoing or prior
research
•Available data•Media
Basic consideration in the selection of topic
Genuine interest to researcher
Problem or researchable
questionFeasible to study
Academic and social value
Research designTitle of the research projectIntroductionResearch questionHypothesisLiterature ReviewObjective of the studyResearch MethodologyScope of the studySignificance of the studyContents/ ChaptersTables and Bibliography
A hypothesis is an unproven proposition or possible solution to a problem.
Hypothetical statements assert possible answers to research questions.
A hypothesis... in its simplest... is a guess.
William G. Zikmund, Business Research Methods (6th edition) Ohio: South Western, 2000, p 92.
Title of the research project Introduction Research question Hypothesis Literature Review Objective of the study Research Methodology Scope of the study Significance of the study Contents/ Chapters Tables and Bibliography
Methodology
• Type of data needed• Methods of data
collection• Socio- cultural
context of the study• Place or geographical
area to be covered by the study
• Type of sampling to be used
• Data Coding and Analysis
• Note of formulation of Hypothesis
• Independent and Dependent variables
• Verified or tested• Concepts and
Comparison in Hypothesis should be clearly stated
• Types of Hypothesis One- directional Two- directional Null Hypothesis
Social survey research method• Interview• Questionnaire
Sampling• Nature of sampling• Sampling in Quantitative
Research• Advantages in Sampling• Technical terms used in
Sampling• Sampling Element or Unit• Population • Sampling Frame• Sampling Design
Drawing a sample from the sampling frame
• Sources of Sampling Frame• Types of SamplesProbability SamplingSimple Random SamplingSystematic SamplingStratified SamplingCluster SamplingNon- Probability SamplesConvenience SamplingPurposive SamplingSnow ball SamplingQuota Sampling
•Sampling error•Sampling size
Data Preparation and Analysis
Qualitative Data AnalysisQuantitative Data AnalysisEditingHandling Blank ResponsesDealing with Don’t Know ResponsesField EditingIn- house EditingCoding
Appropriateness
Exhaustiveness
Mutual Exclusivity
Item no Variable name
Response
1. Identification no.2. Offender’s Name3. DOB4. Prior Cases of arrest Domestic violence5. Gender6. Relationship with victim7. Gross income