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An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research Illustrated Edition by Lee Epstein

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Author
Lee Epstein
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
352 pages
ISBN
978-0199669066
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An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research

By Lee Epstein (Author)

Illustrated Edition

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Dimensions: 9.2 x 0.8 x 6.1 inches

ISBN-10: 199669066

ISBN-13: 978-0199669066

Publication Date: October 14, 2014

Print Length: 352 pages

Description:

Is the death penalty a more effective deterrent than lengthy prison sentences? Does a judge’s gender influence their decisions? Do independent judiciaries promote economic freedom?

Answering such questions requires empirical evidence, and arguments based on empirical research have become an everyday part of legal practice, scholarship, and teaching. In litigation, judges are confronted with empirical evidence in cases ranging from bankruptcy and taxation to criminal law and environmental infringement.

In academia, researchers are increasingly turning to sophisticated empirical methods to assess and challenge fundamental assumptions about the law.

As empirical methods impact on traditional legal scholarship and practice, new forms of education are needed for today’s lawyers. All lawyers asked to present or assess empirical arguments need to understand the fundamental principles of social science methodology that underpin sound empirical research.

An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research introduces that methodology in a legal context, explaining how empirical analysis can inform legal arguments; how lawyers can set about framing empirical questions, conducting empirical research, analyzing data, and presenting or evaluating the results. The fundamentals of understanding quantitative and qualitative data, statistical models, and the structure of empirical arguments are explained in a way accessible to lawyers with or without formal training in statistics.

Written by two of the world’s leading experts in empirical legal analysis, drawing on years of experience in training lawyers in empirical methods, this book is essential reading for any lawyer seeking to navigate the complex landscape of contemporary legal research and practice.

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