The subject of this essay is the empirical studies and their role when undertaking a legal research and to what extent they have priviliges in the legal research.

CONTENTS 1.Introduction.................................................................3 2.Definition of Empirical Research........................................3 3.Research Design............................................................4 4.Data Collection ............................................................5 5.Qualitative Research ......................................................6 6.Quantitative Research.....................................................8 7.Case Studies................................................................9 8.Particular Issues...........................................................11 8.1 Gaining Access ......................................................11 8.2 Ethics..................................................................11 9. Divorce Law and Empirical studies....................................12 9.1 Misuse of Statistics...................................................13 9.2 International Comparison...........................................14 10. Conclusion................................................................17 Empirical research 1.Introduction: Traditionally socio-legal scholars have bridged the divide between law and sociology, social policy, and economics. But there is increasing interest in law and disciplines within the field of humanities. For decades, social scientists have sought to improve the quality of …

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