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1-Research Methods and Legal Writing

The document discusses research methods and legal writing. It covers key topics like what research is, different types of research methods, steps in the research process, primary and secondary sources, data collection techniques, analysis and interpretation of data, preparation of research reports, and legal writing. Legal writing topics discussed include essentials of good legal writing, structured legal writing, sources of authority, writing for different purposes, and citation styles. Suggested readings on research methodology and related topics are also provided.

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1-Research Methods and Legal Writing

The document discusses research methods and legal writing. It covers key topics like what research is, different types of research methods, steps in the research process, primary and secondary sources, data collection techniques, analysis and interpretation of data, preparation of research reports, and legal writing. Legal writing topics discussed include essentials of good legal writing, structured legal writing, sources of authority, writing for different purposes, and citation styles. Suggested readings on research methodology and related topics are also provided.

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Eeeeee\ /COMPULSORY PAPER I RESEARCH METHODS AND LEGAL WRITING Unit I- RESEARCH

What is Research? Meaning and Objectives Research methods vis a vis Research Methodology Legal Research - Meaning, scope and purpose. Relation between law and society ypes!"inds# $octrinal and %on-$octrinal &empirical'( )pplied, *undamental( Library research, *ield research and laboratory research, analytical, descriptive, conceptual( +articipatory and %on,+articipatory( -omparative, historical, statistical, critical, socio-legal( Mono disciplinary and trans disciplinary( .uasidisciplinary, inter-disciplinary &multi- disciplinary' research( /uantitative and .ualitative, one time and longitudinal, clinical or diagnostic research( Research *or legal re*orm

Unit II - RESEARCH METHODS


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UNIT III LEGAL WRITING


8ssentials o* 9ood Legal Writing 1tructured Legal Writing# Organi:ation o* Legal Materials 3raming o* Write 5p# Research /uestion, itle, 2denti*ying relevant areas o* law, 2denti*ying Literature and -ase Laws, )nalysis, $iscussion, Recommendations and -onclusion 1ources o* )uthority ;inds# 2n*ormative, +ersuasive( Writing *or 2ndividual +urposes( Writing *or )cademic +urpose( Writing *or -ourt +urposes# 7rie*s, +laints etc.( Writing *or +ublication# reviews, articles, boo"s etc.( 6udicial writing -itation, Re*erence and 3ootnoting 8diting and +roo* reading Writing o* Research +roposal $issertation! hesis Writing

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<. 7ruce L. 7erg, /ualitative Research Methods 3or &London, )llyn and 7acon, =>><'.

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=. -.R. ;othari, Research Methodology# Methods and $elhi# Wiley 8astern Ltd., <?@A'.

B. $ennis +. 3orcese and 1tephen Richer &ed.', 1tages o* 1ocial Research , -ontemporary +erspectives &%ew 6ersey # +rentice 4all 2nc., 8nglewood -li**s,<?C>'. D. 3rederic -harles 4ic"s, Materials and Methods in Legal Research &Lawyers -ooperative +ublishing, %ew Eor"'. A. 9oode and 4all, Methods in 1ocial Research &1ingapore # Mac9raw 4ill 7oo" -o., <?@A'. F. 4arvard Law Review )ssociation, he 7lueboo"# 5ni*orm system o* -itation &4arvard Law Review, 4arvard'. C. 6anathan )nderson, hesis and )ssignment Writing &Wiley 8astern Ltd., %ew $elhi'. @. 6ohan 9altung, heory )nd Methods o* 1ocial Research &London# 9eorge )llen G 5nwin Ltd., <?C>'. ?. Leon 3estinger &ed.', Research Methods in 7ehavioral 1ciences &4olt, Rinehart and Winston, %ew Eor", <?AB'. <>. +auline 0. Eoung, 1cienti*ic 1ocial 1urveys and Research &%ew $elhi # +rentice 4all o* 2ndia +vt. Ltd., <?@D'. <<. 1. ;. 0erma and )*:al 0ani, Legal Research and Methodology, 2L2, %ew $elhi 1ellti:, 6ahoda et.al., Research Methods in 1ocial Relations &4olt, Rinehart and Winston, %ew Eor", <?FD'. <=. 0ijay ;. 9upta, $ecision Ma"ing 2n he 1upreme -ourt o* 2ndia &) 6urimetric 1tudy' , )lternatives in 6udicial Research &$elhi # ;averi 7oo"s, <??A'.

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