Legal research methods : principles and practicalities / edited by Laura Cahillane, Jennifer Schweppe.

Doctrinal legal method (Black-Letterism): Assumptions, Commitments and Shortcomings
Doctrinal analysis: The real 'Law in Action'
The comparative method in legal research: The art of justifying choices
The use of history in law - avoiding the pitfalls
Legal material and historical research
Community-based research
Socio-legal methodology: Conceptual underpinnings, justifications and practical pitfalls
Getting down and dirty: The case for empirical legal research
Participatory research: Some provocations for doctoral students in law
Empirical studies in contact - the way forward
An introduction to research ethics in legal scholarship.