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Interdisciplinary Research Pitfalls and Strategies Jon Lutz Fall ‘08 Workshop Florida State University College of Law Research Center Terminology Florida State University College of Law Research Center Florida State University College of Law Research Center From the language of science by Carol Reeves Florida State University College of Law Research Center Legal Terminology Florida State University College of Law Research Center Legal Terminology http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?typed=libel&type=1&submit1.x=52&submit1.y=16&submit1=Look+up http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/timeline/legalglossary.html Florida State University College of Law Research Center Sociology - Terminology http://www.sociologyguide.com/basic-concepts/index.php Florida State University College of Law Research Center Economics - Terminology Florida State University College of Law Research Center Approaches to Interdisciplinary Legal Research The Taxonomy of Interdisciplinary Legal Research: Finding the Way out of the Desert by Mathias M. Siems Florida State University College of Law Research Center Basic Interdisciplinary Research • Basic Interdisciplinary Research • Interested in specific legal concept, statute, code specific case, etc. • This could be analyzed in a purely doctrinal fashion – not interdisciplinary • But for example, a researcher who starts out researching breach of contract, who wants to make a policy recommendation, may want to look at the economics of contractual remedies Florida State University College of Law Research Center Advanced Interdisciplinary Research: Type 1 Non-Legal topics • For example; what to do about climate change • Climate change itself is non-legal • Kyoto Protocol • EU Emissions Laws • Legal research on areas of environmental law require some background in science as well as law Florida State University College of Law Research Center Advanced interdisciplinary research: Type 2 and Type 3 Empirical Research • Empirical Research • • • • • Scientific Method Establishing hypotheses that are falsifiable Quantitative methods Surveys Use of existing data Florida State University College of Law Research Center Statistical Resources • http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/statistics.shtml Florida State University College of Law Research Center Legal Research • Doctrinal • Theory • Empirical Florida State University College of Law Research Center Metalib Florida State University College of Law Research Center Metalib Florida State University College of Law Research Center Metalib Florida State University College of Law Research Center Metalib Florida State University College of Law Research Center Metalib Florida State University College of Law Research Center Metalib Florida State University College of Law Research Center The End Florida State University College of Law Research Center