Research Methods for Law

This third edition of Research Methods for Law offers students in a range of disciplines - law, sociology, psychology, criminology, forensic science, social-legal studies and social welfare - an advanced introduction to research methods in an accessible and grounded way. As well as covering theoretical, comparative and interdisciplinary methods, the book breaks new ground by offering a focus on topics of contemporary and developing concerns in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, BRICS, Continental Legal Systems, Islamic Law, Gender, Race and the ’Virtual World’. The expert contributors draw on their vast experience in teaching and research to encourage students and provide sure pathways for their own enterprises with technical competence and adherence to ethical standards.

Mike McConville was Founding Dean and Simon F. S. Li Professor of Law, School of Law in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His recent publications include: Jury Trials and Plea Bargaining: A True History (with C. L. Mirsky, 2005); Criminal Justice in China: An Empirical Inquiry (with others, 2011); and Criminal Judges (with L. Marsh, 2014).

Wing Hong Chui is Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong. His recent publications include: The Hong Kong Legal System (with S. H. C. Lo, 2012); Responding to Youth Crime in Hong Kong: Penal Elitism, Legitimacy and Citizenship (with M. Adorjan, 2014); and Understanding Criminal Justice in Hong Kong (2nd ed.) (with T. W. Lo, 2016).