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The practice of reviewing regulatory materials including codes, rules, and regulations relevant to a legal question.
Administrative Law Research
A traditional method involving the use of books and printed materials to find legal information.
Library Legal Research
This method is used to interpret the meaning of statutes, using rules and principles developed by courts.
Statutory Interpretation
The process of examining case law to find precedent relevant to a particular legal question.
Case Law Analysis
Searching for legal information using various electronic databases and online resources.
Electronic Legal Research
This research method involves the study of judicial decisions for the purpose of identifying and understanding legal principles and trends.
Jurisprudential Research
A systematic process of evaluating both sides of an issue to predict how a court might rule.
Legal Predictive Analysis
This research process is focused on identifying guiding legal principles within religious texts and traditions.
Religious Legal Research
The research method that identifies international treaties, conventions, and agreements to resolve a legal issue.
International Law Research
A method for comparing legal systems or laws of different countries to gain insights or develop arguments.
Comparative Legal Research
A method by which legal researchers systematically code and categorize legal texts for easier analysis and understanding.
Legal Content Analysis
A method of legal research that involves writing and sending letters or emails to experts in a field or to organizations for information.
Correspondence Research
A technique used in legal research to track how one case cites another and to understand the network of case law.
Shepardizing
A process that involves examining a diversity of legal sources, such as treatises, law review articles, and restatements.
Secondary Source Research
Applying economic theories and models to analyze laws and legal institutions, focusing on the costs and benefits of legal rules.
Law and Economics Analysis
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