The empirical approach to research in property law

Whitehouse, Lisa; Bright, Susan

Abstract

This article offers an account of the unique characteristics, challenges and benefits of empirical legal research. The authors explain that empirical legal research involves the collection and observation of data through a variety of research techniques, such as interviews, observation and surveys, and how it difers from some of its close neighbours, in particular socio-legal research. While the challenges posed by empirical legal research are acknowledged, this article argues that it enriches property law scholarship by enabling researchers to weave together the law learned in books with the law understood and applied in practice.

Citation

Whitehouse, L., & Bright, S. (2014). The empirical approach to research in property law. Property Law Review, 3(3), 176-185

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 25, 2014
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Deposit Date: May 12, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: May 12, 2016
• Journal: Property law review
• Print ISSN: 1838-3858
• Publisher: Thomson Reuters (Professional)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 176-185
• Keywords: Property law, Empirical legal research, Socio-legal research
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/437862
• Publisher URL: http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/2014/08/22/property-law-review-update-august-2014/
• Additional Information: Author's accepted manuscript of article published in: Property law review, 2014, v.3, issue 3.
• Contract Date: May 12, 2016