LLM Legal Research Methodology — practice questions
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Practice LLM Legal Research Methodology in the app →'DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH' (black-letter law research) is research that:'NON-DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH' (socio-legal or empirical research) differs from doctrinal research by:Distinguishing between 'HYPOTHESIS' and 'RESEARCH QUESTION' in legal research methodology:In legal research, 'PRIMARY SOURCES' include:CITATION STYLES used in academic legal writing include:In legal research methodology, 'LITERATURE REVIEW' serves to:'STARE DECISIS' as a doctrine of legal reasoning means:'RATIO DECIDENDI' of a case is:'OBITER DICTUM' (plural: dicta) refers to:METHODOLOGIES of statutory interpretation include:HEYDON'S CASE (1584) 76 ER 637 established the MISCHIEF RULE of statutory interpretation. The four-fold test aIn Indian context, Section 13 General Clauses Act 1897 enacts the canon of:HANS KELSEN's PURE THEORY OF LAW (1934) advances:H.L.A. HART's 'THE CONCEPT OF LAW' (1961) advanced a sophisticated POSITIVIST theory distinguishing:RONALD DWORKIN's 'LAW AS INTEGRITY' theory (Law's Empire, 1986) argues that:LEGAL REALIST scholars (e.g. JEROME FRANK, KARL LLEWELLYN, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR.) argued that:SCHOOLS OF JURISPRUDENCE include:Indian jurisprudent K.K. MATHEW J. (in the Supreme Court of India) is known for his contribution to:BENTHAM's UTILITARIAN approach to law was:JOHN AUSTIN's COMMAND THEORY OF LAW (1832) posits law as:Distinguishing CIVIL LAW from COMMON LAW systems:'COMPARATIVE LAW' methodology involves:In legal research, 'EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES' (ELS) uses:'INTERDISCIPLINARY LEGAL RESEARCH' integrates law with:In legal research, the principle of 'TRIANGULATION' refers to:'CRITICAL LEGAL STUDIES' (CLS) movement, emerging in the 1970s-80s in the US, argued that:Indian legal research has a strong tradition of DOCTRINAL research with growing EMPIRICAL traditions. Key reseIn thesis/dissertation, the 'METHODOLOGY' chapter should:'PLAGIARISM' in academic legal research is:Legal research SAMPLING in empirical studies includes:ETHICS in legal research include:FRIEDRICH CARL VON SAVIGNY's HISTORICAL SCHOOL of jurisprudence holds that:HENRY MAINE's contribution to comparative law and jurisprudence is the famous proposition:INDIAN SUPREME COURT cases on Article 21 represent an important tradition of:In Indian legal research, 'AMICUS CURIAE' (friend of the court) refers to:Indian Constitution Article 141 enacts the rule of binding precedent: 'the law declared by the SUPREME COURT sIn Indian legal research, the 'LANDMARK CASE METHOD' studies:BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES for Indian legal research include:LEGAL POSITIVISM as articulated by H.L.A. HART includes the 'SEPARATION THESIS':LON FULLER's INTERNAL MORALITY OF LAW (1969) argues that even POSITIVIST law has a MINIMAL MORALITY:In JURISPRUDENTIAL METHODOLOGY, 'CRITICAL RACE THEORY' (CRT), associated with Derrick Bell, Kimberlé Crenshaw,'FEMINIST LEGAL THEORY' (FLT) — represented by Catharine MacKinnon, Robin West, Carol Smart — argues that:In legal research, 'CASE LAW ANALYSIS' should examine:INTERNATIONAL LAW SOURCES under Article 38(1) ICJ Statute include:LEGAL HISTORY as a research methodology examines:AMARTYA SEN's 'CAPABILITY APPROACH' to justice (in 'The Idea of Justice' 2009) emphasises:In Indian legal research, ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL DECISION-MAKING (sociology of judging) considers:DOCTORAL DISSERTATION in law typically follows a structure of:PEER REVIEW in academic legal publishing serves to:OPEN ACCESS in legal scholarship refers to:In legal research, 'GROUNDED THEORY' (Glaser and Strauss 1967) is:FINAL CHAPTER of a thesis (CONCLUSIONS) should:RAWLS' 'A THEORY OF JUSTICE' (1971) propounds:'LAW AND ECONOMICS' (RICHARD POSNER, GUIDO CALABRESI, RONALD COASE):'POSITIVISM' as articulated by JOSEPH RAZ (especially 'The Authority of Law' 1979):In Indian context, B.R. AMBEDKAR's contribution to jurisprudence includes:'LEGAL TRANSPLANT' (Alan Watson, 1974) refers to:CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION methodologies include:In Indian context, 'INDIGENOUS JURISPRUDENCE' draws on traditional Indian legal thought:'POST-COLONIAL JURISPRUDENCE' examines:AMARTYA SEN's 'COMPARATIVE APPROACH' to justice (as opposed to RAWLS' 'TRANSCENDENTAL INSTITUTIONALISM') argueIn QUALITATIVE LEGAL RESEARCH, 'CODING' refers to:RESEARCH PARADIGMS in legal scholarship include:MARTHA NUSSBAUM's CAPABILITIES APPROACH in 'Creating Capabilities' (2011) identifies a list of:'GLOBALISATION OF LAW' refers to:In Indian academic legal research, 'UGC' regulations require:'PROCEDURAL JUSTICE' (TYLER) as a research concept holds that:'BEHAVIOURAL LAW AND ECONOMICS' (Sunstein, Thaler, Jolls) integrates:In legal research, 'PROCESS TRACING' as a methodology is:'NATURAL LAW' tradition includes:INDIAN JURISPRUDENCE has been influenced by:In academic research, the 'IMPACT FACTOR' (Journal Citation Reports) measures:CONCEPT OF 'LAW IN BOOKS' vs 'LAW IN ACTION' was articulated by:'CRITICAL LEGAL THEORY' methodologies include:Indian Supreme Court jurisprudence on RESERVATIONS includes:'DIGITAL HUMANITIES' approach in legal research uses:DATA PROTECTION in legal research must comply with:PATENTABILITY of LEGAL RESEARCH FINDINGS in India is:RICHARD POSNER's THEORY OF JUDICIAL DECISION-MAKING (in 'How Judges Think' 2008) argues judges are:'CITATION ANALYSIS' in legal research can be used for:'LEGAL REASONING' in adjudication is generally understood as:'PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION' (PIL) is a UNIQUE FEATURE of INDIAN constitutional law:Indian academic JOURNALS in law include:'MIXED METHODS' research integrates:LAW SCHOOL CURRICULUM in India is regulated by the:'GENDER MAINSTREAMING' in legal research methodology requires:'OPEN COURT' principle is a foundation of public confidence in justice. Indian Supreme Court in NARESH SHRIDHAIn Indian Legal Research, 'NJDG' (National Judicial Data Grid) refers to:INTERNATIONAL TREATY OBLIGATIONS in Indian Constitutional law are implemented through:CONCEPT OF 'LEGAL CULTURE' in comparative law includes:'EVIDENCE-BASED LAW REFORM' approach to law-making advocates:'LEX MERCATORIA' (medieval merchant law) and modern transnational commercial law:'SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES' in India is associated with:'CONSTITUTIONALISM' as a research theme examines:'NATURAL LAW' versus 'POSITIVE LAW' debate centers on:'ACCESS TO JUSTICE' as a research theme examines:RICHARD POSNER's 'PRAGMATIC JURISPRUDENCE' rejects:'LIBERAL FEMINISM' in legal theory (Susan Moller Okin, Martha Nussbaum) advocates:ETHICS in legal research with HUMAN SUBJECTS require: