In legal research methodology, 'LITERATURE REVIEW' serves to:

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B. SURVEY EXISTING SCHOLARSHIP on the research topic; IDENTIFY GAPS in the literature; SITUATE the current research within ongoing academic debates; AVOID DUPLICATION; build on existing work

1. LITERATURE REVIEW serves multiple critical functions:
2. (i) SURVEY existing scholarship — what has been written on the topic and related topics;
3. (ii) IDENTIFY GAPS — what has NOT been adequately addressed;
4. (iii) SITUATE research within academic debates — building on or challenging existing work;
5. (iv) AVOID DUPLICATION — ensure originality;
6. (v) IDENTIFY METHODOLOGIES — how others have approached similar questions;
7. (vi) Build CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK — theoretical lenses, key concepts.
8. Two types: (a) NARRATIVE review (qualitative synthesis); (b) SYSTEMATIC review (comprehensive, predefined criteria, often used in evidence-based research).
9. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Research methodology_

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