spring 2018 JUR-8003 Legal Methods - 6 ECTS

Type of course

Legal Science Methods is one of six courses that make up the compulsory component of the PhD programme.

Course content

The course covers various traditional and relevant legal science and interdisciplinary methods.

Recommended prerequisites

JUR-8001 Examination of the Role and Ethics of the Law, JUR-8002 Jurisprudence

Objectives of the course

Upon completion of the course the student should have an understanding of the similarities and differences between legal method and legal science method, and of the most important legal science and interdisciplinary methods. The individual student should be capable of formulating method questions of relevance to the individual doctoral project with the aid of the academic content. The course should also help train the student in the use of different methods in research projects.

Language of instruction and examination

English or Norwegian

Teaching methods

The teaching consists of a combination of lectures and discussions in a seminar format.

Assessment

The course has no formal examination. This must be viewed in the context of the students, after having completed all courses in the programme, submitting one or more pieces of work that will be assessed for a PhD degree in legal science by an assessment committee appointed by the faculty.

Recommended reading/syllabus

Alternative 2 (English texts):

 

Chynoweth, Paul "Legal research". Advanced Research Methods in the Built Environment. Andrew Knight and Les Ruddock (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell 2008, p. 28-38 (10 pages)

 

Dobinson, Ian & Johns Francis, "Qualitative Legal Research", Research Methods for Law, McConville, Michael og Wing Hong Chui (red.), Edinburgh University Press, 2007 (26 sider)

 

Gunnarsson, Svensson and Davies, Reflecting the Epistemology of Law - Exploiting Boundaries, Exploiting the Limits of Law, Ashgate 2007, (15 sider)

 

Herring, David J., Legal scholarship, Humility, and the Scientific Method, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2006, s. 867-885 (18 sider)

 

Niemi-Kiesiläinen, Johanna, Päivi Honkatukia, Minna Ruuskanen, "Legal Texts as Discourses", Exploiting the Limits of Law, Gunnarsson, Svensson & Davies (red.), Ashgate 2007, s. 69-89. (20 sider)

 

Nousiainen, Kevät og Johanna Niemi-Kiesiläinen, "Introductory Remarks on Nordic Law and Gender Identities", Responsible selves: Women in the Nordic legal culture, Nousiainen et al. (eds.), Ashgate 2001 (22 sider)

 

Rubin, Edward L., "Law and the methodology of law", Wisconsin Law Review 521, 1997, (43 sider)

 

Smits, Jan: «Legal Science: A typology». The Mind and the Method of the Legal Academic. Jan M. Smits. Elgar, p. 8-34 (27 pages).

 

Szostak, Rick, How and Why to Teach Interdisciplinary Research Practice, The Pantaneto Forum, 2010 (12 sider) http://www.pantaneto.co.uk/issue40/szostak.htm

 

Vick, Douglas W., "Interdisciplinarity and the Discipline of Law", Journal of Law and Society, volume 31, Nr. 2, 2004, s. 163-93 (30 sider)

 

Vranken Jan, «Exciting Times for Legal Scholarship». Recht en Methode in onderzoek en onderwijs. 2012 nr. 2. P. 42-62 (17 pages)

 

Wilson, Geoffrey, "Comparative Legal Scholarship", Research Methods for Law, Mike McConville  & Wing Hong Ghui (eds.), Edinburgh University Press, s. 87-103 (14 sider)

 

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 6
  • Course code: JUR-8003