This timely Handbook contains a wide-ranging overview of the diverse research methods used within international law. Providing an insightful examination of how

Introduces students to legalistic, theoretical, empirical, comparative and cross-disciplinary research methods, grounded in working examplesNew for this edition

The study and teaching of international human rights law is dominated by the doctrinal method. A wealth of alternative approaches exists, but they tend to be di

Law research students often begin their PhDs without having an awareness of methodology, or the opportunity to think about the practice of research and its theo

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