Abstract
This chapter studies developments within (classical and digital) empirical legal research (ELR). After outlining backgrounds of ELR, including the types of questions that ELR asks and answers, what the changes are when the focus goes from “classical” to “digital” ELR is discussed. We argue that on one level, the answer is “nothing,” in that the aforementioned types of questions remain the same. On a less abstract level, however, digital ELR investigates new phenomena and uses new research methods. We turn to these changes before concluding in the final section.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Artificial Intelligence and Big Data |
Subtitle of host publication | Lessons from Evaluations of the Rule of Law and Development |
Editors | Frans Leeuw, Michael Bamberger |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Chapter | 5 |
Pages | 106-125 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781803925677 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781803925660 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Mar 2025 |
Keywords
- empirical legal research
- ELR
- research questions
- Rule of Law
- artificial agents
- computational law
- complexity