Empirical legal research in a digital society: questions, approaches, examples, and a case study

Antonia Waltermann, F.L. Leeuw

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Intelligence and Big Data
Subtitle of host publicationLessons from Evaluations of the Rule of Law and Development
EditorsFrans Leeuw, Michael Bamberger
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Chapter5
Pages106-125
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781803925677
ISBN (Print)9781803925660
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Mar 2025

Keywords

  • empirical legal research
  • ELR
  • research questions
  • Rule of Law
  • artificial agents
  • computational law
  • complexity

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