Doctrinal and Non Doctrinal Research
Doctrinal and Non Doctrinal Research
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CONTENTS
SERIAL PAGE
NUMBER
Name of the Topic NUMBER
1 INTRODUCTION 3-5
2 DOCTRINAL RESEARCH 6
2.1 CONCEPT OF DOCTRINAL RESEARCH 6-7
2.2 ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DOCTRINAL RESEARCH 8-9
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INTRODUCTION
1. Mona purohit; legal system and research methodology;CLP;3rd Edition 2014; Reprint 2015
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attracts judicial pronouncements, the prior stages of making
and unmaking law, historical antecedents, subsequent.2
2 .http://www.academia.edu/15065282/Doctrinal_Legal_Research
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and legal institutions affect human attitudes and what impact
on society they create.3
3.Ibid
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DOCTRINAL RESEARCH
4.http://www.quora.com/In-methodlogy-what-is-doctrinal-research
5.Ibid
6.http://lawdessertation.blogspot.in/2015/09/doctrinal-or-non-empirical-research.html
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legal institutions through legal reasoning or rational deduction.
One of the purposes of the traditional legal research is
ascertaining a legal rule for the purpose of solving a problem.
Hence quality of doctrinal research depends upon the source
material on which the researcher depends upon for his study. 7
7.Ibid
8.Ibid
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ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:9
9.Supra note 2
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5. Doctrinal Research is a research “into” law and legal concepts
and not “about” law. It is theoretical and pure in nature and
hence called arm-chair research.
6. Doctrine is a synthesis of various rules, principles, norms,
interpretive guidelines and values. The term doctrinal in
case of doctrinal legal research is closely linked with the
doctrine of precedent.
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TOOLS OF DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH10
1. Statutory materials.
2. Reports of committees.
3. Legal History.
6. Legal Periodicals.
7. Commentaries.
8. Govt. Reports.
10. Resources.
10. Ibid
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MERITS OF DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:11
11.Ibid
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6. Doctrinal Research always helps informing a strong and
solid basis for the non-doctrinal research.
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DEMERITS OF DOCTRINAL RESEARCH12
12.Ibid
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3. In many cases it is seen that there is a gap between the
actual social behavior and the behavior demanded by the
legal norm. Doctrinal Research does not address these gaps.
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NON-DOCTRINAL RESEARCH
13
CONCEPT OF NON-DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:
13.IJTRD6653paper.pdf
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is a standard form of consumer contract that contributes to the
contract,
about the law in context, i.e. how the law works out in the real
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modeling, to the core areas of national and international law,
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ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-
DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:
legal decision.14
are very less which involve several new techniques which are
14.Supra note 6
15.Ibid
16 .Ibid
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4. This type of research is conducted to assess the impact of
important role.18
can be traced.19
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TOOLS OF NON-DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:21
1. Meeting.
2. Survey.
3. Schedule.
4. Judgment.
5. Participant or non-participant.
6. Sampling.
7. Case study.
21.http://www.quora.com/what-is-non-doctrinal-legal-resaerch.
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MERITS OF NON-DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:22
22.http://blablawriting.com/doctrinal-and-non-doctrinal-research-essay.
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5. It highlights the reasons behind making the law
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DEMERITS OF NON-DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:23
contributions of legal
legal researcher.
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6. There is an unfavorable and arrangement attitude towards
researchers.
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOCTRINAL AND
NON-DOCTRINAL RESEARCH:24
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4. Doctrinal research is a theoretical study but non-
research.
people.
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CONCLUSION
In conclusion, I can say that it is easy to target a specific
legal research are the ultimate way to find the answers that
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Often, the combination of methodologies, i.e. a mixed method
research methodologies.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS :
WEBSITES:
1. www.academia.edu
2. www.quora.com
3. www.lawdessertation.blogspot.in
4. IJTRD6653paper.pdf
5. www.blablawriting.com
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