Legal Originality

Siems, Mathias

doi:10.2139/ssrn.976168

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Legal Originality

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 28, pp. 147-164, 2008

30 Pages Posted: 30 Mar 2007 Last revised: 3 Dec 2008

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Mathias Siems

European University Institute (EUI); University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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Date Written: November 1, 2007

Abstract

In legal academia it is highly controversial how to be original in legal research. This article will try to maintain an attitude of tolerance in not promoting or discrediting one particular methodology. Instead, it will identify four different ways of being original. Perhaps the most common approach is to deal with micro-legal questions. Many legal academics also pursue research in macro-legal questions. Less common but growing is the importance of scientific legal research and research in non-legal topics.

Keywords: Legal research, legal scholarship, legal methods, micro-legal research, macro-legal research, scientific legal research

JEL Classification: A12, B40, K00, K10, K20, K40

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Siems, Mathias, Legal Originality (November 1, 2007). Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 28, pp. 147-164, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=976168 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.976168