1. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Interdisciplinary Research Pitfalls and Strategies Jon Lutz Fall ‘08 Workshop

2. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Terminology

4. From the language of science by Carol Reeves

5. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Legal Terminology

6. Florida State University College of Law Research Center http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/timeline/legalglossary.html http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?typed=libel&type=1&submit1.x=52&submit1.y=16&submit1=Look+up Legal Terminology

7. Florida State University College of Law Research Center http://www.sociologyguide.com/basic-concepts/index.php Sociology - Terminology

8. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Economics - Terminology

9. Florida State University College of Law Research Center The Taxonomy of Interdisciplinary Legal Research: Finding the Way out of the Desert by Mathias M. Siems Approaches to Interdisciplinary Legal Research

10. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Basic Interdisciplinary Research Basic Interdisciplinary ResearchBasic Interdisciplinary Research Interested in specific legal concept, statute, code specific case, etc.Interested in specific legal concept, statute, code specific case, etc. This could be analyzed in a purely doctrinal fashion – not interdisciplinaryThis could be analyzed in a purely doctrinal fashion – not interdisciplinary But for example, a researcher who starts out researching breach of contract, who wants to make a policy recommendation, may want to look at the economics of contractual remediesBut for example, a researcher who starts out researching breach of contract, who wants to make a policy recommendation, may want to look at the economics of contractual remedies

11. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Advanced Interdisciplinary Research: Type 1 Non-Legal topics For example; what to do about climate changeFor example; what to do about climate change Climate change itself is non-legalClimate change itself is non-legal Kyoto ProtocolKyoto Protocol EU Emissions LawsEU Emissions Laws Legal research on areas of environmental law require some background in science as well as lawLegal research on areas of environmental law require some background in science as well as law

12. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Advanced interdisciplinary research: Type 2 and Type 3 Empirical Research Empirical ResearchEmpirical Research Scientific MethodScientific Method Establishing hypotheses that are falsifiableEstablishing hypotheses that are falsifiable Quantitative methodsQuantitative methods SurveysSurveys Use of existing dataUse of existing data

13. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Statistical Resources http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/statistics.shtmlhttp://www.virtualchase.com/topics/statistics.shtmlhttp://www.virtualchase.com/topics/statistics.shtml

14. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Legal Research DoctrinalDoctrinal TheoryTheory EmpiricalEmpirical

15. Florida State University College of Law Research Center Metalib

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