This week’s topics
Socio-Legal Research and Legal Ethics
- Law-in-action paradigms
- Empirical socio-legal traditions
- Ethical considerations in legal research
- Confidentiality and informed consent protocols
- Research Ethics - Ethical Principles (par 2 of 3)
- Research Ethics - Ethical Practice (part 3 of 3)
- Research ethics and consent: consent forms
What you will be able to do
- 1.3 Assess the diversity of research methods used in socio-legal studies.
- 1.4 Evaluate ethical dimensions of socio-legal approaches.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess the diversity of research methods used in socio-legal studies.
Study materials
Videos
- Research Ethics - Ethical Principles (par 2 of 3) · YouTube · National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) · 13 min · for registered students
- Research Ethics - Ethical Practice (part 3 of 3) · YouTube · National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) · 14 min · for registered students
- Research ethics and consent: consent forms · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 13 min · for registered students
Further resources
- ESRC research ethics guidance (UKRI) · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
- Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 3: Research Ethics · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 25–36 · for registered students
- GDPR, Articles 6–7: Lawfulness and consent · Reading · Eu, report; pp. 36–37 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
