Abstract
Human beings possess instinct of inquisitiveness in cases of confronting with the unknown aspects of life which probe to attain greater understanding on such uncertainty. This inquisitiveness is the method which man employs for obtaining knowledge is termed as research. It is the art of scientific enquiry into new facts conducted in any branch of knowledge. Generally, Research is the movement from the known towards the unknown to be called as the voyage of discovery. It originally contributes to the existing stock of knowledge facilitating its advancement. Truth is pursued with the help of study, observation, comparison and experiment. Systematic study of the law through doctrinal and non-doctrinal research methods considers to be the socio-legal studies aiming to analyze the impact of legal mechanism on the social system. This paper introduces into the fundamentals of legal research, socio-legal studies, conceptual framework on doctrinal research, steps of doctrinal studies, limitations and differences between doctrinal and non-doctrinal legal research methods.
Highlights
Research is considered to be the structured inquiry with acceptable scientific methodology to solve problems by creating knowledge which is universally acceptable [1]
Systematic study of the law through doctrinal and non-doctrinal research methods considers to be the socio-legal studies aiming to analyze the impact of legal mechanism on the social system
This paper introduces into the fundamentals of legal research, socio-legal studies, conceptual framework on doctrinal research, steps of doctrinal studies, limitations and differences between doctrinal and non-doctrinal legal research methods
Summary
Research is considered to be the structured inquiry with acceptable scientific methodology to solve problems by creating knowledge which is universally acceptable [1]. Law research seem to be the investigation conducted by the researcher to find out the reason or context behind such enactment or any subsidiary related aspects connected to legal mechanism with universally accepted methodology of study. A systematic study into the social, political and economic facts giving ways for the individual rules and its impact upon the society becomes fact research in law. The objective of the traditional legal research was evaluative, impact analysis or projective. Those studies are evaluative in its character if such study investigates on the origin of any law and its societal implication. Any research conducted to evaluate the legal safeguards put forth by different laws upon industrial intellectual property falls within the preview of explanatory researches. The research conducted to find out the utility of Land Reform Laws
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