Methodology of Legal Research
Objectives
The course "Research Methodology" aims to serve as a basis and an instrument for the
preparation of the master's dissertation that will allow the student to obtain a master's degree in Law. At the end of the semester, students attending the course will have developed the
necessary competencies to:
i) choose and delimit the subject of the dissertation;
ii) critically research and analytically treat information collected;
iii) to elaborate a project for the master's dissertation;
iv) to write the dissertation.
General characterization
Code
33134
Credits
8
Responsible teacher
Soraya Nour Sckell
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 24
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not Applicable
Bibliography
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Gustin, Miracy Barbosa de Sousa e Maria Tereza Fonseca Dias, (Re)pensando a Pesquisa Jurídica , Teoria e Prática, 3ª ed., Del Rey, 2010
Larenz, Karl. Metodologia da ciência do direito, tradução do original por José Lamego, 3.ª ed., Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1997
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Hoecke, Mark van (ed.), Methodologies of legal research: which kind of method for what kind of discipline?, Hart, 2011
Hoffman, Marci e Mary Rumsey, International and Foreign Legal Research, a Coursebook , 2ª Edição, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012
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Teaching method
Theoretical-practical class.
A first part of the class consists of the presentation of the contents of a
master's dissertation. A second part of the class consists of the presentation by the students of their
master's dissertation projects, so that they can be analyzed and discussed by the teacher and the other
students.
Evaluation method
Essay, with consists of writing the Master's dissertation project, or written exam, without consultation, on the whole syllabus.
Who write the Master's dissertation project can also take the final exam to improve the grade
Subject matter
I. Theoretical and methodological basis for the scientific research
1. The object of investigation
2. Methodologies and typologies of research
3. In particular: what is a dissertation on law
II. Research process
1. Identification of the problem and / or research questions
2. Bibliographic research and case law
a) Fundamental concepts
b) Research environments
c) In particular: research of legal sources
d) treatment of the information collected
(i) Reference management systems
(ii) Reading sheets
3. Bibliographical, legislative and jurisprudential review
4. Quantitative studies
5. Qualitative studies
6. Field research
7. Interview, questionnaire, form
III. Stages of the preparation of a master's dissertation
1. Planning
a) Set the theme
b) Choose the supervisor
c) Prepare the pre-project
2. Research
a) Where to investigate
b) Contacts with other researchers
3. Writing the project
a) Title
b) Delimitation of the theme
c) Formulation of the problem
d) State of Art
e) Hypotheses
f) Justification
g) Objectives
h) Tasks
i) Methodology
j) Schedule
4. The structure of the dissertation
i) Introduction
ii) Parts and Chapters
iii) Conclusion
b) Reference rules
i) Quotations
ii) Footnotes
c) Bibliography
d) Indexes
e) Abstract and keywords
f) Summary
IV. Ethical principles of scientific research and communication