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A Content Analysis of Judicial Decision-Making

Kirkham, R; O'Loughlin, EA

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Authors

R Kirkham



Contributors

N Creutzfeldt
Editor

M Mason
Editor

K McConnachie
Editor

Abstract

This chapter provides an introduction to, and argument for, using systematic content analysis studies in order to assess methods of judicial decision-making. The first section of this chapter outlines how content analysis studies have been used to date. The second section sketches our recent experience with this methodological approach, concluding by reflecting upon the challenges we faced in design and implementation. The third section reflects upon the wider relevance of this method. Content analysis studies capture a rigorous record of judicial practice against which doctrinal claims can be tested, which is of great import to any area of legal scholarship.

Citation

Kirkham, R., & O'Loughlin, E. (2019). A Content Analysis of Judicial Decision-Making. In N. Creutzfeldt, M. Mason, & K. McConnachie (Eds.), Routledge handbook of socio-legal theory and methods (339-341). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429952814-24

Online Publication Date Aug 8, 2019
Publication Date Aug 8, 2019
Deposit Date Feb 4, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Routledge
Pages 339-341
Series Title Routledge handbooks
Book Title Routledge handbook of socio-legal theory and methods.
Chapter Number 24
ISBN 9781138592902
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429952814-24

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