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RESEARCH
Etymologically the term ‘research’ is derived from a French word ‘recerch’ meaning
‘to search’.. In RESEARCH :–
E- ‘exactness.’
Research is continuum.
DEFINITION OF RESEARCH
(i) To gain familiarity with a phenomenon or to achieve new insights into it;
(iii) To determine the frequency with which something occurs or with which it is
linked.
ii) Explicative :- To ascertain the nature, scope and source of law inorder to
explain what law is.
14) To collect the legal facts of a particular area and to test the hypothesis of a cause-effect
relationship.
LEGAL RESEARCH AS A TOOL OF LAW
REFORM
When research is undertaken as a part of the process of Law Reform, it is undertaken with a
definite end namely making suggestions for the improvement in the law on concrete(i.e.,
existing in a material form) and easily identifiable matters and formulation of those proposals
in precise term.
2. Historical – Finding out the previous law in order to understand the reason behind the
existing law and the course of its evolution.
3. Comparative – Finding out what the law is in other countries and considering whether it can
be drawn upon with or without modification.
5. Critical – Finding out the defects in the existing law and suggesting reforms.
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