An Experiment in Introducing the Method of Concrete Sociological Research into Jurisprudence

Abstract

Recent years have seen a noticeable increase in attention to questions of methodology in legal research. In articles devoted to this question one finds interesting ideas on the problem of the unity of theory and practice in legal studies, on the concrete means of achieving this unity, on the improvement and application of modern techniques of investigation in jurisprudence, and on means of strengthening the creative, active role of law in influencing all aspects of the life of society. These questions are only now being posed, but the very fact that they are being posed is important in itself.