For graduate level law and public policy students, this concise volume provides detailed information on methodologies for conducting research in legal studies relating to the European Union and international law. The work covers traditional approaches to legal research as well as more modern, critical approaches that encompass a wider range of academic critique including legal analysis in emerging "law and" disciplines that incorporate sociological, communications, historical, and philosophical theories. Chapters provide extensive references to further readings and a series of appendices provide related practical workshop materials and exercises. The authors are professors of law at UK universities. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)