Introduction: everything is interconnected – can we understand contracts from only one perspective?

Yuliya Chernykh and Joshua Karton

A chapter in Research Methods for Contract Law and Scholarship, 2025, pp 1-12 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: How do we understand contract law rules nowadays? How can scholars reason in relation to them? By revisiting research methods in contemporary contract research, this book advances understanding of the various modes of inquiry and argumentative techniques employed in a dynamic area of legal scholarship. Chapters by specialists in doctrinal, comparative, historical, philosophical, economic, empirical, experimental and Indigenous approaches are complemented by chapters on contemporary phenomena that challenge traditional conceptions of contract law: sustainability, consumer protection, digital technology and globalisation. The book eschews any predetermined agenda in favour of a particular theory or methodology; instead, it embraces all methods—each best suited to answering different types of research questions. The resulting coverage boosts methodological awareness for contract scholars, triggers more informed methodological debates, fosters meaningful dialogue within contract law scholarship, and promotes rigorous implementation of various research methods.

Keywords: Contract law; Contract theory; Academic research methods; Doctrinal research; Empirical legal research; Interdisciplinary research; Mixed-method approaches; Indigenous approaches (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035316465
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