University of Pennsylvania Law Review · 1986 · 103 citations · 0 references
LawJurisprudenceJudicial ReviewPhilosophy Of LawSociological JurisprudenceDoctrinal AnalysisLegal AuthorityRule Of LawSocial ScienceLegal Doctrine CritiqueLegal ScholarshipSocial AuthoritySources Of Law Doctrine
Three-quarters of a century have passed since an American court first invoked social science research to support its choice of a rule of law.' Once heretical, the belief that empirical studies can influence the content of legal doctrine is now one of the few points of general agreement among jurists. 2Yet reliance upon the social sciences, while no