How difference matters in the development of legal doctrine

差异对于法律原则的发展有何影响

基本信息

批准号：
1734340
负责人：
Abigail Saguy
金额：
$ 32.7万
依托单位：
University of California-Los Angeles
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-09-01 至 2021-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1734340&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
How difference matters development legal

项目摘要

This project systematically tracks the development of a major legal term over time. Using a multi-method research design, this project draws on quantitative and qualitative analyses of court cases, news media reports, and in-depth interviews with legal and non-legal actors to determine how a legal term of art has been defined; how it articulates a principle that has shaped the trajectory of subsequent law; and how both legal actors and non-legal actors have become a part of shaping its use over time. The research will offer important insights into how specific legal terms, adopted for a chosen policy purpose, can possibly shift in meaning over time in response to new legal doctrine and, potentially, due to changing social understanding. The project will analyze data from a variety of institutional settings [federal courts, federal statutes, state statutes], popular media coverage [print media stories and op-eds] and political actors [interest groups, social movements, and lawyers]. It includes analysis of 487 Federal court decisions and accompanying case documents, legal analysis of 265 federal and state statutes, textual analysis of 840 news stories and op-eds, and 40 interviews with stakeholders.

随着时间的流逝，该项目系统地跟踪了主要法律术语的发展。使用多方法研究设计，该项目借鉴了法院案件，新闻媒体报告以及与法律和非法律参与者的深入访谈的定量和定性分析，以确定如何定义法律术语；它如何阐明塑造后续法律轨迹的原则；以及法律演员和非法律参与者如何随着时间的流逝而成为塑造其使用的一部分。这项研究将提供重要的见解，以了解特定的法律术语是如何用于选择的政策目的，可能会随着时间的流逝而改变含义，以响应新的法律学说，并可能由于不断变化的社会理解而改变。该项目将分析来自各种机构环境[联邦法院，联邦法规，州法规]，流行媒体报道[印刷媒体故事和专业编辑]和政治行为者[利益集团，社会运动和律师]的数据。它包括对487个联邦法院裁决和随附的案件文件的分析，对265个联邦和州法规的法律分析，对840个新闻报道和专业编辑的文本分析以及对利益相关者的40次访谈。