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Legal methodology in interdisciplinary research projects

The project is about legal methodology in interdisciplinary research projects - with examples from legal research connected to biomedical development within biologically anchored knowledge and biotechnology.

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The big lines in this projects is questions like:

  • What is distinctive about the legal-methodological challenges of scientists when jurisprudence is a part of interdisciplinary projects?
  • How can the discussion about legal methodology in legal research contribute to anchor the jurisprudence and assure the quality of such projects?

Questions concerning biologically anchored knowledge and biotechnology are:

  • How can the discussion about legal methodology in legal research contribute to the society's managment of the biomedical development?

Project periode

The project started in january of 2012 and ended in 2015. The project was partly financed by funds from The Research Council of Norway. 

Publications 

A brief overview of biolaw

Synne Sæther Mæhle, "A brief overview of biolaw" in Uten sammenligning: Festskrift til Eivind Smith 70 år, Fagbokforlaget 2020, p. 417-432.

Rettsvitenskap, tverrvitenskap og stordata om helse

Synne Sæther Mæhle, "Rettsvitenskap, tverrvitenskap og stordata om helse" in Kunstig intelligens og big data i helsesektoren, Gyldendal 2020, p. 208-230.

Rettsvitenskapelig forskningsmetodikk - i lys av grunnleggende forskningsverdier

Synne Sæther Mæhle, "Rettsvitenskapelig forskningsmetodikk - i lys av grunnleggende forskningsverdier", Tidsskrift for rettsvitenskap 2015, p. 126-157. 

Respekt for menneskeverdet: Perspektiver fra biorett og rettsteori

Synne Sæther Mæhle, "Respekt for menneskeverdet: Perspektiver fra biorett og rettsteori", Retfærd 2015, p. 3-17. 

Master thesis

Hanna Hegvold Berentsen wrote a master thesis (60 ECTS credits) with the title "Rettslig regulering av embryonal stamcelleforskning" connected to this research project. The thesis is available here