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An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research introduces empirical methodology in a legal context, explaining how empirical analysis can inform legal arguments; how lawyers can set about framing empirical questions, conducting empirical research, analysing data, and presenting or evaluating the results.

A response to Kenneth L. Manning, Bruce A. Carroll, & Robert A. Carp's "Does Age Matter? Judicial Decision Making in Age Discrimination Cases" (2004) argues that decisions made over how to group data are key to the inferences reached. Explored is whether & in what manner their data grouping & model specification influenced their findings. Manning, Carroll, & Carp conclude that age matters in age discrimination suits, as expected, but not in other cases where they do not expect it to have an impact -- race & gender discrimination suits. After detailing Manning, Carroll, & Carp's model specification, a three-cohort model using a proper specification is presented. Respecifying the model in the same way as Manning, Carroll, & Carp, but varying the cutoff points on the age-cohort variable, reveals results far less in accordance with the authors' expectations. Thus, Manning, Carroll, & Carp's inferences are called into question. Reanalysis indicates that only when the age variables are coded exactly per Manning, Carroll, & Carp does the effect of age run in their hypothesized direction. No other grouping choices yield like results. In this light, analyses of the impact of age on judicial decisions in race & gender cases are presented. It is asserted that Manning, Carroll, & Carp's conclusion & inference hinges on their grouping decision. 5 Tables, 2 Figures, 3 References. Adapted from the source document.

First published in 1950, A Commentary on the Charter of the United Nations presents a collection of documentary material detailing various aspects of the UN Charter. It discusses themes like the evolution of the Charter; purposes and principles; Pacific settlements of disputes; the General Assembly; the Security Council; International Economic and Social Co-Operation; the Economic and Social Council; the International Court of Justice; transitional security arrangements etc. to show how, during the first three years of the existence the organs of the United Nations have applied and interpreted the provisions of the Charter. This is an important historical reference work for scholars and researchers of international law, international relations and international politics and diplomacy.