Empirical legal studies, sometimes abbreviated as ELS, refers to scholarly research undertaken by law professors using empirical social science research methods, but ELS research focuses more on purely legal issues. The two leading journals in this field are the Journal of Legal Studies and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. These journals share the feature--relatively rare among law journals--of peer review.
[Last updated in October of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]
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