Table 1
Overview of methodological design.
| Project | Ethical dimension | Legal dimension | Institutional dimension |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concepts and theories | Law, legal theory, legal ethics, sociology of law | Law, legal theory, sociology of law, conceptual history | Law, legal theory, sociology of law |
| Sources | Legal rules and concepts, ‘soft law’, case law, (socio-) legal scholarship, policy documents, empirical data | Legal rules and concepts, legal scholarship, travaux préparatoires, judicial rhetoric | Legal rules and concepts, case law, (socio-)legal scholarship, policy documents, empirical data |
| Methods | Qualitative text analysis, (legal) comparison, survey, interviews | Qualitative text analysis, (legal) comparison, interviews, consideration of the longue durée (historical perspective) | Case study (legal), discourse analysis, participant observation, interviews |