RESEARCH REPORT

By ANEESH V. PILLAI Faculty of Law Hidayatullah National Law University

It is an exposition of the question asked, the techniques used to answer it and the answers which were finally developed The legal research report is the statement that contains in brief the procedure adopted and the findings arrived at by the researcher of a legal problem.

According to American Marketing Society, the purpose of a report is, to convey to the interested persons the whole result of the study in sufficient detail and so arrange as to enable each reader to comprehend the data and so determine for himself the validity of conclusions

y Dissemination y Presents the conclusions for the information and

knowledge to others
y To check the validity of generalizations y To encourage others to carry on research on the

same or allied problems

y The Preliminary Matters; y The Main Texts; and, y The End Matters.

y Title Page y Acknowldgement Page y Preface or Forward y Table of Contents y Table of Cases y List of Tables and Figures

y Introduction y Body of the Report y Summary and Conclusions

y It is customary that to conclude the research report

with a very brief summary

y More widely read so it should be clear and concise y It includes a brief restatement of the problem(s), the

main features of the methods, and the most important findings researcher briefly reviews the procedures, findings and entire development of the study

y The

y The conclusions are stated precisely and related

directly to the hypothesis that were tested. The conclusions announce whether the findings of the study confirmed or disconfirmrd the hypotheses
y Result

and Conclusions: Result is direct observation, conclusion is an inferance based on results

y The Researcher may include briefly his ideas on

the implications of his findings and his recomendations for possible application of the findings.
y He may also suggest any new questions for

research that grew out of his study

y The researcher has to give suggestions y Research is undertaken with some objective

which is generally the solution for certain problems So there has to be suggestions

a) to acknowledge the source of a quotation, para-

phrases or idea borrowed by the author; b) to presnt explanatory statements, quotations or supplimentary materials which though important may interfere with the flow of the textual material, if included in the main body

y Bibliography y Appendix y Index y Vita

y Greek term, which means Book Writing y The study and description of books y No

uniform method: Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA)

y Blue Book

y Name of the Author y Title of the Book y Publishers Address y Year of the Publication y Page Number

y 1. Article from a Journal: y Jindal UN, Gupta AN, Social problems of Infertile

Women in India , Int J Fertil. 1989 Jan-Feb;34(1):30-3.

y . Books: y Faith Merino, Global Issues: Adoption and

Surrogate Pregnancy, Facts on File Inc, InfoBase Publishing, West 31st Street, New York (2010)

y 3. Website Material:

NiharikaTripathi, Infertility among Indian Women: Emerging Evidence and Need for Policy Measures , p.1 Available at <http://paa2011.princeton.edu/download.aspx?submissi onId=110609> Visited on 10.3.2011

y 4. Chapter in an Edited Book: y Anjali

Widge, Socio-cultural attitudes towards Infertility and Assisted Reproduction in India , p.68, in Effy Vayena, Patrick J. Rowe and P. David Griffin (ed.) Current Practices and Controversies in Assisted Reproduction, Report of a meeting on Medical, Ethical and Social Aspects of Assisted Reproduction held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 17 21 September 2001

y 1. Book published by a single publisher: y FREDERICK POLLOCK & FREDERIC WILLIAM

MAITLAND, THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LAW 20506 (2d ed. 1911).

y 2. Book published in editions by multiple

publishers:
y y CHARLES DICKENS, BLEAK HOUSE 49-55 (Norman

Page ed., Penguin Books) (1853).

y 3. Journal article: y Charles A. Reich, The New Property, 73 YALE L.J. 733, 737-38

(1964)

y 4. U.S. case: y United States v. MacDonald, 531 F.2d 196, 199-200 (4th cir. 1976),

rev'd, 435 U.S. 850 (1978).

y 5. U.K. case: y R. v. Lockwood, (1872) 99 Eng. Rep. 379 (K.B.).

y 6. Internet document: y Elizabeth McNichol & Iris J. Lav, New Fiscal Year

Brings No Relief From Unprecedented State Budget Problems, CTR. ON BUDGET & POLICY PRIORITIES, 1 (Sept. 3, 2009), http://www.cbpp.org/9-8-08sfp.pdf.

y Bibliography Vs. Footnote y Original and Actual source, Specific Source y Only consulted and not used in Text and

Consulted Materials
y Bibliography Vs. References: y Referred and included in the Work y Only consulted not included

y Appendix y The appendix contains pertinent materials that are not

important enough to be included in the body of the report, but which may be of value to some readers
y Index y Vita

y Clarity of Thought y Use of Concepts y Careful Use of Terminology y Clarification of Problem y Method of Presentation y Flow of Language y Chapterisation of Report y Inclusion of Essential Data y Use of Footnotes y Size of Report y Authenticity

THANK YOU
By ANEESH V. PILLAI Faculty of Law Hidayatullah National Law University Email: aneesh@hnlu.ac.in, advavpillai@gmail.com