Prendre la mesure du droit : Enjeux de l'observation statistique pour la sociologie juridique

Abstract

Gauging the Law : Issues of Statistical Observation for Legal Sociology Sociologists can employ statistical tools to understand the uses of law. While often debated when applied to the sociology of deviance or criminality, these tools are rarely discussed in the sociology of law. Drawing from examples in labor law, we analyze both the recourse to quantitative data at the intersection of legal sociology and other socio- logical approaches, as well as the methods of inquiry employed in em- pirical research.