Life, Death & Law


Exploring Creative Research Methods in Socio-Legal Studies

A workshop organised by the Law in Context Research Cluster (La Trobe Law School) and the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (Monash Law)

5 - 6 December, 2024

La Trobe City Campus

Room 2.10, Level 2
360 Collins St, Melbourne


Themis in two poses, one pink and one blue in colour.

Socio-legality harnesses, appropriates and borrows from a wide range of discourses, theories and methodologies from the social sciences to examine law in its myriad contexts. From law-in-action to legal ethnography, and qualitative research to participatory observations, socio-legality provides an innovative intellectual home for studying the intersections of law and society. This workshop invites socio-legal scholars to explore how we can do empirical research creatively and how we can continue to innovate the discipline by encompassing insights from the social sciences. It creates opportunities for scholars to network, exchange ideas and showcase their work on socio-legal research methodologies.

This workshop is funded by the Australian Research Council (DE220100064), the Law in Context Research Cluster at La Trobe University, the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation at Monash University and the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand.