Normative and Empirical Research Methods: Their Usefulness and Relevance in the Study of Law as an Object*

Objective – this study has the objective to study (assess) the law of the state of society. Methodology/Technique – Develop the method based on the shortcoming and Critical analysis of previous publications. Findings –The results of normative law research are prescriptive in nature: the norms provide a prescription as to how one should behave in accordance with the norms. Normative legal research involves the study of the law as an object and removes any non-legal material from the scope of this research. In contrast, empirical legal research focuses on the application of laws in society. Novelty – This research paper analyses this dichotomy between normative and empirical research and assesses its relevance and usefulness in legal research