Explainer videos
Whether you are at the very beginning of your law degree and want to learn how to use your lawbooks, or you are nearing the end of your Master’s and working on your thesis: our explainer videos have you covered!
Note: the explainer videos are currently in Dutch, but with English subtitles.
Explainer video: How to use your (Dutch) lawbooks?
Explainer video: How to use your (Dutch) lawbooks?
In three explainer videos, the Groningen Centre for Legal Skills (GCJV) gives you the tools you need to get your research off to a flying start!
Explainer video 1: How to find a topic and narrow it down?
In this explainer video, we show you how to select a suitable research topic and to narrow it down.
Explainer video 2: How to formulate a research question?
In this explainer video, we show you how to formulate a central research question and sub-questions.
Explainer video 3: How to choose an appropriate research method?
In this explainer video, you learn what research methods are and how to choose a suitable (legal) research method for your research.
In addition, GCJV offers support in developing other (legal-academic) skills. In the explainer videos below, we show you how to structure your writing, how to give and receive peer feedback effectively, what legal sources are and how to search for them effectively, and how to use these sources to write a paper or research report.
Explainer video 4: How to structure your text and research?
In this explainer video, you learn how to structure your text and research.
Explainer video 5: How to give and receive peer feedback?
This explainer video tells you more about effectively providing and receiving peer feedback.
Explainer video 6: How to use legal sources?
In this explainer video, we show you what (legal) sources are and how to search for them effectively.
Explainer video 7: How to move from sources to writing?
In this explainer video, we show you how to go from sources to writing in seven steps.
We have also created explainer videos focusing on specific (legal) research methods. These are particularly useful if you are at the beginning of your research or want to know what to bear in mind when applying a particular research method.
Explainer video 8: What is meta legal research?
In this explainer video, we explain what meta legal research entails and how it differs from traditional doctrinal legal research.
Explainer video 9: What is comparative legal research?
In this explainer video, you will learn what comparative legal research is, what types of comparative legal research methods there are, and what to consider when applying these methods.
Explainer video 10: What is a quantitative case law analysis?
In this explainer video, you will learn what a quantitative case law analysis is and how to carry out this method.
Explainer video 11: What is a qualitative case law analysis?
In this explainer video, you will learn what a qualitative case law analysis entails and how to carry out this method.