Comprehensiveness of Digital Information in Digital Age â€“ A Survey on Research Trends in National Law School of India University

Mahesh Yaranal

Mahesh Yaranal National Law School of India University Bangalore, India

Abstract

The article examines on whether digitization has made research more comprehensive in general and legal research in particular with specific emphasis on the holistic development of the subject. It goes on to comment on some of the limitations of digitization which in turn make legal research less comprehensive. And also narrates the advantages of Digitization in the light of Inter disciplinary works. In the conclusion the authors have examined the breadth versus depth of legal research.

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