Legal Interpretivism

Pragmatism vs interpretivism in qualitative information systems research

Qualitative research is often associated with interpretivism, but alternatives do exist. Besides critical research and sometimes positivism, qualitative research in information systems can be performed following a paradigm of pragmatism. This paradigm is associated with action, intervention and constructive knowledge. This paper has picked out interpretivism and pragmatism as two possible and i...

Interpretivism and the meaning of mental state ascriptions

Interpretivism in IS - a Postmodernist (or Postpositivist?) Knowledge Theory

This paper explores the association between postmodernism and interpretivism. The paper’s objective is to show that the interpretivist research paradigm shows very clear postmodernist traits. After defining the two concepts the paper attempts to answer the research question whether interpretivism is a typical postmodernist approach to Information Systems science and research. The paper is conce...

Legal translators and legal translation

Since I am a lawyer, let me start with a disclaimer: nothing I shall say is intended to reflect the views of my employers past or present or any professional association to which I may belong. And please don’t write any letters — unless they are addressed to me. The reason I start in this fashion is that some years ago, when I had just become a notary, I gave an interview to a charming lady fro...

Legal status of revolutionary institutions in Iran's administrative legal system

The revolutionary institutions, due to the authority of the public power, form an important part of the administrative organization in Iran. the legal status of the institutions in question was ambiguous, The legislator tried to create a legal personality by adopting the Public Accounts Act of 1366 and the Law on the List of Non-Governmental Organizations and Public Institutions approved in 137...