The "Law-in-Action"-team (http://www.law-in-action.de/index.php) goes for an extended ethnographic approach - I think it is quite interesting, but look for yourself.

Do you mean the literature on ethics of law or law ethics?

Aleksandra, Do you want to find what are some new areas of law? Or is there a specific new area of  law that you are interested in researching, and want to know what are the best methods to conduct research in that area of law?

Dear Mary-Helen,

I already found new area of law which is cosmetic law - it is not widely described - thats why I want to know the best methods of conducting research of new area of law - I read some information about functional method, I'm not sure if it is the best of legal research methods, but still I'm looking for some instructions how should I use it and which should I choose.

Thank you.  Cosmetic law in what country? I would like to help you, as I did legal research in the past but it was primarily case law or history of particular statutes in the U.S.   Can you please specify what you are researching or want to research re cosmetic law?  thanks

mostly in Poland, but now on the base of EU law producers in cosmetic sector use harmonized regulation of Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC - thats why research in this area on the base of polish example is also in european scope. I'm researching history of cosmetic regulations, acts which are no more by law, but still are interesting from my point of view - it is quite easy to point how consumer protection and product safety grow in strength [it is also one of methods - historical method].

In the U.S. there is Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - but it would be for me too wide area and I don't need it to my scientific project.

What is 'primarily slaw'?

Sorry-- corrected, I meant case law.  Here's a couple of articles and a website:

Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2004;55(1):21-5.

[Expected change of direction in Polish law regarding cosmetics].

[Article in Polish]

Karłowski K1, Smietanka B, Biernat U, Burzyńska I, Pawłowska K.

Author information

Abstract

In connection with adaptation of Polish law to UE regulations, new Polish Act on cosmetics was published. There were also prepared regulations concerning: lists the substances forbidden to be used in cosmetics, permitted to be used in cosmetics only with restrictions, allowed colouring agents, preservatives and UV filters, rules of non-inclusion of one or more ingredients on the list used for the labelling, establishing National System for Informing about Cosmetics and methods of analysis necessary for checking the composition of cosmetic products. Publication in Official Journal of the European Union L. 66/26 Directive 2003/15/EC shows direction necessary changes in Polish Act on cosmetics.

[Supervision of cosmetic products].

[Article in Polish]

Urbanek-Karłowska B1, Smietanka B, Pawłowska K, Biernat U, Burzyńska I.

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Abstract

In connection with adaptation of Polish law to UE regulations, there were presented rules of supervision organisation over cosmetic products in Poland and supervision in selected Member States. There were also shown problems, that appear the most often during supervision. Present day, in Poland supervision over cosmetics is made in two-stage way. There is the pre-market control--registration products in National Institute of Hygiene (PZH) and in the market control conducted by the sanitary-epidemiological stations. In UE countries only in-market control exists. There were also defined rules of supervision in Poland, after putting Act on Cosmetics into force. Due to, on the basic on Directive 76/768/EEC there were prepared lists: the substances forbidden to be used in cosmetics, permitted to be used in cosmetics only with restrictions, allowed colouring agents, preservatives and UV filters. These lists will be included in Act on Cosmetics, as regulation.

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/practice-guides/location/228/5433/890-200

I didn't know these sources! They are soo interesting. Thank You a lot Mary-Helen!!!

But still - I have some new information about my scientific area of research, but no instructions how-to - this needed undescripted tool called methodology, thats why I'm waiting for another answers

All the best

AU

Your welcome.  I don't understand what you are asking for?  Legal research?  The law; analysis of the law?  Research into the law or laws, as I think you mean, is specific to US law--"best methods or research in new area of law." 

Try these:

http://www.apis.bg/en/products/caselex.html

https://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/researchguides/tmllguide/chapter1.pdf

http://www.aallnet.org/Documents/Leadership-Governance/Policies/policy-legalres

http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/whatwedo/researchguides/basics.cfm

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awlaw3/legal.html

http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/locating/ch3.pdf