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	text:  larger  smaller		The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies is a research institute dedicated to the study of law in its social context. The Centre places emphasis on both empirical research and the development of the theoretical framework for that research. It has pioneered the study of law in society in the United Kingdom and continues to be a leading research institute of world renown for the better understanding of law in its wider setting. In order to maintain a multidisciplinary and inter-disciplinary approach, the research staff at the Centre are drawn from the disciplines of Law, Sociology, Economics, Psychology and Social Policy. The Centre's approach to research is to develop a number of distinct programmes within which more specific projects are advanced. The larger programmes are currently: Administrative Law and Rights of Citizens; Regulation and Discretion; Business Finance and Law; Human Rights; Family Law and Policy; Comparative Media Law and Policy; International Law and Society. Centre for Socio-Legal Studies website Programme on Comparative Media Law and Policy website