The role of interdisciplinary research and pedagogy is increasingly debated in legal academia. Does an interdisciplinary approach to the law broaden academics’ and practitioners’ perspectives, or does it lead to a disconnect with doctrine and with the practice of law? What contributions has such an approach made, and what can (and should) it do in the future? The panel brings together experts from a range of disciplines—psychology, economics, and political science—to provide insight and discussion about what each of those fields specifically, and the interdisciplinary approach more broadly, can bring to legal interpretation. As discussant, one of the foremost scholars conducting interdisciplinary work brings together the three fields and addresses their potential contributions. Overall, the panel identifies some benefits and costs to interdisciplinary approaches, and makes suggestions for the future of interdisciplinary interpretation.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion