Evaluating legal frameworks: A comprehensive review of current jurisprudence

Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive and contemporary analysis of evaluating legal systems from different fields, synthesizing studies published between 2020 and 2025. By reviewing the work in the field, we sought to identify methodological approaches that can integrate findings from the legal framework evaluation of various legal jurisdictions and fields, including cybercrime law, energy regulation rules, and public procurement regulations governing human trafficking. This analysis found that the most important thing is to be able not to believe that doctrinal analysis, no matter how qualitatively "excellent,” is enough. Instead, rigorous survey methods and comparative legal methodologies have recently been used in a few areas. Doctrinal research remains the standard, but there are indications of expansion into other fields, including reinforcement learning and grounded theory. The key findings indicate a persistent lack of legal framework effectiveness in several crucial respects. In terms of enforcement mechanisms, problems at both the community and national levels persist even after prolonged periods of suppression or disappearance, and gaps in regulation must be filled. The development of an evaluation methodology is not an easy task. However, there will be growing room for international cooperation, as well as changes in regulatory mechanisms that reflect technological progress. The workshop serves as a good starting point to set the standard with regard to what evaluative system all these young evaluators can use jointly However, after a day's discussion, we still have not been able to answer this question