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Conference Empirical Legal Research in Groningen: Towards a Jurisprudence of Consequences

When:Fr 17-06-2022 10:00 - 17:00
Where:Het Kasteel, Melkweg 1, Groningen
GELR conference

The Groningen Centre for Empirical Legal Research is pleased to announce the final programme for the GELR Conference on the 17 of June 2022 in Het Kasteel!

This one-day conference is dedicated to the ´jurisprudence of consequences´ and the experiences within our faculty with empirical legal research. Introduced by a keynote from Linda Mulcahy, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies and Director of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, UK, this day will continue with presentations from many colleagues from various departments at our Faculty.

You are very welcome to join us for this very pleasant event!

Programme

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome: Marc Hertogh
10:15 – 11:00 Keynote: New Perspectives on Naming, Blaming, Claiming: A Year in the Life of the UK National Health Service
Linda Mulcahy, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies and Director of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, UK.
11:00 – 11:15 BREAK

PART I: EMPIRICAL LEGAL RESEARCH: FINDINGS AND CHALLENGES

Chair: Marc Hertogh

11:15 – 11.30 Redefining public participation thanks to empirical insights, Lorenzo Squintani
11:30 – 11:45 As simple, quick, cooperative and selective as possible? The ZSM process in practice, Paulien de Winter
11:45 – 11.55 Q&A
11:55 – 12:10 How empirical research predicts/uncovers dysfunctional legislation in sentencing law, Michiel van der Wolf
12:10 – 12:25 Unreasoned judgments on appeal in immigration cases and the limits of due process, Marc Wever
12:25 – 12:35 Q&A
12:35 – 13:30 LUNCH

PART II: EMPIRICAL LEGAL RESEARCH: FINDINGS AND CHALLENGES

Chair: Michiel van der Wolf

13:30 – 13:45 Mixing methods: national judges and EU law, Tobias Nowak
13:45 – 14:00 Learning from disciplinary procedures in healthcare, Rianne Herregodts
14:00 – 14:10 Q&A
14:10 – 14:25 Wrongly evicted? Studying the impact of the international right to housing on eviction litigation of the European Court of Human Rights, Michelle Bruijn
14:25 – 14:40 A risk-free transfer in the context of real estate transactions, Tiddo Bos
14:40 – 14:50 Q&A
14:50 – 15:00 BREAK

PART III: EMPIRICAL LEGAL RESEARCH: PHD PERSPECTIVES

Chair: Paulien de Winter

15:00 – 15:20 Starting empirical research of your PhD, Lucas Haitsma
15:20 – 15:40 Conducting empirical research during your PhD, Pieter Wesselius
15:40 – 16:00 Adding empirical research to your PhD, Anna Kovács
16:00 – 16:10 Q&A
16:10 – 16:25 BREAK

Part IV: TOWARDS A JURISPRUDENCE OF CONSEQUENCES

Chair: Lorenzo Squintani

16:25 – 16:40 Reflections
Linda Mulcahy, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies and Director of the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, UK.
16:40 – 16:55 Discussion
16:55 – 17:00 Closing remarks
Marc Hertogh
17:00 DRINKS