ESELS pre-conference workshop
Workshop Systematic case-law analysis
Case law analysis is part and parcel of the traditional toolbox of legal practitioners and scholars. However, digitalisation of case law collections, databases and repositories has proven itself to be fertile ground for the development of new approaches to this type of legal analysis. Software, AI tools and other computer-assisted data science techniques now enable scholars to collect and study large numbers of judicial decisions and systematically analyze their content while using a wide variety of methods. This creates a distinct from to legal empiricism, which comes natural to lawyers.
In this session, we will work to practice the fundamentals of systematic case law analysis, reviewing research designs, objectives and methods. In particular, we will practice approaches to qualitative content analysis, looking at case selection, coding scheme development, and coding reliability. Reading materials will be provided online and no specific data analysis software is required to participate. We welcome applications for this workshop from academics at any stage of career.
The workshop is hosted by Prof. dr. Paul Verbruggen, Full Professor at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.
Date: 18 June 2025, 14:00 – 16.30
Location: Université Toulouse Capitole
Registration fee: 100 euros.
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