Elche 20-21 June 2024
European Studies in Empirical Comparative Law
This keynote discusses the possibilities and challenges of European scholarship on empirical comparative law, that is, research at the intersection of empirical and comparative law studies.
It shows that, while empirical legal studies in Europe lag behind developments in the US, empirical comparative law has already achieved some prominence in Europe. Based on content analysis of law journals and working papers, it provides descriptive data on the transatlantic divide in empirical legal studies and comparative law, as well as on the use of empirical comparative law. In conclusion, empirical comparative law should become an important element of empirical legal studies in Europe, although some hurdles still need to be overcome.
Are you interested in attending the keynote by Mathias Siems during our Annual Conference? Please register on our website.
Toulouse 10-18 June 2024
Summer School Artificial Intelligence & Quantitative Methods for Empirical Legal Studies
Aimed at legal scholars and Phd students in law, its objective is to give them the ability to develop an empirical research project in the field of law. The summer school provides accessible training in empirical legal research methods, taught by two internationally renowned researchers: the lessons will be taught in pairs by Prof. Arthur Dyevre (KU Leuven University, Belgium) and Prof. Gijs van Dijck (Maastricht University, Netherlands).
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ESELS Annual Conference
Conference Program Elche 2024
The European Society for Empirical Legal Studies proudly presents its preliminary program for the upcoming annual Conference in the beautiful city of Elche, hosted by the Universidad Miguel Hernández, 20-21 June 2024.
Commencing with a welcome reception on Wednesday 19 June at 18:00, the Conference provides a unique setting to learn about the state-of-the-art of empirical legal studies in Europe, with over 100 presentations from international and European empirical legal scholars, as well as the opportunity to attend keynotes by internationally renowned scholars in the field (see here).
All taking place in the city of Elche, located in the beautiful Costa Blanca of the province of Alicante, having an impressive historical heritage, a unique natural environment and a rich culture.
To see our Conference program, please click here: ESELS programme Conference Elche 2024.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Elche!
February 2024
ESELS Newsletter
Welcome to the ESELS bi-annual newsletter
As of 2024, the European Society for Empirical Legal Studies publishes its
newsletter twice a year. The aim is to inform ESELS members about the
Society’s activities and conferences as well as highlight the work of ESELS
members.
In this first edition, we introduce a new candidate for at-large board member
and a candidate for ESELS President. We also highlight the launch of the
European Journal for Empirical Legal Studies and look forward to the ESELS 2024 Annual
Conference in Elche.
Finally, Julien Bétaille (Associate Professor, Toulouse
Capitole University Law School and Member of the Institut universitaire de
France) sheds a light on the critical role of empirical research in
environmental law.
Happy reading!
ESELS Conference Elche 20-21 June 2024: Call for abstracts
For the ESELS conference in Elche on 20-21 June 2024 structured abstracts can from now on be submitted on the ESELS conference page.