Présentation
La prochaine conférence annuelle ESELS aura lieu les 19 et 20 juin 2025 à Toulouse, en France. L’événement sera organisé par l’Université Toulouse Capitole : l’une des plus anciennes universités d’Europe (fondée en 1229) et largement connue pour son engagement de longue date en faveur des études juridiques empiriques. Cela fait de Toulouse un excellent lieu pour mettre en valeur l’importance de la pensée empirique dans l’histoire et l’avenir du droit.
La conférence ESELS 2025 offrira aux juristes de toute l’Europe et d’ailleurs l’occasion de présenter leurs recherches empiriques à un public européen d’universitaires. Nous accueillons des panels préétablis, des articles complets et des résumés uniques pertinents pour les avocats européens, en utilisant des méthodes quantitatives et/ou qualitatives de divers types.
De plus, des conférenciers de renom apporteront leur éclairage sur la pertinence de la recherche empirico-juridique en Europe d’aujourd’hui et de demain, tandis que des historiens de la pensée juridique vous emmèneront aux origines de la recherche juridique empirique en Europe.
Pour les jeunes chercheurs et doctorants de l’ELS, notre prochaine conférence annuelle offre une occasion unique de partager leurs travaux en cours et de recevoir des commentaires précieux de la part de juristes et de collègues européens. Nous invitons également les chercheurs en début de carrière à soumettre des articles complets et à être nominés pour notre reconnaissance de jeunes chercheurs ESELS.
Le Congrès annuel s’ouvre officiellement le soir du 18 juin à l’hôtel de ville avec un discours historique sur l’Université Capitole.
Programme
Wednesday 18 June 2025
2.00-5.00 pm : Pre-conference workshops
(University Library)
6.00 pm : Registration desk opening
(Old faculties garden)
6.30 pm : Welcoming cocktail
(Old faculties garden)
Official Opening of ESELS conference 2025
Urška Šadl, ESELS President
& Julien Bétaille, Chair of the local organising committee
Welcome address
Hugues Kenfack, President of the Toulouse Capitole University
Mini talk on the History of the Toulouse Capitole University, from 1229 to present
Marcel Marty, Chief Librarian of the Toulouse Capitole University
8.00 pm : End
Thursday 19 June 2025
8.30 am : Registration desk opening (Lobby, Rempart building)
9.00 am : Conference kick off (Amphitheatre 2, Rempart building)
Matthieu Poumarède, Dean of the Toulouse School of Law
Julien Bétaille, Head of the local organising committee
Urška Šadl, ESELS President
9.30 am : First Keynote Session
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart building)
Topic : Legal Empiricism and Methodological Borrowings : A Historical Epistemological Perspective
Véronique Champeil-Desplats, Professor of Legal Research Methods at Paris Nanterre University, Vice President of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy
10.30 am : Coffee break
11.00 am : Parallel Session 1 – Theme : Computational Legal Methods and Big Data in Law
Panel 1.1 - Complexity, Precedent and Judicial Reasoning
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart Building)
Chair : Johan Lindholm
Complexity on Trial : the Role of Complexity in Explaining Litigation
Stein Arne Brekke, Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen, Silje Synnøve Lyder Hermansen, University of Copenhagen
Speaking With or Talking Past : Discursive Cooperation on the US Supreme Court
Michael Livermore, Jiayi Chen, Daniel Rockmore, University of Virginia
Identifying the Precedential Value of Case Law - A Machine Learning Approach
Johan Lindholm, Umeå University
Joshua Fjelstul, University of Oslo
Daniel Naurin, University of Oslo
Michal Ovadek, University College London
Providing Legal Pincite Recommendations using language representations
Henrik Palmer Olsen, University of Copenhagen
Nicolas Garneau, Laval University
Johan Lindholm, Umeå University
Ioannis Panagis, University of Copenhagen
Panel 1.2 - Quantitative case-studies on Judicial Independence
(Amphitheatre 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Rok Spruk
Judicial Behavior under Court-Curbing : Evidence from Turkey
Aylin Aydin-Cakir, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mert Moral, Sabanci University
Serkant Adıgüzel, Sabanci University
Autocratic Legalism and 'Traditional Values' : Russian Lawyers' Views on Country's Conservative Turn
Ekaterina Khodzhaeva, Nantes Institute for Advanced Studies
Timur Bochavor, European University at St. Petersburg
Hungarian Judges' Attitudes Towards the "Illiberal State"
Frans van Dijk, Utrecht University
Kamil Jonski, University of Warsaw
Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom: Advancing Judicial Independence ? An Empirical Analysis
Rok Spruk, University of Ljubljana
Nuno Garoupa, George Mason University
Panel 1.3 - Environmental rights and justice : quantitative and systematic insights
(Amphitheatre 3, Rempart Building)
Chair : James May
Public prosecutor and popular participation in environmental issues in the Coimbra district, Portugal
Isabel Cristina Nunes de Sousa, UFSCar
Maria Carolina Chaves de Sousa, University of Coimbra
Carolina de Albuquerque, UNIR
Alexandra Aragão, University of Coimbra
Marta Graça, University of Coimbra
Celso Maran de Oliveira, UFSCar
What is environmental justice ? A systematic review matrix to decipher the concept of justice in scientific literature on air pollution
Alexandra Aragao, University of Coimbra
Alexandra Monteiro, University of Aveiro
Elisabete Figueiredo, University of Aveiro, et al.
The Strengthened Role and Responsibility of European Independent Human Rights Institutions (IHRIs) to Access Climate Justice : Possibilities and Challenges
Agnes Lux, ELTE University
Environmental Rights & Outcomes
James May, Washburn University
Panel 1.4 - Firm behaviour
(Room Cours 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Martin Gelter
Judicial efficiency, transaction costs and the Propensity to Patent ? Some Firm-Level Evidence
Mitja Kovac, Rok Spruk, University of Ljubljana School of Economics and Business
The long-term incentives in executive remuneration in Belgium, France and the Netherlands
Theo Monnens, Tom Vos, University of Antwerp
What do ESG measures measure ?
Stavros Gadinis, University of California, Berkeley
Robert Bishop, Duke Law School
Choice of Board Models in Europe : What Explains Firm Behaviour ?
Mathias Siems, European University Institute
Martin Gelter, Fordham University
Panel 1.5 - Criminal Sentencing
(Room Cours 2, Rempart Building, first floor)
Chair : Jose Pina-Sánchez
The Ripple Effect of Judicial Harshness
Michal Šoltés, Charles University
Jakub Drápal, Charles University
Jan de Keijser, Leiden University
Sigrid van Wingerden, Leiden University
Rethinking Sentencing Research : Scoping Literature Review, Upgraded
Mojca Plesnicar, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana
The Head Prosecutor : Puppet Master of Prosecutorial Sentencing ?
Alena McClure, Charles University
What is the external validity of sentencing research ? A multi-level meta-analysis of race and gender disparities
Jose Pina-Sánchez, University of Leeds
Ian Brunton-Smith, University of Surrey
12.30 am : Lunch
2.00 pm : Parallel Session 2 – Theme : Computational Legal Methods and Big Data in Law
Panel 2.1 - AI and Empirical Legal Studies in Governance and Policy
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart Building)
Chair : Qin Ma
Rethinking Sentencing Research : Scoping Literature Review, Upgraded
Mojca Plesnicar, Dean Lipovac (University of Ljubljana)
Mining EU Consultations Through AI
Fabiana Di Porto, University of Rome Unitelma Sapienza
Nicoletta Rangone, LUMSA University of Rome
Maurizio Naldi, LUMSA University of Rome
Paolo Fantozzi, LUMSA University of Rome
How Much and Why ? Explainable AI-Powered Prediction of Child Support Rulings
Maciej Switała, University of Warsaw
AI-Assisted Judicial Decision-Making : An Empirical and Comparative Analysis
Qin Ma, European University Institute
Panel 2.2 - Systematic case-law approaches to the German Federal Court
(Room Cours 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Anne-Kathrin Haag
Introducing Corpora of Judgments for the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) in Criminal Matters (1950-1999, 2020-2024) and Civil Matters (2000-2024)
Sean Fobbe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Tilko Swalve, Leiden University
Proportionalities Empire ? A Legal Corpus Studies approach to the case law of the German Federal Constitutional Court
Bent Stohlmann, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Kilian Lüders, Universität Regensburg
The changing concept of fundamental rights interference - Empirical evidence from the German Federal Constitutional Court
Kilian Lüders, Universität Regensburg
The use of caselaw and literature in court decisions - An evaluation on the example of the corporate law practice of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH)
Stefanie Jung, Technical University of Munich
Anne-Kathrin Haag, Technical University of Munich
Panel 2.3 - Biodiversity and sustainable behavior : mixed approaches
(Room Cours 2, Rempart Building, first floor)
Chair : Sofia de Jong
Individual-Based Value Assessment of Biodiversity in Permitting and Sanctioning Decisions: A Best-Worst Scaling Survey on Gravity Criteria
Axelle Francx, KU Leuven
Sandra Rousseau, KU Leuven
The importance of the mitigation hierarchy on biodiversity impact assessment
Sharleen Quarem, KU Leuven/UHasselt
Promoting sustainable corporate behaviour - Understanding how directors' liability shapes sustainable corporate behaviour
Sofia de Jong, Leiden University
Panel 2.4 - Qualitative methods : interviews and life narratives
(Amphitheatre 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Valéria Kiss
Everyday life narratives of rule of law in Hungary
Fruzsina Rozina Tóth, Eötvös Loránd University
Critical Methodologies in Disability Studies : Narrative Life History and Institutional Observations in Social Services Analysis
Katalin Lenke Zsille, Eötvös Loránd University
On the concept of legal relevance in case-law : Interviews with judges
Vlada Druta, University of Lausanne
'I always envied their freedom' : women in the notariat in Hungary : past and present
Valéria Kiss, Eötvös Loránd University
Fruzsina Rozina Tóth, Eötvös Loránd University
Ágnes Gyursánszky, Eötvös Loránd University
Fruzsina Gulya, Eötvös Loránd University
Panel 2.5 - AI, Experiments and Game-theory in studying the Law
(Amphitheatre 3, Rempart Building)
Chair : Fernando Miró-Llinares
Behavioral self-management : Strategic Norm-Shifting to Reduce the Demands of Fairness Norms
Stephan Tontrup, New York University
Wolfgang Gaissmaier, University of Konstanz
Decoding Reasonableness : Personal Beliefs or Social Norms ?
Monika Leszczynska, Texas A&M School of Law
Moral Outsourcing to AI : Delegating Ethical Decisions to Reduce Moral Costs
Stephan Tontrup, New York University
Cristopher Sprigman, New York University
Social Acceptance of AI in judicial and penitentiary decision-making : an experimental analysis
Fernando Miró-Llinares, Crímina Research Centre. Miguel Hernández University
Sandra Pérez Domínguez, CRÍMINA Research Centre. Miguel Hernández University
Ana Belén Gómez-Bellvís, CRÍMINA Research Centre. Miguel Hernández University
3.30 pm : Coffee break
4.00 pm : Parallel Session 3 – Theme : Computational Legal Methods and Big Data in Law
Panel 3.1 - AI in Legal Interpretation and Access to Justice
(Amphitheatre 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Jeremy McClane
Recognizing Authorship in Legal Texts : An Empirical Study on AI vs. Human-Written Legal Documents
Roman Uliasz, Rzeszów University
Aleksandra Nowak-Gruca, Krakow University of Economics
Generating Legal Problems for Access to Justice : Exploring the Use of LLMs
Lyra Hoeben-Kuil, Maastricht University
Text and Context : Tracing the Evolution of Language in Loan Contracts
Jeremy McClane, University of Illinois College of Law
Panel 3.2 - Constitutions, the Rule of Law and Economic Consequences
(Room Cours 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska
Economic consequences of respecting and violating constitutions revisited : using a new set of indicators
Tymoteusz Metrak, University of Warsaw
Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, University of Warsaw
Anna Lewczuk, University of Warsaw
Democracy Premium - A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Effects of Democratic Choice in China and Germany
Stephan Tontrup, New York University
Wolfgang Gaissmaier, University of Konstanz
Empirical Study on Constitutional Entrenchment : a Framework Proposal
Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, University of Warsaw
Non-compliance with constitutions in post-socialist countries - with or without economic consequences ?
Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, University of Warsaw
Panel 3.3 - Criminal law : quantitative approaches
(Amphitheatre 3, Rempart Building)
Chair : Pieter Desmet
Should the Fine Fit the Crime, the Criminal, or Both ? The Perception of Fairness of Fixed vs. Income-Dependent Fines
Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Leiden University
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt : Ordinary Peoples' Views of an Extraordinary Concept
Mandeep Kaur Dhami, Middlesex University London
Samantha Lundrigan, Anglia Ruskin University
Admissibility of expert forensic witnesses : survey of legal professionals and laypeople
Mahensingh Deonaran (Middlesex University
Naughty Until Sanction Clause Comes to Town : How Competition Shapes Deterrence
Pieter Desmet (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Panel 3.4 - Epistemology and the empirical turn in law
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart Building)
Chair : Camille Bordere
How should we study the (alleged) empirical turn in legal scholarship ?
Jakob v. H. Holtermann, University of Copenhagen
The Epistemological Landscape of International Law Scholarship
Nicholas Haagensen, University of Copenhagen
'Do judges behave' : the purpose of ELS in studying the normativity of judicial reasoning
Fouad Saleh, European University Institute
"I can't go on, I'll go on" Bricolage as a Lesser yet Sufficient Form of Empirical Legal Research : Lessons from France
Camille Bordère, Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne
Panel 3.5 - Access to Justice, Legislation & Litigation : Quantitative Studies
(Room Cours 2, Rempart Building, first floor)
Chair : Luciana Morilas
To Negotiate or to Litigate : Utilizing Coase
Magdalena Habdas, University of Silesia
Jan Konowalczuch, Krakow University
Mariusz Fras, University of Silesia
Against the Drafter
Farshad Ghodoosi, California State University
Tal Kastner, Rutgers Law School
How the General Public Familiarize with Legislation ? The Evidence from the "Polish Deal" Tax Reform
Kamil Jonski, University of Warsaw
The Price of Justice : measuring litigation costs
Luciana Morilas, University of São Paulo
5.30 pm : Cold drinks break
5.30 pm : Poster Session
(Lobby, Rempart Building)
Biographic methods in socio-legal research
Valéria Kiss, Eötvös Loránd University)
Equal Treatment in Hungary, 2005-2025
Valéria Kiss, Eötvös Loránd University
Failure as a learning opportunity. On Attempts to Empirically Study and Diagnose Hate Crime in Poland
Katarzyna Witkowska-Rozpara, Barbara Błonska, University of Warsaw, Center for Criminological Analysis
Consumer Responses to Carbon-Neutral Product Labels : Insights from a Field Experiment in the Netherlands and Implications for the Proposed European 'Green Claims' Directive
Tabea Krauss & Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko (Erasmus University Rotterdam
Charting the judicial interpretation of employer and employee responsibility for the prevention and mitigation of psychosocial workload - A systematic analysis of Dutch case law
Merel Cornax & Lisette Velema, Leiden University
Governance in the EU tax havens blacklist : the power of unofficial actors
Federica Casano, Leeds University
Tracking Legal Change through Dynamic Hypergraphs
Hiroki Matsumoto, Haruka Ezoe, Ryohei Hisano, University of Tokyo
6.00 pm : Second Keynote Session
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart building)
Le tournant empirique et la révolution de la crédibilité - The Empirical Turn and the Credibility Revolution : Lessons from Economics Over the Past Decades
Jean Tirole
Jean Tirole is the Honorary Chairman of the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), a founding member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), and affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he holds a visiting professor position. He has delivered over one hundred distinguished lectures and authored nearly two hundred articles in economics and finance, in addition to 13 books. Among his many accolades, he was awarded the 2014 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
7.30 pm : Conference Dinner (Turbine Restaurant)
8.00 pm : Young scholar recognition & Poster Prize
Friday 20 June 2025
9.00 am : Welcome desk opening
9.30 am : Parallel Session 4 – Theme : Computational Legal Methods and Big Data in Law
Panel 4.1 - The Fairness of AI Adjudication and Governance
(Amphitheatre 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Pascal Langenbach
Mitigating the judicial human-AI fairness gap
Yoan Hermstrüwer, University of Zurich
Algorithmic Explanations in the Field
Arian Henning, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Administrative Law's Response to Algorithmic Governance in Taxation
Hemn Hamad Ameen, Soran University
Bridging the Human-AI Fairness Gap : How Providing Reasons Enhances the Perceived Fairness of Public Decision-Making
Pascal Langenbach, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Panel 4.2 - Textual studies on CJEU case-law
(Room Cours 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Marie-José Garot
What's Going On : Mapping National Courts' Justifications for Non-Referral to the CJEU
Isak Nilsson, Umeå University
From nuance to divergence. Selective transmission in EU legal translation as a linguistic challenge to uniformity
Eliza Chojecka, University of Warsaw
The crystallization of the feared cumulative interpretative approach : a systematic case-study of 2023's preliminary judgements of the Court of Justice
Lou Vanbeselaere, Ghent University
Judicial Divergence in EU Sanctions Enforcement : A Comparative Empirical Analysis of National and CJEU Case Law
Aise Gul Akkoyun, University of Westminster
Preliminary references on validity, national courts and Foto-Frost : from theory to practice
Marie-José Garot, IE University
Panel 4.3 - Quantitative approaches to Armed Conflicts and the Law
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart Building)
Chair : Catrien Bijleveld
The Human-AI Interaction : A vignette study to explore the influence of cognitive biases involving the use of AI-DSS in armed conflicts
Emilie Andersin, Leiden University
Non-State Armed Group Amends for Civilian Casualties
Jennifer Robbennolt, University of Illinois
Lesley Wexler, University of Illinois
Intergenerational Transmission on Punitive Attitudes Toward Atrocity Crimes : The Role of Rank, Apology, and Trial Location in Post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mirza Buljubašic, University of Sarajevo
Catrien Bijleveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Barbora Holá, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Panel 4.4 - Individuals, families and institutions : Mixed Approaches
(Room Cours 2, Rempart Building, first floor)
Chair : Michal Shur-Ofry
Everyday legal problems, trust in authorities and the impact of socioeconomic factors
Yaira Obstbaum, University of Helsinki
Child-friendly lawyers : lawyers in the books versus lawyers in action
Esther Podbevšek (Radboud University
Scaling Ostrom : Diffusion Patterns of Institutions for Collective Action
Michal Shur-Ofry, Hebrew University
Ofer Malcai, Hebrew University
Noa Dadon Raveh, Hebrew University
Panel 4.5 - Information, the Law and Market Behaviour
(Amphitheatre 3, Rempart Building)
Chair : Eve Ernst
Consumer Information Behaviour in Retail Financial Markets : Challenges and Policy Implications
Antoni Mut-Piña, Leiden University
Empirical Challenges to Transparency : Measuring Algorithmic Information Asymmetry in EU Consumer Markets
Aziz Yassin Aziz, Université Grenoble Alpes
The role of Non-Financial Information mandates in mitigating greenwashing : A European perspective
Eve Ernst, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
11.00 am : Coffee break
11.30 am : Third Keynote Session
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart building)
Topic : Competition Law and Digital Regulations : From European Design to Global Implementation
Katerina Linos, Irving G. and Eleanor D. Tragen Professor of International Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
12.30 am : Lunch
1.00 pm : ESELS General Assembly
(Room 1, Rempart building)
2.00 pm : Parallel Session 5 – Theme : Computational Legal Methods and Big Data in Law
Panel 5.1 - Personal data protection, Personality Rights & Privacy
(Amphitheatre 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Alexander Egberts
Running on Data : Exploring the App Store Governance of Health and Fitness Apps
Julia Krämer, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Consent or Pay ? An Empirical Analysis of Voluntary Consent under the GDPR and the DMA
Luca Spaltenberger, ETH Zurich
Stefan Bechtold, ETH Zurich
Unveiling the Bond Between Artists and Their Work : the personality-rights theory of copyright law
Margaritha Windisch, ETH Zurich
Privacy Preference and Cookie "Choice" : Is Design more Important than What You Want ?
Alexander Egberts, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Julia Krämer, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Panel 5.2 - Insights into the evolving landscape of European human rights protection
(Amphitheatre 3, Rempart Building)
Chair: Zuzanna Godzimirska
How did the 2015 refugee "crisis" impact the ECtHR case law on Article 3 asylum-seeker cases ?
Nurbanu Hayir
Discussant : Mitali Agrawal
A quantitative and legal doctrinal approach to the flexibility of European consensus in cases on the rights and freedoms of minority groups in the ECtHR
Sidsel Engmann Juul, University of Copenhagen
Discussant : Nurbanu Hayir
Understanding the influence of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s Legal Interventions at the ECtHR
Mitali Agrawal, University of Copenhagen
Discussant : Zuzanna Godzimirska
At the Margins : Poverty at the European Court of Human Rights
Zuzanna Godzimirska
Discussant : Sidsel Engmann Juul
Panel 5.3 - Timely debates in EU Law
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart Building)
Chair : Dion Kramer
The EU, Cities and multilevel legal framework sustainable development
Miha Marcenko, University of Ljubljana
In search of 'legislative inflation' : EU agricultural law case
Mikołaj Ryskiewicz, University of Warsaw
From the Polish to Foreign Land(s) ? Posting of Workers from Poland: Case Studies on Legal, Economic and Social Challenges in the EU
Monika Szaraniec, Krakow University of Economics
Marcin Kiełbasa, Krakow University of Economics
Regulatory chill internal market : the domestic politics of inaction in response to EU law
Dion Kramer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Panel 5.4 - Studying and experiencing the law
(Room Cours 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Nina Holvast
"In law we trust but..." : How do students and activists regard the role of the law in climate activism ?
Marta Graça, University of Coimbra
Alexandra Aragão, University of Coimbra
Dulce Lopes, University of Coimbra
Giedre Straksiene, Kleipeda University
Do Students Have the Same Legal Concerns as the Judges ? Research Design for An Experimental Study
Serkan Yolcu, Bilkent University
Communicating legal research : Looking into the experiences of law researchers
Marta Graça, University of Coimbra
Marcelly Gullo, University of Coimbra
Niedja Santos, University of Coimbra
Law students' legal (role)models : imagination and identification
Nina Holvast, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Willem-Jan Kortleven, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Panel 5.5 - Banking, Contracts and the Law : Quantitative Insights
(Room Cours 2, Rempart Building, first floor)
Chair : Carlijn van der Hek
Fixed Pay, Fixed Problems ? Rethinking Supervisory Remuneration in EU Banks
Ioan Sumandea, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
Between Consistency and Discretion : National Practices of Setting Capital Requirements
Sjur Swensen Ellingsæter, BI Norwegian Business School
Katarzyna Parchimowicz, University of Wroclaw
Joeri De Smet, Maastricht University
Rebecca Söderström, Uppsala University
Defensive Contract Language
Adam Badawi, UC Berkely
George Batta, Claremont McKenna
Text and Context : tracing the evolution of language in loan contracts
Jeremy McClane, University of Illinois College of Law
A thematic analysis of risk reporting practices by board members of listed companies
Carlijn van der Hek, Leiden University
3.30 pm : Ice Cream & Drinks
4.00 pm : Parallel Session 6 - Computational Legal Methods and Big Data in Law
Panel 6.1 - Quantitative approaches to international courts and organizations
(Amphitheatre 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Anouk Lamé
Living Instrument Doctrine in the ECtHR : A Matched Sample Quantitative Analysis
Zhivko Taushanov, University of Zurich
Words of Power : Introducing a Comprehensive Corpus of UN Security Council Resolutions
Sean Fobbe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lorenzo Gasbarri, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Niccolo Ridi, King's College London
Contested Courts : Survival Analysis and patterns of Survival and Failure
Sarah Lee, KU Leuven
Domestic translation of European human rights: following irregular migrants' claims in French lower courts
Anouk Lamé, University of Copenhagen
Panel 6.2 - ESELS Presidential Panel
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart Building)
Chair : Catrien Bijleveld
Has Political Science Discovered EU Law ?
Daniel Naurin, University of Oslo
Can quantitative measures of CJEU case outcomes shed light on doctrinal developments ?
Andreas Hofmann, Leiden University
At the disciplinary border : on the ethics of conducting qualitative empirical research as a legal academic
Dion Kramer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The qualitative pull of lawyers and the changing nature of EU legal scholarship
Gareth Davies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Two Out of Three : Aim, Method, Epistemology
Urska Sadl, University of Copenhagen
Panel 6.3 - Competition Law in the EU : Systematic Textual Approaches
(Room Cours 1, Rempart Building)
Chair : Or Brook
Access to Justice in Competition Law : Litigation
Claudio Lombardi, University of Aberdeen
Quashed Fines and Judicial Pushback : Is Spanish Competition Authority Getting It Wrong-or Right ?
Francisco Marcos, IE University
How does the Digital Market Act comply with Art 102 TFEU ?
Qian Li, Gijs van Dijck, Konrad Kollnig, Maastricht University
Where is EU Law ? An empirical study of EU competition law enforcement by national courts
Or Brook, University of Leeds
Barry Rodger, Strathclyde University
Panel 6.4 - The Future of the Aging European Society : Qualitative Insights
(Amphitheatre 3, Rempart Building)
Chair : Henna Nikumaa
Using Empirical Research to Develop a Legal Reform Proposal: Towards a new balance in empowerment and protection of the elderly
Freya Augusteijn, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rieneke Stelma-Roorda, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Femke de Kievit, Utrecht University
Supporting and representing older adults in healthcare and financial decision-making : Experiences of Informal Caregivers in the Netherlands
Roos Nieuwboer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Realization of rights of older gay and lesbian people in Finland
Kaijus Ervasti, University of Eastern Finland
Remember the Future - Ethics and Interview Techniques in Research of People with Dementia
Henna Nikumaa, University of Eastern Finland
Panel 6.5 - Quantitative Studies on Mediation & Arbitration
(Room Cours 2, Rempart Building, first floor)
Chair : Fabien Tarissan
Securities Regulation Through Arbitration
Jeremy McClane, University of Illinois College of Law
Court-Annexed Mediation and Case Disposition : Evidence from 380,000 Civil and Commercial Lawsuits
Peter Grajzl, Washington and Lee University
Jaka Cepec, University of Ljubljana
Barbara Mörec, University of Ljubljana
Explaining Damages Valuation : How Counsel and Experts Leverage Arbitrators' Knowledge Gaps in Investment Arbitration
Tobias Traxler, National University of Singapore
Leveraging the Choquet Integral for Analyzing Court Decisions in Divorce Cases
Fabien Tarissan, CNRS & ENS Paris-Saclay
Margot Hérin, LIP6, Sorbonne Université
Patrice Pernuy, LIP6, Sorbonne Université
Isabelle Sayn, CNRS & Centre Max Weber
5.30 pm : Closing Ceremony
(Amphitheatre 2, Rempart building)
All coffee breaks and lunch breaks take place at Lobby, Rempart building
Prix de la conférence Toulouse 2025 (billet dîner conférence non inclus)
Membres ESELS
Early bird & Doctorant : 75 euros
Lève-tôt : 100 euros
Régulier : 200 euros
Non-membres
Early bird & Doctorant : 175 euros
Inscription anticipée : 225 euros
Tarif normal : 325 euros
Registration to the conference : https://esels.eu/registration-form-esels-toulouse-2025/
Conférence ESELS organisée par l’Université Toulouse Capitole
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