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SUMMARY:Methods in Legal Discipline: Post-Doctoral Insights Across Research Fields
DESCRIPTION:The workshop features post-doctoral researchers who will present the methods underpinning their research across legal fields.\n\nAbstract\n\nThe workshop “Methods in Legal Discipline: Post-Doctoral Insights Across Research Fields” brings together post-doctoral researchers from the Department of Law at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the University of Luxembourg to reflect on the methodological foundations of their research across diverse areas of law.\n\nThe workshop aims to foster dialogue on methodological choices, challenges, and innovations in contemporary legal scholarship. Open to professors, PhD candidates, and researchers from the University of Luxembourg and beyond, it provides a platform to exchange best practices, compare perspectives across legal fields, and strengthen the collective understanding of how legal research is designed and conducted.\n\nLanguage\n\nEnglish.\n\nThis is a free hybrid event. Registration is mandatory.\n\nIntroducing the speakers\n\nProgramme\n\nMonday, 8 December 2025\n\n13.30 - 13.45\n\nWelcome address\n\nFull Professor Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economy and Finance, University of Luxembourg\n\nAssociate Professor Martin Stierle, Chair of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Law, Economy and Finance, University of Luxembourg\n\n13.45 - 14.15\n\nKeynote speech\n\nProfessor Emeritus Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz, European University Institute\n\n14.15 - 14.30\n\nDiscussion\n\nModeration: Dr. Tamar Khuchua & Dr. Salomé Lannier, University of Luxembourg\n\n14.30 - 16.15\n\nPanel I: Comparing and working across legal analytical frameworks\n\nChair: Associate Professor Niovi Vavoula, Chair in Cyber Policy, University of Luxembourg\n\nComparing What Counts – A Functional Framework for Doctrinal Analysis Across Europe and Beyond\n\nDr. Lorenzo Bernardini, University of Luxembourg\n\nResearching Across Borders: Advantages and Methodologies of Comparative Legal Research\n\nDr. Ashlee Beazley, KU Leuven & University of Luxembourg\n\nOf the Challenges Faced in the Conduct of International Legal Research\n\nDr. Léo Gargne, University of Luxembourg\n\nDiscussion and questions\n\nCommentator: Full Professor Vincent Forray, Sciences Po Paris\n\n16.15 - 18.15\n\nPanel II: Making sense of evolving technologies across legal disciplines\n\nChair: Full Professor Johan Van Der Walt, University of Luxembourg\n\nThe Law of the Jockey: Is There Anything Beyond Law and Tech?\n\nDr. Marco Almada, University of Luxembourg\n\nLabour Law and Technology: Rethinking Methods in the Digital Age\n\nDr. Nastazja Potocka-Sionek, University of Luxembourg\n\nDiscussion and questions\n\nCommentator: Research Professor Gloria González Fuster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel\n\nTechnology-Sensitive Approaches to Intellectual Property Law Research\n\nDr. Tamar Khuchua, University of Luxembourg\n\nSearching Identity Through Method: Law & Tech from a Criminal Law Perspective\n\nDr. Beatrice Panattoni, University of Luxembourg\n\nFrescoes of Law and Technology: Critical Reflections on Layers, Durability, and Perspectives\n\nDr. Sumeyye Elif Biber, University of Luxembourg\n\nDiscussion and questions\n\nCommentator: Full Professor Ryan Calo, University of Washington (online)\n\nTuesday, 9 December 2025\n\n08.30 - 09.15\n\nArrival and breakfast buffet\n\n09.15 - 11.00\n\nPanel III: Rethinking desk-based research: from written law to empirical analyses\n\nChair: Associate Professor Stanislaw Tosza, University of Luxembourg\n\nThe Challenges of Doing Quantitative Empirical Research in the field of EU Civil Judicial Cooperation\n\nDr. Carlos Santalo Goris, University of Luxembourg\n\nThe case for an Evidence-Based Approach in European Private Law\n\nDr. Felix Pflücke, University of Luxembourg\n\nDiscussion and questions\n\nCommentator: Assistant Professor Elena Alina Ontanu, University of Tilburg\n\nWhat Are the Judges Actually Doing? From Individual Perspectives to Empirical Overviews Towards Evidence-based Policies\n\nDr. Salomé Lannier, University of Luxembourg\n\nDisrupting a Monolithic Legal Science: Methodological Pluralism for Complex Legal Realities\n\nDr. Felipe Costa Lima, University of Luxembourg\n\nDiscussion\n\nCommentator: Associate Professor Mojca M. Plesničar, Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law Ljubljana\n\n11.00 - 11.30\n\nBreak\n\n11.15 - 12.45\n\nPanel IV: Researching law in international context Shedding light on public policies through legal research\n\nChair: Senior Professor Mahulena Hofmann, University of Luxembourg\n\nAddressing the Unknown: Shedding Light on Legal Research through Public Policies\n\nDr. Gabrielle Leterre, University of Luxembourg\n\nWhen Legal Research Leaves the Library: Engaging Policy, Practice, and the Public\n\nDr. Oleksiy Kononov, University of Luxembourg\n\nDiscussion and questions\n\nCommentator: Full Professor Oana Stefan, Kings College London\n\n12.45 - 13.00\n\nClosing remarks\n\nFull Professor Dirk Zetzsche, Head of the Department of Law & ADA Chair in Financial Law and Inclusive Finance, University of Luxembourg\n\nDr. Salomé Lannier, University of Luxembourg\n\nDr. Tamar Khuchua, University of Luxembourg\n\nLocation: https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/weicker-building/\nRead more: https://www.uni.lu/fdef-en/events/methods-in-legal-discipline-post-doctoral-insights-across-research-fields/
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