ELS Kick-off Event 2025: Call for Abstracts now open!

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ELS Academy Kick-Off Event – The Normative-Empirical divide in Empirical Legal Research: Obstacles and opportunities – Abstracts

The ELS Academy is pleased to announce the Kick-Off Event for the academic year 2025–2026 on Friday 26 September at the Vrije Universiteit (Main building, Room Aurora). This event aims to inspire and support PhD candidates and scholars engaged in Empirical Legal Studies (ELS), with a focused exploration of the complex relationship between normative legal theory and empirical research methods.

For more information, see ELS Academy Kick-off Event Friday 26 September 2025 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

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