Through the sector plan for law, the Netherlands invests in innovative empirical legal research and academic talent. At the various law schools, new research groups have been created in which legal scholars often collaborate with social scientists and do interdisciplinary research. Researchers from Leiden University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Groningen, Utrecht University, and VU Amsterdam are collaboratively shaping and strengthening the expanding national and international research agenda on empirical legal studies.

Research within this legal science theme is diverse, both in terms of topics and the empirical research methodology that is used. At the heart of our research is the empirical examination of legally relevant questions. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, we do research on law in action and examine what works. Empirical research on the functioning and the effects of law in practice offers fundamental insights into (behavioral) assumptions underlying various laws and regulations and it can contribute to achieving the goals of the legislator.

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2022

Journal Articles

van Dongen, Emanuel; Raaijmakers, Steven

The Development of Moral Reasoning in the Law Curriculum - An Exploration of Various Teaching Activities Journal Article

In: Law and Method, vol. March, pp. 1-16, 2022.

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2021

Journal Articles

Bekker, Sonja

Hardening and softening of country-specific recommendations in the European Semester Journal Article

In: West European Politics, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 114-133, 2021.

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Books

van den Bos, Kees

Inleiding empirische rechtswetenschap Book

Boom juridisch, 2021, ISBN: 9789462908550.

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Book Chapters

Giesen, Ivo; van Dongen, Emanuel

Over het "normaal maatschappelijke risico" of "normale bedrijfsrisico" bij schade door politie-invallen Book Chapter

In: L. Dalhuisen E.R. de Jong, T. Bouwman & I. Giesen (Ed.): pp. 115-132, Boom juridisch, 2021, ISBN: 9789462909939.

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van Eijken, Hanneke; Terlouw, Ashley

Behoort conflictoplossing in het vreemdelingenrecht per definitie tot domein van de rechter? Een inventarisatie van alternatieve vormen van conflictoplossing in het vreemdelingenrecht Book Chapter

In: Conflictoplossing: het domein van rechters?, Chapter 12, pp. 279-301, Wolters Kluwer, 2021, ISBN: 9789013165340.

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2020

Journal Articles

Ansems, Lisa F. M.; Bos, Kees; Mak, Elaine

Speaking of Justice: A Qualitative Interview Study on Perceived Procedural Justice Among Defendants in Dutch Criminal Cases Journal Article

In: Law & Society Review, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 643-679, 2020.

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Books

van den Bos, Kees

Empirical Legal Research. A Primer Book

Edward Elgar, 2020, ISBN: 9781789907209.

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2018

Journal Articles

Grootelaar, Hilke A. M.; Bos, Kees

How Litigants in Dutch Courtrooms Come to Trust Judges: The Role of Perceived Procedural Justice, Outcome Favorability, and Other Sociolegal Moderators Journal Article

In: Law & Society Review, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 234-268, 2018.

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