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.
2022
Journal Articles
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.
2021
Journal Articles
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.
Books
Inleiding empirische rechtswetenschap Book
Boom juridisch, 2021, ISBN: 9789462908550.
Book Chapters
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.
In: Conflictoplossing: het domein van rechters?, Chapter 12, pp. 279-301, Wolters Kluwer, 2021, ISBN: 9789013165340.
2020
Journal Articles
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.
Books
Empirical Legal Research. A Primer Book
Edward Elgar, 2020, ISBN: 9781789907209.
2018
Journal Articles
In: Law & Society Review, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 234-268, 2018.