December 11, 2020
Inspirerend en interactief eindejaarsseminar Empirical Legal Studies
Learn more about the application of empirical research methods in legal science (in Dutch)
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February 5, 2021
Conference of the Dutch Platform for Empirical Legal Studies (ELS) for starting ELS researchers
Learn how to conduct ELS research and discuss papers of your peers
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March 12, 2021
The first cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the first cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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May 7, 2021
The second cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the second cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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September 1, 2021
ERI-workshop on conducting interviews I: preparing interviews
Attend the first session of workshops on interviews
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October 1, 2021
Student conference ’empirical-legal research and private law’
Know more about the use of empirical methods in private law research
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October 21, 2021
The third cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the third cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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October 29, 2021 00:00
Seminar on quantative and qualitative analysis of case law
Learn how to apply quantitative and qualitatively methods for the study of case law
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November 11, 2021 00:00
Workshop on the collection of data via interviews
Learn how to conduct interviews for empirical legal research
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January 19, 2022 16:00
Seminar on how ‘non-traditional’ families combine their work and care responsibilities
Discuss the new paper with the colleague from the Tilburg Law School
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February 21, 2022 00:00
Workshop Ucall &ERI: Comprehensive no-fault compensation systems
Attend a lecture on comprehensive no-fault compensation systems
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March 4, 2022
The fourth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the fourth cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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March 9, 2022 00:00
Workshop on conducting interviews III: Analysing interview data – Daan van Uhm and Pauline Jacobs
Learn how to analyse interview data
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March 10, 2022
VSR & ELS PhD School 2022
Attend a PhD school organised in collaboration between VSR & ELS Academy
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March 29, 2022 00:00
Workshop Georgina Kuipers: ‘Beschadigd vertrouwen’
Attend a lecture on governments’ confidence building policy
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April 20, 2022 00:00
ERI Seminar: ‘Europe’s Nature Governance Revolution: Environmental Democracy in Action?’
Learn how environmental regulations developed over time in the EU
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May 20, 2022
The fifth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the fifth cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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June 1, 2022 00:00
ERI Seminar: ‘The Flexibility Paradox’
Attend the presentation of a new book
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June 8, 2022
First Sector Plan PhD day
Attend the meeting for PhDs
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June 30, 2022 00:00
Hybrid Workshop “On the Crossroads of Law and Economics: Experimental Approaches”
Learn how to apply experiments for empirical studies of law
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September 16, 2022
The sixth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the sixth cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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September 30, 2022
Student conference ‘Empirical legal research and private law’
Know more about the student conference on ELS and private law
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October 7, 2022 00:00
ERI Lunch seminar on ‘search strategies’
Learn how to overcome big challenges in empirical legal research
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November 2, 2022 00:00
Assessing Risk of Discrimination in Social Security Fraud Detection: An Analysis of the Dutch Child Care Benefits Scandal’
Attend a lecture on the risks of using algoritms in decision-making
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November 25, 2022
The seventh cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the seventh cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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January 23, 2023
Second Sector Plan PhD day
Attend the meeting for PhDs
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January 24, 2023 00:00
Seminar: ‘How to further (semi-) automate Legal Research?’
Learn how legal research could be automated
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February 17, 2023
The eighth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the eighth cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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March 22, 2023 14:00
At the Crossroads of Experimental Law and Economics Workshop
Discuss novel papers on Law and Economics
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March 23, 2023
Interviewing methodology Q&A: Julie Fraser and Sonja Bekker
Discuss your questions on research methodology
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March 23, 2023 00:00
Interviewing methodology Q&A: Julie Fraser and Sonja Bekker
Ask questions about interviewing as a research method
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April 20, 2023
Seminar on Text Analysis
Learn how to qualitative analyse case law
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April 20, 2023
Seminar on Text analysis
Learn how to use text analysis for legal research
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May 1, 2023 13:30
SPSS workshop ELS@Leiden
Learn how to use SPSS for statistical analysis
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May 2, 2023 14:00
Bonus ELS lab meeting: A Case Study on Social Safety
Yvonne Erkens will present her case study on social safety as part of a review assignment for a university.
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May 30, 2023
The ninth cycle of the ELS Lab @Leiden Meetings
Attend the ninth cycle of the Empirical Legal Studies Lab @Leiden sessions
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May 31, 2023
Third Sector Plan PhD day
Attend the meeting for PhDs
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June 14, 2023
LTC Lunchbyte on Empiricism in Legal Education
Discuss how to integrate empirical insights into legal education
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June 15, 2023
Early Career Empirical Legal Researchers Day 2023
Present and discuss your paper
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June 19, 2023
Master classes Causal Questions in Public Law
Explore how to use empirical methods for constitutional and administrative law research
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July 4, 2023
VSR & ELS PhD School 2023
Attend a PhD school organised in collaboration between VSR & ELS Academy
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August 24, 2023 14:00
Inspiration sessions ‘Empirics and legal education’
Learn how to integrate ELS in your legal teaching
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October 24, 2023
ELS Atelier – for lawyers who want to learn about empirical research
Choose a methodological track and follow the full path of conducting ELS research
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December 8, 2023 10:00
Methods Workshop: All Hands on Stata
Full-day workshop on basics of Stata for research
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December 23, 2023
Fourth Sector Plan PhD day
Attend the meeting for PhDs
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January 16, 2024 10:00
VSR & ELS PhD Days 2024
VSR Recht en Samenleving , ELS Academy and the Access to Justice research group (Hogeschool Utrecht) are organizing the 3 PhD School.
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January 30, 2024 00:00
ECELS Seminar: Perception and Deterrence of Income-Dependent Fines/Day Fines
Research seminar will be focused on using experiments for stuyding fines
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January 30, 2024 09:00
SPSS and Statistics for Beginners
The course gives the basics of SPSS: basic concepts and techniques to perform quantitative analyses.
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February 12, 2024 13:00
Workshop on the Use of Vignettes in Empirical Legal Research
Learn how to use vignettes studies when experiments are not feasible
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February 27, 2024 00:00
ECELS Seminar: Examining Dark Patterns in Cooker Banner Impact
Discuss the use of experiments to study cooker banner impact
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March 4, 2024 12:00
ELS-VU Lunch Meeting: The Added Value of Conducting Interviews for the LLM Thesis
Learn how to use interviews in LLM theses and how teachers can supervise students who want to use interviews in addition to their legal research.
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March 7, 2024 10:00
ELS Midseason Event
Following the ELS Academy kick-off event, we invite you to join us for this midseason event on March 7
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March 26, 2024 00:00
ECELS Seminar: Nudging the Gavel: an Observational Experiment on AI Judgment Reference
Discuss the use of experiments to study AI judgment reference
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April 8, 2024 12:00
Qualitative Data Analysis
Learn how to use data analysis for qualitative research
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April 19, 2024 11:30
Workshop: Introduction to Legal Network Analysis
This workshop will provide an introduction to legal network analysis on court’s case law. Learn how network analysis can lead to a new way of studying court decisions.
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April 19, 2024 13:00
Deep dive: Qualitative research
Master your skills of qualitative research
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May 30, 2024 14:00
Workshop on Conducting a Scientific Interview
Learn how to conduct scientific interviews
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June 3, 2024 12:00
The Added Value of a Court File Study in ELS Research
Learn how court files can be used in empirical legal research
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June 4, 2024
Fifth Sector Plan PhD Day
Attend the meeting for PhDs
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June 7, 2024 09:00
Dutch Criminology Association (NVC) Congress 2024
Attend the yearly conference of the Dutch Criminology Association (in Dutch).
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June 25, 2024 00:00
ECELS Seminar: Competition & Rule Following
Discuss the use of experiments for competition and rule following
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September 20, 2024 11:00
Introduction to Lawnotation Software – Annotating Legal Text
Learn how to use annotations for automatic content analysis
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October 10, 2024
PhD Kick-off Event 2024
The Second Kick-Off Event for PhD Students
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October 18, 2024 14:00
How to conduct a scientific interview workshop
Learn how to conduct an interview for your research
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October 31, 2024 13:00
Contextualising Legal Research: A methodology seminar for PhD candidates
Discuss your research methodology with the experts on legal research methods
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November 4, 2024 12:00
ELSA-VU lunch meeting: Ethnography in Empirical Legal Research
Get to know the empirical method of ethnography
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November 8, 2024 10:00
Methods Workshop: All Hands on Stata
Join us to enhance your data analysis skills and gain practical experience with Stata.
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November 11, 2024 14:00
Choosing between quantitative and qualitative research: Matching the RQ with methodology
Learn how to choose the appropriate research methodology for your research questions
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November 20, 2024 10:00
The Added Value of a Court File Study in ELS Research
Learn how court files can be used in empirical legal research
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December 2, 2024 12:00
ELSA-VU lunch meeting – Empirical Legal Research and Doctrinal Legal Research: When do they complement and when do they conflict?
A critical reflection on doctrinal and empirical research methods
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December 9, 2024 14:00
Unlocking perspectives: Focus Groups in Empirical Legal Research
Get introduced to the fundamentals of conducting focus groups
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January 23, 2025 14:00
Survey Design
Learn how to use surveys in empirical legal research
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January 28, 2025
VSR X ELS Academy PhD Days 2025
ELSxVSR launch their 4th edition of PhDs days! On 28 and 29 January 2025, the VSR and ELS Academy are organizing the fourth edition of the VSR pre-conference days, for and by PhDs. The event is hosted by the Faculty of Law in Leiden.
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January 30, 2025 15:30
Lecture on Digital Ethnography for Engaged and Ethical Research (hybrid)
Learn the basics of digital ethnography
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February 3, 2025
The Empirical Research Cycle: Full course for PhD candidates
Go the full cycle of the empirical legal research under supervision
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February 3, 2025 12:00
ELSA-VU lunch meeting: Combining participatory methods with standardized tools to qualify interim reparative measures in Guinea and the DRC.
Learn online on your lunch break
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February 20, 2025 10:30
Turning Data into Compelling Visuals
Learn how to effectively communicate your research findings using data visualisation
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March 3, 2025 12:00
ELSA-VU lunch meeting: Sociolegal research methods in an interdisciplinary research project into crimes, democracies, and rule of law
Learn online on your lunch break
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March 20, 2025
ELS Midseason Event 2025: Funding Forward
Join us for the ELS Academy Midseason Event on Research Funding!
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April 17, 2025 14:00
Introduction in Atlas TI
Learn how to use Atlas TI for qualitative analysis of legal texts
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May 12, 2025 15:00
Workshop on the Use of Vignettes in Empirical Legal Research
Learn how to use vignettes in your research
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May 13, 2025 14:00
Online meeting about Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation around the World
Online meeting book ‘Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation around the World. Law, Ideology, and the Experiences of Sex Workers and Clients’
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May 21, 2025 13:15
Operationalization in Qualitative Research
Explore the process of qualitative operationalisation in fun way
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May 28, 2025 10:00
Expert Session on ELS publishing x Lunch and Learn
Learn about ELS publishing from experts and discuss experiences with peers
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June 5, 2025 10:30
Web Scraping as a tool in Empirical Legal Studies
Learn how to use web scrapping in empirical legal research
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June 24, 2025 09:00
Summer School in Toulouse: Quantitative & AI Tools in ELS
Learn about quantitative research and AI
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September 26, 2025 09:00
ELS Kick-off Event 2025: The Normative-Empirical Divide in Empirical Legal Research
Kick-off the new academic year with us!
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