ICON-S BENELUX - SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP :

METHODOLOGY IN LEGAL RESEARCH

Room : P02 (ground floor)

19 September 2024

General concept

A skills development workshop for young researchers on the topic of methodology in legal research.

Program

Welcome and opening : 10.30 – 10.45

Jogchum Vrielink (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles / KU Leuven)

Methodology Seminar : 10.45 – 12.45

Focus

•  Approaches to specific methodologies
•  Ways to develop specific methodological skills
•  Obstacles/pitfalls

10.45 – 11.15

Bruno De Witte (Maastricht University) – doctrinal legal methodologies

(discussion/exchange: 11.15-11.30)

11.30 – 12.00

Joanna Mendes (University of Luxembourg) – comparative legal methodologies

(discussion/exchange: 12.00-12.15)

12.15-12.45

Arthur Dyevre (KU Leuven) – empirical legal methodologies

(discussion/exchange: 12.45-13.00)

Lunch : 13.15 – 14.15

Young Scholars Workshop Roundtable : 14.15 – 16.15

Directed by Norman Vander Putten (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles) & Justine Richelle(Maastricht University)

Focus

•  Sharing of experiences
•  Debating common issues and challenges
•  Exchanging suggestions

Discussion topics

•  Determining which legal research methodology is most appropriate for your research topic/question
•  Challenges in designing a robust legal research methodology
•  Ways to acquire required methodologies skills
•  What are challenges and benefits of incorporating perspectives from other fields, such as sociology, economics, or political science, into legal research?
•  Issues concerning integrating qualitative and quantitative methods into legal research
•  Ethics and integrity issues related to specific methodologies
•  Potential impact of different methodologies on legal writing
•  Ways to leverage technology and digital tools to enhance legal research
•  Emerging and future trends in legal methodologies

Closing remarks : 16.15 – 16.30

Mariolina Eliantonio (Maastricht University) & Emmanuel Slautsky (ULB)

Drinks : 16.30 – 17.30