Digitalisation of Justice – Conflict of Laws

Dr. Benedikt Schmitz (College of Groningen), the editor of an upcoming edited quantity referred to as ‘Digitalisation of Justice: Views from Germany and the Netherlands’, has kindly shared this Name for Chapters with us. The amount will likely be printed by Springer.

Name for Chapters

We’re making ready an edited quantity that examines how digitalisation impacts courts and dispute decision, hanging a stability between effectivity and equity (e.g., distant trials and physique language cues). We welcome matters inside Non-public Worldwide Legislation, Civil Process, Legal Process, and Administrative Process.

Dutch and German views are central; European angles are additionally welcome in the event that they talk about how nationwide legislation is impacted.

Last chapters must be submitted by 30 June 2026, after which a peer overview will happen. The edited quantity will likely be printed by Springer Nature within the first half of 2027.

What we invite

A chapter-length contribution (authentic, unpublished) on any aspect of the digitalisation of justice – conceptual, doctrinal, empirical, comparative, or policy-oriented. The e-book publication will likely be preceded by the symposium ‘Digitalisation of Justice’: Views from Germany and the Netherlands, happening on 29 Might 2026 in Groningen, the Netherlands.

This symposium offers a platform for famend students to current their analysis into the digitalisation of justice. It subsequently doesn’t concentrate on particular matters, however leaves it as much as the audio system to determine essential features.

Attendance on the symposium is welcome however not required; this invitation is impartial of convention shows.

Size & fashion

8,000–10,000 phrases (together with footnotes). A method sheet will likely be offered upon acceptance.

Proposal and deadline

You’ll find the complete Name for Chapters right here.

Please electronic mail (with the topic line ‘Name for Chapters’) a single PDF containing:

Working title and a 250-400 phrase chapter synopsis
Brief bio (?100 phrases) and affiliation
Any potential rights/permissions points (if relevant)

to Dr. Benedikt Schmitz at digitalisation@weakerparties.eu no later than 9 November 2025. Selections will likely be communicated by 16 November 2025.