Digitalisation of Justice, University of Groningen, 29 May 2026 – Conflict of Laws

Dr. Benedikt Schmitz (College of Groningen), the organiser of the upcoming symposium ‘Digitalisation of Justice: Views from Germany and the Netherlands’, has kindly shared this Name for Abstracts for rising students with us.

Name for Abstracts

We invite rising students (PhD candidates or 1-year post-PhD) to submit abstracts for the symposium ‘Digitalisation of Justice’: Views from Germany and the Netherlands, happening on 29 Could 2026 in Groningen, the Netherlands. Click on right here for extra info.

Six abstracts shall be chosen and their authors invited to create posters for the symposium, which shall be displayed all day. As a part of the primary programme, the authors will get an opportunity to current their work in elevator pitches and reply questions concerning the content material.

Authors who submit a full paper earlier than the convention could also be thought of for the edited ebook, which Springer Nature will publish. A separate Name for Chapters has been printed right here.

Topic Matter and Eligibility

Legislation is quickly altering with expertise. This symposium examines how digitalisation impacts courts and dispute decision, putting a stability between effectivity and equity (e.g., distant trials and physique language cues). We welcome subjects inside Personal Worldwide Legislation, Civil Process, Felony Process, and Administrative Process.

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

Submission Directions

Abstracts ought to replicate unique analysis that won’t but have been printed nor entered peer-review. To submit, students ought to ship by electronic mail:

within the topic line: ‘Name for Abstracts’,
a 250-word summary,
the writer’s title, title of the paper, institutional affiliation, and call info,
the writer’s CV, and
elective a journey scholarship request (max. 150 phrases)

to Dr. Benedikt Schmitz at digitalisation@weakerparties.eu no later than 9 November 2025.

Notification

Authors shall be notified of their acceptance no later than 21 November 2025.

Participation is free. All individuals ought to print their very own posters and produce them alongside to the convention in A1 measurement, ideally in portrait format. Members are chargeable for securing their very own funding for journey and lodging, however two partial journey scholarships shall be awarded on want and advantage.