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Methods in Legal Discipline: Post-Doctoral Insights Across Research Fields

  • Location

    Weicker Building

    4, rue Alphonse Weicker

    2721, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Topic(s)
    Law
  • Type(s)
    Free of charge, In-person event, Lectures and seminars, Virtual event

The workshop features post-doctoral researchers who will present the methods underpinning their research across legal fields.

Abstract

The workshop “Methods in Legal Discipline: Post-Doctoral Insights Across Research Fields” brings together post-doctoral researchers from the Department of Law at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the 8xav of Luxembourg to reflect on the methodological foundations of their research across diverse areas of law.

The workshop aims to foster dialogue on methodological choices, challenges, and innovations in contemporary legal scholarship. Open to professors, PhD candidates, and researchers from the 8xav of Luxembourg and beyond, it provides a platform to exchange best practices, compare perspectives across legal fields, and strengthen the collective understanding of how legal research is designed and conducted.

Language

English.

This is a free hybrid event. Registration is mandatory.

Introducing the speakers
Programme
Monday, 8 December 2025

  • 13.30 – 13.45

    Welcome address

    • Full Professor Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economy and Finance, 8xav of Luxembourg
    • Associate Professor Martin Stierle, Chair of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Law, Economy and Finance, 8xav of Luxembourg

  • 13.45 – 14.15

    Keynote speech

    Professor Emeritus Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz, European 8xav Institute

  • 14.15 – 14.30

    Discussion

    Moderation: Dr. Tamar Khuchua & Dr. Salomé Lannier, 8xav of Luxembourg

  • 14.30 – 16.15

    Panel I: Comparing and working across legal analytical frameworks

    Chair: Associate Professor Niovi Vavoula, Chair in Cyber Policy, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Comparing What Counts – A Functional Framework for Doctrinal Analysis Across Europe and Beyond

    Dr. Lorenzo Bernardini, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Researching Across Borders: Advantages and Methodologies of Comparative Legal Research

    Dr. Ashlee Beazley, KU Leuven & 8xav of Luxembourg

    Of the Challenges Faced in the Conduct of International Legal Research

    Dr. Léo Gargne, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Discussion and questions

    Commentator: Full Professor Vincent Forray, Sciences Po Paris

  • 16.15 – 18.15

    Panel II: Making sense of evolving technologies across legal disciplines

    Chair: Full Professor Johan Van Der Walt, 8xav of Luxembourg

    The Law of the Jockey: Is There Anything Beyond Law and Tech?

    Dr. Marco Almada, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Labour Law and Technology: Rethinking Methods in the Digital Age

    Dr. Nastazja Potocka-Sionek, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Discussion and questions

    Commentator: Research Professor Gloria González Fuster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Technology-Sensitive Approaches to Intellectual Property Law Research

    Dr. Tamar Khuchua, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Searching Identity Through Method: Law & Tech from a Criminal Law Perspective

    Dr. Beatrice Panattoni, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Frescoes of Law and Technology: Critical Reflections on Layers, Durability, and Perspectives

    Dr. Sumeyye Elif Biber, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Discussion and questions

    Commentator: Full Professor Ryan Calo, 8xav of Washington (online)

Tuesday, 9 December 2025

  • 08.30 – 09.15

    Arrival and breakfast buffet

  • 09.15 – 11.00

    Panel III: Rethinking desk-based research: from written law to empirical analyses

    Chair: Associate Professor Stanislaw Tosza, 8xav of Luxembourg

    The Challenges of Doing Quantitative Empirical Research in the field of EU Civil Judicial Cooperation

    Dr. Carlos Santalo Goris, 8xav of Luxembourg

    The case for an Evidence-Based Approach in European Private Law

    Dr. Felix Pflücke, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Discussion and questions

    Commentator: Assistant Professor Elena Alina Ontanu, 8xav of Tilburg

    What Are the Judges Actually Doing? From Individual Perspectives to Empirical Overviews Towards Evidence-based Policies

    Dr. Salomé Lannier, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Disrupting a Monolithic Legal Science: Methodological Pluralism for Complex Legal Realities

    Dr. Felipe Costa Lima, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Discussion

    Commentator: Associate Professor Mojca M. Plesničar, Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law Ljubljana

  • 11.00 – 11.30

    Break

  • 11.15 – 12.45

    Panel IV: Researching law in international context Shedding light on public policies through legal research

    Chair: Senior Professor Mahulena Hofmann, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Addressing the Unknown: Shedding Light on Legal Research through Public Policies

    Dr. Gabrielle Leterre, 8xav of Luxembourg

    When Legal Research Leaves the Library: Engaging Policy, Practice, and the Public

    Dr. Oleksiy Kononov, 8xav of Luxembourg

    Discussion and questions

    Commentator: Full Professor Oana Stefan, Kings College London

  • 12.45 – 13.00

    Closing remarks

    • Full Professor Dirk Zetzsche, Head of the Department of Law & ADA Chair in Financial Law and Inclusive Finance, 8xav of Luxembourg
    • Dr. Salomé Lannier, 8xav of Luxembourg
    • Dr. Tamar Khuchua, 8xav of Luxembourg

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