Within the framework of the Sector Plan, the co-chairs from both ‘Rebalancing Public and Private Interests’ and ‘Empirical Legal Studies’ have decided to establish a “Small Grants Scheme” as part of the sector plan through which all researchers of Erasmus School of Law can express their interest to contribute to the objectives of the sector plan.
The small grants scheme is intended to help ESL colleagues in their ambitions to strengthen their CV's, establish (inter-)national research networks, successfully apply for external research funding, as well as increase impact-oriented activities, while at the same time contributing to the objectives of the sector plan. We invite applications to undertake research activities at the intersection of public and private, of doctrinal and empirical research on a topic that relates to the objectives and topics of the sector plan.
Funding of up to 10,000 Euros is available for research, conferences, networking, or impact activities that foster relationships between researchers at Erasmus School of Law.
Funds are available to:
- support the direct costs of research (e.g., hiring of a research assistant, costs of fieldwork)
- facilitate initial project planning and development (e.g., the writing of a grant proposal)
- enable the advancement of research through workshops or conferences.
- facilitate impact activities related to research (e.g., visualization of research findings, knowledge transfer, and utilization)
- other activities that fit with the objectives of the sector plan
Proposals are welcomed on any topic of relevance to the broader theme.
For additional details about both research directions outlined in the sector plan, please refer to the information available on the Our Research website.
For the earlier calls of the small grants scheme, a total of 27 small grants amounting to over €135.000 were awarded to both early career and established researchers from Erasmus School of Law.
The awardees include the following scholars:
First call:
- Alberto Quintavalla
- Anna Kovács
- Cybele Atme
- Evangelia Nissioti
- Giorgio Dini
- Peter Mascini & Franzisca Weber
- Sanne Struijk, Tamar Fischer & Irma Cleven
Second call:
- Federica Violi & Piotr Wilinski
- Fiore Geelhoed
- Gabry Vanderveen
- Jeroen Temperman, Alberto Quintavalla & Kostina Prifti
- Jing Hiah & Joost Jansen
- Julia Krämer, Esra Demir & Kostina Prifti
- Lonneke Poort, Alessandra Arcuri & Johan Vannerom
- Mieke Kox
- Monika Glavina & Julia Hörnig
Third call:
- Amber Scheepers
- Anne Brekoo
- Candice Foot
- Carlota Ucin
- Florin Coman Kund
- Martijn Scheltema
- Monika Glavina
- Nourhan Hassan
- Siobhan Airey
Fourth call:
Event title: Migration, Crime and Citizenship: Interdisciplinary and Multi-Sited Research Approaches
Organizers: Mieke Kox
Date: 22-24 March 2024
About the event
From 22 to 24 March 2023, Erasmus School of Law and the Working Group ‘Immigration, Citizenship and Crime’ of the European Society of Criminology hosted the midterm conference ‘Migration, Crime and Citizenship: Interdisciplinary and Multi-Sited Research Approaches’. The conference focused on uniting migration, crime and citizenship scholars from different disciplines, geographical locations, and research traditions across Europe. Moreover, it aimed to build bridges between insights and scholars in the migration domain.
During the conference, Drago Župarić-Iljić (University of Zagreb), Giulia Fabini (University of Bologna), Amalia Campos-Delgado (Leiden Law School) and Richard Staring (Erasmus University Rotterdam) held very interesting keynote lectures in which they highlighted different approaches in migration research. Additionally, about 60 scholars from different European regions attended the conference and discussed their research during interactive presentation sessions. After two days of presentations, a small group of about 20 participants gathered for a field visit to the Pauluskerk and the Royal Dutch Marechaussee to learn more about the everyday immigration practices in the Netherlands. Furthermore, there were some social events during the conference such as a dinner at Verhalenhuis Belvedere, drinks at the Erasmus Pavilion and lunched to stimulate participants to get to know each other in an informal setting. The organizers as well as participants considered it an inspiring conference that contributed to building bridges between its members, research traditions and geographical regions.
Mieke Kox is satisfied with the conference’s outcomes: “Participants really enjoyed the high-quality presentations during the conference and obtained new insights and/or methods that they want to use in their own research. So did I. Besides, new relationships have been established which may result in new collaborations over time.” Participants were positive on the conference as well as the atmosphere at Erasmus School of Law.
Follow up
The organizers hope to make the midterm conference a yearly tradition to discuss and enhance migration scholarship. Therefore, Kox is pleased that Professor Witold Klaus from the Institute of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences – another chair of the working group - will continue the initiative and organise the conference next year in Warschau, Poland. This conference will be held in May 2024.
Additionally, the conference will be followed up with a special issue of Criminological Archives that is supposed to be published in 2024. The issue will include different contributions that were presented at the conference and that cover different geographical regions as well as research traditions.
The organizers would like to thank the research initiative on Rebalancing Public & Private Interests and Erasmus Center of Empirical Legal Studies of Erasmus School of Law and the sector plan for law funding of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research who supported the organization of the conference with its small grants scheme.
Event title: Sustainability, Food Systems and the Law
Organizers: mr.dr. Lonneke Poort, mr.dr. Johan Vannerom, prof.dr. Alessandra Arcuri
Date: 20-21 April 2023
About the event
In april, we have organized a two-days conference on Sustainability, Food Systems and the Law in which we brought practitioners, experts, and scholars together to elaborate on the concept of sustainability in food systems. By stimulating constructive dialogues between academics and practitioners coming from different backgrounds, we sought to come to a more inclusive and transformative understanding of sustainability as well as to stimulate new legal and societal thinking that could shape the world into a more equitable and ecologically-sensitive food system. This conference was anchored in the Farm to Fork Strategy (2020) of the European Commission (EC). The Farm to Fork Strategy (2020) of the European Commission (EC) is at the heart of the Green Deal and aspires to realize a fair, healthy, and environmental-friendly food system. The EC has emphasized the importance of a collective approach involving all stakeholders across the food value chain (EC,2020). Following the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EC aimed to launch a legislative framework for sustainable food systems by the end of 2023.
We have structured the conference around three different themes that explores the EC’s ambitions for a sustainable food system: 1) transformative legal concepts for sustainable food systems (eg right to food, food sovereignty); 2) commercial contracts and consumer protection; and 3) law and technology.
We aimed for a high-profile and, at the same time, dynamic conference. We combined invited talks from both practitioners and academic scholars, followed by discussion panels with experienced and young scholars, with roundtables, and with a live and vivid interview with Prof. Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. The latter was a highlight of the conference in which we explored the key issue of the right to food and sustainable food systems. During the closing session of the conference, all participants had the opportunity to express their thoughts. In this way, we really managed to stimulate a constructive dialogue.
The conference was fruitful and contributed to explore the need for a sustainable food system from various angles. We shared views from practice touching upon the practical elements of the SDGs. We had debates about the right to food and (de-)commodification of food. We discussed the need for a just food system, a legal framework for the food supply chain, and eco-labelling. We had an invited talk on the role of sustainability in the regulatory framework of green biotechnology. And last, we elaborated on the legal barriers and legal challenges of a sustainable food system, in which we combined legal perspectives with social sciences. It was a rich conference with a lot of food for thought.
Currently, it appears that the release of the latest EC Work Programme fails to deliver on promised key legislation. The overlooked reforms include: The REACH reform (meant to protect EU citizens from toxic chemicals), and two fundamental pillars of the #EUFarm2Fork strategy, the Sustainable Food Systems Law (SFSL) and the revision of animal welfare legislation. Given the Commission’s prior endorsement of food systems sustainability that encompassed ecological, social, and economic dimensions, the lack of transformative action present in the Commission’s future plans is concerning. In relation to these developments (or lack thereof), and the fact that food systems continue being key to addressing today’s global challenges, it is more important than ever to continue working towards food system change.
In context of these recent developments, and as a follow-up of our conference, we plan a: 1) Special Issue with ca. 4-5 academic articles and 2) shorter contributions in the form of a blogpost. The Special Issue will be published in our own journal Erasmus Law Review in Q3 2024.
Event title: European Model Clauses Project Expert Meeting
Organizers: prof.mr. Martijn Scheltema
Date: 15-16 May 2023
About the event
The expert meeting regarding the second draft of the European Model Contract Clauses took place in Rotterdam (hosted by Erasmus University Rotterdam) on the 15th and 16th of May. The meeting started with an update of German and French developments regarding their national legislation of shared responsibility. Afterwards, the articles were discussed and finally MEP prof. René Repasi discussed the second draft and the utility of the project in view of the trilogue currently taking place between the EC, EP and Council of Ministers.
Event title: Law, AI and Regulation
Organizers: mr. Kostina Prifti, Julia Kramer and Esra Demir
Date: 8-9 June 2024
About the event
The Law, AI and Regulation (LAIR) Conference 2023, an international gathering of experts, practitioners, and policymakers at the intersection of Law, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Regulation, convened in Rotterdam on the 8 and 9 June 2023. Supported by the Rebalancing Public & Private Interests and Erasmus Centre of Empirical Legal Studies, and Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Digital Governance, this two-day event sought to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and its legal implications. The presentations consisted of two keynotes and six panels with twenty-two speakers, ending with a discussion session in which around thirty participants actively engaged each day.
Evert Stamhuis, Professor of Law and Innovation at Erasmus School of Law officially opened the LAIR conference with some welcoming remarks. Gillian Hadfield, the Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society at the University of Toronto, delivered a thought-provoking keynote speech about the future of AI governance that set the tone for the conference. Hadfield emphasised the pressing need to build institutions that ensure that AI promotes human welfare.
Following the keynote speech, the conference proceeded with various panels, after which participants engaged in lively discussions. The first panel on ‘Privacy and Data Protection’ touched upon AI’s challenges for data protection and privacy from different perspectives.
The second panel, titled ‘Accountability and AI’, touched upon questions of the explainability, contestability and liability of AI systems. The last panel of the first day, titled ‘Regulation by Design’, addressed the challenges of building technologies and systems that are value-based and socially good, which ended with a discussion on the relation between design and regulatory objectives.
The first day ended with the second keynote, which was delivered by Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Leiden University, who talked about his current research project on data-driven regulatory models for robot tech, which was followed by a lively discussion. In addition to the academic sessions, the conference included a Young Scholars event, in which Gillian Hadfield, Leonie Reins and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga shared some of their personal experiences in working in academia. This interactive and informal session provided a valuable opportunity for participants to discuss what failures actually mean, the drawbacks, and opportunities within an academic career. The session aimed to accommodate and facilitate young researchers’ involvement in academia and foster an active PhD community across different universities.
The second day of the LAIR Conference promised further deep dives into the intricacies of AI regulation. After the day was officially opened by Koen Swinnen, Professor of Private Law and Public and Private Interests at Erasmus School of Law, the panel ‘Platform Governance’ took place. The panel ‘Modes of AI Governance’ comprised interdisciplinary approaches to the question of AI governance in various jurisdictions. The panel ‘Governance of AI in the EU’ focused on the governance of AI in the EU. After a stimulating discussion, the conference was officially closed by Klaus Heine, Professor of Law and Economics at Erasmus School of Law.
The LAIR Conference 2023 offered an intellectually stimulating platform for thought leaders and practitioners to grapple with the evolving dynamics of law, AI, and regulation. Over the course of two days, the event fostered a rich exchange of ideas, insights, and experiences, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and setting the stage for future collaborations. As the conference progressed, it became increasingly clear that an interdisciplinary and global approach is crucial to ensure the effective and responsible integration of AI into our legal frameworks.
Event title: Trust In and Between Courts in the Changing World of the 21st Century
Organizer: Monika Glavina
Date: 17 November 2023
About the event
On 17 November 2023, Monika Glavina organized a workshop on ‘Trust in and between courts in the changing world of the 21st century’ at the premises of Erasmus School of Law. Participation was open to all researchers irrespective of the stage of their career.
The workshop aimed to stimulate a dialogue on the role of trust in, between and within courts in the changing world of the 21st century. In the Small Grant application as well as the call for papers it was argued that examining different sides of trust would allow sharing knowledge on the role of trust in generating support, acceptance, compliance, and legitimacy. In addition, this workshop was meant to address an important question of how to increase trust in automated decision-making, both of public but also of legal practice and judges themselves and what does this mean for courts and judicial systems in the 21st century.
The call for papers resulted in 31 paper submissions and 13 paper presenters have been accepted. Based on the topic, presentations were split into three panels:
Panel 1. Trust in courts and the rule of law crisis (with 4 presentations)
Panel 2. Trust in and between courts in a multilevel system (with 5 presentations)
Panel 3. Mutual trust and trust through representation (with 4 presentations)
Colleagues from different departments of Erasmus School of law have been invited to act as paper discussants: Dr. Michal Stambulski, Prof. Xandra Kramer and Dr. Jos Hoevenaars.
Funding by the Small Grant Scheme has been used to cover participants accommodation, travel costs, three coffee breaks, lunch and dinner on the day of the workshop. The call for papers and the all the communicated documents acknowledged the funding received from the Small Grant. The following wording has been used: “This workshop is supported by the small grants scheme of the research initiative on Rebalancing Public & Private Interests and Erasmus Center of Empirical Legal Studies of Erasmus School of Law and the sector plan for law funding of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.”
About the Erasmus Law Review Special Issue
This workshop was organized as the first step towards a joint publication, a Special Issue in Erasmus Law Review (ELR) Journal. ELR is an open-access journal that draws its Editorial Board from a range of departments of the Erasmus School of Law. Special Issues of ELR are particularly well-cited.
Based on the feedback received during the workshop, the quality and the fit of their papers, 11 participants have been invited to submit their papers as contributions for the Special Issue on ‘Trust in courts in the changing world of the 21st century’. 10 participants confirmed. Currently, 6 papers have already been submitted and are under review. The publication is planned in September 2024. The workshop organizer, Monika Glavina, will herself submit a paper on trust and will also write an editorial for the Special Issue.
Event title: Justice in International Investment Law in a Post-ISDS World
Organizers: dr. Federica Violi and dr. Piotr Wilinski
Date: 23-24 November 2023
About the event
On November 23rd and 24th, the Sustainability in Arbitration and Investment Law (SAIL) research initiative at ESL organized its inaugural biannual conference, titled 'Justice in International Investment Law in a Post-ISDS World'. The event, organized with the support of the Sectoral Plan, created an inspiring environment for intellectual engagement and stimulating discussions. The event brought together twenty-six scholars from different continents. The conference was structured into a keynote speech followed by themed panels, each focusing on a key area around the concept of ‘justice’ in international investment law and arbitration.
The keynote speech was titled 'Disputed Justice: The Settlement of International Investment Cases in Question(s)' by Leïla Choukroune. This keynote session examined the notion of justice in the settlement practices of international investment cases, providing an entrancing inquiry into the varied dimensions of the dispute settlement arena.
The first panel, 'Regional and National Reflections on the System and its Prospects' examined various regional and national perspectives on the existing investment arbitration system and how it interacts with local justice. This was followed by the second panel, '2050: A Nature Odyssey – Alternatives for the Protection of the Environment', which was a forward-thinking segment that navigated potential strategies for the protection of the environment and environmental justice in the context of international investment law. The third panel, called 'Justice Formula (and a theory behind it)', explored the underlying (normative) theories and concepts of justice in the current system and proposed new models for a post-ISDS scenario. Panel four, 'Communities in Focus – Justice Beyond the "Usual Suspects"', brought attention to the often-excluded investment-affected communities and examined ‘justice’ from their perspective as well as alternative – and inclusive – investment governance models. Lastly, the fifth panel, titled 'What if…? New Paradigms in a post-ISDS World', invited the contributors to envision novel paradigms in a world after ISDS. Discussion ranged from questioning the suitability of EU law protections as alternatives to those offered by international investment law, to a Pan-African investment court.
Each panel was designed to encompass the different debates and reforms related to investment arbitration through a variation of the theme of ‘justice’, bringing an insightful perspective to the discussions.
The conference was lauded as a fruitful platform that facilitated cross-disciplinary discussions. It successfully dissipated the epistemic, conceptual, and practical divide between practitioners, civil society organisations, and academics. An array of perspectives from different fields resulted in a rich, dynamic, and insightful discourse that went beyond the traditional approach to the subject matter.
Acknowledgement of Succes
The conference must be praised for fostering a platform for open discussion between different stakeholders involved in international investment law. The format and comprehensive approach ensured that the event was recognised as a milestone in facilitating conversation around reform proposals in international investment law. The wide array of ideas and views shared during the conference will certainly feed into future policy discussions and academic work in this critical area, and further strengthen the role of the SAIL research initiative, both at ESL and at an international level. As immediate output, some of the papers presented during the conference will be published as part of a Special Issue on the Journal of International Dispute Settlement, one of the most prestigious in the field.
In conclusion, the event offered a unique space for lively and thought-provoking discussions and successfully highlighted the key issues that the sector must address moving forward. It has paved the way for future initiatives in this ever-evolving field by bridging the gap between diverse stakeholders and generating constructive and actionable solutions that go beyond 'business as usual'. This conference demonstrated the true strength of cross-disciplinary discussions, showcasing that diversity in thought plays a crucial role in fostering collaboration in the field of international investment law. It has certainly set a high standard for subsequent conferences.
Event title: AI-Experiences and Public Safety
Organizers: prof.dr.mr. Marc Schuilenberg, Majsa Storbeck, drs. Martijn Wessels and Merel Driessen
Date: 8-9 April 2024
About the event
The widespread integration of AI into surveillance technologies within the realm of public safety has become increasingly prevalent, exemplified by the likes of biometric and emotional recognition, anomaly detection, DNA banks, crowd control, round-the-clock monitoring, and other forms of dataintensive surveillance. This phenomenon prompts crucial inquiries into its effects on the human experience. The ambition of the symposium is to explore the multidimensional facets of AI-surveillance and its implications for public safety – encompassing beyond its technological and judicial issues to its emotional, social, and cultural contours. Building on research in surveillance and AI, the aim of the symposium is to explore how AI-surveillance is experienced by individuals who define, judge, and have emotions related to being watched or being a watcher.
The conference took place on 8 and 9 April 2024: two full days of keynotes and 8 panels with speakers from both science and business. There were so many registrations for the Call for Papers that we had to make sharp choices about who could and who could not participate.
There was plenty of public interest in the AI-Experiences conference, which came about through the communication of the EUR and the AI and Future Affairs newsletters of NRC-Handelsblad and De Volkskrant, among other things. An extensive report of the conference has been published in both Dutch and English, via the NWO Programme AI-Maps and the ESL, see:
English: From demonstrations to the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, AI and algorithms are everywhere, but how are they being perceived?
Dutch: Van demonstraties tot het toeslagenschandaal: AI en algoritmes zijn overal, maar hoe worden AI en algoritmes eigenlijk ervaren?
In 2025, a selection of the papers will be published as peer-reviewed articles in a Special Issue of the European Journal of Policing Studies on 'AI-Experiences'. (This issue will be edited by Marc Schuilnberg and Jan Terpstra).
Due to the great interest, we would like to organize a follow-up of the remaining budget in 2025, along the lines of the first congress, with a slightly changed focus and still in line with the original allocation of the Small Grants.
Event title: Emerging Trends in Participatory States
Organizers: María Carlota Ucín (Erasmus School of Law) and Asmaa N. Khadim (Leiden University)
Date: 6 June 2024
About the event
On Thursday 6 June 2024, María Carlota Ucín (EUR) and Asmaa N. Khadim (Leiden University) coorganised a workshop on the emerging trends in participatory justice with the support of the small grants scheme of the research initiative on Rebalancing Public & Private Interests and the Erasmus Center of Empirical Legal Studies of the Erasmus School of Law, as well as the sector plan for law funding of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research. The workshop was aimed to reflect on the role of judges, private actors in general, and civil society in particular, with a view to exploring the potential for participatory practices to legitimate public interest litigation procedures and their final decisions. The objective of the workshop was to bring together experts and scholars from various universities to discuss critical issues related to access to justice, environmental litigation, and participatory democracy, in preparation for the Special Issue to be published at the Erasmus Law Review. The workshop was held at the Woudestein Campus (Langeveld Building – Room 4.22) from 9 am to 5:30 pm and it commenced with a welcome address at 9:15 by M. Carlota Ucín, who introduced the workshop’s aims and provided an overview of the day's schedule. The discussions were organised according to the attached programme as follows:
- Johan Karlsson Schaffer (University of Gothenburg) gave a talk about his article, "Legal opportunities to gain access to justice." exploring how certain institutional changes in Swedish legal system could be supporting (or limiting) the expansion of legal mobilisation and strategic litigation practices.
- Alberto Alemanno (HEC Paris) presented his article: "Public Participation before EU Courts: the case for Amicus Curiae Briefs." Alemanno discussed the role of Amicus Curiae Briefs in enhancing public participation within the EU Courts, emphasizing the potential of written opinions to influence court decisions and the need to introduce transparency in the courts proceedings.
- Jos Hoevenaars (Erasmus University Rotterdam) presented his article, "Climate litigation as public participation: A critical review", where he examined the legal challenges in granting standing to associations in climate litigation, he also reviewed key cases and their implications. A lunch break was held from 12:30 to 13:30, providing participants an opportunity to network and discuss the morning sessions informally.
The afternoon session continued with the presentation of the following articles:
- Ander Maglica (University of Milan) presented his article, "Regaining Paradigms Lost: Procedural Nuances of Participation in Public Interest Litigation," in which he explored the procedural intricacies that affect public interest litigation and the efforts to recover lost legal paradigms.
- Nuria Mallandrich Miret (Universidad de Barcelona) presented a discussion on "Private prosecution of environmental crimes." She provided insights into the effectiveness of private prosecutions in addressing environmental offenses according to the specific regulations in Europe.
- Antonia-Evangelia Christopoulou (Erasmus University Rotterdam) presented her article: "Judging EU participatory democracy?" where she critically assessed the mechanisms of participatory democracy in the EU and how they could be brought to the EU Court of Justice in order to be judicially assessed or enforced.
The workshop opened many interesting discussions that were summarised in the concluding remarks made by María Carlota Ucín. A brief review of them follows: A debate arose regarding the terminology used to discuss public interest litigation (PIL) and strategic litigation (SL). While there is no universally accepted definition for these practices, it was agreed that these terms refer to an emerging phenomenon that represents a different understanding of law, the role of courts, and civil society. The terminology should be selected to suit the research purposes.
The ‘public interest’ is not a fixed concept, as it emerges from deliberation and balancing conflicting human rights. It was emphasised during the discussions that a distinction must be made between this phenomenon and practices that contravene democratic participation, such as SLAPPs. It was pointed out that the term strategic litigation may be problematic if not adequately differentiated from anti-democratic practices. The workshop also addressed the meta-individual dimension of conflicts and protected goods, considering adequate representation of broader interests beyond individual rights. The role of public authorities in representing different sectors and the public interest was discussed, with particular emphasis on the extent to which courts should replicate a representative rationale. The role of the courts, particularly in enforcing their decisions and providing effective remedies, was highlighted as a key element in securing access to justice and should be considered fundamental in future procedural reforms. After the workshop, participants were invited to the Kralingse Bos, where a dinner was served at the Restaurant De Schone Lei. The participants had there the opportunity to engage in a walk in the park and enjoy some drinks prior to the dinner, which served to facilitate further discussions and networking in a relaxed setting.
Event title: Law, Regulation and Technology: Healthy, Safe, and Sustainable Smart Cities
Organizers: Dr. Florin Coman-Kund, Dr. Cees Zweistra and Dr. Alberto Quintavalla
Date: 27 June 2024
About the event
On 27 June 2024, Dr. Florin Coman-Kund and Dr. Cees Zweistra, with the valuable support of Dr. Alberto Quintavalla organized a conference on “Law, Regulation and Technology: Healthy, Safe, and Sustainable Smart Cities” at the premises of Erasmus School of Law. Participation was open to all researchers irrespective of the stage of their career.
The conference aimed to stimulate discussion addressing the array of challenges law and regulation are facing when referred to the creation and development of smart cities. Both the Small Grant application and the call for papers favoured a multidimensional approach intertwining legal, ethical and technology dynamics perspectives with a view to better understand how law, ethics and information technology interact and influence each other in the creation and development of smart cities. By taking this approach, the intention was to also address more fundamental questions on the impact that smart cities may have on the relationship between public power, techno-power and citizens.
The call for papers resulted in 33 paper submissions and 10 submissions have been ultimately accepted. Based on the theme of the conference, presentations were split into three panels:
- Panel 1: Technology As a Game Changer in The Relationship Between Public and Private Responsibilities (with 4 presentations)
- Panel 2: Uses and Abuses of Technology by the Industry and Public Authority (with 3 presentations)
- Panel 3: Technology & Human Rights (with 3 presentations)
Colleagues from Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus School of Law have been invited to act as paper discussants: Dr. Negar Noori, Dr. Cees Zweistra, Prof. Dr. Evert Stamhuis. The conference keynote opening speech was delivered by Prof. Dr. Martin de Jong (Erasmus University Rotterdam).
Funding by the Small Grant Scheme has been used to cover participants accommodation, travel costs, dinner on the day before the workshop, two coffee breaks, lunch and drinks on the day of the workshop. The call for papers and the all the communicated documents acknowledged the funding received from the Small Grant. The following wording has been used: “This event is supported by the Small Grants Scheme of the research initiatives on ‘Rebalancing Public & Private Interests’ and Erasmus Centre of Empirical Legal Studies of Erasmus School of Law.”
Post-conference publication project:
This workshop was organized as the first step towards a joint publication, either in the form of a Journal Special Issue, or as Collective Volume. The Conference Organizing Committee is currently discussing the best way forward with the joint publication project (focus, format, selection of the conference contributions). Seven participants confirmed interest to participate in the conference follow-up publication project; therefore, the most feasible shape of the post-conference publication project will be a Journal Special Issue. A preliminary timeline for the publication of the LRT special issue is fall 2025.