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Journal of Empirical Research on Law in Action
Journal of Empirical Research on Law in Action (Recht der Werkelijkheid) is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal related to the VSR, published by Boom. Established in 1980, the journal serves as an interdisciplinary platform for reflecting on law from the perspectives of socio-legal studies, legal anthropology, public administration, law and economics, and legal psychology. It focuses…
20 December 2018
VSR x ELS PhD-days
On behalf of the VSR x ELS PhD-days committee, we are calling all PhDs curious about empirical research on law in action to sign up for the PhD-days in January! Whether you already work with empirical methods or are just starting to explore empirical legal research, you’re warmly invited to join the VSR × ELS Academy…
15 December 2025Invitation for PhD candidates: SLSA Postgraduate Conference 2026
On behalf of the UK Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA), applications are invited for the upcoming SLSA Postgraduate Conference 2026, hosted by the Centre of Law and Society, Cardiff University, on 8–9 January 2026. The VSR and SLSA have a long-standing collaboration, under which the SLSA sends five candidates to the VSR PhD Days conference and welcomes five VSR postgraduate…
13 October 2025VSR conference 2026: Call for papers
On behalf of the conference committee, we are very happy to share the Call for Papers for the annual VSR conference 2026 that will take place on Thursday 29 January and Friday 30 January 2026 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This year’s theme is “Crossing Borders: Navigating Law and Society in a World of Turbulence.” The keynote will be provided by Prof.mr.dr. Maartje van der…
13 October 2025