Monthly Archives: June 2019

You’re interested in conducting cutting-edge research at the intersection of law, economics and data science? You’re fluent in Dutch? We welcome applications for a full-time PhD position at the Leuven Centre for Empirical Jurisprudence. Start date: 1 October 2019. Application deadline: 31 July 2019.  Apply here.

In an article that just appeared in the European Journal of Law & Economics, we investigate the incentives and constraints of national courts when deciding to cooperate with the European Court of Justice. Among other things, we find evidence that courts pass on more cases to the Court in Luxembourg when the political branches are more fragmented.

The EUTHORITY Project has a brand new website (www.euthority.eu). Check the Analysis section for the interactive map of EU law use, the EU Issues (EUSSUES) Index and other cool apps.

I will be talking at the first Workshop on Natural Legal Language Processing in Minneapolis on Friday 7 June