Registrations will open in January 2026. Click here to sign up for updates.
Symposium ‘Digitalisation of Justice’:
Perspectives from Germany and the Netherlands
Law needs to change with the times – but to what extent? Rapid developments in technology have introduced ways that not only impact individuals and businesses, but also courts and other dispute resolution institutions. How these developments can be taken advantage of to improve the finding of justice needs careful consideration. A completely off-premises criminal trial for example could bring large benefits for the court system (i.e. lower costs) but could, at the same time, introduce semantic and body-language misconceptions.
This symposium provides a platform for renowned scholars to present their research into the digitalisation of justice. It therefore does not focus on specific topics, but leaves it up to the speakers to identify important aspects. The programme below does not yet include titles – this will follow once registrations open in January 2026.
Programme
08:30-09:00
Registration & coffee (and poster presentations)
09:00-09:15
Opening
09:15-09:45
Keynote Speech
Dr. Benjamin Grimm
Minister of Justice and for Digitalisation, Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany
09:45-11:00
Panel 1: Private International Law
Dr. Benedikt Schmitz
11:00-12:15
Panel 2: Civil Procedure
Patrick Koerts
12:15-13:15
Lunch (and poster presentations)
13:15-14:30
Panel 3: Criminal Procedure
Dr. Glenn Thodé
14:30-15:45
Panel 4: Administrative Law
Dr. Ida Varošanec
15:45-16:00
Coffee and tea (and poster presentations)
16:00-17:00
From Ideas to Insights: Justice in the Digital Age
Elevator pitches by emerging scholars followed by a discussion with all speakers
17:00-17:10
Closing remarks
17:10-18:00
Location remains open to take a look at the poster presentations