June 25: Closed meeting 

On Tuesday June 25, Tamanaha will discuss the Paul Scholten research program on the rule of law at the limits during and work of individual researchers in a closed meeting. 

June 27: Public seminar 

Keynote-speaker is professor Brian Tamanaha. Title of his speech is The Third Pillar of Jurisprudence: Social Legal Theory.

Following the keynote-speech, two workshops will be organized in which recently published dissertations will be discussed (see program below).

Organized in cooperation with The Dutch/Flemish Association for Research on Law and Society. 

Admission is free.

Seminar details:

Date/time: 27 June, 13.00 – 17.00h

Venue: Amsterdam Law School, Paul Scholten Centre

Adress: Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, Amsterdam, room F0.02

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Program
Plenary Meeting 13.00 – 14.30h (English, room F0.02)

Chair: Dr. Roland Pierik, Associate Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam.

Keynote speech Professor Brian Z. Tamanaha, William Gardiner Hammond Professor of Law, Washington University, St. Louis,  ‘The Third Pillar of Jurisprudence: Social Legal Theory’.

Comments by:

• Professor Wouter Veraart, Professor of Legal Philosophy and Director of Research at the VU University Amsterdam
• Dr Rob Schwitters, Associate Professor of Sociology of Law at the University of Amsterdam.

Break 14.30 – 15.00h

Workshops 15.00 – 17.00h

Workshop A (English, room E2.12)

Chair: Betty de Hart

Papers presented by:

• Karin van Wingerde, Beyond Deterrence, Punishment, deterrence and compliance in the Dutch waste industry. Comments by Peter Mascini
• Kim Loyens, Integrity secured. Ethical decision-making among street-level bureaucrats in the Belgian Labour Inspection and Federal Police.

Workshop B (Dutch, room E2.12A)

Chair: Ronald Janse

Papers presented by:

• Liselot Bisschop, Transnational environmental crime. Illegal transports of e-waste and tropical timber connected to the Belgian harbor of Antwerp.
• Evelien de Kezel, Asbestos, duty of care, and prescription of claims. Comments by Tobias Arnoldussen.
• Antoinette Vlieger, Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates: a socio-legal study on conflicts. Comments by Wibo van Rossum.

Drinks in café Zeppos, Gebed zonder End 5, Amsterdam.

June 28: Masterclass with PhD students

On Friday June 28, Tamanaha will give a master class for PhD students. The theme is the Rule of Law, broadly conceived. The background reading is his paper “History and Elements of the Rule of Law”.

During the master class, each student will give a short presentation – the one-pagers will be distributed at forehand to all participants –  after which Tamanaha will discuss the issues raised by the student.

This master class is open to the public. 

Details:

Friday June 28, 10-12 and 13-15h

Venue: Amsterdam Law School, Paul Scholten Centre

Adress: Oudemanhuispoort 4-6, Amsterdam, room A0.09