Mr. Online on joint research into impact of coronavirus crisis on the judicial system
In the research project, Leiden University, Utrecht University and Radboud University will together analyse the issues facing the judicial system in the Netherlands during the coronavirus crisis, the measures taken and their impact.
As part of the ‘Conflict Resolution Institutions’ research programme under the Dutch national sector plan for law, the universities of Leiden, Utrecht and Nijmegen will conduct joint research, focussing mainly on criminal law, refugee law, and children’s law.
'The use of tele-hearings and video conferences for court proceedings raises questions’, says Marijke ter Voert, Professor of Empirical Legal Studies at Radboud University.