Invitation: The human element in judicial decision-making: the role of personal attitudes
05 février 2025
Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 10:30 – 12:00 / in person
We are pleased to invite you to a presentation by Dr Elke Olthuis, who will provide a brief overview of her dissertation, The Human Element in Judicial Decision-Making: The Role of Personal Attitudes. In her dissertation, she builds on legal theory and social psychology and explores the role of personal attitudes in professional judicial decision-making by interviewing 77 first-instance court judges and conducting an experiment. The role of personal attitudes touches on fundamental values such as impartiality and autonomy, which are cornerstones of the rule of law. The interdisciplinary approach Dr Olthuis employs offers new insights into an important aspect of all areas of law.
In addition to her presentation, distinguished panelists—including Francis Delaporte from the Constitutional Court of Luxembourg and Paul Nihoul from the General Court of the European Union—along with participants from the Luxembourg Centre for European Law, will join Dr Olthuis for a discussion, offering diverse perspectives on this crucial topic.
This talk is jointly organised with UCLouvain.
Dr Olthuis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam.
In 2024 she obtained her doctorate in law and social psychology and specialises in the judicial decision-making process.
She is currently working on new research, for example how the general population evaluates and perceives digital dispute resolution versus judicial decision-making.
She is part of an interdisciplinary research group on Digital Citizenship, part of the Centre for Law and Behaviour and treasurer of the Dutch and Flemish Law and Society Association. She also teaches all Dutch judges in training about her research.
Venue:
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Centre for European Law
4, rue Alphonse Weicker
L-2721 Luxembourg
Room: A401 (4th floor)
Language: english