G&M1 - Research projects

The scope of this expert panel includes research on law and criminology. In particular the following topics are covered (not exhaustive):

LAW 

Private law

• Tort law
• Property law
• Contract law
• Law of persons and family law
• Youth law
• Law of obligations
• Estate planning law

Public law

• Administrative law and administrative procedure
• Migration law
• Planning, environmental and energy law
• Constitutional law
• Education law
• Public health law
• Media & telecommunications law
• Law and technology
• Civil procedure

Criminal law

• Criminal law
• Criminal procedure

Social law

• Labour law
• Social security law
• Social welfare law
• Health law / medical law

Economic law                

• Economic law
• Financial law
• Enterprise law
• Company law
• Consumer law
• Competition law
• Intellectual property law
• Tax law

Fundamental rights and freedoms – judicial protection             

• Fundamental rights and freedoms
• Human rights
• Data protection & privacy
• Alternative dispute resolution

International and European law

• European Union law
• Public international law
• International organizations
• Private international law
• International trade law

Meta law          

• Legal philosophy
• Legal history
• Psychology and law
• Sociology of law
• Legal theory
• Ethics and law

Methodology of legal research

• Doctrinal methodology
• Comparative law
• Empirical legal studies
• Law and economics
• Legal sociology and socio-legal studies            

CRIMINOLOGY               

Criminological theories, crime phenomena and processes of criminalization    

• Criminological theory
• Etiological research (study of causes of crime)
• Perpetrators and victims
• Analyses of crime phenomena
• Perceptions and attitudes concerning crime and (in)security                          

Penal and social reactions on crime and deviance         

• Crime prevention
• Policing, security and intelligence services
• Criminal justice, youth justice and sentence implementation
• Restorative and transitional justice (alternative conflict resolution)
• Forensic care/welfare
• Policy and management in policing, security and penal institutions
• Penal policies, media and society

Innovative criminology

• Big data
• New technologies
• Innovative methods
• Innovative security

Methodology of criminological research           

• Quantitative research methods
• Qualitative research methods
• Crime data