Over last decades, the empirical research on judicial decis ion-making has bloomed. However, the influence of these developments on traditional, conceptual theo ry of judicial decision-making has been mostly sup erficial. The impact of empirical findings on conc epts such as judicial discretion, formalism, judic ial rationality, legal interpretation, or rules vs . standards debate is yet to be determined. The ai m of this interdisciplinary workshop is to combine perspectives of psychology, sociology, economics, criminology, neuroscience and other behavioral sc iences, with the legal-theoretical approach to jud icial decision-making.
\n\nConfirmed speak ers: Jeffrey J. Rachlinski (Cornell), Frederick Sc hauer (Virginia).
\nWe invite all contributions presenting philosophically impo rtant results of experimental and other empirical studies on judicial decision-making, with data col lected from professional (judges or other professi onal decision-makers) or lay subjects. Papers show ing legal-philosophical implications of existing r esearch or trying to integrate it with traditional theories of legal reasoning, or the doctrinal app roach in various branches of law, are also much we lcome.
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