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Judicial training European Small Claims in Sofia

Xandra Kramer gave a presentation and a workshop on the European Small Claims Procedure in Sofia, Bulgaria on 15 March 2024. This was part of a two-day pan-European legal seminar for court staff and bailiffs on Cross-border enforcement of civil-law claims, organised by the European Law Academy (ERA). Judges, court staff and bailiffs from 10 different Member States participated in the seminar, intended to increase knowledge of and practical training in key instruments of European civil procedure.

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Published: September 10, 2020

Together with Andrea Evers (professor of Health Psychology, Leiden University, Delft and Erasmus University), Xandra Kramer moderated a webinar on research practices during and after Covid-19 in the social sciences and humanities. The webinar took place on 10 September and was organised by the Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, of which Xandra is a member.

Panellists discussed the influence of Covid-19 on their research and research practices in general. It led to vivid and very interesting dicussions. While research practices and in particular international collaborations and field research is challenged, the pandemic and the opening up of more intensive online collaborations also creates opportunities. In particular for younger researchers and research communities in countries that are less versed in online communication, however, the pandemic has created uncertainties that need attention. The expectation is that the pandemic will continue to be topic of research in many areas of social sciences and will have a long-lasting effect on research practices.

These effects are also experienced by our research team. While it gave some food for thought (see also our blogposts on access to justice in times of corona and on collective redress and this webinar), it also hampers field research, research stays abroad, daily interaction between our team members as well as the participation in and organisation of live events that are more than the content of presentations only.

The recordings of the webinar (mostly English spoken, but parts in Dutch) are available here.