Call for Papers: 7th Young Legal Researchers Conference 2026, Submission Deadline- 30 September 2026
Law under Pressure: Resilience, Resistance, and Reinvention in Challenging Times
The Faculty of Law of Hasselt University is pleased to announce the 7th edition of the Young Legal Researchers Conference (YLRC), which will take place on Friday 4 December 2026. The conference will take place in person at the city campus of Hasselt University (Martelarenlaan 42, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium). The aim of the conference is to bring together young researchers to share, discuss and exchange ideas on their research with one another.
Priority will be given to PhD candidates, while postdoctoral researchers are also welcome to participate.
We invite researchers to submit an abstract from all areas of law, including interdisciplinary legal research, to present their findings, critiques, ideas and solutions related to the following theme: “Law under Pressure: Resilience, Resistance, and Reinvention in Challenging Times”.
All topics that lie within the overarching theme will be considered, regardless of the field of law. Participants are welcome to submit topics outside the examples listed. Young researchers are invited to submit an abstract in English by 30 September 2026:
● The abstract (max. 400 words, excluding the title) should contain the aim of the presentation, the main points of the argument and a brief conclusion.
● Please also include a short biography of the researcher (max. 150 words).
● Acceptance of the abstract will be communicated at the latest on 12 October 2026.
● Abstracts should be uploaded through the abstract submission form, which can be found on the website https://www.uhasselt.be/ylrc.
● It is possible to attend the conference without presenting.
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