Call for Papers: for for the Final Conference on European Uncontested Claims Enforcement within the framework of DEUCE, 19-20 February 2026
Call for Papers for the Final Conference on European Uncontested Claims Enforcement within the framework of DEUCE Digitalising European Uncontested Claims Enforcement Project Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the entire DEUCE Consortium are pleased to announce the opening of a call for papers to be presented at the final conference of the Digitalising European Uncontested Claims Enforcement (DEUCE) project on European Uncontested Claims Enforcement.
WHEN: 19 and 20 February 2026.
WHERE: HOEK 38, Brussels, Belgium.
The main Conference themes cover the following areas, including but not exclusive to:
. Enforcement in the Digital State: From Fragmented Actions to Coordinated Governance
· Algorithmic Enforcement: Opportunities, Accountability, and Oversight
. Cross-Border Cooperation in the Era of Data Sovereignty
. Bridging Legal Traditions through Technological Innovation
. IT Platform and Blockchain System for Enforcement Guidance
. Interoperability with e-Justice Tools and National Portals
. Trust, Transparency, and Use of Smart Contracts in Enforcement
. Technical and Legal Evaluation of Pilot Outcomes
. Algorithmic Fairness and the Protection of Digital Consumers
· Dark Patterns, Nudging, and Manipulative Design
. Enforcing Consumer Rights in the Platform Economy
. Beyond Transparency: Towards Empowerment and Effective Redress
. Digital Justice Tools for Consumer Redress
. Algorithmic Transparency and Procedural Fairness
. Digital Inclusion and Access to Remedies
. Data, Trust, and the Future of Consumer Enforcement
The submission must respect the following envisaged timeline:
- 16 January 2026- – Deadline for abstracts – c.a. 500 words – (1st stage)
- 26 January 2026- – Notification of abstract acceptance
- 19-20 February 2026 – Paper presentations at the Conference
- 31 March 2026- Deadline for final submissions (2nd stage)
- 30 April 2026- – Notification of acceptance after double-blind peer-review process
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