New Visiting Researcher at iCourts - Kilian Lueders
Kilian Lüders is a social scientist currently based at the Faculty of Law at the University of Regensburg in Germany. In his research, he uses empirical methods, particularly Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, to study courts and legal institutions, with particular focus on legal reasoning. Through this work, he aims to bridge the gap between the social sciences' interest in the influence of legal institutions and legal scholarship's focus on legal argumentation. His PhD at Humboldt University Berlin examines how the German Federal Constitutional Court invokes balancing and the proportionality test in its case law.
During his time at iCourts, he will work on a new project examining academic discourse in international law, paying particular attention to geographical disparities in the debate. He is also interested in discussing the methodological paradigms and challenges associated with empirical research on law and courts.
Kilian will visit iCourts from 15 September to 3 October 2025.