Professor Dr. Jos Hoevenaars

Biography

J. (Jos) Hoevenaars is a postdoctoral researcher at Erasmus School of Law and serves as the editorial manager of the Erasmus Law Review. He obtained his PhD from Radboud University in 2018 with a socio-legal dissertation. His research specializes in qualitative empirical methods with broad expertise in the framework of access to justice. Currently, his research focuses on various topics, including the strategic use of the Preliminary Reference Procedure in the Court of Justice of the European Union and the impact of pro se litigation on courtroom dynamics. Hoevenaars is involved as a senior researcher and executive project leader in a project investigating the necessity of a revolving litigation fund for collective actions, funded by a study mapping European Commission regulations regarding third-party litigation financing. He is also engaged in evaluating the Mass Damage Settlement Collective Action Act (WAMCA) and researching Alternative Business Structures for lawyers on behalf of the Research Data Centre of the Dutch Ministry. His research interests encompass collective litigation, party litigation funding, legal mobilization, and legal ethics.

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