HEC PARIS WORKSHOP ON LOBBYING THE COURT

The question whether and how interest groups lobby the courts remains largely understudied and as a result neglected across the relevant literature. Yet engaging with the judiciary, not only through litigation, but through a variety of influencing practices – be they standard ones such as reaching out to the judges or unconventional ones such as submitting amici curiae briefs –, is part of the lobbying toolbox routinely mobilized by both special and diffused interest groups (e.g. Zinnbauer, 2022; Hofmann & Naurin, 2021; Collins & McCarthy, 2017; Anderson, 2016; Casarin, 2015; Caldeira & Wright, 1988).

The 2-day-workshop intends to fill up this gap. It will take place in the Château of the HEC Paris campus on September 14th and September 15th, 2023.

The primary purpose of this event is to gather researchers from a variety of disciplines - notably those working on non-market strategy in business studies, interest groups in political science, and lobbying regulation in law – who are interested in advancing research on judicial lobbying, and come from different geographies. The workshop will include paper presentations and discussions, as well as a roundtable session aimed at conceptually defining what ‘lobbying the courts’ means and who does it (professional legal specialists, academics, other types of consultants, and experts).

This workshop is co-sponsored by HEC Paris and the S&O Institute. 

Questions about this conference may be addressed to the organizers: Alberto Alemanno (alemanno@hec.fr) and Elie Sung (sung@hec.fr) whereas logistical/administrative aspects to Camilla Pater (pater@hec.fr).

The program of the workshop is available here: Program