My research bridges legal theory and empirical analysis to better understand how courts apply the law in practice. I employ methods such as content analysis and argument mining, focusing on two core areas: formalism and correctness.
First, I examine decisions from Supreme Courts in Central Europe to assess whether their decisions and prevailing interpretative theories can be considered formalistic.
Second, I analyse appellate court decisions alongside legal dogmatics to explore when and why lower court rulings are overturned, aiming to clarify the boundary between correct and incorrect application of law.
The recording of my recent presentation for the Czech judiciary on our legal argument mining project is available in Czech here (5:06:58).
Upcoming workshop on argument mining and empirical legal research I co-organize at ICAIL in Chicago can be found here (CfP OPEN!!).