About this journal

LCJ is a peer-reviewed international journal published by the Faculty of Law and Criminology at Ghent University. Our mission is to provide a platform for emerging academics and established scholars to showcase their research, adhering to the principles of open science and upholding the highest standards of quality. LCJ welcomes submissions of all types of research within the fields of law and criminology, in both English and Dutch.

Featured Articles

Viktória Harsági

History of Releasing Res Judicata in Hungarian Civil Procedure in the Recent Decades – Extraordinary Remedies

Laura Ervo

Moral and Economic Costs of Enforcement 

Burkhard Hess

The Implementation of Directive (EU) 1828/2020 in Austria and Germany

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman

Special issue of the Law & Criminology Journal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21825/lcj.issue.26535

Editors: Wannes Vandenbussche (Guest Editor)

Editorial

Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman

  • Wannes Vandenbussche
  • Bart Krans

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 1-4

Articles

Unified European Rules on the Recognition and Enforceability of Third-Country Judgments

  • Wolfgang Hau

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 5-14

The Impact of EU Law on Res Judicata

  • Bart Krans
  • Alain Ancery

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 15-31

Procedural Effects of Court Settlements 

  • Anna Nylund

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 32-44

Moral and Economic Costs of Enforcement 

  • Laura Ervo

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 45-57

The Effects of a Criminal Judgment on a Civil Case

  • Aleš Galič

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 58-75

History of Releasing Res Judicata in Hungarian Civil Procedure in the Recent Decades – Extraordinary Remedies

  • Viktória Harsági

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 76-84

The Implementation of Directive (EU) 1828/2020 in Austria and Germany

  • Burkhard Hess

Volume 2 • Issue 2 • 2025 • Effects of Judgments – Special Issue in Honour of Piet Taelman • 85-94

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    • Rigorous peer review: all papers undergo (double) blind or open review
    • Scheduled review: speed up your review process by submitting your outline for scheduled review
    • Continuous article publishing: accepted papers are immediately published online, without artificial delays in issues or volumes
    • Diverse publication options: in addition to original research and review articles, we accept registered reports
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