mr.dr. Tobias Arnoldussen

Bio

As a socio-legal scholar I examine the interplay between law and society. Especially the role of the environmental question in the development of law, has my abiding interest from an empirical as well as a theoretical standpoint . In addition to environmental law, I am interested in legal theory concerning spatial planning and criminal law. I teach a number of courses at Tilburg University, among them the introductory course to law and legal theory, the science of law, moot court and I supervise theses. According to the student evaluations my approach to teaching is "understandable, humorous and patient". Together with  Public Administration scholars Eva Wolf and Merlijn Van Hulst, I study the transformative potential of conflict over sustainable development projects in the urban environment in the context of the CONTRA-project, funded by Urban Europe. After work I can be found behind a chess board, willing to play with anyone who enjoys the royal game.  

Courses

• Moot Court Study of Law
• Moot Court Study of Law
• Introduction to Law
• Introduction to Law
• Law

Recent publications

1. Connecting laws to climates - A timely challenge for reflexive lawyers

   Arnoldussen, T. (2023). Connecting laws to climates: A timely challenge for reflexive lawyers . Tilburg Law Review, 28(1), 38-44.

2. Juristen moeten kennis hebben van doctrinair onderzoek en wetenschaps…

   Arnoldussen, T. (2023). Juristen moeten kennis hebben van doctrinair onderzoek en wetenschapsfilosofie. Recht der Werkelijkheid, 2023(3), 76-83.

3. Dutch legal culture - Limits to the soft approach

   Arnoldussen, T., & van Klink, B. (2022). Dutch legal culture: Limits to the soft approach. In W. Voermans, L. van den Herik, & E. Hondius (Eds.), Introduction to Dutch law (6th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

4. Governing through vision, the blurring line between law and policy

   Arnoldussen, T. (2022). Governing through vision, the blurring line between law and policy. Paper presented at ECPR General Conference 2022, Innsbruck, Austria.

5. Dividing the beds - A risk community under ‘code black’?

   Arnoldussen, T. (2021). Dividing the beds: A risk community under ‘code black’? Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy (NJLP), 2021(2), 218-238.