CERCRID - UMR 5137

What CERCRID - UMR 5137 does

CERCRID (CEntre de Recherches CRItiques sur le Droit, UMR 5137) is a French public research laboratory jointly supervised by Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne and Université Lumière Lyon 2, and associated with the CNRS since 1985. Founded in 1982, the center specializes in empirical analysis of legal and jurisdictional phenomena, drawing on legal theory, sociology of law, and comparative law methodologies. Its research portfolio is organized into four thematic teams (Mutations du travail et des organisations en temps de crise; Production et interactions normatives; Décisions et activités décisionnelles; Sciences, innovation et démocratie) and two transversal workgroups (Droit critique et numérique; Circulation des concepts juridiques). The center also hosts a Chair in Comparative Public Law and Politics and maintains an active program of visiting researchers, scientific events, and doctoral training.

CERCRID's core "products" are scientific outputs — publications, collective research projects, seminars, doctoral theses, and a specialized documentation center. It conducts contract research financed by French ministries and research bodies, notably including long-running collaborations with the Ministère de la Justice / Institut des Études et de la Recherche sur le Droit et la Justice, CNAM, and CEET. The center employs teacher-researchers from both supervising universities plus associated members, doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers, and administrative support staff across two physical sites (Saint-Étienne main campus and Lyon secondary campus).

The center's business model is non-commercial: as a publicly funded Unité Mixte de Recherche, all research outputs, publications, seminars, and events are publicly accessible at no cost. Revenue derives from French public research funding (CNRS, Université Jean Monnet, Université Lumière Lyon 2) supplemented by multi-year contract research financed by ministries and partner institutions. Dissemination occurs through open-access academic channels, institutional repositories (HAL), conference presentations, and a YouTube channel hosting over 50 recordings of scientific events.

Name

CERCRID - UMR 5137

Legal name

CERCRID - UMR 5137 (CEntre de Recherches CRItiques sur le Droit)

Website

https://cercrid.univ-st-etienne.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CERCRID (UMR 5137) is a French public legal research laboratory, jointly supervised by Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne and Université Lumière Lyon 2 under CNRS affiliation, specializing in empirical analysis of legal and jurisdictional phenomena and serving the academic research community through publications, doctoral training, and scientific events.

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Product category

Academic Legal Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAG), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Legal research laboratory
• Empirical legal studies
• Comparative law
• Sociology of law
• Doctoral legal training

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Etienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

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B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: CERCRID operates as a joint research unit (UMR) associated with the CNRS and receives public funding from Université Jean Monnet and Université Lumière Lyon 2. The center also conducts contract research financed by various ministries and research bodies.

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Core offering

CERCRID is a public university research laboratory (UMR 5137) that conducts interdisciplinary empirical legal research across private law, public law, and legal history. Its core offerings encompass collective research projects, doctoral training programs, scientific publications (books and articles), academic seminars and colloquiums, and a specialized legal documentation center / library. The research is funded primarily through public research budgets and supplemented by contract research for French ministries and public research bodies.

Product overview

CERCRID (CEntre de Recherches CRItiques sur le Droit) is a university research laboratory (UMR 5137) affiliated with CNRS, jointly supervised by Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne and Université Lumière Lyon 2. The center specializes in law research covering private law, public law, and legal history, with a focus on empirical analysis of legal and jurisdictional phenomena. Its offerings include collective research projects, scientific publications, doctoral training programs, academic seminars, and a documentation center with specialized databases. The center is organized into four thematic research teams (Mutations du travail et des organisations en temps de crise; Production et interactions normatives; Décisions et activités décisionnelles; Sciences, innovation et démocratie) and two transverse research projects (Droit critique et numérique; Circulation des concepts juridiques). The center also maintains a YouTube channel with recordings of scientific events.

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Brands

• Chaire Droit Public et Politique Comparés: Chair focusing on comparative public law and politics

Products and services

• CERCRID Documentation Center / Library Specialized legal documentation center / library open to researchers and visitors, providing access to legal documentation resources, document loans, exchanges, and recent legal acquisitions. Serves the academic research community, doctoral candidates, and visiting scholars.
• Doctoral Training Program in Law University-affiliated doctoral training program (Doctorat) hosted by CERCRID, including ongoing thesis topics, list of habilitated thesis supervisors, enrollment for ordinary doctoral contracts, CIFRE convention theses, and disability doctoral contract campaigns. Designed for doctoral candidates in legal studies hosted at Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne.
• CERCRID General Seminar and Scientific Events Recurring academic seminar series and scientific events (colloquiums, workshops) organized by CERCRID, including the annual rentrée seminar and topical colloquia on legal themes (e.g., discrimination, competition law, contracts). Open to the academic research community.
• CERCRID Collective Contract Research Projects Contract-based collective research projects commissioned by ministries and public research bodies (e.g., Ministère de la Justice research on employment search control conducted 2008-2024). Includes active projects such as JURISCO, PROTRANS, and DPTS2026. Delivered to French governmental clients seeking empirical legal analyses.
• Chaire Droit Public et Politique Comparés Research chair focused on comparative public law and politics hosted within CERCRID, supporting scholarly activities and outputs in comparative public law.

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERCRID has been associated with CNRS since 1985 as a joint research unit (UMR 5137). This partnership provides national research recognition and institutional support.
• Université Jean Monnet Saint-EtiennecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary university partner and host of the main campus site. CERCRID benefits from cotutelle with this university.
• Université Lumière Lyon 2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary university partner hosting the Lyon site. CERCRID benefits from cotutelle with this university.
• IUT de Saint-EtienneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERCRID welcomes teacher-researchers from the IUT de Saint-Etienne.
• Institut d'Etude du Travail de Lyon (IETL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERCRID welcomes teacher-researchers primarily attached to this institute.
• Faculté de droit de l'Université Jean MonnetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain faculty hosting CERCRID's teacher-researchers in Saint-Etienne.
• Faculté de droit de l'Université Lumière Lyon 2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain faculty hosting CERCRID's teacher-researchers in Lyon.
• Ministère de la Justice (Institut des Études et de la Recherche sur le Droit et la Justice)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch funding partner for collective research projects, including the research on employment search control conducted from 2008 to 2024.
• CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et MétiersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the collective research project on employment search control.
• CEET - Centre d'Etudes de l'Emploi et du TravailminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the collective research project on employment search control.

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Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• DICE — Droit, International, Comparé et Européen: DICE is a UMR (formerly UMR 6201) hosted across Aix-Marseille Université focusing on international, comparative, and European law. Comparable to CERCRID as a CNRS-affiliated French UMR doing interdisciplinary legal research including comparative law, which aligns with CERCRID's stated methodologies.
• Institut des Études et de la Recherche sur le Droit et la Justice (IERDJ): IERDJ is a French public research body co-funded by the Ministry of Justice and CNRS that commissions and produces empirical legal research. It is directly comparable to CERCRID as a publicly funded legal research unit producing policy-relevant empirical legal studies in France.
• Centre de Recherche Juridique (CRJ) — Université Paris Nanterre: CRJ is a CNRS UMR at Paris Nanterre specializing in private and public law research. It is comparable to CERCRID as a multi-disciplinary French academic law research UMR organized around thematic teams.

Broad incumbents

• Institut de Recherche Juridique de la Sorbonne (IRJS): IRJS is a large CNRS-affiliated law research unit at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, covering broad legal themes including private, public, and European law. Comparable to CERCRID as a French university-based UMR doing interdisciplinary legal research, but significantly larger in scale and based in Paris.

Emerging players

• CREDECO — Centre de Recherches en Droit Économique: CREDECO is a CNRS UMR at Université Côte d'Azur focused on economic law. Comparable to CERCRID as a French university-based UMR with empirical and interdisciplinary legal research, though with a narrower specialization in economic law.
• CERDI — Centre d'Études et de Recherches en le Droit de l'Immatériel: CERDI is a French university law research center focused on intangible/immaterial law (intellectual property, digital, cultural heritage). Comparable to CERCRID as a niche French academic legal research unit with public funding and doctoral training.
• Centre de Recherches en Droit Privé et Sciences Criminelles (CRDPC) — Paris-Nanterre: CRDPC is a university research center at Paris Nanterre focusing on private law and criminal sciences. Comparable to CERCRID as a French academic legal research unit with similar core areas (private law) and doctoral training activity.
• Centre de Droit Privé et de Droit de la Santé (CDPP): CDPP is a Paris 8-based law research center on private law and health law. Comparable to CERCRID as a French academic legal research entity operating under a university, with doctoral training and thematic research teams.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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