Jurist and builder

Ruben Knehans

An expert in law (almost Dr.) who builds tech: I analyse and deconstruct law at PhD level, I communicate law & tech to lawyers, judges, scientists, students and national media, and I code and build tools that increase productivity.

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01 · Law

Legal and technological innovation happens outside of the box.

Outside the box — the work itself

Neurointerventions in Dutch Criminal Justice.

PhD dissertation · Maastricht University · 2026

U bent niet tot antwoorden verplicht, maar…

Co-authored · Boom Juridisch · 2021

The stack I build with.

Claude Code

Codex

GitHub

Vercel

Obsidian

Firebase

02Productivity

A jurist shipping tools.

012026

Reference automation

PoCo

poco-reference-harmonizer.vercel.app

Polishes and Completes academic reference libraries using Python: deterministic, transparent and auditable to build trust in the age of hallucinations.

Open link GitHub

022026

iOS · Swift

GetitDone

An Eisenhower-matrix iOS app. Designed, built and published on the App Store.

App Store

032026

macOS · iPadOS

Lookout

01CodexWorking

Implement authenticated replay

Reading transport tests

src/transport/host.test.swift

Updating HostConnection

src/transport/HostConnection.swift

3 files changed

View diff

ACTIONRunning testsFILES3 files changed

02ClaudeWorking

Review permission model

Checking provider semantics

src/providers/permissions.ts

Comparing hook events

src/hooks/events.ts

ACTIONReading filesFILESNo files changed

Claude · Permission1 of 1Provider confirmed

Why this is needed

Claude wants to verify the permission expiry fix before it commits anything.

Exact command

swift test --filter PermissionRequestTests

Working directory

~/Developer/lookout

Proposed changes

RequestStore.swift +18 / −4

Requested access

Read and write inside the project directory

DenyApprove

Codex

Claude

Obsidian

Browser

Streams Codex and Claude Code sessions to my iPad so requests can be read and approved from there.

See Lookout

03 · Teaching & Communication

The right language for the room.

I have taught, lectured and explained law and (neuro)technology to judges, lawyers, (neuro)scientists, media outlets and laypeople, up to 400.000 at the same time.

National Media Appearances

BNR Nieuwsradio

In the courtroom

Is a coercive brain intervention compatible with Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention?

PhD research on human rights, Workshops for judges on the right to a fair trial.

04 · Neuroscience

Thinking in complex systems — the brain, and AI.

I am fascinated by complex systems; neuroscience, the brain and AI share the same underlying philosophy.

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