Jurist · PhD in Law · Communicator

Ruben Knehans

A jurist who turns complex challenges into solutions: 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 and save time.

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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

02 · 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.

03Productivity

Curiosity, turned into shipped tools.

Claude CodeCodexGitHub

Reference automation

PoCo — Polish & Complete

A deterministic, web app tool that cleans and completes academic reference libraries. No LLM, no hallucination: every change is a rule decided by the user, fully reviewable before exported.

Open link Open source · GitHub

iOS · Swift · 2026

GetitDone — a productivity app, shipped

App Store

Writing · AI newsletter

Agent Mindset

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04 · 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

NOS New Scientist NPO Radio 1 Maastricht University 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.

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