EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL

As a part of the FOSTER project, the present Intersectoral Networking Guide for Lawyers has been developed as a practical resource to support legal professionals in building and sustaining effective collaborative relationships with stakeholders involved in child...

21. 6. 2026 Jot down - interview: Our researcher, Dr. Renata Salecl, spoke to the Spanish magazine Jot Down about the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on democracy and human rights, as well as populism, neoliberalism, and the growing role of emotions...

At a time when democratic systems around the world are increasingly marked by political crises, states of emergency, and shifts towards illiberal forms of governance, an international conference titled Resilience, Resistance, Renewal: Rethinking Democratic Politics in...

The two-day international conference “Psychedelic-assisted Therapy: Social and Legal Challenges” concluded today at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. Held on 18 and 19 June 2026, the event brought together more than 80 participants from Slovenia and abroad...

At the 42nd Annual Meeting of SIKOM – the Slovenian Electronic Communications Society, held on 29 May 2026 as part of the 41st Workshop on Telecommunications VITEL,  Prof. Dr. Aleš Završnik, Director of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana...

Read more about Europe’s housing crisis, employment challenges and labour exploitation, online threats to fundamental rights, and the EU’s foundational values in the recently published "Fundamental Rights Report - Challenges and achievements in 2025".

This week, researchers from the Institute of Criminology – Marko Balažic, Dr Eva Bertok, Dr Lora Briški, Lovrena Jeromelj and Dr Mojca Plesničar – participated in the 2026 Stockholm Criminology Symposium, where they presented research on: Stalking as a form of...

On 25 May, our researcher prof. dr. Renata Salecl was the honorary speaker at the Plečnik Awards ceremony, the most prominent and prestigious event in the field of architecture in Slovenia. In her address, she highlighted the social responsibility of architecture and...

Today, the Congress on Criminal Law and Criminology concluded in the Golden Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. The event was organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in cooperation with the Faculty of Law UL. For the...

This week, our researchers dr. Miha Hafner in dr. Lora Briški, together with Judge at the Ljubljana Court of Appeal  Deja Kozjek and child clinical psychologist dr. Mateja Hudoklin, attended the final conference of the FOSTER – Enhancing Child-Friendly Justice System...

Date: 24 April 2026
Time: 10.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology

Our researcher Prof. Dr. Renata Salecl was a guest in the Spanish city of Oviedo, where the city presented its candidacy for the European Capital of Culture 2031 on 7 May. The organisers developed the central theme of the candidacy — Kindness (Amabilidá in the...

In the frame of the EU co-funded project FOSTER – Fostering Child-Friendly Legal Environments through Collaborative Approaches, the Centre for European Constitutional Law, in collaboration with FOSTER project partners, invites you to the FOSTER Final Conference. The...

The Research Handbook on Penal Policy has been published, featuring a chapter on the influence of digital technologies on penal policy authored by Manja Skočir and Prof. Dr. Aleš Završnik. In their contribution, titled Penal Policy and Technological Development, they...

Date: 19. 5. 2026
Time: 11.00
Location: Institute of criminology

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has launched a consultation aimed at identifying the key challenges faced by civil society organisations in their day-to-day work related to civic space in 2025, as well as gathering proposals for future action....

15. 4. 2026 First program of Radio Slovenia - Intervju:  In an interview for the radio show Intervju, researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law jubljana, Prof. Dr. Renata Salecl spoke about the world we live in and how to understand the present,...

FRA’s report ‘Civic Space Update: Enabling civil society to uphold EU values and strengthen democracy’ shows that civil society organisations (CSOs) are facing growing challenges amid geopolitical instability, disinformation campaigns, and deepening social...

During thei visit to Charles University in Prague, Luka Gal Prestor, Dr Mojca M. Plesničar and Dr Dean Lipovac participated in a comparative international conference focusing on how different legal systems across Europe respond to and sentence white-collar crime....

10. 3. 2026 Beletrina Digital, Zavrti znanost!:  In the Zavrti znanost podcast, Dr Lora Briški discusses why criminal procedure is a cornerstone of justice and fairness. She also shares insights into her research and her work at the Institute of Criminology. Listen to...

Dr Renata Salecl, a senior researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and an internationally renowned sociologist and philosopher, recently met with students and academics at the Faculty of Communication of Üsküdar University in...

3. 3. 2026 RTV SLO, Intelekta: AI systems often know quite a lot about their users – where they live, what they do, and what they are interested in. Chatbots are most commonly used for education and work, but increasingly they are also used to pass the time and reduce...

8. April 2026 Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana The workshop is intended for researchers, doctoral students in the fields of law, criminology, victimology and broader social sciences who engage in qualitative research, especially research on...

Date: 10 March 2026
Time: 11.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology

16. and 17. October 2026 Dubrovnik, Croatia The Dubrovnik Symposium on AI Law & Society brings together emerging researchers in law and artificial intelligence for two days of intensive workshops, mentoring, and cross-disciplinary exchange. Designed for PhD...

The Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) organized a book talk to mark the Turkish edition of Renata Salecl's book, "Running on the Spot – The Subject as a Hostage of Neoliberalism" held at the IPC's headquarters in Karaköy. In her book, dr. Salecl describes how ordinary...

Behind many research projects that make a substantial contribution to the advancement of the discipline, to legislative development and public policy design, and to a broader understanding of social inequalities, there are women. Women who collaborate. Who inspire and...

10. 2. 2026 Primorski dnevnik: “My proposal is very simple: we should stick to the rules we already have — the United Nations Charter, which says when the use of force is allowed. If these rules were followed, there would have been no preventive attack on Iran by the...

2. 2. 2026 1.program of TV Slovenia – Marcel: Why do so many people long for an authoritarian leader who would make decisions on their behalf? How is it that in today’s society rudeness has suddenly become the new normal? How does invisible rudeness transform society,...

We kindly invite you to a lecture by Dr. Márton Matyasovszky‑Németh entitled “Kálmán Kulcsár and the Making of Hungarian Legal Sociology: Power, Compromise, and International Networks”, which will take place as part of Tuesday Meetings on Wednesday, 4 February 2026,...