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Successful conclusion of the two-day Congress on Criminal Law and Criminology
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...
Final conference of the FOSTER project in Athens
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...
Tuesday Meeting: »Rethinking Criminal Justice in the Crypto-Asset Era«
We kindly invite you to a lecture by Dr. Jacopo Della Torre entitled “Rethinking Criminal Justice in the Crypto-Asset Era”, which will take place as part of Tuesday Meetings on Friday, 24 April...
Renata Salecl’s book inspires Oviedo’s candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2031
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...
Out now: Research Handbook on Penal Policy
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...
Tuesday Meeting: »Legitimation through Condemnation: State Violence on Trial in Israeli Military Courts«
We kindly invite you to a lecture by dr. Revital Madar entitled »Legitimation through Condemnation: State Violence on Trial in Israeli Military Courts«, which will take place as part of Tuesday...
FRA Launches Consultation on Civic Space: Call for Contributions from Civil Society Organisations
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...
Tuesday Meeting: »Attacks on Political Education as Democratic Erosion: The Peršmanhof Case in Austria«
We kindly invite you to a lecture by dr. Judith Goetz entitled »Attacks on Political Education as Democratic Erosion: The Peršmanhof Case in Austria«, which will take place as part of Tuesday...
Dr. Lora Briški: “The rules of criminal procedure are the foundation of a fair society”
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...
Dr Renata Salecl Meets Students and Academics at Üsküdar University
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...
Chatting with artificial intelligence is changing the relationship between humans and machines
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...
Announcing the 2026 Congress of Criminal Law and Criminology
21. and 22. May 2026 Faculty of Law UL, Poljanski nasip 2, 1000 Ljubljana We are pleased to announce the Congress of Criminal Law and Criminology 2026, which will take place on 21–22 May 2026. This...
February news from the Library of the Institute of Criminology
The Library brings you news about new printed books available on our shelves.In his book Games people play: the psychology of human relationship (Penguin Life, 2016), Eric Berne addresses both...
Little Free Library
A renovated Little Free Library awaits you at the entrance to the Library of the Institute of Criminology. With a selection that will be refreshed every month, it invites you to give some books a new home.
Lior Volinz co-organized an international academic workshop at Oslomet University in Norway
Social workers increasingly use automated digital tools to communicate with citizens, to assess their eligibility for social support and to pursue investigations of fraud. These tools are examined...
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