Promoting criminology
The Institute occasionally organizes conferences and symposia, in particular upon the conclusion of its research projects. Participants of these conferences are usually professionals from criminal justice or juvenile justice agencies, and other professionals interested in the results of empirical research studies as well as students.
Institute members are also engaged in various courses at University of Ljubljana and University of Maribor, disseminating acquired knowledge and furthering students’ awareness and expertise in criminology.
Past conferences and seminar
2009
Criminology and Crime Policy between Human Rights and Effective Crime Control, 9-12 September 2009, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Organised by: Slovenian Accademy of Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana, and Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor. More information in available here.
Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, Ljubljana, June 4, 2009
Program of the conference is available here.
2008
Protection of the EC financial interests and the development of European criminal law, 30.05.-31.05.2009
The Ljubljana conference will address the pressing issues of the ongoing European penal integration. It will in particular focus on the prospects of the criminal law regarding the protection of the EC financial interests. Its aim is to bring together the outstanding academics and other experts including criminal law practitioners, who will discuss key issues, such as the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor, the European arrest and evidence warrant and other crime policy initiatives also in the light of the Lisbon Reform Treaty. The conference also aims at establishing closer links between academics and practitioners and at informing a wider audience on the discussed topics by disseminating the reports via its web site.
2007
Art Theft
Ljubljana, 5th February 2007. Organised by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana.
Effectiveness of police investigation of crimes and the cooperation of police with prosecution agencies in pre-trial process
Ljubljana, 31 January 2007. Organised by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana
2006
Conference on Economic Inequality and Crime. Ljubljana, 1st December, 2006
Conference was organised by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law on December 1st and was focused on the issues of social inequality and its impact on criminal behaviour.
»Le passage du droit pénal: vers un droit pénal postmoderne?« (Criminal law in transition: towards a post-modern criminal law?)
The Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Poitiers organised a scientific meeting of criminal law experts under the title »Le passage du droit pénal: vers un droit pénal postmoderne?« (Criminal law in transition: towards a post-modern criminal law?). The conference took place at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana on September 25 and 26, 2006 and addressed first the most topical problems and dilemmas of contemporary criminal law, then followed a presentation of the translation of the Penal Code of Slovenia into the French language, edited by J. Pradel and published by Editions Cujas, Paris. At the conclusion of the conference, there was a discussion about current trends in criminal law and criminal policies.
2005
III. National Criminological Conference »Capitalism and Violence – Transgressive Criminology«
III. National Criminological Conference »Capitalism and Violence – Transgressive Criminology«. Ljubljana, 30th September 2005. Organised by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana.
Use of Polygraph in Criminal Procedure
Use of Polygraph in Criminal Procedure. Seminar of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Chair of Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. Ljubljana, 8th April 2005.
The Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law published a monograph on the subject: Šugman G. Katja (ed.), 2005: Poligraf v kazenskem postopku. ISBN/ISSN: 961-6503-04-9. p. 135.
2004
International colloquium »Women, Drugs and Prisons«
International colloquium »Women, Drugs and Prisons«. In the library of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, 17th December 2004.
»Crime, Social Control and Post-Modern Processes«
»Crime, Social Control and Post-Modern Processes«. Scientific conference on the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana. Ljubljana, 1st and 2nd October 2004. International conference.
VIII. Meeting of the World Criminal Justice Library Network in Ljubljana
VIII. Meeting of the World Criminal Justice Library Network in Ljubljana, 6th -10th June 2004. International conference organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law (Ljubljana) and Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security (University of Maribor).
2003
II. National Criminological Conference »Crime Prevention – Theory, Practice and Dilemmas«
II. National Criminological Conference »Crime Prevention – Theory, Practice and Dilemmas«. Ljubljana, 26–27th of September 2003. Organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law (Ljubljana), Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security (University of Maribor) and Slovenian Society of Criminal Law and Criminology.
The Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana, published a monograph on the subject: Meško Gorazd (ed.), 2004: Preprečevanje kriminalitete: teorija, praksa in dileme. Ljubljana, p. 559, ISBN: 961-6503-02-2)
2002
IV. European Colloquium on cross-border crime: Cross-Border Crime in Europe: Law Enforcement, Safety and Personal Liberty Equilibria
IV. European Colloquium on cross-border crime: Cross-Border Crime in Europe: Law Enforcement, Safety and Personal Liberty Equilibria. Ljubljana, 17–18th October 2002.International colloquium organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana and University of Tilburg.
I. National Criminological Conference »Challenges for Slovenian Criminology«
I. National Criminological Conference »Challenges for Slovenian Criminology«. Ljubljana, 21st March 2002. Organized by: Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, Ljubljana and Slovenian Society of Criminal Law and Criminology.
