EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL

Our researcher, Assoc. Prof. Dr Mojca M. Plesničar took part in the international workshop Building ERC-Competitive Research: Lessons from Croatia, held in Split, Croatia, on 7 and 8 September 2026 under the motto Unlocking ERC Success: Smart Preparation & Winning...

Dr Kristina Čufar, a researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, has published the scholarly monograph Groundless Law: Hans Kelsen’s Critical Legal Theory, which critically examines the pure theory of law developed in the 20th...

How has the number of fatal road traffic accidents changed over the years? Which administrative unit recorded the highest number? How did the number of cases related to cocaine change between 2014 and 2024? Which parts of Slovenia recorded the highest number of...

Professor Dr Aleš Završnik, Director of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, has been invited by the President of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) to participate as a speaker in a Presidential Panel at the Society's...

Institute of Criminology researcher Saša Krajnc and the Institute's Director, Prof. Dr Aleš Završnik, have published a new research article, Personal data protection in experimental AI governance, in ERA Forum (Springer Nature), a quarterly legal journal published by...

20. 7. 2026 RTV SLO - Odmevi: Patriarchal and traditional views are gaining ground among young people, limiting women's place in society, warns our researcher Dr. Eva Bertok. She argues that education on gender equality should begin as early as kindergarten and...

21. 7. 2026 TV Slovenija: Crime fiction is one of the greatest paradoxes of modern culture. Its stories revolve around murder, violence, betrayal, and the darkest sides of human nature, yet for decades it has remained the world's most widely read literary genre and...

16. 7. 2026 Alternator - article: In her latest article, Dr Mojca M. Plesničar explores how political discourse and social media algorithms rely on restorative nostalgia—an idealised vision of the past that treats it not as a memory, but as a state to which society...

The international interim workshop on sentencing and sexual violence was held at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, on 16–17 July 2026. The event was organised by the Violence and Society Working Group 11 in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts,...

This week, our colleague Dr Eva Bertok presented preliminary findings from an ongoing Slovenian study on stalking as a form of domestic violence at the BRITISH SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY (BSC) Conference, hosted by the Nottingham Trent University. Her presentation...

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...

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...

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...

4. 5. 2026 Los Angeles Times - article: In the Los Angeles Times article "Inside Israel’s AI Targeting System: How Data From a Phone Become a Death Sentence", which examines the consequences of automated decision-making in armed conflicts, Dr. Vasja Badalič warns that...

Date: 12 June 2026
Time: 11.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology

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,...

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....

News about new printed books available on the shelves of our library.Punishment constitutes an interference with individual rights and, at the same time, a cost for society, which is why it requires strong justification. Debates on punishment often diverge between...

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...

Criminological Perspectives on Palestine: Legal Responses and Academic Complicity in Times of Genocide9-10 April 2026 Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia: Faculty of Law, University of LjubljanaOrganisers Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and...

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...

18 and 19 June 2026 Faculty of Law UL, Poljanski nasip 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia We are pleased to announce the international conference "Psychedelic-assisted therapy: social and legal challenges", which will take place on June 18 and 19, 2026 at the Faculty of Law,...

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 professionals and a wider audience who want to better understand themselves...

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...

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...