EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
Emotions as the Foundation of Legal Objectivity: A New Issue of Frontiers in Sociology Co-Edited by Dr. Mojca Plesničar
A special issue of the international academic journal Frontiers in Sociology, titled Constructing Objectivity: Emotions in Legal Decision-Making, has been published, co-edited by Dr. Mojca Plesničar from the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, University...
Expert Discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on the Legal Responsibility to Prosecute Israeli Atrocities
On Wednesday, 9 July, the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, hosted an expert discussion titled Slovenia and the Responsibility for Prosecuting Israeli Atrocities. The...
Opening of the Second SOS4Democracy Conference at the University of Sarajevo
Today marked the beginning of second annual conference "Law, Politics and Social Movements in Illiberal Times: Resistance, Reaction and Oppression". The conference is organised by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana, and the University of...
Our researchers participated in the seminar The Role of Culture in Sentencing & Penal Decision-Making
In early June, researchers from the Institute of Criminology, Dr. Miha Marčenko, Lovrena Jeromelj and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mojca M. Plesničar attended the European seminar The Role of Culture in Sentencing & Penal Decision-Making, which took place at the Faculty of...
“Genuine breakthroughs require space for ideas to develop independently and unexpectedly”
Fundamental research is the foundation of any progressive and just society. We therefore support the statement of the AERG (The Association of ERC Grantees), which calls on European leaders to increase the autonomy of the ERC with its own legal and institutional...
Tuesday Meeting: Granular Biopolitics: Biometrics, Surveillance, and Automated Governance
23 June 2025, at 11 am YOU ARE WELCOME! We kindly invite you to a lecture by Dr. Marko Andrejevic, Professor at the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University, entitled "Granular Biopolitics: Biometrics, Surveillance and Automated Governance", which...
AirBeletrina podcast: comfort zone with Renato Salecl
19. 5. 2025 AirBeletrinaThe latest episode of the Comfort Zone podcast featured philosopher and theorist Prof. Dr. Renata Salecl, who spoke about the novel The Vegetarian by Han Kang. She described the book as "relatively light yet burdensome at the same time," as it...
Second Annual Conference of SOS4Democracy Project: “Law, Politics and Social Movements in Illiberal Times: Resistance, Reaction and Oppression”
Following last year's conference in Rome, this year second annual conference within the Social Sciences for Democracy – SOS4democracy project will be held in Sarajevo. The annual SOS4Democracy conference in Sarajevo will explore the complex interplay between law,...
The First Congress of Criminal Law and Criminology Successfully Connects Theory and Practice
The first Congress of Criminal Law and Criminology, organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in cooperation with the Faculty of Law UL, took place today in the Golden Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. The event, which...
The First Congress of Criminal Law and Criminology Successfully Connects Theory and Practice
The first Congress of Criminal Law and Criminology, organized by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in cooperation with the Faculty of Law UL, took place today in the Golden Lecture Hall of the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. The event, which...
Tuesday Meetings: Emotional Work in Criminal Justice
We invite you to the lecture by our researcher Lovrena Jeromelj entitled "Emotional Work in Criminal Justice", which will be held as part of the Tuesday Meetings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 11 a.m. in the library of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law...
Dr. Mojca Mihelj Plesničar appointed ERC ambassador: “Sometimes, the most important step is simply allowing ourselves to believe – and to try.”
The European Research Council (ERC) has today announced its ambassadors, among which Assoc. Prof. and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology, Dr. Mojca Mihelj Plesničar, has been selected as Slovenian ERC Ambassador.The ERC Ambassador network will work...
Researcher Lovrena Jeromelj receives the prize for outstanding Master’s thesis
On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the prizes for the best students and special awards from the Faculty of Law were awarded as a part of the ceremony marking the Day of the Faculty of Law. Among the winners was also our researcher Lovrena Jeromelj, who was awarded the prize...
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mojca Mihelj Plesničar receives award for exceptional achievements in the field of criminology
The Institute of Criminology awarded Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mojca Mihelj Plesničar the award for exceptional achievements in the field of criminology for the year 2024. The award reflects her exceptional research success in obtaining a prestigious ERC research project,...
Tuesday Meetings: The Dissenting Hegemon and the Authoritarian Militarization of Europe
We cordially invite you to a lecture by Zoran Kanduč entitled "The Dissenting Hegemon and the Authoritarian Militarization of Europe", which will take place as part of the Tuesday Meetings on Tuesday, 15 April 2025, at 13:00 in the library of the Institute of...
Researcher Dr. Mojca M. Plesničar on the importance of decent living conditions in Slovenian prisons
31. 3. 2025 Tednik on RTV SLOThe construction of a state-of-the-art high-security prison in Dobrunje is nearing completion – completion is scheduled for the middle of the year. The new facility, worth 86.5 million euros, will have a significant impact on the situation...
Conference “Law in the Information Society”
At the event, our researchers led a roundtable discussion on the contradictions of content moderation on online platforms. Manja Skočir presented the development of platform regulation and the challenges of content moderation, while Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič spoke about the...
Legal Challenges of Space Pollution: A New Monograph by Researcher Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič
Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič, a researcher at the Institute of Criminology, together with co-authors Matthew Gillett and Katja Grunfeld, has published a monograph in which she examines different ways of establishing liability for space pollution by non-state (private) actors....
Tuesday Meeting: Defendants in European Union Law: Between Shield and Sword of Criminal Procedure Law
We kindly invite you to a lecture by Matej Igličar entitled "Defendants in European Union Law: Between Shield and Sword of Criminal Procedure Law", which will take place as part of the Tuesday Meetings on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 11 a.m. in the library of the...
Opposition to the opening of another honorary Israeli consulate in Slovenia
Last Wednesday, 12 March, a press conference was held in Maribor at which the Movement for Palestinian Rights and the Organization for a Participatory Society called on the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President of the Republic, the National...
Conference AYASU? Opened Key Questions on Digital Realities and War Technology
On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, the full-day conference AYASU? - Are You a Program Update? took place at Šiška Cinema, organized by the Aksioma Institute, Institute for Contemporary Arts, Ljubljana. The event brought together artists, theorists, and researchers who,...
Tuesday Meeting: Unlimited Use of Low Earth Orbit – Monopolizing the Orbital Space Environment?
We kindly invite you to a lecture by Annie Kazarjan entitled "Unlimited Use of Low Earth Orbit – Monopolizing the Orbital Space Environment?", which will take place as part of Tuesday Meetings on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 11 a.m., in the library of the Institute of...
Lior Volinz organized a panel on the Digital Welfare State at the VSR – Law and Society conference in the Netherlands
Dr. Lior Volinz, researcher at the Institute of Criminology, organized a double session panel on the Digital Welfare State at the VSR - Dutch and Flemish Law and Society – conference in Leiden, the Netherlands. The panel, on January 30th 2025, included contributions...
Dr. Renata Salecl on the issues of the current legal framework governing airspace and space
26. 2. 2025 Osmi dan, TV Slovenija 1Our researcher and associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Prof. Dr. Renata Salecl, was a guest on the program Osmi dan on TV Slovenija 1. She spoke about the problems of the current legal framework governing...
Roundtable: Art and the Proposal for a New Human Right
On Thursday, 30 January 2025, a round table co-organised by the Institute of Criminology of the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana entitled Art and the Proposal for a New Human Right was held at Cukrarna. The round table was attended by renowned experts from the fields of...
Tuesday’s meeting: Milgram’s ideal subject
We kindly invite you to a lecture by Dr. Bojan Volf entitled "Milgram's ideal subject", which will take place as part of the Tuesday Meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 11 a.m. in the library of the Institute of Criminology. At the end of October 2024,...
On Safer Internet Day, we invite you to raise awareness about artificial intelligence and digital security!
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, we celebrate Safer Internet Day, organized by Safe.si, the national awareness point for the safe and responsible use of the Internet and mobile devices. This year, the focus is on artificial intelligence and its impact on digital safety,...
70th anniversary of the Institute of Criminology: Special edition of the Journal of Criminalistics and Criminology
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, we are pleased to present a special issue of the Journal of Criminalistics and Criminology dedicated to this important anniversary. Founded in 1954, the...
Badalič on the radio show Frekvenca X at Val 202
Vasja Badalič appeared on the radio show Frekvenca X at Val 202. In the show, entitled "Wars 20.24: When Algorithms Kill," he spoke about the use of artificial intelligence in modern warfare. He explained how militaries increasingly rely on metadata analysis to select...
Hana Hawlina guest on the N1 podcast
Hana Hawlina, a researcher at the Institute of Criminology, was a guest on the N1 podcast with host Suzana Lovec, where they explored various topics that mark our time. In the episode titled "All the Futures We Have"," Hana shared socio-psychological insights into...
Tuesday Meetings: “Migration and the Future in Post-Yugoslavia Activist Movements” Seminar
You are cordially invited to a seminar titled “Migration and the Future in Post-Yugoslavia Activist Movements” by dr Matthew Porges, which will take place in the series of Tuesday Meetings. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, 3 December at 12 pm in the library of...
Start of the Horizon Europe Project AI4Deliberation
Three representatives from the Institute of Criminology - Saša Krajnc, Katja Piršič and Tina Anžič - participated in the kick-off meeting of the Horizon Europe project AI4Deliberation on November 13-14, 2024. The meeting was hosted by the coordinating institution Uni...
New Monograph: Legal, Ethical, and Medical Aspects of Triage
A new monograph titled Legal, Ethical, and Medical Aspects of Triage, edited by Renata Salecl, has been published by Springer Nature. The book examines critical ethical, legal, and medical dilemmas surrounding triage decision-making during pandemics, particularly when...
DATA AS THE NEW OIL? CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING DATA
AUTUMN SCHOOL ‘LAW AND CHALLENGES OF DIGITAL (R)EVOLUTION’ DATA AS THE NEW OIL? CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING DATA 10:00–17:30 / 22. NOVEMBER 2024 In the digital age, almost everything is data-driven,which is why there is increasing talk of data becomingthe "new oil". Like...
Vacancy Announcement: Post-Doctoral Position in the ERC Sentrix Project
Location: Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Poljanski nasip 2, Ljubljana Date: 18 October 2024 The Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana is pleased to announce a vacancy for a PhD Assistant in the ERC-funded Sentrix project. This position...
Dr. Lior Volinz was awarded a MSCA – ERA project on Welfare Surveillance at the Institute of Criminology
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Lior Volinz’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie post-doctoral project was funded by a generous ERA (European Research Area) Fellowship and begins in September 2024 under the supervision of Prof. Aleš Završnik. Dr. Lior Volinz is an expert on...
New Academic Monograph by Vasja Badalič Published by Palgrave MacMillan
A new book written by Vasja Badalič was published by Palgrave MacMillan. The book, titled Preventive Warfare: Hegemony, Power, and the Reconceptualization of War, provides a critical analysis of the reconceptualization of preventive warfare in the 21st century. It...
Researcher Dr Mojca M. Plesničar successful in obtaining a prestigious ERC project
We are proud to announce that our researcher Dr Mojca M. Plesničar was successful in obtaining a prestigious ERC project. Her 5-year project Sentrix - "Sentencing architecture: building a decision-making matrix" was awarded funding of more than EUR 1.5 million. The...
Vasja Badalič presented at the conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control
Vasja Badalič presented a paper at the annual conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, between 27 and 29 August 2024. The paper, titled “Liberal ‘Defensive’ Imperialism: The Normalization of Preventive...
Researcher Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič participated at Grounded Festival in Ljubljana
Between 22 and 24 August, Festival Grounded took place in Ljubljana. This year, the topic of the festival concerned racism, and amongst the speakers in the critical discussions regarding this issue was also our junior researcher Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič. In the first...
Dr. Renata Salecl guest in N1 podcast
In an interview with journalist Suzana Lovec (N1), dr. Renata Salecl talks about choice, anxiety, love, hate, rudeness, neoliberalism and ignorance. You can view the podcast via the link below: https://n1info.si/poglobljeno/uspe-takrat-ko-nas-zelo-ocara/ ...
Tuesday meeting “Implementing body camera technology: Lessons and practical considerations”
You are cordially invited to a lecture entitled "Implementing body camera technology: lessons and practical considerations" by our guest researcher Jean-Pierre Roux, which will take place in the framework of Tuesday's meetings. The lecture will take place on...
The Congress of the Centenary of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP)
Under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of France, a congress titled "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Law" was held in Paris from June 25th to 28th to mark the centenary of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP). Our researchers Saša...
FOSTER Project Kick-off Meeting in Athens
On 5 July, our colleague Miha Hafner attended the kick-off meeting of the new EU project FOSTER (Fostering Child-Friendly Legal Environments through Collaborative Networks). The coordinating institution, the Centre for European Constitutional Law (CECL), organised the...
Tuesday meeting “Beyond Reality: Analysing the regulatory framework for combating non-consensual sexually explicit AI-generated deepfakes in the metaverse”
You are kindly invited to Elise Kolen's lecture "Beyond Reality: Analysing the regulatory framework for combating non-consensual sexually explicit AI-generated deepfakes in the metaverse", which will take place in the framework of the Tuesday Meetings next Tuesday, 16...
Conference “Democratic backsliding in the era of permanent crises” in Rome
Between 26 and 28 June 2024, an international conference entitled “Democratic backsliding in the era of permanent crises” took place in Rome, Italy. The conference, which was part of the SoS4Democracy project financed with a Horizon Europe grant, was organized by the...
Tuesday’s meeting, entitled Artificial Humanities: Artificial Intelligence, Fiction, Ethics
We kindly invite you to a lecture by Dr. Nina Beguš entitled "Artificial Humanities: Artificial Intelligence, Fiction, Ethics", which will be organised as part of our Tuesday Meetings on Wednesday, 19 June 2024, at 11:00 in the library of the Institute of Criminology....
Surveillance Studies Network Conference
From 29 to 31 May, the Faculty of Law hosted the Tenth International Conference of the Surveillance Studies Network, hosted locally by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana. More than 250 speakers from all over the world presented papers on...
Tuesday’s meeting: The war psychosis of liberal democracies and other geopolitical crime stories
We invite you to a lecture which will be held by Dr Zoran Kanduč entitled "The war psychosis of liberal democracies and other geopolitical crime stories". It will take place on Thursday, June 13th at 14.00 in the library of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty...
Interview of Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič on the genocide in Gaza for Radio Študent and column in Delo newspaper
Our young researcher Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič spoke about the genocide in Gaza in an interview for Radio Študent and in a column in Delo. Both can be found at the links below: Interview on Radio Študent: https://radiostudent.si/politika/apr-intervju/iva-ramus-cvetkovic...
International symposium entitled Who Cares for the People: from socialism to post-socialism
The Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana co-organises an international symposium entitled Who Cares for the People: from socialism to post-socialism. The symposium will take place on 28 May 2024 at the SAZU Hall, Novi trg 3, Ljubljana, starting...
Participation of Dr Renata Salecl in the Peace and Heritage of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Special Workshop
Renata Salecl participated in the Peace and Heritage of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Special Workshop held at Hiroshima University on 7 May 2024. As part of this workshop, she gave a lecture entitled Can the heritage of Hiroshima prepare us for the new threats of possible...
Lecture by Dr Renata Salecl at Hiroshima University
Dr Renata Salecl will be a guest lecturer at Hiroshima University on 22.5.2024. She will give a lecture entitled "Trauma and Ignorance: How people deal with memories of violence and war". The lecture will take place in the framework of The 31st International Peace and...
Marko Bošnjak, former associate of the Institute of Criminology, elected as President of the ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights has elected Dr. Marko Bošnjak as its president. Dr. Bošnjak began his academic career as a junior researcher at the Institute of Criminology, where he later served as a research associate . We sincerely and proudly congratulate our...
Statement by the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana on the situation in Gaza and other Occupied Palestinian Territories and the related violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms within the European Union
The statement of the collective of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana is available here. The statement was summarised for RTV Slovenia by our young researcher Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič, the summary can be found...
Invitation to Tuesday’s meeting: A Curveball and a Glimmer of Hope? Reflecting on 2024 Local Elections and Democratic Resilience in Turkey
We kindly invite you to a Tuesday Meeting lecture by dr. Deniz Erkmen, titled »A Curveball and a Glimmer of Hope? Reflecting on 2024 Local Elections and Democratic Resilience in Turkey«, which will be held on Wednesday, 15 May, at 11.00 at the library of the Institute...
Registration for the conference “Democratic backsliding in the era of permanent crises”
Registrations are now open for conference “Democratic backsliding in the era of permanent crises”, which we are organizing together with our partners within the project SOS4democracy. You can register here: https://form.jotform.com/240993120275354 Registration...
Dr. Aleš Završnik’s interview on Voice of Slovenian Australians Sydney
Dr Aleš Završnik was a guest on the Voice of Slovenian Australians Sydney on 13 April 2024. You can listen to the interview with Prof. Aleš Završnik here: https://omny.fm/shows/voice-of-slovenian-australians/voice-of-slovenian-australians-april-13-2024
Dr. Renata Salecl’s talk at the Institute for Global Prosperity
Renata Salecl will be a special guest at a talk entitled Apathy, Politics and Anxiety on 30 May 2024. The talk is organised by the Institute for Global Prosperity.
Visit of Dr Renata Salecl to the Bitef Theatre
Renata Salecl attended a talk at the Bitef Theatre in Belgrade on 23.4.2024. The topic of the talk was Ignorance, Denial and Forgetting. The talk was moderated by Maja Pelević.
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