Presentation of the Sentrix project at the ESELS conference in Toulouse
At the annual conference of the European Society for Empirical Legal Studies (ESELS), held in Toulouse in June 2025, Dr. Mojca Plesničar and Dr....
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,...
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...
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"....
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Discussion of the book “Strast za neznanjem” in Novi Sad
On Monday, 22.4.2024, Dr Renata Salecl will take part in a discussion about her book "Strast za neznanjem". The talk will take place at Zenit Books,...
Professor Aleš Završnik in Canberra at the Australian Judges’ Training Days
Professor Aleš Završnik in Canberra at the Australian Judges' Training Days organised by the National Judicial College of Australia, 7 April 2024...
Tuesday Meeting with the recipients of the prizes for outstanding and above-average master’s theses in criminology and criminal law
We are happy to invite you to a Tuesday Meeting with the recipients of the prizes for outstanding and above-average master's theses in the field of...
Tuesday’s meeting: ‘The horrifying circus of Western liberal democracies’
You are cordially invited to the Tuesday Lecture by Dr. Zoran Kanduč entitled "The Horrifying Circus of Western Liberal Democracies", which will...
Dr Vasja Badalič receives the award for outstanding achievements in the field of criminology
The Institute of Criminology awarded Dr Vasja Badalič the 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Criminology Award for both his outstanding success in...
Jasmine Arnež guest lecture at the University of Edinburgh
Our researcher dr. Jasmina Arnež gave a guest lecture at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland on Wednesday, 28 February 2024 as part of The...
A roundtable discussion: Israel-Palestine conflict: Challenging democracy and human rights in Europe
Registration opens soon.
Tuesday Meeting: Application of infra-law at the frontlines of emergencies
We kindly invite you to a Tuesday Meeting titled »Application of infra-law at the frontlines of emergencies / Uporaba infra-prava v kontekstu...
Review of the book Negotiating Class in Youth Justice by our researcher Jasmina Arnež published in Theoretical Criminology
Professor Sveinung Sandberg from the University of Oslo has written a review of the book Negotiating Class in Youth Justice by our researcher...
Our researcher on a study visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Our researcher Dr. Kristina Čufar paid a study visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg at the invitation of Slovenian...
Our researchers attended a colloquium organised by the International Association of Criminal Law (AIDP)
Our researchers Miha Hafner and Manja Skočir participated as national rapporteurs in a colloquium organised by the International Association for...
Renata Salecl presents her book in Paris
Renata Salecl presented a French translation of her book A Passion for Ignorance in Paris. Les Éditions Stilus organized a debate between Renata...
Tuesday Meeting: Resistance under Mobile Emergency Rule: Repression and Transformation of the Protest Scene in Authoritarian Turkey
In the framework of the Tuesday meetings, a lecture by Dr. T. Deniz Erkmen entitled "Resistance under Mobile Emergency Rule: Repression and...
American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Congress in Philadelphia, 15-18 November 2023
Our researchers Dr. Jasmina Arnež, Dr. Vasja Badalič, Prof. Renata Salecl and Prof. Aleš Završnik preseneted their papers at the ASC Annual Congress...
Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana as the partner organisation on the ERC project »BREAKtheBIAS«
BREAKtheBIAS project seeks to address one of the most challenging problems in the international human rights system that of unequal access to human...
Prof. Dr Aleš Završnik at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia on the opportunities and pitfalls of artificial intelligence
Prof. Dr Aleš Završnik at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia on the opportunities and pitfalls of artificial intelligence on...
Call for papers
The European Project "Social Sciences for Democracy - SOS4democracy" invites you to submit paper abstracts for its first annual conference,...
On Passion for Ignorance
On Friday, 20 October 2023, our researcher dr. Renata Salecl had a debate with prof. dr. Susanne Baer, former judge of The Federal Constitutional...
Alenka Šelih lectures
On Thursday, 5 October 2023, we celebrated the 90th anniversary of dr. Alenka Šelih, long-time Director and Researcher at the Institute of...
Law and the challenges of digital (r)evolution
On 19 and 20 October 2023, the Autumn School on Law and Technology will be held under the title "Law and the challenges of digital (r)evolution"....
Dr. Renata Salecl at the International Book Festival in Buenos Aires (FILBA)
Our researcher dr. Renata Salecl will be speaking at the Buenos Aires International Book Festival (FILBA) on Friday 29 September. The discussion...
Researchers from the Institute of Criminology participated at the conference of the European society of criminology
Our researchers - Mojca Mihelj Plesničar, Jasmina Arnež, Lora Briški, Kristina Čufar, Matjaž Ambrož, Aleksej Jankovič and Vasja Badalič - presented...
Dr. Renata Salecl speaks at a colloquium in Buenos Aires
On Tuesday, 19 September 2023, our researcher dr. Renata Salecl spoke at a colloquium entitled "The legal professions towards the new technologies...
Dr. Renata Salecl: Cycle »Secret History of My Library«
On Wednesday, 20 September, our researcher dr. Renata Salecl, who is currently in Buenos Aires, will give a lecture as part of the Malba Writers'...
New monograph – “Preventive (in)justice”
A new monograph entitled "Preventive (in)justice - The prevention of crime and social harms" has been published by the Institute of Criminology. The...
Interview with dr. Renata Salecl in Buenos Aires
Today, on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, there will be a conversation in the framework of the MALBA Writers' Residency with our researcher dr. Renata...
Interview with dr. Renata Salecl on AirBeletrina
The AirBeletrina website has published an interview with our researcher dr. Renata Salecl, in which she discusses her latest book, Time of...
Renata Salecl selected in the MALBA Writers’ Residency Programme
Our researcher, dr. Renata Salecl, has been chosen to participate in the Malba Writers Residence Programme, hosted in collaboration with the Museum...
New Book by Renata Salecl Released by Ediciones Godot
A new book by our researcher, Dr. Renata Salecl, titled "Humanovirus," has been published by the Spanish publisher Ediciones Godot. In this book,...
Our Research Associate Jasmina Arnež has been awarded the British Society of Criminology’s book prize for her monograph ‘Negotiating Class in Youth Justice’
Our Research Associate Jasmina Arnež has been awarded the British Society of Criminology's book prize for her monograph 'Negotiating Class in Youth...
Predavanje Renate Salecl v muzeju Inside-Out Art v Pekingu Renata Salecl guest lecture at the Inside-Out Art Museum in Beijing
Our researcher, Dr. Renata Salecl, attended a discussion titled "Ignorance, Disillusionment, and the Law of the Jungle" at the Inside-Out Art Museum...
A new EU project SOS4democracy
The Institute of Criminology will be coordinating a new European project called "Social Sciences for Democracy: A training program to improve...
Mojca Plesničar and Lora Briški at the international workshop Democratic backsliding and penal policy in Europe
Our researchers Mojca Plesničar and Lora Briški participated in the international workshop entitled Democratic backsliding and penal policy in...
A short film about dr. Renata Salec
The Slovenian Book Agency has published a short film about our researcher, prof. dr. Renata Salecl, which was produced on the occasion of the...
Aleš Završnik guest on the program “Intelekta”
The Director of the Institute, Prof. Dr. Aleš Završnik, was a guest on the program "Intelekta" on Radio Slovenia's First Program. The guests of the...
Mojca Plesničar and Jasmina Arnež at the international seminar The Future of Parole: Ideas, Institutions and Practice
Our researchers Mojca Plesničar and Jasmina Arnež participated in an international seminar on parole entitled The Future of Parole: Ideas,...
Mojca Plesničar and Lora Briški take part in the 12th Conference on the future of adversarial and inquisitorial systems
Our researchers Mojca Plesničar and Lora Briški attended the 12th Conference on the future of adversarial and inquisitorial systems in Bologna....
“A time of roughness, a time of gardens, a time of crises” – a conversation with dr. Renata Salecl and dr. Ana Kučan
On Monday, 5 June 2023, at 6 pm, a talk with our researcher prof. dr. Renata Salecl and dr. Ana Kučan will take place in the Konzorcij bookstore...
A discussion with dr. Renata Salecl at the NaMestoKnjige festival
Our researcher Prof. Renata Salecl will be a guest at the NaMestoKnjige festival in Nova Gorica on Thursday, 1 June 2023. She will talk about her...
dr. Renata Salecl was a guest on Radio Slovenia’s First Programme
Our researcher prof. dr. Renata Salecl was a guest on the Champions of the Week ("Prvaki tedna") show on Radio Slovenia's First Programme. She spoke...
Our researchers prof. dr. Aleš Završnik and Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič attended a conference at the Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo
On Thursday, 18. 5. 2023, the Director of the Institute, prof. dr. Aleš Završnik, and our junior researcher Iva Ramus Cvetkovič attended the...
Researcher Eva Bertok at the ERFCON conference in Zagreb
At the beginning of May, Institute researcher Eva Bertok attended the ERFCON conference in Zagreb where she gave two presentations on the topic of...
Renata Salecl will take part in a discussion on refugeeism
On Wednesday, 10 May, our researcher dr. Renata Salecl will take part in a discussion at the Konzorcij bookstore on the different reception of...
Our Research Associate Jasmina Arnež will be a Visiting Professor at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona
Between April and June 2023, our Research Associate Jasmina Arnež will be a Visiting Professor at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain....
Time of roughness – new book by Renata Salecl
Mladinska knjiga has published a new book by our researcher dr. Renata Salecl - Time of Roughness. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the...
The monograph Law and Artificial Intelligence is published in Bosnian translation
A scientific monograph Law and Artificial Intelligence: questions of ethics, human rights and social harm (Pravo i umjetna inteligencija: pitanja...
Mojca Plesničar and Lora Briški take part in the annual conference of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
Our researchers Mojca Plesničar and Lora Briški attended the annual conference of the Socio-Legal Studies Association in Derry-Londonderry (Northern...
Aleš Završnik guest on the show Panoptikum about hate speech
Our researcher prof. dr. Aleš Završnik was a guest on the show Panoptikum on TV Slovenia, whose topic was hate speech. The guests of the programme...
Renata Salecl was a guest speaker at The Sky Assemble conference: Towards a new human right
On Thursday, 23 March 2023, our researcher Dr Renata Salecl was a speaker at The Sky Assembly: towards a new human right conference, held in...
The Visit of Delegates from Enforcement Academy in Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
The Institute of Criminology welcomed a delegation from the Law Enforcement Academy in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and legal advisor mag. Goran Klemenčič...
Doc. dr. Mojca Mihelj Plesničar je prejemnica priznanja za izjemne dosežke na področju kriminologije
For her commitment in applying for and managing numerous projects and for her successful cooperation with stakeholders in criminal justice, the...
Handbook on Sexual violence in higher education and research organisations is published
Between 2021 and 2023, the Institute of Criminology participated as a partner organisation in the research project Institutional, Legislative and...
Renata Salecl je gostovala na konferenci Women’s weekend
Our researcher Dr Renata Salecl was a guest speaker in Rijeka last weekend. She gave a lecture on the tyranny of choice at the Women's Weekend...
Tuesday Meeting: Decolonising Artificial Intelligence: Visual Strategies and Digital Methodologies in a Post-Digital Age
In the framework of the Tuesday Meetings, a lecture by Professor Anthony Downey, entitled 'Decolonising Artificial Intelligence: Visual Strategies...
Renata Salecl was a guest on the Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour podcast
Our researcher dr. Renata Salecl was a guest on the Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour podcast, where she talked about philosophy, anxiety, her book A...
Renata Salecl bo gostovala na Münchenski varnostni konferenciRenata Salecl will be a guest speaker at the Munich Security Conference
Our researcher dr. Renata Salecl will be a guest speaker at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday, 17 February 2023. She will participate...
