Dr. Eva Bertok at the British Society of Criminology conference
This week, our colleague Dr Eva Bertok presented preliminary findings from an ongoing Slovenian study on stalking as a form of domestic violence at...
Intersectoral Networking Guide for Lawyers
As a part of the FOSTER project, the present Intersectoral Networking Guide for Lawyers has been developed as a practical resource to support legal...
Free online course on dealing with child victims of crime
We invite you to join a free online course on supporting child victims of crime, developed as part of the FOSTERproject. The course is available...
June 2026 New Arrivals at the Library of the Institute of Criminology
News about new printed books available on the shelves of our library.Urban Vehovar’s book Za dostojanstvo: Proti sovraštvu in zlu (Primus, 2026)...
Renata Salecl: “I believe there is hope”
21. 6. 2026 Jot down - interview: Our researcher, Dr. Renata Salecl, spoke to the Spanish magazine Jot Down about the impact of social media and...
SOS4democracy Conference Highlights One of the Deepest Crises of Democratic Politics in Recent Decades
At a time when democratic systems around the world are increasingly marked by political crises, states of emergency, and shifts towards illiberal...
International Conference on the Social and Legal Challenges of Psychedelic Therapies
The two-day international conference “Psychedelic-assisted Therapy: Social and Legal Challenges” concluded today at the Faculty of Law, University...
The role of artificial intelligence in the operation of key state systems
At the 42nd Annual Meeting of SIKOM – the Slovenian Electronic Communications Society, held on 29 May 2026 as part of the 41st Workshop on...
SOS4democracy conference: »Resilience, Resistance, Renewal: Rethinking Democratic Politics in Times of War and Emergency«
24 - 26 June 2026 Boğaziçi University, Istanbul At a time when democratic systems around the world are increasingly marked by political crises,...
Tuesday Meeting: »Between Humans and Machines«
Date: 16 June 2026
Time: 11.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology
Institute of Criminology Researchers Participate in the 2026 Stockholm Criminology Symposium
This week, researchers from the Institute of Criminology – Marko Balažic, Dr Eva Bertok, Dr Lora Briški, Lovrena Jeromelj and Dr Mojca Plesničar –...
How data from a phone become a death sentence?
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...
Tuesday Meeting: »The Limits of ‘Peaceful Uses’: Against Security Narratives as Drivers of Militarization in Outer Space«
Date: 12 June 2026
Time: 11.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology
FOSTER Project Concludes with a Strengthened Network of Professionals Supporting Child Victims of Crime
On 21 May 2026, the Centre for European Constitutional Law, in Greece, in collaboration with all partners of the EU-funded project FOSTER Project:...
Renata Salecl Honorary Speaker at the Plečnik Awards Ceremony
On 25 May, our researcher prof. dr. Renata Salecl was the honorary speaker at the Plečnik Awards ceremony, the most prominent and prestigious event...
Tuesday Meeting: »The Silence of Saying No: (Un)Remembering Deserters from the Yugoslav Wars«
Date: 9 June 2026
Time: 11.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology
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...
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...
Tuesday Meeting: »Rethinking Criminal Justice in the Crypto-Asset Era«
Date: 24 April 2026
Time: 10.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology
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...
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...
Tuesday Meeting: »Legitimation through Condemnation: State Violence on Trial in Israeli Military Courts«
Date: 19. 5. 2026
Time: 11.00
Location: Institute of criminology
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...
Tuesday Meeting: »Attacks on Political Education as Democratic Erosion: The Peršmanhof Case in Austria«
Date: 21 April 2026
Time: 11.00 am
Location: Library of the Institute of Criminology
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Istanbul Policy Center hosted Dr. Renata Salecl on the release of the Turkish translation of the book Running on the Spot – The Subject as a Hostage of Neoliberalism
The Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) organized a book talk to mark the Turkish edition of Renata Salecl's book, "Running on the Spot – The Subject as a...
The Third SOS4Democracy Conference
As part of the SOS4Democracy project, an international conference titled Resilience, Resistance, Renewal: Rethinking Democratic Politics in Times of...
Women researchers solve the dilemmas of the present and build the society of the future
Behind many research projects that make a substantial contribution to the advancement of the discipline, to legislative development and public...
“We live in a time when the line between war and peace has blurred”
10. 2. 2026 Primorski dnevnik: “My proposal is very simple: we should stick to the rules we already have — the United Nations Charter, which says...
1on1: Renata Salecl
2. 2. 2026 1.program of TV Slovenia – Marcel: Why do so many people long for an authoritarian leader who would make decisions on their behalf? How...
Successfully Held Conference on School Violence: Research, Practical Insights, and Recommendations for the Future
In recent years, violence in the school environment has become an increasingly prominent social issue, while tolerance for such behaviour has been...
“Youth crime often reflects deeper distress and harmful environments”
29. 1. 2026 Odmevi (TV SLO 1)Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mojca M. Plesničar spoke on the TV programme Odmevi about the rise in peer violence and the ways in...
Slovenia Introduces a Systemic Juvenile Criminal Justice Framework
29. 1. 2026 Ljubljana - Radio Prvi (RTV SLO)In the latest episode of Ob osmih Dr. Mojca M. Plesničar discusses why swift intervention in cases...
Sentencing Forum, a new meeting point that strengthens connections across the sentencing research community
The Sentencing Forum is a new online meeting space designed to complement the existing academic structures in the sentencing field. We have...
Strengthening knowledge and skills for the protection of children in the justice system
Today, we successfully concluded a series of training sessions aimed at strengthening the knowledke and skills of legal professionals and other...
Launch of the European CRIDE Project: Strengthening the Right to Defence and the Role of Defence Counsel in Criminal Proceedings
At the Institute of Criminology, we have started a new European project CRIDE – The effectiveness of the suspected or accused of a crime persons...
Renata Salecl presents her book in Buenos Aires
Renata Salecl presented her book Maleducados (Godot Publishing House) in Buenos Aires. Representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in...
Musk promised freedom, but gave tools for child abuse. Who will be held accountable?
10. 1. 2026 Svet24.siDirector of the Institute of Criminology prof. Dr. Aleš Završnik warned of the serious risks posed by the launch of generative...
Renata Salecl keynote speaker at the largest science festival in South America
Our researcher Renata Salecl took part as a keynote speaker at the Congreso Futuro festival in Santiago, Chile—the largest scientific event in South...
Presentation of challenges of prosecuting human trafficking in Slovenia
From 12 to 14 November 2025, a meeting of the Network of National Anti-Trafficking Coordinators of South-Eastern Europe (NATC-SEE) took place in...
FRA report: violence against people with disabilities in institutions is a systemic problem
The FRA report on 'Places of care = places of safety? Violence against persons with disabilities in institutions” has been released: Neglect, abuse...
Social Trends and Nostalgia: Understanding Violence Against Women
The fourth National Conference marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women took place at Brdo pri Kranju, where our...
Highlights from the 2025 Autumn School
This year’s Autumn School once again attracted great interest. With over 60 participants from academia, legal practice and related professional...
Participation in the 80th Conference of the American Society of Criminology (ASC)
The Director of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Prof. Dr. Aleš Završnik, and researcher Prof. Dr. Renata Salecl...
The Sentrix workshop on sentencing architecture successfully concluded
The three-day Sentrix Workshop on Sentencing Architecture, held from 12 to 14 November, concluded today in Bled, Slovenia, bringing together...
Completed CRP 2024 Project – Validation of a Screening Tool for Risk Assessment in Prisons
On Thursday, 23 October 2025, an extended meeting of the Director General of the Prison Administration took place at the Ministry of Justice. The...
Together against human trafficking
On Friday, 10 October 2025, the Employment Service of the Republic of Slovenia organized the conference “Together Against Human Trafficking,” which...
When freedom becomes a burden: Renata Salecl’s conversation with the Spanish philosopher Juan Evaristo Valls
Renata Salecl was in discussion with a Spanish philosopher Juan Evaristo Valls on the theme of her book Maleducados which was just published by...
National Criminology Conference 2025: from the psychology of evil to understanding current dilemmas raised by war and genocide
Today, the National Criminology Conference 2025 took place in the library of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana,...
Domen Savič, Aleš Završnik, Simon Delakorda on digital surveillance
20. 10. 2025 1st program of Television Slovenia – MarcelToday, we live in a time when surveillance is intertwined with all aspects of our lives –...
Human Wisdom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the New Leadership Frontier
Between October 15 and 18, the International Leadership Association's global conference was held in Prague, where researcher Dr. Renata Salecl gave...
Hana Hawlina on imagination and the spaces of the future
On Friday, October 3, 2025, the Julija Betetta Hall at the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana hosted Architects' Day, a central...
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Renata Salecl at the Indigo Festival
This upcoming weekend, Cukrarna will once again host the Indigo Festival, bringing together philosophy, art, contemporary culture, and design. The...
First Sentrix Workshop
As part of the ERC Sentrix project, a workshop dedicated to the decision-making architecture in sentencing will be held in Bled from November 12 to...
Consultation within the framework of the targeted research project The Challenges of Processing Human Trafficking in Slovenia
Yesterday, we held a consultation at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana as part of the targeted research project...
Panels of This Year’s Autumn School Revealed
How does law adapt to rapid technological development? How does artificial intelligence shape and dictate the development of military technologies?...
Renata Salecl participated in the discussion at the Bled Strategic Forum: »The Demise of Democracy – Are We There Yet or Just Well on Our Way?«
Researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Prof. Dr. Renata Salecl, participated in the Bled Strategic Forum,...
Presentation of the book by Dr. Renate Salecl at the Buenos Aires Book Fair
At the largest book fair for independent publishers, Feria de Editores, which took place in Buenos Aires between August 7 and 10, the Spanish...
You are invited to the Autumn School: Law and challenges of the digital (r)evolution
20 November 2025 Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Poljanski nasip 2, 1000 Ljubljana How does the law respond to rapid...
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...
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...
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...
