Department of Criminal Law
Our department is of multidisciplinary composition and focuses on Dutch and European criminal law and criminal procedure as well as social scientific research of crime and victims. The department provides education and research in the fields of criminal law, criminology, victimology and intercultural forensic psychiatry.
Our research activities
Research of crime is intrinsically practical. The department focuses on material and procedural criminal law, on understanding criminal phenomena and their impact on society and victims, and on tackling crime. Our emphasis in research is on complex types of organized crime and corporate crime, which are in the Netherlands addressed as ‘subversive crime.’ We conduct our research activities in close cooperation with other scientific disciplines and societal partners, such as municipalities and the police.
Study with us
The multifaceted character of the department is expressed in our bachelor and master programs. The department of Criminal Law contributes substantially to the LLB Rechtsgeleerdheid (in Dutch) and the Global Law Bachelor (in English). The department offers the Criminal Law profile as part of the LLM Rechtsgeleerdheid (in Dutch).
Our team
The department of Criminal Law’s currently comprises around 40 staff members. We highly value cooperation within the department as well as with colleagues from Tilburg Law School and other faculties at Tilburg University and beyond. The department stands out for its informal culture and emphasis on equivalence and offering an inspiring work environment.
News
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Alumna Eva Mulder gives lecture at InScience Film Festival on Tour at Cinecitta
09th December 2021On Saturday, December 11, Tilburg Law School alumna Dr. Eva Mulder will introduce the film Hysterical Girl in Tilburg and talk about her research into the reactions of the social environment to victims of sexual violence.
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Customization required in tackling criminal families
22nd November 2021The 'hard' approach towards criminal families of repression, disruption and repossession is still too little aligned with the 'soft' approach of prevention, assistance, training, social work and health care. This is the conclusion of researchers from EMMA - Experts in Media and Society, and Tilburg University in the book 'Intervening in criminal families'.
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Forced ‘brain reading’ in criminal law not prohibited under the European Human Rights Convention
25th October 2021The European Convention on Human Rights does not exclude the coercive use of neurotechnological ‘brain reading’ in criminal law, according to PhD research conducted by neurolaw expert Sjors Ligthart.
