dr. Sjors Ligthart LLM

Bio

In 2016, I received my masters in criminal law (cum laude). I started working as a lecturer in criminal law at Tilburg University, where I successfully applied for a PhD-student scholarship in 2017. My PhD research concerned the human rights implications of coercive brain-reading in criminal law. In this context, I visited the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics of the University of Oxford in 2019, twice for a month. On 4 November 2021, I defended my thesis successfully and received the doctoral degree (cum laude).

As of November 2021, I am continuing my research as Assistant Professor at Tilburg University and, as of December 2021, as postdoc at Utrecht University on the NWO Vici-grant 'Law and Ethics of Neurotechnology in Criminal Justice (LENC, 2021-2026, https://lenc.sites.uu.nl)

Vakken

• Strafrechtelijk sanctierecht

Samenwerken

Postdoc, Utrecht University, NWO Vici-grant 'Law and Ethics of Neurotechnology in Criminal Justice (LENC, https://lenc.sites.uu.nl)

Co-promotor, Vera Tesink, Targeting the offender’s brain: An ethical framework for the evaluation of neurotechniques in criminal justice (VU Amsterdam)

Co-promotor, Alexandra Ziaka, Freedom of thought in the realm of new and emerging technologies: A right in danger? (Tilburg University) 

Co-promotor, Thijs Steenhuijsen, Better safe than sorry? A study on the legitimacy and limitations of risk-based criminal sanctioning (Tilburg University) 

Uitgelicht

KNAW Early Career Partnership 2022

Recente publicaties

1. Bescherming van de geest in het materiële strafrecht - Een verkenning

   Ligthart, S., van Oploo, L., Nauta, E., & Bijlsma, J. (2023). Bescherming van de geest in het materiële strafrecht: Een verkenning. Delikt en Delinkwent, 2023(3), 167-182. Article DD 2023/14.

2. Het ondervragingsrecht ten aanzien van belastende deskundigen in stra…

   Ligthart, S., Bemelmans, J., & Bijlsma, J. (2023). Het ondervragingsrecht ten aanzien van belastende deskundigen in strafzaken: Over post-Keskin, Thijs H. en de Rosmalense ‘flatmoord’. Nederlands Juristenblad , 2023(11), 836-843.

3. Mental privacy as part of the human right to freedom of thought?

   Ligthart, S. (Accepted/In press). Mental privacy as part of the human right to freedom of thought? In M. Blitz, & J. C. Bublitz (Eds.), The law and ethics of freedom of thought : Cognitive liberty and privacy (Vol. 2). Palgrave Macmillan.

4. Minding rights - Mapping ethical and legal foundations of ‘neuroright…

   Ligthart, S., Ienca, M., Meynen, G., Molnar-Gabor, F., Andorno, R., Bublitz, C., Catley, P., Claydon, L., Douglas, T., Farahany, N., Fins, J., Goering, S., Haselager, P., Jotterand, F., Lavazza, A., McCay, A., Wajnerman Paz, A., Rainey, S., Ryberg, J., & Kellmeyer, P. (2023). Minding rights: Mapping ethical and legal foundations of ‘neurorights’. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2023, 1-21. Advance online publication.

5. Nemo tenetur - Naar de ontwikkeling van een nationaal theoretisch beg…

   Ligthart, S. (2023). Nemo tenetur: Naar de ontwikkeling van een nationaal theoretisch beginsel? Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis, 2023(2), 109-122. https://www.uitgeverijparis.nl/scripts/read_article_pdf?editie=212354&id=1001668583