prof.mr.dr. Elies van Sliedregt

Bio

Before she came to Tilburg, Elies van Sliedregt was Professor of International & Comparative Criminal Law at the University of Leeds and Director of its Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (CCJS). Previously, she was Professor of Criminal Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Dean of the Faculty from 2011-2015.

Van Sliedregt has held visiting fellowships in Cambridge, Oxford, Bologna, and the University of New South Wales, Sydney. In 2015, she was Holding Redlich Fellow at the Castan Center for Human Rights at Monash University Melbourne and, in 2018, she was appointed fellow of McLaughlin College, York University, Canada. 

She is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and of the Governing Board of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL).

Expertise

Research interests include: comparative research into principles of criminal law (presumption of innocence, personal culpability), legal pluralism, European Arrest Warrant, terrorism, refugee exclusion.

Teaching

(Dutch) criminal law, criminal procedure, international criminal law, and comparative criminal law

Courses

• European Criminal Law
• Criminal Liability (6 EC)
• Criminal Liability (6 EC)
• Criminal Law in Context

Recent publications

1. An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure

   van Sliedregt, E., Robinson, D., Oosterveld, V., & Vasiliev, S. (2031). An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure. (5 ed.) Cambrindge University Press.

2. Internationaalrechtelijke vraagstukken rond de kwalificatie van de Ho…

   van Sliedregt, E. (2023). Internationaalrechtelijke vraagstukken rond de kwalificatie van de Holodomor als genocide.

3. Noot bij HvJ EU, 23 november 2021, NJ 2023/69

   van Sliedregt, E. (2023). Noot bij HvJ EU, 23 november 2021, NJ 2023/69. NJ 2023/69. Case note on: Hof van Justitie EU, 23/11/21, C-564/19, ECLI:EU:C:2021:949 Nederlandse Jurisprudentie, 2023(7).

4. Reverse Liability - The Responsibility of Military Superiors for Ille…

   van Sliedregt, E. (2024). Reverse Liability: The Responsibility of Military Superiors for Illegal Orders. Manuscript in preparation.

5. Uitzonderlijk strafrecht

   van Sliedregt, E. (2023). Uitzonderlijk strafrecht. Tilburg University.