Criminal Jurisprudence and Philosophy Group (CrimJur)

Conveners: Professor Antje du Bois-Pedain and Dr Hend Hanafy

The Criminal Jurisprudence and Philosophy group connects researchers across Law and Criminology who work on ethical or theoretical aspects of criminal law, punishment, and criminal justice. It provides a forum for the presentation of draft work. The group works on a 'pre-read' basis, and papers are circulated to those on the mailing list a few days before the meeting. PhD researchers, MPhil students, LLM students and visiting scholars are very welcome to attend.

Three sessions are typically held each term between October and May. The sessions last for one hour and a half to two hours. Presenters introduce their papers for about 30 minutes, followed by questions and discussion. They often also share some of the backstory of the work presented, as this speaks to methodological, theoretical or practical issues encountered and how these were overcome.

The sessions are usually held in a hybrid format. Please email Professor Antje du Bois-Pedain and Dr Hend Hanafy at crimjur@law.cam.ac.uk if you want to be put on the mailing list and attend the sessions of the group.

CrimJur Schedule 2025-25

All sessions will be held from 4:30-6 pm at St Catharine’s College.

Michaelmas term

• 16 October 2024: Lorenzo Zucca 'Humanistic Jurisprudence', OCR room
• 30 October 2024: Trenton Sewell 'From Moral Excuses to Legal Excuses', Sydney Smith room
• 13 November 2024: Rob Canton 'Is Principled Punishment Possible?', Sydney Smith room

Lent Term

• 29 January 2025 Itay Ravid: 'The End of Mens Rea (as we know it)', Rushmore Room
• 26 February 2025 Tarek Yusari: 'What is (Distinctively) Wrong with Entrapment?', OCR room

Easter Term

• 7 May 2025: Patricia Pérez Goldberg, 'Pre-Trial Detention and Human Rights: Reevaluating the Prevailing Standards of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights', OCR room
• 21 May 2025: Gustaf Almkvist and Erik Svensson 'Criminal Law as Intellectual History', Sydney Smith room