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 2025-26

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

Michaelmas term

• 14 October 2025: Findlay Stark “Grading Homicide”, OCR, St Catharine’s College
• 28 October 2025: Angelo Ryu and Trenton Sewell “The Puzzle of Impossible Attempts”, Boardroom, Institute of Criminology
• 18 November 2025: Vittorio Cama “A Right to Harm? Fundamental Rights and the Limits of Criminalisations”, ONLINE ONLY

Lent Term

• 27 January 2026: Federica Fedorczyk and Filippo Venturi “Criminal Law as a Tool of a Régime of Truth: A Foucauldian Critique of Criminalising Fake News and Deepfakes”, OCR, St Catharine’s College
• 10 February 2026 Tarek Yusari: "What is (Distinctively) Wrong with Entrapment?", Boardroom, Institute of Criminology
• 24 February 2026: Alberto di Martino “Non-Euclidean Criminal Jurisdiction”, Boardroom, Institute of Criminology

Easter Term

• 5 May 2026: Santiago Mollis “Recalling Prosecutors: A Democratic Approach”, OCR, St Catharine’s College
• 19 May 2026: Michael Law-Smith “Starting Points in Criminal Law Theory”, Boardroom, Institute of Criminology