Call for Papers: XIV AIDP Symposium for Young Penalists, 9-10 April 2026, Abstracts deadline: 28 November 2025
- CRIMINAL LAW IN THE AGE OF TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SACRED COWS AND CORE VALUES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS
- Call for Papers
- International Association of Penal Law (AIDP)
- XIV AIDP Symposium for Young Penalists
- Jointly organized by Utrecht University and Maastricht University
- Location: Johanna Hudig Building, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- 9-10 April 2026
- Abstracts deadline: 28 November 2025
Call for papers
PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, early-career academics and professionals are invited to submit an abstract (length: max. 500 words) on these and related questions. Abstracts must be in English and submitted by 28 November 2025 to this email: youngpenalistsnl@gmail.com along with contact and affiliation information, and a short CV (max. 1 page). Please note that selected participants will be expected to send a draft version of their paper before the Symposium (deadline: 23 March 2026). This will allow a more fruitful discussion amongst the panellists.
The Symposium will be jointly hosted by the Netherlands National Group of the International Association of Penal Law (Gezelschap voor Internationaal Strafrecht – GIS), the young section of the GIS (YOUNGIS), Maastricht University, and three research centres from Utrecht University (RENFORCE, UCall, and Montaigne). The Symposium will be held on 9 and 10 April, 2026 in Utrecht, the Netherlands (Johanna Hudig Building). The Symposium will mainly take place in person, but some presentations can be hybrid.
Participation in the Symposium is free.
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