March 17th, 2025

Indigenous judges at the special jurisdiction for peace: reimagining the role of transitional justice judges

Nina Bries Silva’s article, published in The International Journal of Human Rights, examines the role of Indigenous judges in facilitating the participation of Indigenous groups in the Colombian transitional justice process and strengthening epistemic dialogue.

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March 12th, 2025

Probation and Alternative Sanctions to Short-Term Custodial Sentences: The Minister of Justice’s 2023 Report

The article “Probation and Alternative Sanctions to Short-Term Imprisonment: The Minister of Justice’s 2023 Report” (Sistema Penale, 10.01.2025) updates and examines data on the implementation of probation and alternative sanctions to short-term imprisonment, highlighting the most significant aspects of their application.

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March 10th, 2025

Navigating Pathways Toward Transitional Justice in Ukraine

In these times, when the topic of promoting peace in Ukraine is at the forefront of public debate, we recommend reading the Research brief “Navigating Pathways Toward Transitional Justice in Ukraine,” which focuses on the prospects for transitional justice in the country.

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February 14th, 2025

Understanding Crime Trends in a Hybrid Society. The Digital Drift

This open access book, edited by Marcelo F. Aebi, Fernando Miró-Llinares, Stefano Caneppele, critically revisits 30 years of debate surrounding the evolution of crime trends, aiming to reconcile various hypotheses and controversies.

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February 14th, 2025

IF THIS IS LIFE. Food, Health, Sexuality, Dignity: Prison and the Impossible Life of Inmates and Prison Police

Issue No. 55 of PQM, a supplement of the newspaper Il Riformista, was published today, entirely dedicated to prison life.

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January 2nd, 2025

Memorial Justice? Lessons from Colombia on How Memorialization Can Serve Justice in Transitional Contexts

The first issue of The International Journal of Transitional Justice in 2025 features the article “Memorial Justice? Lessons from Colombia on How Memorialization Can Serve Justice in Transitional Contexts” by Carlos Gutiérrez-Rodríguez.

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December 31st, 2024

Beyond War, Towards Peace. A Multi-Voiced Dialogue on the Language of Peace and Its Opposites in the Latest Issue of Politeia

In the latest issue of Politeia, a multi-voice dialogue on the language of peace and its antonyms.

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December 30th, 2024

Enrollment Open for the Advanced Course in CRIMINOLOGY, RIGHTS SECURITY, AND URBAN POLICIES

From 30 December 2024 to 21 February 2025, applications are open for the Advanced Course in Criminology, Rights Security, and Urban Policies for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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December 28th, 2024

Criminalization of Dissent in Times of Crisis. Published by Palgrave the volume edited by Di Ronco and Selmini

The book "Criminalisation of Dissent in Times of Crisis" (Palgrave, 2024) explores the various ways in which state and non-state actors have targeted dissent, activism, and protest, including those led by vulnerable groups.

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December 21st, 2024

Fear and Surveillance on Rio’s Beaches: Findings from a Qualitative Study

The article “Fear and Surveillance on the Beaches of Rio de Janeiro: The Operação Verão” has been published in issue 2024/3 of the Journal SICUREZZA E SCIENZE SOCIALI.

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