Dr. Filip Vojta
MPPG Member
Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law
Doctoral Dissertation Project
Supervisor(s): Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Jörg Albrecht, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Albin Eser, M.C.J., Dr. Michael Kilchling
Research Interests and Goals
International Criminal Justice, Transitional Justice, ICTY, ICC, Balkans, International Sentencing Practice, International Imprisonment, Theories of Punishment, Penology, Sociology of Conflicts and Violence.
Professional Membership
- European Society of Criminology (Member)
- European Society of Criminology Working Group on Balkan Criminology (Member)
- European Society of Criminology Postgraduate and Early Stage Researchers Working Group – EPER (Vice Chair)
Publications
- Vojta, Filip (2015), “Imprisonment in the Balkans: Some Remarks on the Punishment of Life and Long-Term Imprisonment in the Countries of the Former Yugoslavia”, Balkan Criminology News: Newsletter of the Max Planck Partner Group for Balkan Criminology 1/2015, pp. 1-5.
- Vojta, Filip (2015), “Implementing Punishment for Atrocities: Towards a New View on the Rehabilitation of Hostis Humani Generis”, in Moradi, Fazil, Six-Hohenbalken, Maria, Buchenhorst, Ralph (eds.), Surviving Genocide: On What Remains and the Possibility of Representation [Working Title], Berghahn, New York & Oxford (forthcoming).
- Vojta, Filip & Carl, Sabine (2014), “ESC Working Group Reports: European Society of Criminology Postgraduate and Early Stage Researchers Working Group (EPER)”, Criminology in Europe: Newsletter of the European Society of Criminology Vol. 13/No. 3, pp. 13-15.
- Vojta, Filip (2014), “Participation of the Balkan Criminology Network in the International Research Project ‘Life Imprisonment Worldwide’”, Balkan Criminology News: Newsletter of the Max Planck Partner Group for Balkan Criminology 2014/1, p. 1.
- Vojta, Filip (2014), “Punishment and Sentence Enforcement for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Former Yugoslavia”, in Getoš, Anna-Maria et al. (eds.); Balkan Criminology Series Volume 1: Mapping the Criminological Landscape of the Balkans; Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 2014
- Vojta, Filip (2014), “Some Observations on the Enforcement of International Sentences in the Case of the ICTY”, Justice Report (Special International Issue) Vol. 29/1, 32-33
Lectures (selection)
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16.04.2015
Life and Long-Term Imprisonment in the Countries of the Former Yugoslavia
Presentation at “Life Imprisonment and Human Rights” workshop, organized by Prof. Dirk van Zyl Smit and Dr. Catherine Appleton from the University of Nottingham. Location: International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL), Oñati, Spain -
12.12.2014
Implementing Punishment for Atrocities: Towards a New View on the Rehabilitation of Hostis Humani Generis
Presentation at ‘Surviving Genocide: On What Remains and the Possibility of Representation’ International Conference Location: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany -
12.09.2014.
Sentencing and Transitional Justice: The Balkans Perspective
Presentation at the ESC Eurocrim 2014, 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: “Criminology of Europe: Inspiration by Diversity”, within the panel of the European Criminology Group on Atrocity Crimes and Transitional Justice, held under the title: “International, Regional, National and Local Mechanisms of Transitional Justice: Conflict or Added Value?” Location: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic -
12.09.2014.
Researching International Criminal Justice: Practical Aspects of Qualitative Approach
Presentation at the ESC Eurocrim 2014, 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: “Criminology of Europe: Inspiration by Diversity”, within the panel of the ESC Postgraduate and Early Stage Researchers Working Group, held under the title: “Entering the Field of Criminological Research” Location: Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic -
11.09.2014.
International Penology under Scrutiny: The Enforcement of the ICTY Sentences
Presentation at the ESC Eurocrim 2014, 14th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: “Criminology of Europe: Inspiration by Diversity”, within the panel of the ESC Working Group on Balkan Criminology Location: Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic -
01.09.2014.
Balkan Criminology: International Sentencing
Presentation at the “Balkan Criminology: One-Week International Intensive Course – Crime and Criminology in the Balkans” Location: Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia -
30.08.2014.
Punishment and Sentence Enforcement for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Former Yugoslavia
Presentation at the 1st Annual Conference of the Max Planck Partner Group for Balkan Criminology, jointly organized by the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law & The Faculty of Law – University of Zagreb Location: Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia -
01.07.2014.
Punishment and Sentence Enforcement for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Former Yugoslavia
Presentation at the International Max Planck Research School for Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment (IMPRS REMEP) “Summer University 2014” Location: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany -
27.05.2014.
International Penology under Scrutiny: The Enforcement of the ICTY Sentences
Presentation at the “Fifth Criminology Summer Course: Security, Perceptions of Security and Security Research”, organized by the University of Pecs in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law Location: University of Pecs, Faculty of Law, Pecs, Hungary -
27.03.2014
International Penology under Scrutiny
Presentation at the 6th “Crime Prevention through Criminal Law and Security Studies” International Spring Course, which was held under the title: “2014: A Year of Critical Issues and Challenges for International Criminal Justice” Location: Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia -
06.09.2013
Punishment and Sentence Enforcement for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Former Yugoslavia
Presentation at the Eurocrim 2013; 13th Annual Conference of the ESC: “Beyond Punitiveness: Crime and Crime Control in Europe in a Comparative Perspective” Location: ELTE (Eötvös Loránd University) Faculty of Law, Budapest, Hungary -
29.08.2013
Balkan Criminology: International Sentencing
Presentation within the framework of the panel: “New developments in Croatian criminal legislation – joint research programs of MPI and Zagreb Faculty of Law – current research projects of the Croatian research team” Location: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg i. Br., Germany -
14.09.2012
Enforcement of the ICTY Sentences
Presentation at the Eurocrim 2012; 12th Annual Conference of the ESC: “Criminology in the 21st Century: A Necessary Balance between Freedom and Security” Location: Bizkaia Aretoa Venue, Bilbao, Spain -
10.05.2012
Enforcement of the ICTY Sentences: Overview & Victimization Aspects
Presentation at the “XXVIIIth Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice” Course Location: Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia -
26.03.2012
Punishment and Sentence Serving for Serious Violations of International
Humanitarian Law: Enforcement of the ICTY-imposed Sentences
Presentation at the 4th Crime Prevention through Criminal Law and Security Studies International Spring Course, which was held under the title: “Law and Politics of Transnational Justice: The Past, Present and Future of International Criminal Justice” Location: Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia