International Crimes, Conflict, and Criminology

International Crimes and Criminology is a one-year, full time programme. It is taught fully in English. The programme deals with international crimes in a broad framework. The focus is on the role of individuals, groups, states and the international community. You will gain insight into the psychology of perpetrators, get acquainted with criminological theories on organisational processes and discuss political issues in the international arena. In class we often talk about subjects like torture, rape and genocide. This can be emotionally demanding, but the ultimate aim is to take an academic approach to these topics and to try and understand why and in what contexts such acts take place.You learn to analyse what makes people commit international crimes (etiology), are trained how to measure and investigate these crimes (prevalence) and challenged to critically reflect on various modes of transitional justice (reaction). You do so by discussing important concepts of international criminal law and by applying criminological, sociological and psychological theories and methods to international crimes.The programme trains students to become both academics and professionals. After finishing the programme, you will be able to objectively assess empirical data and critically comment on theoretical notions on the one hand, and draft policies, develop preventive strategies and do field work on the other.