From Protracted Conflict to Sustainable Peace? The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus and International Law
The book “From Protracted Conflict to Sustainable Peace? The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus and International Law” explores one of the most pressing challenges of our time: how international law can respond to the realities of long-lasting armed conflicts and contribute to sustainable peace.
detailEverything closed. 22nd Antigone Report on detention conditions
The 22nd Antigone Report depicts an increasingly overcrowded and “closed” prison system, marked by rising tensions and limited rehabilitative opportunities. The document provides an updated overview of detention conditions and recent penal policies in Italy.
detailNew call for applications for the National PhD in Peace Studies
The new call for applications for the National PhD in Peace Studies has been published. The University of Milan participates in the programme through the curriculum dedicated to restorative justice, transitional justice, and the nonviolent transformation of conflicts.
detailPunitive Routines: Everyday Sanctions, 19th–20th Century
The volume reconstructs a social history of everyday sanctions between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examining punitive practices across disciplinary institutions. Through a comparative perspective, it reflects on ordinary mechanisms of control, authority, and discipline.
detailWhose Stories Count? The Epistemic Pathways of Victims’ Narratives at the International Criminal Court
“Whose Stories Count? The Epistemic Pathways of Victims’ Narratives at the International Criminal Court” by Alessandra Cuppini, published in the Journal of International Criminal Justice, explores how victims’ stories are received and interpreted within the International Criminal Court.
detailConcepts and conditions of penal moderation: Penal policy, public philosophy, and political ideologies
The article explores the concept of penal moderation and the conditions for its development in contemporary democracies. Drawing on the Italian case, it highlights the structural and political limits to building less punitive and more publicly grounded penal policies.
detailTransition and Trauma: On the Construction and Politics of Expertise in Transitional Justice
“Transition and Trauma: On the Construction and Politics of Expertise in Transitional Justice” by Jessica Auchter, published in Global Studies Quarterly (April 2026), examines how ideas of expertise are constructed and mobilized within the field of Transitional Justice.
detailLegalized police impunity in the modern carceral state
The article examines the legal production of police impunity within the contemporary carceral state, highlighting the role of legal protections that undermine accountability. Drawing on Weberian theory, it shows how such mechanisms contribute to near-absolute structural impunity.
detailStati Generali della giustizia minorile
From May to November 2026, the working groups of the Stati Generali della giustizia minorile will convene, a collective process aimed at reaffirming a model of juvenile justice grounded in education, inclusion and the protection of rights.
detailAdmission applications now open for the Cesare Beccaria PhD Programme in Legal Sciences
The call for applications for the Cesare Beccaria PhD Programme in Legal Sciences (a.y. 2026/2027) at the University of Milan is now open.
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