Smeulers, Prof. Alette
Alette Smeulers is a Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology of International Crimes at the Faculty of Law and the University College Groningen. Her research focuses on international crimes including war crimes, genocide, human rights violations, and terrorism. In-depth research into extreme forms and displays of mass violence—in particular the causes of such crimes and the perpetrators thereof—is crucial to effectively combat and prevent such crimes, she says. Her research has focused on apartheid in South Africa, the genocide in Rwanda, the war in former Yugoslavia, the Islamic State and the people behind these atrocities as well as the international criminal justice system.
Smeulers obtained her PhD in International Criminal Law from Maastricht University in 2003 with her dissertation on extradition and human rights. From 2006 to 2011, she worked at VU Amsterdam where she set up the Master’s degree programme in International Crimes and Criminology, which has since been renamed International Crimes, Conflict and Criminology. Since 2018, she has been working full-time at the University of Groningen.
Smeulers has published many articles and books on international crime and its perpetrators, and often holds presentations and guest lectures on the subject. Smeulers hosts the podcast Terribly and Terrifyingly Normal? together with Nicola Quaedvliegm, where they discuss the perpetrators of large-scale international crimes.
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