Dr. Alice Dejean De La Bâtie

Biography

Alice Dejean de la Bâtie studied law at Panthéon-Assas University and the University of Oxford (Balliol College), earning a master's in criminal law in 2013. She began her PhD scholarship at Panthéon-Assas and began lecturing at Sciences Po and the University of Lille. In 2018, she defended her award-winning PhD on 'Special Justifications', a form of legal defense, which was published by LGDJ in 2020. She started as an Assistant Professor at the University of Reims, where she gained tenure in 2021. In 2023, Alice moved to the Netherlands with her family and joined Tilburg University as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. She is also a member of the Meijers Committee as of 2024. Her research focuses on the criminalization of activism, protest, restrictions on freedom of expression, and whistleblower protection, particularly within the frameworks of comparative, European, and international law, with specific expertise in French law. Alice's teaching experience spans since 2013, delivering courses primarily in French and English, including criminal law, criminal procedure, comparative criminal law, legal methodology, and private law-related subjects. Furthermore, she has initiated innovative teaching strategies involving technology, such as using Wooclap for creating AI-illustrated knowledge clips.

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