Dr. Elco Nab

Biography

Elco Nab is an Associate Professor at Radboud University in Nijmegen, specializing in Criminal Law and Criminology. His research focuses on the criminalisation processes that take place in the pre-harm phase of the criminal law system, contrasting reactive and preventive models in addressing crime. He critically engages with fundamental principles of criminal law, particularly the principle of legality and the requirement that conduct must be criminally punishable. As a member of the Representative Council of the Faculty of Law, he also contributes to the academic community through editorial work for legal journals such as ‘Delikt & Delinkwent’ and ‘Tekst & Commentaar Strafrecht’. He teaches courses related to substantive criminal law and is actively involved in various ancillary activities in the field of law.

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