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Leonie van Lent is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University, specializing in criminal law and criminal procedure at the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law Studies and is a researcher at the Montaigne Centre for the Rule of Law and Administration of Justice. She completed her doctorate in 2008 with a dissertation entitled 'External Publicity in Criminal Proceedings.' Her research focuses on criminal procedural law, particularly principles and human rights norms under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and related case law. Her work investigates the openness of criminal proceedings both theoretically and practically, addressing topics such as citizen participation in criminal proceedings, the comprehensibility of judicial decisions, and the role of the media. Additionally, she is involved in teaching criminal procedural law and has been the program leader for the master's program in criminal law since September 1, 2022. She also coordinates the daily operations of the Legal Skills Academy.
Department of Psychology