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Benjamin Flander, PhD

Benjamin Flander, PhD

Senior Research Associate

Bibliographic research performance and CRIS

Research Interests

  • Legal theory and philosophy (postmodern legal philosophy, new critical legal studies, epistemology of legal science)
  • Constitutional law (organisation of state power, human rights in criminal justice)
  • Critical criminology/penology
  • Police oversight
  • Human rights

Education

University Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 1997

Master’s Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2003

PhD in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, 2010

Employment

University Lecturer, Full Professor, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, 2004–

Senior Research Associate, ZRS Koper, 2023–

Positions and Memberships

Evaluator, Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)

International Mentor, Doctoral Programme in Central European Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Miskolc, Hungary

Projects

Supporting Cross-Border Judicial Cooperation in Cases Related to INterCEPTion of Telecommunications, JUST, 2025–2026

Improving the Application of the Presumption of iNNOCEnce when Applying ElecTronic Evidence, HORIZON, 2022–2024

Effectiveness of Systemic Oversight of the Police in Ensuring Respect for Human Rights and Legal and Professional Standards of Police Work, 2019–2021, Researcher

Legitimacy and Legality of Police Activities, Criminal Justice and the Enforcement of Criminal Sanctions (ARIS, code J5-5548)

Safety in Local Communities – A Comparison of Rural and Urban Environments, 2019–2027, Researcher

Safety in Local Communities, 2015–2018, Researcher

Selected Publications

Flander, B., Erbežnik, A. Toolkit for Handling and Admissibility of Electronic Evidence: Empowering Legal Practitioners to Critically Review Electronic Evidence from the Procedural Rights Perspective. Online ed. Koper: Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper, Annales ZRS, 2024.

Flander, B. The International and Supranational Rule of Law in the Slovenian Legal System: “Lesson” from European Courts. Law, Identity and Values. 2024, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 53–80.

Flander, B. State Sovereignty in the Trenches: Legal Aspects of Vigilantism in Slovenia. Central European Journal of Comparative Law. 2023, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 9–28.

Flander, B. Nietzsche and Rule of Law. In: Central European Association for Comparative Law. Miskolc: Central European Association for Comparative Law, 24 October 2024.