Sant'Anna School, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, and Universität Basel organize the Spring School on Criminal Law and the Anthropocene Cross-disciplinary perspectives and critical approaches. The Spring School aims to explore and debate the significant implications of the Anthropocene framework for Criminal Law from methodological, conceptual, normative, and practical perspectives. It will take place in Pisa from May 25th to 29th, 2026.

Eligibility and Application

Eligible participants for the course include students who have completed or are in the process of completing a master's degree, PhD students, and post-docs who have obtained their doctoral degree no more than five years ago (Early Career Researchers ). The Spring School can accommodate a maximum of 25 participants. For this reason, a selection process will be implemented, managed by the scientific committee of the Spring School.

To apply, candidates are required to submit: (1) a brief curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages); (2) an abstract of the paper (maximum 500 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography) that will be discussed during the writing workshops, which should be consistent with the thematic framework outlined in this document; (3) a motivation letter (maximum 2 pages) explaining briefly how the Spring School program can contribute to the development of your research activities. Applications can only be submitted by email to: springschoolCLA@cluttersantannapisa.it The application deadline is the 9th of March 2026. All applicants will receive a notification regarding the outcome of the selection process by the 16th of March 2026.