Josanne van Westrienen

Words are my crime scene

How does word choice shape legal meaning? What changes when the same offence is formulated differently across languages and legal systems?


I research how terminology, grammar and translation construct consent and sexual violence in multilingual and comparative criminal law. Choose a language below to read about my current research, completed work and conference presentations.

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Nederlands

Strafrechtjurist en promovenda. Ik onderzoek recht, macht en betekenis, en de taal die ze verbindt

français

Juriste pénaliste et doctorante. Je mène des recherches là où le droit rencontre le langage et le pouvoir.

Deutsch

Strafrechtlerin und Doktorandin. Ich forsche dort, wo Recht, Macht und Bedeutung sich kreuzen.


Schwiizerdüütsch?  Jo, das red i au!

English

Criminal law specialist and PhD candidate. I research where law meets meaning and power.