Alberto di Martino

Alberto di Martino is a Full Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Pisa with expertise in criminal law theory, European criminal law, and transnational legal challenges including crimmigration and hate speech regulation.

His academic qualifications include:

• Laurea summa cum laude in Law, University of Pisa, 1991
• Visiting graduate student at Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht and Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, 1993
• PhD in Law (summa cum laude), 1996
• Postdoctoral fellowship, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, 1996-1998

Di Martino's research examines criminal law's theoretical foundations, European integration impacts, comparative frameworks, and intersections with migration, hate speech, and historical memory. His work critically analyzes jurisdictional boundaries and legitimacy in transnational contexts.

Recent publications (2020-2025) reveal concentrated focus on EU criminal law developments, migration-criminal law interfaces, labor exploitation jurisprudence, and interlegal dynamics. Key trends include constitutional challenges to criminal sanctions, crimmigration policy critiques, and evolving transnational jurisdictional principles.

Di Martino directs significant research initiatives including the EU-funded HIDEANDOLA Project on antisemitism (2021) and Open Society Foundations migration research (2011-2012). His policy influence extends through Italian Ministry of Justice law commissions, OECD Working Group on Bribery membership (2006-2007), and UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime consultancy.